Visitors Review

(2012-05-25 23:30)

Like the book...or at least the first half

This review is from: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (DVD) For those who read the book, there were no surpises. The movie was per the book for the most part. It was not a happy book.The DVD was as expected as it had what was advertised in the Amazon listing. And the price was lower for those of us who pre-ordered.

(2012-05-25 07:50)

Sound at its best

This review is from: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) wow! the sound on this film has blown me away, the best i have ever heard anywhere, even IMAX theaters.. I purchased this on BLU and am using a ps3 as my player, works perfectly. 7.1 surround and thx select2 cinema processing of multichannel PCM. viewed on an HD 120in front projection setup.. this has truly blown me away, the film is clear and the sound is astonishing.. it is enveloping and comes from everywhere.. the LFE effects are a tad low for cheap sub woofers; however, this is the best surround mix I have heard to date.. definitely reference quality and worth the price if only for the audio euphoria. Highly recommended. This is why blu-ray exists, A+Those without surround sound are missing 80% of this film experience.

spiritualpoet (2012-05-24 18:42)

Worth Watching - Best only to "Sorceror's Stone"

As the film progressed, the storyline got better. However, just likethe last few Potter films, the beginning seems abrupt as if the viewerjust jumped into the middle of a scene without proper introduction.Granted, I have not read any of the novels with the exception of thefirst, however, I shouldn't have to have read the books to have a clearbeginning, should I? My main complaint about the Harry Potter films ingeneral is the lack of good character development of the emotionsbetween Harry and Hermoine. Each of the characters seems disconnectedfrom one another, particularly the three main ones. This is totallyunacceptable. Characterization can make or break a film. The feelingsthe characters have toward one another must be depicted and fullyexplored. I realize I haven't addressed much about the plot but theediting, sound, and scene development are all superb. I look forward tothe final installment. The franchise will be missed, indeed. One finalcomment: there are aspects of dialog not heard that are shown in closedcaptions. I highly recommend viewing this film with closed captionsturned on. I don't know why this is so - that the dialog is missing yetvisually shown.

hayleyk9691 (2012-05-24 13:57)

Saved the Best Part for Last

But unfortunately, that also means that we are, sadly, reaching the endof a great series. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the bullseyeof what's going to go down between good and evil in the wizardingworld.Things are getting worse in the world of witches and wizards, thanks toLord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, including the now-hesitant Malfoysand the borderline insane Bellatrix Lestrange. Voldy wants Harry Potterand wants to kill him personally, and if you've seen and read HarryPotter and the Order of Phoenix, then you'll know why. The movie is alarge, 2 1/2 hour cat-and-mouse game as Harry and his best friends, Ronand Hermione, travel around the country, searching for Voldemort'streasured Horcruxes (his weights for immortality) and destroy them forgood, leading Harry closer and closer to taking down Voldemort as amortal man.The movie is like the flesh and blood of the book. The actors haveportrayed nearly every bits of the book very well. You see the proofclearly that Harry, Ron and Hermione aren't at Hogwarts anymore. Theydon't know who to trust and what's safe anymore.The only minor flaws are that (MINOR SPOILER, but I will be light withit) there are scenes they place such as Harry's visions of Voldemort athis angriest that don't seem to be clear for those who haven't read thebook. You only receive a few spats from Voldemort and his livid facebefore Harry wakes up. The other minor flaw is that they didn't fullyexplain R.A.B., which I won't go into detail for the sake of keepingthe secret of the movie.Besides these two little mistakes, the movie is amazing to watch, andif you're a fan of the book, then 2 1/2 hours will go back as quicklyas it did for me. You'll feel horror, sorrow, and even anger as youwatch Harry and his friends cast the ultimate spell.

vivvle (2012-05-23 11:46)

Didn't live up to expectations

I missed out on seeing this at the cinemas, and although the experiencewould have been undeniably better if I had seen it there first asopposed to from my living room sofa, I'm kind of glad that I didn'tbother. I have read the books and seen the other films countless times,and even the later, darker ones are still enchanting and heart-warming.This one, however left me completely cold. Most of the film is flat anddull, with none of the charm and detail of the book and as much as Iusually love the actors, I didn't feel any connection to thecharacters. After all the hype and success of the other films, HarryPotter and the Deathly Hallows Part I was a big disappointment. I canonly hope that Part II makes up for it.

(2012-05-23 01:18)

Ugh

After watching this movie a second time, It just went from bad to worse. It just kills me that Yates and Co. were brought back for the rest of the series. The director seems to think that a "dark story" means insufficient lighting in a film. This movie seems to be lit by candle light. You can't see the actors or the magnificent sets at all. The writing and direction is lackluster at best. I get it that things must be left out in order to make a book into a movie, story lines must be changed somewhat in order to do this, but there is no excuse for adding things that weren't in the book, while dropping important parts that were. It is like the best parts of the book were changed or left out entirely, and all of the slower parts of the book were extended as far as they could go, and then extended some more. There are parts in the book could have been explored in more detail, which would have made this movie truer to form, and much more exciting. They have however, taken the vision and the promise of an extremely good book, cut out all of the pages, wrote a few chapters of their own, and sewn everything back in some haphazard manner. It is completely lacking in the qualities that made the book so good. The awful screenwriting seems to have taken it's toll even on the most talented actors, and the entirety of the film comes out as one drab mess. Director David Yates and his team seem to think that they can write the story better than J. K. Rowling... They should have hired someone out of high school to direct and write the screenplay, or better yet, stuck with Alfonso Cuaron (Prisoner Of Azkaban) and his team. OMG if this wasn't a Harry Potter film, no one would have gone to see it. It has become a sad ending to a wonderful story. Seriously.

(2012-05-22 05:28)

HP& the Deathly Hallows DVD

This review is from: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (DVD) This DVD was not at all what I expected. Scenes were deleted, and the one's added at the end would have been better inserted into the film at the theater. I was mildly disappointed by the removal of scenes that I had seen in the theatrical version. This DVD was not labeled as a modified version and should have been.

Clash_Of_Claws (2012-05-21 12:41)

Extremely well done.

It'll be coming up for two years since the first half of thepenultimate Potter finale was released and, in that period, I havewatched and analysed the film several times. So, where do I stand now?Well, Deathly Hallows: Part I quickly takes the series in an entirelydifferent direction, forgoing the fantasy heavy style of the previousfilms where castles, caves and rickety shacks became the 'norm' thefilm centres itself almost entirely in our own world. So, seeing placessuch as the streets of London or the trio atop a high hill land areactually pretty unique and refreshing.The film shrouds itself in a much, much more mature light than theprevious six. In fact, we open with one of the most powerful scenes inthe film series: the trio's preparations for their journey to find anddestroy Voldemort's horcruxes. Interestingly, this excellent bit ofadapting takes a mere reference from Rowling's book and transforms itinto a emotionally moving montage. Another case of 'doing-it-better' iswhere the film really carves out the 'silliness' of Rowling's book.There is no funny ghost wearing pyjamas here, nor the trio carrying aportrait frame in their bags. David Yates captures the isolated anddesolate tone wonderfully (reminiscent of his Order of the Phoenix).The very drab colour pallet gives a great sense of how bleak thissituation is, making even the most gorgeous of landscapes seem like ahopeless obstacle. The middle-stretch may prove tiresome for peoplewith less patience but I honestly think they were some of the strongestscenes in the series. The drama allowed for the trio to stretch andtest their acting abilities: the scene where Ron's paranoia andheightened fear (thanks to the help of the horcrux) results in himabandoning his friends is well-portrayed by both Radcliffe and Grint.Still, I think that Emma Watson is really the one who knocks it out ofthe park here. Her misery is very, very well conveyed and she hasseveral scenes where she herself steals the film. The real pro of the split is that it has given Yates and Kloves so muchtime to fully realise and reach the potential for the scenes. In this,we get numerous set-pieces which are excellently staged whether theimperiously dark drama as Harry and Ron destroy one of the horcruxes orthe balanced mixture of intense action and fun comedy as the trioinfiltrate the Ministry both remain completely satisfactory and breathelife into the film. The additional time also allows for the audience toreally connect more to the characters and makes for the inclusion ofsome really beautiful, intimate scenes such as a playful dance orHarry's first visit to his parents' grave. As previously mentioned, thefilm, whilst darker, does permit moments of humour and fun: we get amuch more charming, significantly less annoying version of Dobby theHouse Elf, a charming Weasley Wedding (soon to turn sour) and a lot ofquips and jokes during some of the calmer moments in the story. The technical aspects of film are, as expected, very good. Thecinematography is excellent and Yates shows a great range in his styleand capturing of the story's tone. Desplat's music is serviceable andworks to an effect in context (outside the film though, it's ratheraverage). As usual the visual effects, art direction and costumes arecompletely solid and bringing this world to life successfully. What Ialso admire that the film takes advantage to use a much broader scopeof creativity here, a fine example would be the inspired, Gothicanimation which visualizes the telling of the origin of these 'DeathlyHallows'. Another example would be a sequence where the trio arehounded through a forest by a group of 'Snatchers' (Voldemort's hiredmercenaries) what makes this sequence so compelling is the fast,sweeping camera and the quick, abrupt editing style. There's agrittiness to this film which I think hearkens back also to the fifthinstalment, we see a return to threatening antagonists (which wassomewhat missing in film six) in the very opening where Voldemortcallously murders a school teacher or, even, in the much more wildlyshot action scenes which seem far more akin to a violent gun fight asopposed to the very fluent styling we've seen before. However, the film does stumble when it adheres to the Potter flicksusual assumption that everyone knows the story. This creates some small(albeit forgivable) problems where we have jargon such as 'Godric'sHollow' thrown around (a name that has never been mentioned before inthe film-verse) There's also another issue with the fear of adaptation.When the film properly adapts the book it is excellent, but is alsotries to juggle the need to adapt the novel with a need to please fanswith 'fan-service'. A big one for me was the inclusion of Bill andFleur, two utterly inane characters. Now, I think that it would've beenmuch more appropriate simply to exchange their roles with Lupin andTonks (and, thus, develop that relationship more satisfactorily). I think the main problem though, is that the film feels a little thinkon a story arc. It does feel unfulfilling at certain points withoutsome greater sense of closure. Admittedly, Voldemort's quest to findthe elder wands might work as the arc to a degree, but it still facesthe problem of happening completely in the background. At times, itjust feels like this film is moving from plot point to plot point. My conclusion remains, nevertheless, that Deathly Hallows: Part I is areally well-made film which can boast of being excellently handled on atechnical side as well as on an emotional level. There's a variety ofgreat characters, scenes of intimacy and more high-octane actionsequences to make it enjoyable despite some of the narrativeweaknesses. 8/10.

az-daniels (2012-05-21 03:15)

A Whole New Level.

'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1' exceeds allexpectations, every Harry Potter movie keeps on getting better andbetter and this film is the current gem of the franchise. It alsoconveys a very important message at its heart, especially aboutfascism. We are reminded of all those years ago of when anotherdastardly figure had quite similar ideas to 'He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named'.From the very first gravely words spoken by Bill Nighy: "These are darktimes, there's no denying", we know that we are in for a 'treat'.Brilliantly directed by David Yates (who has had the honour ofdirecting the franchise since 'Harry Potter and the Order of thePhoenix') 'The Deathly Hallows: Part 1' is the beginning of the end ofan epic adventure and it satisfies its audience with drama, action andsome incredibly moving scenes (especially the final act). This 'HarryPotter' is nothing like the previous films, it is darker, more seriousand there is the worrying phenomenon of sexual maturity for Harry, Ronand Hermione. The professional use of CGI and breathtakingly beautifulscenes also add to the greatness of the film, I just loved the way thatthey designed the Malfoy Manor. All of these factors make the wholefilm an exhilarating ride.Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are all brilliant, it isamazing to see how much they have grown up and how their acting skillshave flourished over the years, they have grown from children to youngadults – they carry the series with their professional acting. Otherfamous faces (who are mostly very talented veteran British actors) mustnot be forgotten, such as Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, RobbieColtrane, Brendan Gleeson, Alan Rickman, John Hurt, Rhys Ifans, JasonIsaacs, David Thewlis, Julie Walters and many more who have had thehonour of appearing in this iconic franchise.However, a special mention must go to the screenwriter: Steve Kloves,who adds a lot of gloom at various points but then surprises us withlight humour, which is effectively crafted in a way that it doesn'treally distract the viewer from what the grim reality of the situationsthat Harry, Ron and Hermione are in. Kloves sure knows how to adapt abook into a film and he hasn't made a single mistake with 'DeathlyHallows Pt. 1'.What I was most pleased about 'Deathly Hallows Pt. 1' was the fact thatit wasn't in 3D – for this format would have entirely ruined the filmfor me because like some other films which were originally supposed tobe in 2D but had 3D incorporated to it in the post-production stage, itwould have lowered the brightness and clarity. It is a shame that part.2 will be in 3D and I fear that it will suffer in brightness andclarity, but let's hope that the traditional Warner Brothers willdecide to change their mind like they did with part. 1.4 ½ out of 5 (exceptional) – The best Harry Potter to date, and I amsure that this statement will change when part. 2 is released.

mattwood-shorty (2012-05-20 08:49)

A good film, with good qualities.

At the beginning, we see the Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour (BillNighy), setting a grave mood which continues throughout the film (notcontinuously). However, this grimness didn't seem to continue throughout the wholefilm, which I was disappointed about. This, I found, was when Ron(Rupert Grint) left Harry (Daniel Radcliff) and Hermione (Emma Watson)in the first half of the film. Ron was always the grimmest of the trio,with the help of his trusty radio, which always set the mood on edge.Once Ron left, it lost most of the grave mood, which I founddisappointing. The film, as a whole is good, but I found it dragged on a bit. I foundthat the cause of this was the highly exciting, amazing action scene atthe beginning (where they get Harry to the Burrows). I found this scenethe most exciting scene of the entire film and with it being so fastpaced, you expect the other action scene's to be equally, if not moreexciting. I found that this wasn't the case. The other action scenes were good,the only one equal to the first action sequence was the fight betweenHarry and Nagini. The action sequence that I thought lacked luster wasthe foot-chase through the woods. The problem with this scene is thatthe trio had always managed to fight off a fair few Death Eaters atonce, but as soon as confronted with 5(?) snatchers, turn tail and run.I would have liked this scene to have a bigger fight, instead of anoccasional spell going off here and there and with no real fighthappening. It had potential to be another exciting scene, but it fellshort. The scene's between the action gave us a sense of being alone and thetimes being full with stress between the characters. The trio oftendon't talk or when they do, they argue. This brings a sense of tensionbetween them and heightens the feeling that they are alone.I found three, truly emotional scenes in the film (not just filled withstress and tension). The first of these was when Harry and Hermionearrived in Godric's Hollow. They pair realise that its Christmas Eve,which is always the time for family and friends, but they have no one.And also, we see the grave of Lily and James Potter, Harry's parents.You can see that Harry is upset to finally see the grave of hisparents, and Hermione shows that she feels sorry for him. The secondone, was where Ron returned. This scene is emotional because it renewsHarry and Ron's friendship and trust in each other, and also it is thescene of the destruction of the Horcrux, which tempts Ron into killingHarry. Finally, the third one is when Dobby (Tony Jones) is killed. Thefinal words from Dobby are, "Such a beautiful place it is, to be withfriends. Dobby is happy to be with his friend, Harry Potter". Thisshows us that there is hope and friendship in the world, even as thereis death and sadness, a truly powerful scene, in my opinion, the mostpowerful in the film. A final note: a good film that followed the book closely. But itdragged sometimes with extended scenes with no dialogue and noexcitement, although I understand the reason for them. The film, Ifelt, lacked in the excitement department. Especially after the twoexcellent action scenes in the first half of the film (chase to theBurrows, the fight with Nagini) and they raised my expectations of theother action scenes, which failed to deliver. On the other hand, theysucceeded spectacularly on the emotional side of the film, living up tomy expectations, and going beyond it since David Yates managed to keepthe feeling going during the duration of the film.

emily141 (2012-05-18 14:21)

The best so far

This film for me sums up what is so great about British cinema, forgetthe trash fest that is Twilight and see this instead. David Yates hasworked true magic with this film (pun intended) and as a result it isby far the best film I have seen since I first watched Titanic.This film unlike previous ones is for true die-hard Harry Potterfans,you really need to have either watched previous films or read thebooks to understand this film. For me although this may make it lessaccessible for some people it simply makes it even more brilliant forthe trues fans.This film is everything it says in the trailer and more.The cast areincredible (try getting them to all work together again)the plot hasbeen faithfully reproduced and the special effects are a lesson to allfilms of this genre, it really is 'The motion picture event of ageneration.'

(2012-05-18 11:02)

what did the people rating it at 5 satrs see?

Loved the books, but I would like to slap the enitre team that made the movie. Why did it have to be so dark? The other movies you san see whats happening, but in this on you just hae to listen. I am so frustrated with it I don't want to see/ listen to the last movie. What was the director/editors ect. thinking? yes the movie has dark UNDERTONES that doesn't mean you turn ALL the lights off and make everyone who didn't read the books guess what is going on. SHAME ON YOU WB FOR LETTING THIS OUT HAVE MORE RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT PAY FOR THIS WE WANT TO SEE THE MOVIES. Don't think I will buy the last one, just barrow it from some one and if it's too dark AGAIN at least I will have saved my money.

fingerguns (2012-05-17 23:04)

Excellent... but may cause drowsiness.

Although the story is spread out across 2 films, significant changeshave been made to give the film better flow. These rewrites are muchappreciated and stay as true as they can to the books, however theseefforts are undercut by some really shoddy editing and somequestionable calls from the director.This Harry Potter sequel is the most classically British, meaning mostof the dialog has been replaced by meaningful looks held for far toolong. One can't help but wonder why some scenes drag on forever whileother bits were cut out entirely. There were a few points in the moviewhere I asked myself, "Where did that come from? How did they getthere?" Of course I can figure it out and fill in the blanks with myown imagination, but HP-DH1 forces you to do it so often, the audiencedeserves an IMDb credit.Visually, this film is very well done. It's clear Harry Potter wasintended for 3D, but the missing technology isn't missed at all. Thegraphics and effects are great, even without the glasses. While thereare a few very typical 3D shots, like panning across computer generatedlandscapes and things jumping at the camera, it avoids beingdistracting and even enhances the scenes in some cases.The books get darker as Harry gets older and The Deathly Hallows Part Imatches the intensity readers are expecting. There are moments oflevity (and laughably ridiculous moments of bad acting and trying toohard), but for the most part the film maintains its serious tonethroughout. Most of the Harry Potter films have felt like really longtrailers for the next movie, but surprisingly Part I of II stands onit's own in a way the other films have not (except maybe the firstone). You know a second part is coming, but a clear line has been drawnin the story and they're careful not to indicate TOO much.Overall, The Deathly Hallows Part I is one of the better Harry Pottermovies and fans of the book will surely love how this story is told onfilm. Be warned, however- may cause drowsiness. Kids could have a hardtime getting through the whole thing with their eyes open.

(2012-05-17 01:32)

Harry Potter 7

This review is from: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (DVD) Maybe, because I know something about how books are adapted to folm, I'm more tolerant of what was left out. You simply can not show how long Harry stayed at Grimvauld Place or the forrest of Dean, it would turn the film into a 4 very boring 4 hours. It is very fast moving film with of course a lot of action. The only bad thing I can say against it is that it shot in the dark. You have to watch it in dark.

johntheholder (2012-05-16 22:44)

scriptwriting vs direction

A good film basically is composed of certain variables. The main ones ,arguably are : Script , Direction and Acting .I haven't read Harry Potter books ( maybe the two first ones a fewyears back) , but as a human being , my instincts suggest that all thebooks are fairly of equal good writing and storytelling.Story = Script : All Harry Potter films have more or less equally goodscript. ( the screenplay writer's work merely affects the actualstory-script , written by J.K Rowling) Plus based on the fact that themain cast is the same , and the supporting cast of all films , althougha bit different , clearly wasn't the attribute that resulted in thefilm's quality.The attribute, that in the Harry Potter film franchise mostly affectedthe film's result is ( and cant be no other ) the direction.The casted directors in all harry potter films are : Chris Columbus ,Alfonso Cuaron , Mike Newell, and David Yates.Out of those four directors , the best ones are : Alfonso Cuaron , MikeNewell ( check their filmography for proof).The best Harry Potter films are the films directed by those twodirectors. The Prisoner of Azkaban and The goblet of fire.Chris Columbus comes third best , and least skilled comes David Yates.Ironically he is the one that was assigned to direct more Harry Potterfilms than all of the other directors . He directed the 5th , 6th , 7thpart one , 7th part two ( coming).The worst director the franchise ever hired , directs 4/8 of harrypotter films. (The 6th one was the worst , totally neutral film , noimpressions at all ) Harry Potter and the deathly Hallows is not a badfilm . i give it a 7/10. What i am trying to state, is that if AlfonsoCuaron ( the best out of the four ) or Mike Newells had directed it,the result would have been much better ; it would have been a solid8/10 ( i bet it would).An example of David Yates mediocre direction is that in this 7th film ,it was as if he didn't want to face " a hard to shoot- scene" .The moving building , that appears first in the prisoner of Azkaban (where a building appears in the middle of two other ones) , the partwhere the building slowly appears isn't shown on screen. we see twobuildings , then the scene is cut , and then we jump the the scenewhere the third building is already there. As if he was bored toproperly direct the film.Mediocre direction + Good script + good acting = 7/10

Alejandro Marrón (2012-05-16 07:53)

I never thought it could still get this much better! Best in the series and my favorite of all times

As it is obvious from reading my review title, i am a huge Harry Potterfan and i have been since its inception. I have loved all the books andall of the films (yes, i have, but there's no doubt i like some morethan others)and have gotten impressed with how good the films became inYates hands (i loved Newell, but Yates is my top choice right upcuaron). The fifth one was amazing even with all the material that hadto be cut, and Half Blood Prince turned out my favorite film not onlyin the series but in the whole world (and i do watch a lot of goodfilms, but nothing can beat my love for HP). Taking all that into consideration and also considering that myfavorite book was Deathly Hallows and that i've been waiting on everyHP fan page for the last year and a half, this film: Harry Potter andthe Deathly Hallows: Part 1 completely exceeded perfectly myexpectations and topped them by a million times. There was not a minuteof the film i did not love seriously, and i just cant get over theshock of the film.There are uncountable reasons why this film quickly became my favorite.First of, i think that splitting the last book in two parts was thebest idea EVER, and i actually think we all win, and furthermore, weall won. The filmmakers will make much more money and all the fans allover the world will be much happier and much less disappointed with thefilms because they would be able to include much more from the grandand epic finale. And i think I'm not the only one when i say thatthat's exactly what happened. It is my favorite film not only becauseit's incredibly true to the first half of the book, but because it wasdone perfectly well in my opinion. Im definitely going to see it 3 or 4times more because it was really amazing, so that's where thefilmmakers win. But i want to make clear that it is impossible that thefilmmakers made such a nice film if they didn't care of the fans, sonot only do they care of the cash but of the fans as well, which is anhonor. I loved from the beginning to end. So if you have sticked withmy review, you can see that i LOVED the film like few other things, andbelieve it or not, it wasn't just only because i am a huge potter fan,but because the film was incredibly done: the cinematography was superb(congratulations Eduardo Serra, you nailed the landscapes and the wholeangles throughout the film, bravo), the editing was pretty good (eventhough i know your hate for mark day), the score was pretty nicefitting (i still prefer hooper's HBP and Williams POA, but it is mythird favorite and it was incredible. Desplat you did great, and if itis true you are already on board for part 2, I'm very happy, eventhough i cant deny i would have loved Williams), the visual effectswere perhaps the best in the series (and i believe this time they canget the Oscar for that), the acting from the trio is undoubtedly THEBEST IN THE SERIES, they totally stepped up their game and just actedamazingly throughout the film; the adult cast was amazing as usual, andi loved Ralph's performance more than before, and i loved Rhys ifansand the guy who play mundungus, and Toby Jones, and however brieflysnape, and Helena and pretty much everyone, but i want to congratulatehugely to Rupert and Emma (especially Rupert who was also hilarious)for their amazing performance... The sets were great (nicely doneStuart Craig), the costumes, make up, SCRIPT (congratulations Kloves)were incredible, but most of all i want to congratulate Yates, who gavea more than superb directing, not only being hugely HUGELY faithful tothe book, but making the story flow in an amazing way. I simply cantimagine any other director doing these last films, and I'm happy ashell you are doing them. So as you can see, both fan review and moviereview, i loved the movie, and i have no doubt is one of my favoritesin the world (again, i watch tons of good film, but HP is unbeatablefor me). I know this review is hugely long but it is because i lovedthe film and i cant stop saying so. I actually thought it would be hardto top Half blood prince, but hell it did.... Yates just keeps gettingbetter and better. So once again, thank you filmmakers (especiallyYates) for making this perfect film for me and i guess for may othersout there. But thank you JK Rowling for creating such a master book inwhich they could make this awesome film. I recommend it with all myheart and my passion of films. The non readers will love it for howamazingly paced it is and the story, and the readers believe me thatyou wont be disappointed AT ALL with the film and it might become yourfavorite. I know it is a huge shot, but i can see this film getting agood shot with technical awards at the Oscars, and maybe a nom for bestfilm. 10/10. Just a perfect film. And needless to say how excited i amfor part 2, and how devastating it will be when it is all over.

(2012-05-15 18:28)

Great movie. Loved it

This review is from: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (Amazon Instant Video) Loved this one. It was better than my favorite, the 1st installment. Dark, great acting, very emotional. I watched the rental on my pc - great quality, no complaints.

(2012-05-15 02:40)

Good Movie, buy it. :D

It was full of energy, great action, cool special effects, and good writing/characters. This H.P. movie is a lot better than the previous ones, because the main villains in this movie actually do something, instead of just take up space like they ave in the previous H.P. movies. The only real issue in this flick is Ron being whiney, despite that "H.P. Deathly Hollows Part 1" is incredible. It's a good movie. Check it out. :) 9/10

gigamath2 (2012-05-14 20:06)

Magical Cinematic Masterpiece

I lost the perception that I was sitting in a chair in a theater,riveted to the screen. 10 out of 10. A rarity...in which state of theart special effects are actually complemented with solid effortlessacting. No wonder...the cream of unmatched British thespians are incontrol of this franchise, which in any other case would have simplybeen a sterile FX romp. What a once in a lifetime opportunity for thefilm industry to pull of a success like this. It doesn't matter if thescreenplay leaves out significant parts of the original book. The filmstands firmly on its own merit. And what a feather in Warner's cap tohave this one in its vaults. What creativity and film magic. It makesme want to drop everything and go to film school. There has beennothing remotely like this film. A masterpiece right out of theblue...like magic.

3xHCCH (2012-05-14 11:03)

Just Part 1, Yet Excellent Enough on its Own Merits

The last book in the Harry Potter saga has been split into two parts.At first, maybe people would think it is to squeeze some more financialmileage out of the series. On the other hand, having watched thisinstallment, there is simply too much complex storytelling involved inthis book to cram it into only one two and half hour movie.This Part 1 is already a very full two and half hours. The drama beginseven before the opening credits roll. The special effects have reacheda new high point with the trick of using polyjuice potion to createmultiple Harry's. The frenetic escape of Harry in Hagrid's motorsidecar is an achievement in action editing. The trio's penetration ofthe Ministry of Magic to get the locket horcrux is very exciting andtension-filled.Momentum dips a bit in the midsection as our trio scour the Englishwilderness for a way to destroy the horcrux. This prolonged section,which some may find boring, dealt more with the personal relationshipsloyalty of the three friends as challenges are thrown their way. Thesegment is marked by the hard-to-watch bloodlust of Bellatrix Lestrangeand the nobility of Dobby. Watch out too for a most unexpected dancescene which will surely make you smile, if not actually chuckle!In the third section, we learn what the "deathly hallows" are referredto in the title as our trio learns it from Xenophilius Lovegood. Butthe main highlight here is a most amazing animated short featurettecalled "The Tale of Three Brothers" as narrated by Hermione. This Part1 ends very well with a sky-splitting final cliffhanger sequence.Its been repeatedly mentioned how the main actors Daniel Radcliffe,Rupert Grint and Emma Watson have all grown up in front of our eyes asthis movie series unfolded. Rupert and Emma are both taller than Danielalready! Acting-wise, everyone had likewise improved very much. Theyall even show some skin here. Yes, even Hermione! The support from theesteemed gallery of British actors and actresses serve the film verywell indeed. We saw everyone from all the previous films it seems,except for Maggie Smith.The direction of David Yates is excellent as he did in the last twofilms. Yates and screenwriter Steve Kloves got just the proper mix ofaction, drama and humor needed to make the saga work on screen. Thismay just be a set-up installment, however, it stands very strong on itsown merits. As the last scene faded to black, the audience willdefinitely develop the resolve to watch out for the concluding part tobe released next summer, and witness the epic Battle of Hogwarts.