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Orange Twofers: Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 2
No plot spoilers, though there are probably very few folks out there who would see the movie who haven't read the book.
Good old Orange Wednesdays. 2 for 1 again at Cineworld this afternoon, and since the local schools haven't broken up yet it was even pretty quiet in the car park. Bonus! There were quite a few folks in the screening though, despite this being the 2D version of Deathly Hallows and one of many showings on offer. I did ask the box office clerk and - yes - the takeup for the 3D version is far exceeding the 2D, proving that you can fool some of the people all of the time.
Verdict? I enjoyed it. Tons better Deathly Hallows Part 1 - which is hardly surprising since the first half of the final HP book was mostly taken up with the endless camping trip. This time the pace fairly ripped along and all the decisive action was concentrated into this section of the finale. CGI and special effects were good in the 2D version. The cast acquitted itself well, particularly Alan Rickman (of course) and the three young leads get better with every film. I wish them all well for the future. Though she had very little screen time Julie Walters was particularly effective as Molly Weasley, as was Mark Williams as her hubby. (I've had a soft spot for him ever since Shakespeare in Love.) Special kudos to Matthew Lewis who comes into his own at last as Neville Longbottom. Accolades, too for Warwick Davis who plays both Griphook and Prof. Flitwick. Ciaran Hinds was also good as Aberforth Dumbledore and actually would have been a good choice to play Albus Dumbledore. I never liked Michael Gambon, and thought him a poor follow-up to Richard Harris. (This is possibly because, good as he is - technically - I've never liked Michael Gambon in anything I've seen him in. He's one of my most unfavourite actors.)
One slight quibble... aging the actors for the 19-years-on scene wasn't all that successful. Rupert Grint will probably never look nearly 40 even when he is. I wonder if this was deliberate so they didn't put off the kiddy audience by making Harry Potter OLD? Make up is just too good these days to believe it was incompetence.
And there was one omission in the Snape flashbacks that lessened his contribution. It could have been covered in a five second snippet. See if anyone else noticed it as well. I wonder if it was left on the cutting room floor or if they didn't consider it important. (Or maybe I just missed something.)
Anyhow, even if you thought Deathly Hallows Part 1 was a dead loss, go and see this one. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Good old Orange Wednesdays. 2 for 1 again at Cineworld this afternoon, and since the local schools haven't broken up yet it was even pretty quiet in the car park. Bonus! There were quite a few folks in the screening though, despite this being the 2D version of Deathly Hallows and one of many showings on offer. I did ask the box office clerk and - yes - the takeup for the 3D version is far exceeding the 2D, proving that you can fool some of the people all of the time.
Verdict? I enjoyed it. Tons better Deathly Hallows Part 1 - which is hardly surprising since the first half of the final HP book was mostly taken up with the endless camping trip. This time the pace fairly ripped along and all the decisive action was concentrated into this section of the finale. CGI and special effects were good in the 2D version. The cast acquitted itself well, particularly Alan Rickman (of course) and the three young leads get better with every film. I wish them all well for the future. Though she had very little screen time Julie Walters was particularly effective as Molly Weasley, as was Mark Williams as her hubby. (I've had a soft spot for him ever since Shakespeare in Love.) Special kudos to Matthew Lewis who comes into his own at last as Neville Longbottom. Accolades, too for Warwick Davis who plays both Griphook and Prof. Flitwick. Ciaran Hinds was also good as Aberforth Dumbledore and actually would have been a good choice to play Albus Dumbledore. I never liked Michael Gambon, and thought him a poor follow-up to Richard Harris. (This is possibly because, good as he is - technically - I've never liked Michael Gambon in anything I've seen him in. He's one of my most unfavourite actors.)
One slight quibble... aging the actors for the 19-years-on scene wasn't all that successful. Rupert Grint will probably never look nearly 40 even when he is. I wonder if this was deliberate so they didn't put off the kiddy audience by making Harry Potter OLD? Make up is just too good these days to believe it was incompetence.
And there was one omission in the Snape flashbacks that lessened his contribution. It could have been covered in a five second snippet. See if anyone else noticed it as well. I wonder if it was left on the cutting room floor or if they didn't consider it important. (Or maybe I just missed something.)
Anyhow, even if you thought Deathly Hallows Part 1 was a dead loss, go and see this one. I don't think you'll be disappointed.