Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 discussion thread(spoilers)

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I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m dying to. The reviews are through the roof, one of the best reviewed movies of the year. With 105 reviews in at rotten tomatoes, it’s at 95% positive.

I’m a huge fan of the books and while the movies have not been perfect, they have been better than we would have expected when this thing began.

Anyway, anyone seen it yet? Did you like it? What are your thoughts on the big scenes?

Oh, I’d say open spoilers for the thread should be fine. It’s the last one, so we might as well go out talking openly about everything.

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From what I understand (which isn’t much) the movie won’t start playing in the US for another 27 hours (midnight Thursday, east coast).

My ex is taking me to see it next week sometime.

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It starts tonight here (which, fair enough, is already Thursday), but we won’t be seeing it till the weekend sometime.

Last year I got tickets to the advance screening, this year we’ll see it late and get pinged extra $$ for the 3d glasses.

Sigh.

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i have read a lot of spoiler stuff about the film. across the board alan rickman has gotten praise for his prof. snape. i understand that the chapter “the prince’s tale” is a major sob fest and very well done.

pack a box of facial tissues with your popcorn!

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I’ll be going next Monday during the day, with my nephew.

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I’ve got tickets for a Sunday afternoon showing with my kids. I almost never buy tickets to movies in advance, but I’m taking no chances.

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And I’m hearing Ralph Fiennes is amazing in the last hour, really showing why he was so well cast as Voldemort.

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Our radio station is hosting a sneak preview Thursday night. Will be there to meet and greet.

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I’m seeing it tonight! I already have the tickets and I’ll be watching it with a friend. All of our kids are green with jealousy, but we’ve kindly explained that 1) as their mothers, it is our Sacred Duty to check out the movie to be sure their developing minds won’t be harmed by anything in it and 2) suck it, next generation. I can’t wait!

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Our local theater is showing Part 1 at 9pm, Part 2 at midnight. The Part 2 will be the 3D version.

If I’m still awake at 230am, I’ll post my opinions…

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seeing it at midnight tonight! can’t wait!!

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I saw it in a sneak preview on Monday night, and I agree with the reviews. It is awesome. It’s well done and a total sobfest at the same time. (Bring tissues. Seriously.)
Alan Rickman is amazing and does such an amazing job as Snape. His death scene and the pensieve scenes- wow.
Ralph Fiennes is perfectly cast as Voldemort and he really shines.
I did have a few nitpicks with the castle fighting (not enough involvement with actual castle parts and where the hell was Trelawney lobbing her crystal balls?!!) but it was mostly well done.
It puts the other movies to shame.
I want to see it again.

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Went online last night and bought tix for myself and my daughter. We’re to see the 0930 showing on Friday morning, after I get home from work.

Think I’ll take a nap during my lunch break…

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Plan to do the midnight showing. I promise to stay through the credits and let others know if there’s any reason to.:wink:

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My daughter is going to the midnight show tonight. I am hoping we can catch a screening during our vacation to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter week after next.

Not sure my daughter can keep quiet about it until then, but I know how it turns out anyway.

In a way, I am desperate to see it - in another, reluctant. It sounds sentimental to say it, but it will be the last time I experience any part of Harry Potter for the first time.

Regards,
Shodan

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I’m going Saturday morning with a friend. Already have tickets with assigned seats (thanks arclight!). We’re doing non 3d thankfully. Can’t wait!

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In my 42 years, I have never gone to a midnight opening of any movie.

I have been flat on my back sick most of this week.

If you’re looking for me midnightish tonight, you’ll find me at the movie theater in The Parks mall in Arlington, TX, with my teenage sons. The tickets were purchased the day they went on sale.

My eldest has been a Harry Potter fan for two-thirds of his life. Some opportunities only happen once. I’ll let you all know what I thought after my third or fourth cup of coffee tomorrow morning.

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I won’t be seeing it or reading this thread for reviews until Saturday night. The Wait might KILL ME!!! AIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh deep breath AIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

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He dies.

But he gets better.

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Sadly this is the first of the films I’m not going to be able to see with my wife. If I find out that she is going to be able to see the midnight show back home in Chicago, I’ll see the midnight show at the thankfully 3D-free Ward Parkway 14. If she is not able to see the midnight show, I’ll see it Friday at either the Cinemark Palace at the Plaza or the AMC Mainstreet.

The latter will be the real indication of the health of 3D. All of the Mainstreet’s six auditoriums are 3D capable. Three are “luxury suites”, three are standard - two of those are medium sized, one very large. If the huge theater is showing the 2D version? Put a fork in it.

Every review I’ve seen indicates that this film was not shot in 3D, but in the same Murk-O-Vision post-process that plagued Alice in Wonderland, which is to real 3D what mono-reprocessed-to-stereo sound is to actual stereo.