okaayyyy... poll time

on a scale of 1 -10, with 10 being the highest, rate Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 and say why you thought it was so awesome (or awesomely sucked).

I stand by my initial rating. About a 7 or 8. Liked some things about it and disliked others. HBP and GOF still remain my favorites at the moment.

I give it a nine (though if we're going to be extremely specific, I'd say 9.4 ) because I really, thoroughly enjoyed the entire film and thought it was totally awesome. However, it missed out on getting a ten simply because there were just a few things that I really would have liked to have seen, like the interaction between Harry and the Dursleys and showing at least a little of Dumbledore's backstory as shown in Rita's book. I can understand why they were left out/shortened/only talked about/etc. and I'm not terribly angry or upset over it or anything, but without those little things, the movie juuust misses out on getting a perfect ten.

I gave it a nine because I thought it was really good and actually very close to the books. There were a few differences between the 2 but nothing major and I wasn't upset about them. I definitely think this was the best film so far.

I gave it a 10 because I felt like it really captured the essence of the book True, there were some details missing but to me the overall greatness of the movie outweighed things that were left out

I gave Deathly Hallows a 7, only because there were a few scenes that were very well done. However, as a whole, I was extremely disappointed. =/

Overall I think they overshot their potential in having two movies. They made a horrid proportion of the book (two-thirds in Part 1??). Because so much of the book was squished into Part 1, I felt everything was rushed. Ron was gone for maybe twenty minutes?

And I guess this was some sort of "clever" manipulating to make the movie shorter, but there were certain actions done by certain people and/or specific details conveyed in another way that would make the movie go faster.

The acting improved for the trio, which is a plus. And there were some scenes that just blew my mind. Like the locket scene with Ron. Wow.

I think you and i are in a small crowd with this line of thinking but i agree with you a 100%. I also agree the acting was very well done aside from certain moments but i attribute that more to Yates rather than the actors themselves.

I gave this movie a 9. It's not perfect, but for me, it's nearly there. I realize they've squished 2/3 of the book into one movie, and I also understand why. But in this haste, I think there are a few crucial aspects left out.

I loved the touch added of Hermione obliviating her parents. Very touching, very emotional. I've noticed a few people have said they felt Emma's acting poor in this part, but I think Hermione's lack of utter turmoil is more of a matter of shock and haste. We DO have a scene later where she mentions obliviating her parents and I feel it's probably a matter utterly personal and important to her, thus she keeps it to herself.

However, I feel this ought to have been better explained. Those who didn't read the books didn't fully understand the what or why.

Unfortunately, in adding this scene, it seems we lost the scene with the Dursley's. Again, those who've never read the books lost something here, and the moment between Harry and Dudley was especially sweet and something I would have loved to see.

I think Hedgwig's death was done nicely. They're in a battle - there is no time to dwell on this. The music played a wonderful touch, but you cannot dwell on her, because more important matters are at play.

The wedding wasn't entirely what I expected it to be, but I think it was also quite fine as it was.

The lack of Potterwatch was something that I didn't think really detracted, but it was missed by me. I felt the same about the graffiti on the Potter's grave - those were such small acts that really boosted the morale and I felt they were important in their own way.

The Ministry scene as a whole was utterly fabulous! So much humor and all the same, very touching. Ron continued to crack me up, playing in to his role so far as to continually forget who he was. It was sweet as well as cracky and I couldn't stop laughing.

Still, we've all had to come to accept that we cannot have a direct book to movie transferrence and, for what they did, I think they did amazingly well. Sitting there hardly felt it had been so long and I was engaged the entire time. Numerous scenes were utterly touching and heartbreaking and I think they did fantastic with it.

The acting has improved so much! Emma Watson, whose acting I used to nitpick at, was amazing, especially so in the Malfoy Manor scene. AMAZING Her screams chilled me and I kept hiding behind my coat with tears on my lashes. Rupert Grint, ALWAYS the fantastic actor, blew me away yet again. His departure scene was SPOT ON and so convincing. It amazed me. The growing chemistry between Rupert and Emma as Ron and Hermione was also beautiful and I loved every moment of it.

Of course there's a number of aspects left out but for what they used, I thought it was FANTASTIC.

Yes! I'm glad someone has an opinion like mine (not that it's a good thing to have small disappointments with the HP movies).
We can't just think of it solely as a book to movie translation, but as a movie itself. You can't have the movie use the book as a crutch when they decide to omit explaining things.


I agree. The entire beginning of the movie is awkward. We never know why Hermione did that to her parents, and they never alluded to it again when they were arguing about going with Harry. The same applies to Dumbledore falling at the beginning...we all saw HBP, we know he died...

I agree. The movies have always left out the Dursleys if they get the chance, and I felt that the contempt they had for Harry was never properly conveyed. And I would've liked to see Dudley showing signs of love, however small they were. And the end where Petunia turns around to say something...I dunno why but I liked that scene.

I agree but at the same time, they should've mentioned her again like they did in the book, just to further implicate the pain Harry had in losing his owl.

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The wedding wasn't entirely what I expected it to be, but I think it was also quite fine as it was. [quote]
Meh. They should've explained Fleur and Bill's engagement prior. When Ron mentions it, it doesnt' make sense.

They needed to explain better the tension and suspense of getting caught. It jumped too quickly from learning that Umbridge had the locket to them stunning Mathilda Hopkirk. =/

I TOTALLY AGREE! Her eyebrows used to annoy me; they dance around her forehead in OotP. But she definitely did a great job at being Hermione. Dan, I dunno. I've never liked him as an actor. He can do a good job, but when it comes to being in pain, he stinks. =/

The flashbacks... were weirding me out. Never before has a Harry Potter movie given us a flashback and the entirety of that was just... odd. I really like HOW the opening was done, with the inclusion of the trio, but the lack of explanation is just too infuriating for those who don't read. They'll never see the make up between Dudley and Harry and while they obliviate the DE in the cafe, the explanation is SO subtle that you might not have even caught on! And still, they probably wonder why Hermione removed her parents' memories of her.

And I agree so much on the Dursleys. I hate that they're used simply as filler. I wanted to see that compassion from Dudley and I wanted to see Petunia nearly say something. It just... it really meant something. In the movie, it looks as if they're saving themselves and running off. :/

I can agree with that. A mention, a simple "I wish Hedwig was here" or SOMETHING would have been nice to see. My boyfriend hadn't even realized Moody was dead until the MoM scene because he'd forgotten Mad-Eye = Moody.

As it is, THAT should have been mentioned in HBP. :/ I knew that was one of those things that would need to be squeezed in, too, due to glazing over stuff. D:

I suppose this was something in which they were hoping the watcher could pick up on it? :/ The Harry Potter No. 1 Undesirable posters let us know he's got to be very careful and there's the lack of known limit time on the polyjuice potion which I suppose is suppose to heighten the get in, don't get caught, get out tension. It's nothing SPECIAL but I suppose they sort of HAD to rush it. I assume this was an attempt to create that rush. Though I have to admit I loved the comedic relief of this scene, because later on it would be so much more sparse.

LMAO!!! Eyebrows aside, as it was, Emma never fully seemed Hermione to me but in this movie, she really was Hermione for me. She just... finally brought her to life. I was a bit meh about her lack of pointed disbelief in the Hallows and the jump to them being real, but I suppose her spiel on how she's just a logical person was supposed to replace this? Dan... has never been Harry to me. His acting has never IMPRESSED me but I think he did good this time around, especially with Dobby. <3 And Rupert will ALWYAS be my Ron, despite the freckles and lanky, gangly build. Appearance aside, he is so perfectly Ron. All in all, acting REALLY pleased me.

Wow, interesting take. For me, Emma was the sole reason i really got into the movies. Granted, i am pretty bias because she is actually one of my favorite actresses this present day but from the very first movie she was the epitome of what Hermione was in my mind. Granted, i have not read the books but will once the completion of the movies is over but i felt and still do she is the best of the trio with Rupert a close second. One of the reason HBP is one of my favorite movies is because of her and how she portrayed her emotions in that film regarding Ron. Ironically enough, in the new film i felt like she held back more but i attribute that more to Yates directing rather than too her. Either way, its interesting seeing people think that she has just now come into her own as the character when i feel she was the one carrying it to this point.

When I first started to watch the movies, I was a horrible stickler for the books. In a way, I still am, though over the years I've learned to let go of book details and accept the movies as something separate. But because of that, it was always difficult to recognize Emma as the Hermione of my mind. I never saw her a really pretty girl early on - as she grew up, certainly. And it makes sense that a pretty girl would be cast in place of a not-so-pretty girl, but it was something that always unnerved me. Some of her mannerisms seemed spot on, and then others never really did it for me. But I think watching HBP was when she really started to improve in my eyes and I really began to accept her. Her emotions were right, her tentative cusp of young adulthood was very real.

For me, though, it'd always been Rupert who'd carried. Appearance aside, everything about him was Ron to me. That belligerent, tactless, often overshadowed boy, and I hated that he was always so underused in the films. But I think the combination of Rupert with Emma created something amazing and we finally get to see all three of them at their best: Rupert playing an emotional, perceptive, growing Ron; Emma playing a directionless Hermione overcome with her feelings for Ron and the importance of finding these horcruxes; and Daniel playing a Harry who has no idea what he's doing or how he's gong to do it.

They have, essentially, shown the trio as the adults they've become, just as they themselves have. It makes me utterly emotional to think about hahah!

Cant argue that as ive really enjoyed what Ron had brought to the table. I kind of overlooked him initially until GOF and realized that there was something going on with him and Hermione. At that point i started to look back at the older films and see all the great moments he had and realized how he was an important piece to the series. Chances are, when i go and read the books i will also have to look at it separately from the movies just because i know there will be more detail to everything in them. Maybe then i will kind of see what you saw in Emma and her characterization of Hermione.

on a scale of 1-10 i give it a 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! It was the best one yet!!! How could anyone not like it? It annoys me when people go on and on about how the movie wasn't EXACTLY like the book. Of course a movie can't be EXACTLY the same! It just isn't possible! I thought this one was the one most true to the books yet!!

i gave it a 9 cause even missing some several and essential parts on it they were too faithful to the book so far and i just hope Part II they get to make it clearer i mean to conciliate the comprehension and action as well at once

defiantly a ten from me, even though hedwigs death wasn't as good as i thought it would be, but when Harry and Hermione dance and also when the locket opens was fantanstic, they did that so great, i really want to see it again. (:

I give a 9 it was awesome, but the part about worntail and him not dying was kinda weird. They ended it at the perfect part and the perfect way. I love the lake scene though. They did it really well.

Pluses FAR outweighed minuses. 9

Ahem... I give it a ten! Like I said about HBP (I think), I watch a movie to enjoy the movie, not to worry about that wasn't in the book! and oh my gosh they left out this part! I save that for later. But by the time I think about it, I'm too caught up with the movie itself to really care about the little things.

I think this movie is definitely the best out of all of them - it even passed up GoF. I agree with what Dancecat3 said - the movie will never be exactly like the book, no matter how much we might want it to be. If you want the book, read the book I really really enjoyed it as a movie. The acting was great. I love the trio, and I think they each worked hard to bring something more to this movie. Emma and Rupert were great together; I loved every scene with them together. And Dan did a great job, in my opinion. I especially liked the scene when Dobby died - he made me cry.

So... yes. Ten out of ten

Easily done. I think Rupert as Ron was a great asset very rarely executed and I like to think that his use in this and the last movie are what have really made me love the movies. As it is, Ron was always a favorite character of mine, and I felt really bad in the older movies that he, Harry's best friend, had such small roles. Definitely keep the books and movie separate - as it is with the movies, it will be utterly different when you read the books.

I also find that this movie VERY CLOSELY follows the book. Currently, I'm rereading Deathly Hallows and I find myself ridiculously giggly when I find entire quotes lifted directly from the book; it really pleases me to read that, and is another reason I love this movie so much. There's only so much you can do with those books and it's impossible to perfectly make paper into video. For what they've done, I'm immensely pleased.

9 - very good , though could have been better

I think I give a 10,it greatest harry potter movie ever!!!

After seeing it a second time i will bump it too a 8.

Even though I loved watching this movie, I did compare it to the book because the main reason of the 2 parts was to be more true to the book..

I would have liked to see the scene between Harry & Dudley.
I think they also could have explained more about Hermione obliviating her parents memory ( for those who haven't read the books).
Also in the locket scene with Ron, it would have been lovely to see Harry explain to Ron that he sees Hermione as a sister.
More scenes with luna, as i think she has great comedic value, but with a serious side too.

But the great points outweigh the bad - loving the kissing scene with Ginny & Harry with George spying..
Dobby & Kreacher in Grimmauld Place kitchen was quite funny
Dobby saying he never wanted to kill, only seriously maim or injure (very funny)
The 7 Potters was hilarious... as was Ron as Reg Cattermole

I will definitely be watching it another 48-50 times before DH part 2 is released

Gave it a 9. Excellent film, wasn't perfect by any means but the best of translating the book on to screen so far. Lots of scene were missing which should have been included and lots of stuff which were included were hardly touched over (Dursleys leaving, Kreacher's tale etc.) was disappointing but in whole I enjoyed it. Seen it twice and cannot wait to see it for a third time. Was so faithful to the book with the exception of a few scenes. I can see why non book fans would find it confusing though, I do think a lot of scenes should have been explained properly.