{"id":384,"date":"2010-11-22T17:48:04","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T01:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hotnerdgirl.wordpress.com\/?p=384"},"modified":"2024-02-27T07:53:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T07:53:10","slug":"harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-pt1-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hotnerdgirl.com\/index.php\/2010\/11\/22\/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-pt1-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt1 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
Big wall o' Harry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Every time a new Harry Potter movie comes out I go through the standard stages of movie nerdom.\u00a0 Excitement, Concern, Extreme Anticipation, Fear, Joygasm.<\/p>\n

An explanation for those not accustomed: Excitement at the prospect of the movie itself and how awesome it\u2019s going to be.\u00a0 Concern that it\u2019s going to be somehow lacking and not live up to its potential.\u00a0 Extreme Anticipation for its release in theatres\u2026(when is it coming out already?!? How are they going to handle that part???)\u00a0 Fear that you are hyping it up too much and it\u2019s going to fall way below your expectations and then you\u2019ll be pissed at yourself for being excited for so long.\u00a0 Joygasm that the day is finally here and you\u2019re sitting in the seat you reserved over a month ago and ZOMG it\u2019s going to be SO AWESOME.<\/p>\n

Don't be tardy to the party! WHOO HOO!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thankfully, when it comes to Harry Potter, my fears have so far been unnecessary as each movie seems to get better and better (unless you\u2019re name is Hayden and you have a real hard on for Richard Harris – Ar dheis D\u00e9 go raibh a anam).\u00a0 Much like the books, the movies have gotten darker and more mature as they\u2019ve gone along.\u00a0 \u201cDeathly Hallows, part 1\u201d even managed to earn itself a PG-13 rating.\u00a0 Sometimes it\u2019s easy to forget that it\u2019s supposed to be a \u201ckid\u201d movie.<\/p>\n

Because it\u2019s the first of two parts, it\u2019s a little strange to judge the movie on it\u2019s own but there are a few things that I would like to point out.\u00a0 Depending on if you\u2019ve read the books or not, there may be spoilers here.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve been warned.<\/p>\n

Hot Nerd Girl and her movie going crew<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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  1. Anyone who thinks the traveling\/camping sequences were drawn out in the movie definitely didn\u2019t read the books.\u00a0 In the books you forgive JK Rowling because you know something big is coming and these extended sequences are temporary.\u00a0 I think that David Yates did an excellent job of conveying the feeling of it being drawn out without actually drawing it out.\u00a0 Bravo.<\/li>\n
  2. Just a small quibble but George is supposed to lose his entire ear, not just a sliver of it.\u00a0 In the books Snape uses the sectumsempra spell introduced in The Half Blood Prince to cut it off in the battle to get Harry out of London.\u00a0 In the movie they didn\u2019t show it post bloody mess (just wrapped up in gauze in a hilarious Big Brother scene) so maybe they will rectify this in Part 2.<\/li>\n
  3. I\u2019m a little sad that Hedwig\u2019s death was altered.\u00a0 In the book it felt much more operatic.\u00a0 She was stuck in her cage but the words used to describe her death made it at least a two tissue event.\u00a0 In the movie she displays bravery by helping out in the battle, but her death warrants only a long sad look from Harry and a small mention in the discussion afterwards.\u00a0 I was expecting to need Kleenex during that part and was sad that it wasn\u2019t necessary.<\/li>\n
  4. Same for Mad Eye Moody.\u00a0 One of the people I was with (who hasn\u2019t read the books) actually got confused as to whether it was Mad Eye or Mundungus they were talking about.<\/li>\n
  5. Way to abbreviate Bill\u2019s werewolf encounter!!\u00a0 I missed the humorous interaction between Fleur and the Weasley women.\u00a0 Poor Fleur has really gotten the shaft in the movies.<\/li>\n
  6. Where was Harry\u2019s Weasley disguise at the wedding???\u00a0 It\u2019s true that they can\u2019t have everything in the movies and some subplots need to be cut but we\u2019re talking about the safety of The Chosen One here.\u00a0 JK disguised him for a reason in the books.<\/li>\n
  7. Nagini is awesome.\u00a0 Whether she\u2019s in creepy old lady skin or indulging her taste for wizard flesh, there\u2019s just no denying she\u2019s kick ass.\u00a0 I\u2019ve got a thing for snakes though so maybe I\u2019m a little biased.\u00a0 Her sequences are what had them debating the 3D conversion, I\u2019m sure of it.<\/li>\n
  8. The Deathly Hollows sequence was one of the greatest story within a story pieces I have ever seen.\u00a0 The sheer creativity that went into it totally blew my mind.\u00a0 I want to watch an entire movie of just that.<\/li>\n
  9. Maybe I\u2019m a sadist but I wanted Bellatrix to torture Hermione more.\u00a0 You\u2019ve got the PG-13 rating, use it!<\/li>\n
  10. The Elves got creepier in this movie.\u00a0 Someone decided that they needed busted veins and capillaries and slightly translucent skin.\u00a0 Just because computer animation has gotten better doesn\u2019t mean you should change what\u2019s already been established.\u00a0 Dobby and\u00a0Kreacher were just kind of freaky looking and, I\u2019m sorry to say, but it distracted me during Dobby\u2019s death\u2026that and the girl in the movie theatre who was crying hysterically\u2026oh yeah, and her friends that were laughing and making fun of her.\u00a0 Way to ruin the moment everyone.<\/li>\n
  11. Friend-who-hasn\u2019t-read-the-books had no idea whose beach house they ended up at.\u00a0 Readers of the books know it\u2019s Bill and Fleur\u2019s house but they probably should have mentioned that for the movie-only folks.<\/li>\n
  12. I had no idea where they were possibly going to end Part 1 and I was VERY interested to see how they handled it.\u00a0 I was pleasantly surprised and thought it was a fabulous idea to have it end on Voldemort finding the Elder Wand.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Ok, so maybe that was more than a few things\u2026and I was actually much more critical than I thought I was going to be.\u00a0 But you stick me in front of a keyboard and I cease to have control over the direction of my brain.\u00a0 But I will say this:\u00a0 I LOVED THIS MOVIE.\u00a0 I loved it so much that I\u2019ll be seeing it at least two more times in the theatre.\u00a0 At least.\u00a0 I love Harry and Ron and Hermione and the actors who portray them.\u00a0 I LOVE LOVE LOVE Alan Rickman.\u00a0 The way he chews the dialogue he is given is positively delectable.\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait for Part 2.\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to see how they utilize Neville.\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to see Mrs. Weasley kick some ass.\u00a0 I can’t wait for more Hagrid, he’s my favorite giant among men (aside from The Tall Blog).\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to see Friend-who-hasn\u2019t-read-the-books\u2019 reaction to Snape.\u00a0 I can’t wait for the dramatic climax!<\/p>\n

    In case you hadn\u2019t noticed, I\u2019m in the Extreme Anticipation phase.<\/p>\n

    5 out of 5 SCI-FIVES!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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