Harry Potter!

Third viewing today... noticed more details, of course. I love Block E's AMC theater cause it's close and only $2 for parking. They also turn the lights completely off! Epic. However, usually there's a scratch on the film and this time, the sound kept cutting in and out towards the end.

Anyway, very excited for this to come out on DVD in November. Digital download, woo!


Favorite scenes:

• McGonagall casts her 'protect our boundaries' spell, and then with the others, casts Protego Maxima and everyone's spells meet in the atmosphere. (The music is especially appropriate.)



• The diadem is destroyed and the scene cuts back-and-forth between Harry and Voldemort, showing them both in anguish.



• Neville draws out the Sword of Gryffindor from the Sorting Hat. EPIC!!! 8D




Least favorite scene:

• Harry and Voldemort are fighting/apparating around the castle, and their faces meet. (I just thought this few seconds wasn't needed... seemed cheesy to me, and it's like, we get it... they're similar...) But I did like when they both tumbled to the ground after... so it was remedied.




Deleted scenes:

So I'm curious why they took out two huge scenes that were clearly part of the trailer, but not in the final movie... sad they were removed, but oh well.

• Overview of the castle protection 'globe' disintegrating. (They showed close-up details of the debris, but not the wide-angle shot below... sadness.)



• Voldemort has Harry wrapped up in his robe, holding onto his face, and asking "Why do you live?" Harry responds, "Because I have something worth living for." (Clearly there's a space for this in the film, but it's like they cut it out to keep it moving... they do show Voldemort wrapping him up, but not the full bondage and dialogue shown below.)