So yeah, It appears Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows is coming out in time for American Thanksgiving as well as my birthday. How kind of them!
Eh sorry, I just waded through a fraction of the over 5000 comments on this trailer that have sprung up like ragweed since it was posted (checks) 20 hours ago.
"The greatest movie of a generation" is what the official trailer touts. Hmm. The generation would have to be (roughly) those under age 25, right? I keep track of this stuff very scientifically. My youngest son was just a couple years too young when Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone came out in book form but because the film lagged for a year or two in getting made he was old enough for the 2001 film installment Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. He'd also read the book by that time.
The consensus seems to be that the first three "Potter" films were pretty great.Then IV and V were weak in places and No. VI, "Half-Blood Prince" sort of kicked the franchise in the ass and made it great again.
I was entertained by "Half-Blood Prince." Both the film and the book are in fact my favourites of the series. Whether one's choice for favourite Harry Potter book or whether one has even read the book must have bearing on how one rates the films so in that respect I think I'm rather an average viewer.
The promotion of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows is very much like that of "Half-Blood Prince." It gets the chills going at times--but the soundtrack has a big influence on that as well (In January 2010, composer Alexandre Desplat was confirmed to produce the score for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I.)
Voldemort long ago however devolved into a campy, non-scary thing for me. Maybe he was built up so much that there's no way for him to be as terrifying on film as he is on the page. We shall see. November is a long way away and there is going to be a ton(ne) of promotional stuff set to generating more frenzy. I'll try to keep up with it. And yes, of course I'll be seeing the films.Generally, I see them at the theatre twice.
BTW, 3D for Harry Potter is silly overkill. I'm afraid we are gonna have to ride the "3-D is the future of film" stupidity out for a few years before the studios realize that this way of wringing more $ out of the audience is not worth it--almost across the board thus far. It takes a unique film to be perfectly suited to 3-D--and just how many unique films are even being offered? Certainly nowhere near all the ones that profess to be.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I in theaters on November 19th, 2010.
Warning: The opening of this trailer includes an iconic and surprising moment between Harry and Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest. Those of you who’ve read the final Harry Potter book know exactly which scene I’m talking about, but those of you who haven’t — those of you who’ve only consumed Harry Potter as a cinematic experience, and not a literary one — may find this scene to be a big honking spoiler. Indeed, pretty much all of the footage ahead, and my thoughts on it, aren’t for those who prefer to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows with virgin eyes. For the rest of you: Accio goosebumples! credit:Popwatch
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part One begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destroy the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart.
Meanwhile, the wizarding world has become a dangerous place for all enemies of the Dark Lord. The long-feared war has begun and Voldemort's Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorizing and arresting anyone who might oppose them. But the one prize they still seek is the one most valuable to Voldemort: Harry Potter. The Chosen One has become the hunted one as the Death Eaters search for Harry with orders to bring him to Voldemort... alive.
Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes before Voldemort finds him. But as he searches for clues, he uncovers an old and almost forgotten tale-the legend of the Deathly Hallows. And if the legend turns out to be true, it could give Voldemort the ultimate power he seeks.
Little does Harry know that his future has already been decided by his past when, on that fateful day, he became "the Boy Who Lived." No longer just a boy, Harry Potter is drawing ever closer to the task for which he has been preparing since the day he first stepped into Hogwarts: the ultimate battle with Voldemort.
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson,
Tom Felton, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Jamie Campbell
Bower, Bonnie Wright, Helena Bonham Carter, Timothy Spall, Michael
Gambon, Rhys Ifans, Maggie Smith, John Hurt, Jason Isaacs, Ciaran Hind
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows trailer courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures.
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