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Slumber ([personal profile] slumber) wrote2010-08-21 06:49 pm

O HAI GUYS

I JUST SAW THE FIRST HALF OF HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS.

[identity profile] coffee-n-cocoa.livejournal.com 2010-08-21 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm guessing this was the screening where all the special effects haven't been put in yet?

Was it any good? Did it make the eternal camping trip interesting? Is Neville in it at all, or do I have to wait until Part 2?

[identity profile] slumber.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
We were warned that the special effects weren't all in yet, but most of it looked pretty done. Things that weren't:
- a cord tugging Harry away when he was underwater
- the dementors in the Ministry were still sort of white nebulous beings
- the doe that was Snape's patronus was a real doe for like, part of a scene
- the ending with the tomb is all still weird
- a pre-apparition scene with Dobby, Harry, Hermione and Ron had all the characters CGI'd
- etc etc etc

And it was pretty good. Some parts (ie, camping) dragged on for too long, there were weird scenes with Harry and Hermione, some parts weren't explained well enough (like Grindelwald wasn't really introduced as an evil wizard at all, he was just a random wizard), and some parts in the beginning didn't feel like they got followed up on (but that's because it focused on the trio a lot for the rest of the movie.)

I can tell you that Neville IS in the movie, albeit very briefly. Do you want me to tell you what scene it was or do you wish to remain unspoiled for the Neville goodness? :)

[identity profile] coffee-n-cocoa.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
No, no spoiling! I just wanted to know if he was in it. But thanks for asking! I have to admit I'm looking forward to Ron destroying the locket Horcrux and the Malfoy Manor scenes too. :)

[identity profile] slumber.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
Hehe, okay. I can't wait to see it once it's all done, too. :D

[identity profile] mesangecoeur.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
If I've hated all the other movies for their horrible inaccuracies, will I hate it, too?

[identity profile] slumber.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
Depends where your tolerance is regarding inaccuracies, but to be fair, I haven't read the book since it came out so I can't remember a lot of where things were wrong. I've long since given up on expecting movies to faithfully follow everything from the books, haha.

[identity profile] mesangecoeur.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
I'll probably still go to the midnight showings, because I always do, but even just the previews have little things that bother me. =| I hope some day they re-do the series as like a TV series or something. HBO would do an amazing job with it, I bet.

[identity profile] slumber.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
I'll go to the midnight showings still too, haha. I think I gave up on accuracies in HP specifically since the 3rd movie. :|

[identity profile] amanuensis1.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
HOLY CRIPES. I can't wait!

[identity profile] slumber.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
:DDDDDD

[identity profile] scarlet-malfoy.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
HOW DID YOU MANAGE THIS, OMG. IN CHICAGO? OMG WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME!??!?!

<3

[identity profile] slumber.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
WAH I'M SORRY BUT I WOULD HAVE IF I'D KNOWN IT WAS HP! We got invited last week and they didn't TELL us what it was gonna be. :(

<333

[identity profile] scarlet-malfoy.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
It's okayyyyy... I figured that was the case. I'll enjoy seeing it the first time at midnight either way :)

[identity profile] miss-charmed.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
OMFG YOU WERE THERE.

OMFG I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS INFORMATION.

EVY.

OMG.

OMGGGGGGGGGG. THIS IS ME FLAILING IN MY SEAT.

KSDHFJDSFDSGFLSDGLGDSLGSDLLSDN;SDG'SDKGDSKG'DSGJ;SDGJS;DGJDS;

[identity profile] slumber.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
KIM YES OMFGGGGGGGG ahahahaaaa I still can't believe this shit happened. HOW IS THIS MY LIFE?

[identity profile] perculious.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
!!!!!!!!!!!

[identity profile] slumber.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
:DDDDDDDDDD

[identity profile] thethirdbar.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
i just finished rereading dh this afternoon and i can tell ya i am well jealous. dh is my favourite book... which no doubt means i'll hate the film :| but i can't help but be excited for it anyway. D: :D

when it comes out joel and i are going to watch it in IMAX! i have never seen anything in imax, so it's gon' be pretty epic. hopefully.

[identity profile] thethirdbar.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
ALSO unlike coffee_cocoa, i am definitely amenable to neville-related spoilers hint hint :p

[identity profile] slumber.livejournal.com 2010-08-22 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I need to reread it! Well. Eventually. Haha. I'm so over inaccuracies and shit, life's better that way. :| :P

Yeah, there's only one IMAX theater close to us here so I really hope we get tickets for the midnight showing too. AND! I will PM it to you, to keep this space spoiler-free, haha.

[identity profile] onlysayitonce.livejournal.com 2010-08-23 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
WHAT HOW WHAT YOU JERK. DDDD: WAS IT AWFUL?