Posted July 15, 2011
Just got back from seeing Harry Potter Part Deux. We had quite the audience alongside us:
1. Zombie Dobby (Some girl wearing elf ears and a bag covered in blood stains)
2. Some dude with fairy wings
3. Loads of people wearing dress shirts under sweaters to mimic the school look, swinging wands around and screaming spells
4. Some teenager walking around holding three wands, asking what side we were on. He knighted anyone who said they were with the good guys. I said I was on Team Jacob. He didn't appreciate that.
5. By luck of the draw, the fucking potheads from my Transformers 3 outing landed into my theater. OUT OF 20 THEATERS, THEY FIND THEIR WAY INTO MINE.
The movie itself was rather well-done (save for the very, very end, but since that was also fucked in the book, I knew they would have to go through with it). Dan Rad got his chance to flex more of his acting muscles (with varying results), and Hans Gruber once again killed it as Professor Snape. Oh, and Helena Bonham Carter was Helena Bonham Carter. I can't even tell her characters apart anymore.
Overall, I'd recommend it to people who have watched Part 1. A fitting end to a great series... until Rowling releases Pottermore, and I end up buying every book again on eBook formats and re-reading them.
Also, I wanted to punch someone when everyone screamed "MISCHIEF MANAGED!" after the movie. I am a nerd, and I can accept nerdy things, but at 3 in the morning, surrounded by young adults screaming spells and waving wands in my face, even I have my limits.
1. Zombie Dobby (Some girl wearing elf ears and a bag covered in blood stains)
2. Some dude with fairy wings
3. Loads of people wearing dress shirts under sweaters to mimic the school look, swinging wands around and screaming spells
4. Some teenager walking around holding three wands, asking what side we were on. He knighted anyone who said they were with the good guys. I said I was on Team Jacob. He didn't appreciate that.
5. By luck of the draw, the fucking potheads from my Transformers 3 outing landed into my theater. OUT OF 20 THEATERS, THEY FIND THEIR WAY INTO MINE.
The movie itself was rather well-done (save for the very, very end, but since that was also fucked in the book, I knew they would have to go through with it). Dan Rad got his chance to flex more of his acting muscles (with varying results), and Hans Gruber once again killed it as Professor Snape. Oh, and Helena Bonham Carter was Helena Bonham Carter. I can't even tell her characters apart anymore.
Overall, I'd recommend it to people who have watched Part 1. A fitting end to a great series... until Rowling releases Pottermore, and I end up buying every book again on eBook formats and re-reading them.
Also, I wanted to punch someone when everyone screamed "MISCHIEF MANAGED!" after the movie. I am a nerd, and I can accept nerdy things, but at 3 in the morning, surrounded by young adults screaming spells and waving wands in my face, even I have my limits.