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I just got back and I loved it. I think one of the reasons I loved it so much was because I had half forgotten the book XD. Yes, I do think they could have handled the ending better, I wanted to see Fred / George / whoever it was get mauled by Fenrir Greyback. I did nerd rage at the parts of the movie they missed out, but the other parts made up for it. One part I found awesome was when Ron took the love potion And when Harry took the Felix Felicis (spelling?). One other personal highlight was Luna's hat. I want that hat. Oh, and about when Katie Bell got cursed, Exorcist anyone? That was great, but kinda freaky...

Over all, I really enjoyed it, despite some stuff being missed out, but I was prepared for that. It's great to know they are doing the final movie in two parts, so that's got to be an indicator that they don't want to miss stuff out. But if they don't release two parts at the same time, there's gonna be some ragan.

Fiel Wrote:

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Well, they couldn't exactly have the Battle of Hogwarts because the D.A. wasn't implemented in the movies. I already knew there wouldn't be a battle scene at the end and didn't bother reading a shred of what was already in the movie.

I like how they portrayed Malfoy, but I do not like how they did the closet scenes. It seemed too random... Pointless. Oh, quick nerd moment here. I laughed with my family that the bird in the closet was actually Schrodinger's cat.

FelixTM Wrote:

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That reminds me of another of my favorite scenes they really ruined. Using sectum sempra for the first time on Draco in the bathroom. I thought the spell itself was done decently, but not having Snape react and demand Harry bring him the Potions book made me upset. They ruined that scene. In the book I really felt Harry was terrified at what he'd done...I didn't feel that in the movie. It was like, lol better get rid of book now.

On that note, did anyone else notice how little attention they even gave to the Half-Blood Prince's Potions book? It felt like a minor part of the movie, when it's like...supposed to be insanely important. lol You know, with the TITLE even mentioning it. I was afraid they weren't even going to reveal it was Snape's for a while there. haha At least they did that.

And yeah, I didn't like all the crap with Draco testing it either. I agree his character was well done though.

Fiel Wrote:

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In that scene, the reason why Harry used the septum sempra spell was because Draco was about to cast the cruciatus curse. In the movie, it seemed that Harry did it because Draco was his enemy, and then Harry fled the scene after Snape arrived. It seemed more like Harry wanted Draco killed than Harry doing it out of self defense or tit for tat on curses.

Turtally Wrote:Yeah! High five!

Fiel Wrote:

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Well, they couldn't exactly have the Battle of Hogwarts because the D.A. wasn't implemented in the movies. I already knew there wouldn't be a battle scene at the end and didn't bother reading a shred of what was already in the movie.

Bacon Wrote:

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I don't understand this part. I haven't seen the movie yet of course, but isn't the Battle of Hogwarts in the 7th book? Some elaboration would be welcome. Thanks.

FelixTM Wrote:

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There's two battles that take place in Hogwarts.

One in 6 (after DEs invade with Draco's help to kill Dumbledore) and an end-all war in 7.

For technical terms, which I think is what confused you, the battle in 6 is properly called the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, though it takes place throughout Hogwarts (especially when they're fleeing). The one in 7 is the Battle of Hogwarts.

Baklava Wrote:Dumbledore dies, btw.

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#1 biggest disappointment: Siege of Hogwarts... or lack thereof. Seriously... what the ? Book: Awe-inspiring page-turning rallying of the profs and of-age students to defend Hogwarts from a small contingent of DE's Movie: Oh look, Draco let in 4 DE's to play around in the castle. Goody. Why did they even bother with the stupid burning of the Burrow? That's good Siege of Hogwarts time they wasted on something NOT EVEN IN THE PINEAPPLING BOOK!!!

I almost nerd-raged in the beginning of the movie when I thought they left out the Unbreakable Vow.

Ugh, the Sectumsempra scene. Harry didn't seem to give a pomegranate what he had just done to Draco, Snape seemed just concerned for Draco's well-being as opposed to raging at Harry for using that spell. Then they all sit around staring at the book for half a day? nty. And couldn't they have found a better spot for that Harry-Ginny kiss? It's supposed to happen after they win the Quidditch Cup if I remember correctly... but due to time constraints they don't do more than one quidditch match per movie. Why stick the kiss THERE though and have Ginny hide the book? It's only because Harry hides the book and puts the diadem on top of the bust on the cabinet thing that he even KNOWS the diadem is real and... there. I wonder how the pineapple they're going to pull that out of their asses in the 7th movies.

I was displeased with Dumbledore's death scene as well. I think Felix expressed it the best so I won't go into it further.

FelixTM Wrote:

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FFFFFFFFFFFF And worst, WORST, of all was the Dumbledore death scene. HARRY POTTER WATCHING IT FROM BELOW? WHAT THE HELL. ....THAT COMPLETELY RUINS HOW POWERFUL IT WAS. HIM BEING TRAPPED IN HIS BODY, FORCED TO WATCH DUMBLEDORE BE MURDERED BY SNAPE IS HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE. But instead we get HERPA DERP I SEE YOU POTTER, SHHH NOW I GO KILL DUMBLEDORE LOL.


And goodness after he died. Well that's sad let's reflect. ;_; POINTING OUR WANDS AT THE SKY WILL BE GOOD ENOUGH!

Overall, it just seemed to lack passion in the emotions... except for the annoying bimbo, Lavender.

Honestly, I liked the music the best. I evoked the emotions in me that the scene being acted out was supposed to be doing. I think the whole reason I didn't completely hate the movie was because the music made it more than meandering drivel. Dumbledore and Harry landing on the cliff by the cave was an epic 5 seconds... it set things up nicely for the formidable task ahead.
Epic =/= HBP ending.