Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 reviews
With the big premier scheduled for tonight at midnight, the reviews for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2" portend an exciting event for movie-goers. Of course, with the huge media build-up, it would be hard for HP fans to be disappointed by the last big screen installment of J.K. Rowling's series. Even those who might have scoffed at breaking the Deathly Hallows book into two parts are likely to be caught up in the LAST HARRY POTTER frenzy. Here are excerpts from reviews:
-- Tribune: Here in "Deathly Hallows — Part 2" it's virtually non-stop action, though director David Yates, who has taken good care of these final four, ever-meaner Potter adventures, does a very crafty thing, following adapter Steve Kloves' screenplay. "Deathly Hallows — Part 2" doesn't come flying out of the gate, throwing computer-generated Death Eaters at your face. ... Part 2 begins, gravely, with Radcliffe's tense encounters with John Hurt (as Ollivander, the wandmaker) and Warwick Davis (as the sphinxlike goblin Griphook, with wee pointy teeth). These are conversations, not just exposition chunks, and they instantly remind audiences that while "Deathly Hallows — Part 2" will kill off various characters, some of them in startling and violent ways, it will also require a bit of actual, old-school listening.
-- Los Angeles Times: One of the pleasures of "Hallows — Part 2" is to see how the film's production team has expanded on relatively brief passages in the book and turned them into satisfying visual splendors. One of the best comes almost at once, with Potter and friends penetrating deep below the earth on a twisting and turning journey to see what's inside the Gringotts' vault belonging to Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter). Just as good is a wild and crazy magical blaze that engulfs that Room of Requirement when a Fiendfyre spell gets out of hand.
-- Roger Ebert: This movie is impressively staged, the dialogue is given proper weight and not hurried through, there are surprises which, in hindsight, seem fair enough, and "Harry Potter" now possesses an end that befits the most profitable series in movie history.
-- Washington Post: Feeling at once like an anti-climax and a spot-on send-off, the ultimate Harry Potter movie embodies all the elements that have made the franchise such a sturdy enterprise, from its cream-of-the-crop British cast to its lavish but unfussy illustration of a story that will always be captured best in readers' imaginations.
Comments
Oh my God, I cannot wait. I love the books and have loved most of the movies. My daughter grew up on the series and I will be bawling in the first of the movie.
Here is a hilarious review from a Finnish film reviewer attempting write (badly) in English. He loves the series too but can't quite express it. Great stuff.
http://mankabros.com/blogs/btp/2011/07/13/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2-review/
Posted by: Jill Kennedy | July 14, 2011 1:16 AM
I love the Harry Potter series. About 10 years ago, one of my (even then, adult) children was in a serious car accident and spent some time at shock-trauma. I started climbing onto her bed and reading the 1st Harry Potter as a desparate move. She eventually recovered just fine, but Harry Potter is our thing.
This is funny: Yesterday, on a WaPo blog, conversation turned to the new movie and, before the blogmeister woudl respond, she issued a SPOILER ALERT. Spoiler alert? There is a person on the planet who hasn't read the books?
Posted by: Eve | July 14, 2011 9:54 AM
So...is the movie how many stars out of how many here?
Posted by: roger | July 14, 2011 2:26 PM
Eve, that's a touching story. Hearing HP news must be very emotional for you. Hope your daughter made a full recovery.
roger, critics generally give it as may stars as they can -- 4 of 4, 5 of 5.
Posted by: Dave | July 14, 2011 4:58 PM
I really loved Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. It was awesome and brought the end of the series with a bang. I am sad that there aren’t going to be any more movies, but I am glad that I was able to see part one and two. I can’t wait until Part 2 comes out on DVD, but until then I will see the first one again. As a customer and employee of DISH, I know that right now, there is a promotion where you can get 3 free months of Blockbuster when you sign up for DISH Network! Here is all the information.
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Daniel Radcliffe was the perfect actor to play the role of Harry Potter, it’s indeed a great story and worked well as a motion picture. If you can’t wait for the super spiffy edition to buy on blu-ray (if it ever comes out) I would recommend seeing it at least once by using the new Blockbuster Movie Pass, because right now if you switch to DISH Network you can get the Blockbuster Movie Pass FREE for 3 months. There are over 100,000 movie titles to choose from there. As a DISH Network customer and employee I can tell you that if you’re in the mood for a movie not in your queue, that’s no problem! You can get a different title right now with instant in-store exchanges, that way you won’t have to wait for your title in the mail. (You can’t do that with Netflix)
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