7. "Okay....my review *POSSIBLE SPOILERS*" In response to In response to 0 Fri Nov-19-10 09:32 AM by DVS
***I REPEAT...DO NOT READ FUTHER UNLESS YOU ARE FULLY READ UP ON THE BOOKS!!!***
ok....we alone?
bet.
I think it was a solid offerring. The Mrs commented on the general theme being much darker than the other movies (She called it J.K Rowlings version of "28 Days Later")....but she's not a Potter fan like I am and the movies have been getting (rightfully) progressively darker each book. This is one is definitely the darkest of the bunch.
I liked how they handled the flight from Harry's to the (new) Weasley Burrough....wished they had shown how Mad Eye went down...and Hedwig getting smoked was anti-climactic.
The brief wedding and escape was SPOT ON!
The exile/searching for Horcruxes dragged a bit with all the teen angst and shit...but that part also dragged a bit in the book so I guess its to be expected.
Now...let's talk about Dobby.
I can't believe they decided to end the series with them CRYING OVER A FUCKING PUPPET!!! Augh. I guess since Dobby has been missing pretty much since the 2nd film, and also since the film never went into how DEEP Hermione was with the House Elf Liberation movement or whatever they called it....it didn't resonate with me. Plus...it was like they were trying too hard to give Dobby a Gollum-esque appeal...when Gollum was a character unto himself with idiosyncracies and shit. Dobby is just a House Elf that was MUCH funnier early in the series. That being said...Dobby did get a few chuckles.
Oh....and even though they didn't stay on him but for two scenes or so.....FUCKING SEVERUS!!!!!!
SHIT!
I think they laid it real nice for him to be a key player next film.