tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662506558104986314.post6277396853834388495..comments2023-09-02T06:05:52.670-07:00Comments on <br><i>Dreams & Happy Things...</i>: My review of Deathly Hallows part 2Riannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06524455086018883641noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662506558104986314.post-76080901299355383832011-09-28T15:25:11.032-07:002011-09-28T15:25:11.032-07:00Thank you! I am so happy people are still reading ...Thank you! I am so happy people are still reading it ;)Riannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524455086018883641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662506558104986314.post-64922659790375814592011-09-24T04:14:12.975-07:002011-09-24T04:14:12.975-07:00Amazing review!! Love itAmazing review!! Love itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662506558104986314.post-6651684571506109352011-08-17T22:38:06.065-07:002011-08-17T22:38:06.065-07:00Thanks Sarah! I am so glad you read my review and ...Thanks Sarah! I am so glad you read my review and took the time to share your thoughts on the movie as well. <br /><br />The actress that played the Grey Lady is Peter Pan in Finding Neverland, she''s been in a buncha stuff and I am too lazy to IMDB her right now, but she is a really great actress who has been in some wonderful roles. There is one more that is slipping my mind... this is what I get for responding at 11 pm. Anyway, I have a little thing for her, and I picture her as my hero's mama in the epic I have stewing in my brain ;)<br /><br />And I agree with you on Ron's belly! Although, Hermione... C'mon! I know she's not supposed to be that old (quick, what's 17 plus 19) but still, her only sign of age was her french twist hairdo. Ah well, suspension of disbelief, right?!<br /><br />And lastly, when it comes to book people versus movie people, there is really no contest. Sure, the movies are fun, but there's just no comparing!<br /><br /><br />Oh- and I didn't forget you Matthew. You are a silly billy, and thanks for going to the show with me, twice. I think I am ready to go again... you in?Riannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524455086018883641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662506558104986314.post-23848459417254925762011-08-17T10:46:57.512-07:002011-08-17T10:46:57.512-07:00GREAT review, Rianne! I had some similar likes and...GREAT review, Rianne! I had some similar likes and gripes, see below:<br /><br />Likes<br /><br />- Snape's memories! Totally loved it and made me cry which, in my opinion, is the mark of anything well done. I didn't cry as hard as I did in the book but it got the job done. This was one of my favorite parts in all the books because, as you said, it suddenly shows us who Snape REALLY was. Tragic, beautiful, misunderstood, brave, loyal, AWESOME! And it's no small task to change a character from someone we've spent the last 6 books demonizing to someone we suddenly love and mourn deeply. But I guess that's really more a credit to JK than Hollywood.<br /><br />- Helena. Bonham. Carter. Have I told you how obsessed I am with her? Enough can't be said about how inexplicably rad she is so I won't even try. Gold star Miz Carter! <br /><br />- Ditto Aberforth!<br />- Ditto Maggie Smith (who, in my book, runs a close second to HBC)<br />- Ditto Neville and his sweet battle cardigan <br />- Ditto "Harry Goes to Die" (MANY more tears on my part, not surprisingly).<br /><br />- I also really like the Grey Lady. Who played her?<br /><br />- The fact that they gave Ron a pot belly in the Epilogue. Ron Weasely would totally have a paunch as a middle aged man :-)<br /><br />- Your comment that said "but then I stop worrying about those folks, becasue they really ought to just read the books! ;)" Seriously, how can you NOT have read these?!? I almost feel like those who haven't read the books shouldn't be allowed to see the movies but that's a whole separate control issue I wrestle with.<br /><br />Gripes<br /><br />- Um yeah, what the hell happened with Fred's death?! For me, this was one of the biggest blunders the movie made. Huge disapointment.<br /><br />- Voldemort's death and the final battle. Totally agree with you. They missed the whole point and f-d it up big time. In fact, overall I think the movie makers just couldn't figure out a way to take some of the book's more slghtly subtle elements and translate it to film/major box office hit. Voldemort's death especially was made for HP movie fans NOT HP book fans. And V's simple death probably wouldn't have made sense to the movie fans because those who watch movies (rather than read books)expect deaths to involve face melting and such ... which is why people should JUST READ THE BOOKS! But I digress:-)<br /><br />Whew! Sorry to blather on but I felt a review as good as this deserved some extended commenting :-) Also, please excuse all the spelling errors, I didn't edit at all.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662506558104986314.post-678049801377712652011-08-16T19:14:13.957-07:002011-08-16T19:14:13.957-07:00A very honest review.
I mostly agree with you.
Lik...A very honest review.<br />I mostly agree with you.<br />Like the part about Snape<br />and Dumbledore's shape<br />but the movie was fun, as are you!Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07853228618016097525noreply@blogger.com