To 3D or not to 3D HP7 II.

Oof, well, I'm seeing it in 3D, but it's free!

I'd go with digital projection and skip the 3D.

We've been having a problem with some of the big chain Boston theaters not changing the 3D projector lenses to show 2D digital movies, which means you get all the underlighting of a 3D film without the 3D effect. There have been several outraged articles in the Globe about this, given how expensive even 2D movies are, but I think the chains are crying all the way to the bank about it.

If you can see it in 2D digital at cinema you trust to do the due diligence on the projection, that would be the way to go, though.

eh, before 3D, projectionists would forget to change the lens between Scope & Flat. It's just hard for everyone to be perfect all the time.

eh, before 3D, projectionists would forget to change the lens between Scope & Flat. It's just hard for everyone to be perfect all the time.

It's not forgetfulness, Laga. It's intentional. They just don't care.

Just came back from seeing HP7.2 and the choices the filmmakers made did not dissuade me from the Neville/Luna tinfoil shipper path *at all*. Actually, I think there were right there with me. Also, how fucking awesome was Neville? THIIIIIIIS AWESOME.

I cried a lot. Well, no surprise there.

Emmett and I just got back from seeing it.

Vonnie, I concur with your tinfoil hat assessment. Something Matthew Lewis also noted in one of his interviews.

I loved it. I thought it was very well done and really admired the graceful elisions and plot editing that Kloves made to the script.

I did lose the scene where Harry uses the Cruciatus curse on Carrow after spitting in McGonagall's face. Which I think shows the depth of Harry's feeling for her.

Daniel Radcliffe's performance was great. Very affecting in the forest scene in particular. The audience was absolutely riveted and quiet during those scenes.

Also the scene with Snape's flashback. Jilli will squee at li'l babybat Snape.

I thought the 19 years later scene worked fine. Daniel Radcliffe looked good - not creepy with CGI or bad makeup. And funny jokes were had at the expense of Ron's waistline and Draco's hairline.

I had reservations about the two scenes which drew the biggest cheers. I was entirely distracted during Molly's duel with Bellarix by how horribly Botoxed Julie Waters has done her face. Why?! Bummed me out. But the scene had a very satisfying coup de grace. In Neville's scene killing the snake, the only thing I didn't like was that he had no audience for it as he did in the book. Though in a way, Neville had already earned the students respect by leading the resistance.

The final duel between Harry and Voldemort: I had an even bigger problem with that scene being solely between those two characters. Voldemort really needs to be seen to be defeated. It wasn't just about those two characters. Nobody witnessed it but Harry which I thought was a big thematic mistake.

Otherwise though I really loved it and look forward to seeing it again. The escape from Gringott's scene with the dragon was fucking amazing. So gorgeous and well thought through. The Battle for Hogwarts was exciting and thrilling. And the emotional beats were...emotional. Really well acted.

Especially Snape's scene where he's killed - which was just horrific. The snake striking again and again. Interesting choice to put it in the boat house instead of the Shrieking Shack but it worked very well.

I loved it. I thought it was very well done and really admired the graceful elisions and plot editing that Kloves made to the script.

I haven't read the book since it came out, so I didn't really know what I was missing. I thought it flowed really well.

The audience was absolutely riveted and quiet during those scenes.

From the moment Hermione burst into tears till Harry actually died, I was on the verge of tears. But half the audience was sniffling at that point, and one girl in the back was sobbing. But no one was laughing at her because we were all feeling the same way. I think it was the first time I'd experienced collective sadness in a theater rather than collective laughter.

As for Neville's big scene, I did miss that it wasn't in front of everyone, but what I love about the way it was done in the movie is that it reads, "Harry kills Voldemort. NEVILLE WITH THE ASSIST!!"

In conclusion, Hermione!Bellatrix was hilarious.

We went to see HP7pt2 at midnight the night before last. I was very glad to have seen it when I wanted to - but on the whole, while I enjoyed it, I much preferred part one. In the end, it felt like there was too much in the book to be properly played out in the movie. The scenes that made me cry for a large proportion of the second half of the book left me mainly unmoved. Hmm.

P-C, relevant to your white font,

the importance of the Neville scene in the book particularly is that both Neville and Harry share a birthday, but by Voldemort going after Harry, he created his nemesis. He easily could have targeted Neville instead. So with both young men, born on the same day, being instrumental in Voldemort's death, the prophecy really did come true.

At the HP showing, we got trailers for the next Dark Knight (a bare glimpse) and the next Sherlock Holmes, which is slash slash slashier than ever. At least the trailer seemed to emphasize that.