I thought they made the right judgments in what bits of the book to leave out and/or speed through. For the most part.
What they left out/might be in the DVD
- Harry's coming of age birthday - I don't know if the epilogue was filmed as it was in the book, but there was a detail in the book that I wouldn't mind watching on screen.
- How the Tale of The Three Brothers was done.
- The Seven Potters scene.
- The ear loss bit was kept in.
- Hermione obliviating her parents' memories was a brief mention in the book, but got a scene in the movie in the cold open. *thumbs up*
- Lack of Viktor Krum
Miscellaneous stuff
- The Burrow bit earlier in the book was a little TOO fast for my liking. Even the wedding. Speaking of the wedding - why did Harry appear as himself and not as a Weasley relative in the book?
- How did Ralph Fiennes breathe with his Voldy makeup? Quite an achievement, actually.
- The nude scene that Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson did that was the buzz awhile back? Negligible - only lasted about 5 seconds on screen.
- Don't remember hearing Hedwig's Theme AT ALL.
- I missed the Equus poster in the movie that was supposed to be a nod to the West End/Broadway production that Daniel Radcliffe was in. Screen grab, anyone?
I have nothing about where the split occurred in the movie (which is supposedly right smack in the middle of the book anyway). Not my favourite place to split, but what the heck. I think them planning the Gringotts break-in is gonna be in Part 2 unless that's skimmed over.
I didn't hate this instalment, but I'm crazy over it either - It was just okay. I don't know how people who haven't read the book will take it and frankly I don't give a damn. But you might as well just watch if you want to see what happens in Part 2.
I'm glad they split the movie into two, even if it is a blatant money squeezing attempt from WB. I thought the pace wasn't too bad, either. Can't wait to watch the second half next year, 3D or not.
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