Saturday, July 16, 2011

Harry Potter and the Duel that Never Ends

Well, that worked out well.

I waited 36 hours and 20 minutes and managed to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, in 3D, in a half empty-theatre. No talkers, no people leaving all the time to get snacks, and only one guy who, once during the movie, rattled his plastic bag too much.

I know, I know. What about the movie? 90% great. The ending, well... not so happy.

Why or why do the filmmakers have to make everything so big, so splashy, so long?

Compared to the long, drawn-out duel between Harry and Voldemort in this film, J.K.'s novel version is a tightly-written, brief and satisfying encounter.

And the 3D version gave me a headache after about an hour.

More later. Gotta run.

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