My friend Sese gave me an offer I can't refuse. For 100 bucks she was selling 2 tickets for a blocked screening of HP6. It was a steal and I didn't pass up the the chance.
So a few hours ago I braved the rain, traffic, and an overcrowded MRT to get to SM Megamall. We were made to wait for about half an hour before the movie start but it was worth it.
At a running time of around 2 hours and 30 minutes, the 6th installment of the Harry Potter franchise doesn't feel like it was that long.
The first few minutes is a visual treat. Quidditch matches were fun. Gambon (Dumbledore), Broadbent (Slughorn), Bonham Carter (Lestrange), Smith (McGonagall) and the brilliant Rickman (Snape) are enthralling. The budding romance of Harry/Ginny and Ron/Hermione was hilarious at times.
If you're looking for some action like that terrific battle between Dumbledore and Voldemort from HP5 then you would be sorely disappointed. There's none of that in HP6. No Ralph Fiennes too. But what the film lacked in fight scenes they offset with cornfield (reminds me of The Signs) and lake (reminds me of Star Wars and LOTR) scenes taut with suspense.
The last 30 minutes of the movie is edgy and dark. Brilliant filmmaking if you ask me. I wish though that the screen faded to black right after the Half-Blood Prince character was revealed. That would have been a stroke of genius.
*****
A heads-up to Harry Potter purists. I'm not absolutely sure about this though, since I last read the book way back in 2005, but I think the filmmakers changed the ending a bit. I'm not going to spoil what these changes were. Abangan niyo na lang.
Apart from that minor quibble I'm actually now looking forward to the final 2 Harry Potter movies. Yep. You read it right the first time. The producers wanted to milk whatever they could from the franchise and decided to release the final installment in 2 parts.
Let the countdown begin to November 2010 and July 2011.
8 comments:
This was my least favorite book. But the film really is visually pretty.
And you're right, action fanatics will be sorely disappointed in this movie...
I still like it though
two of my friends watched it this afternoon sa gbelt
i passed
takot akong mabaha, eh
hehe
happy weekend, scud!
hay. sabi nila, hindi raw okay. weno ngayon. panonoorin ko pa rin.
I've only seen two Potter films so far: The Chamber of Secrets and Goblet of Fire.
Robert Pattinson's character is pretty cool. Sayang deadz na siya, ehehe.
Magkano yung golden ticket ng Cinemanila? And how many films can I watch if I buy it?
gillboard > i liked it too. i wont be able to defend it with gusto though. hehe. wala pang hp movie that warrants a 5-star review from scud. :p
raft3r > hp6 is not worth braving the flood. siguro kung si marian river or jodie foster yun lpwede pa. happy weekend too!
atticus > pag event movie wala ako pakialam sa review. papanoorin ko pa rin. hp fan ka ba? or twilight? :p
andy > the festival pass costs 1k. pwede mo panoorin kahit anong movie, kahit anong sked except for additional screenings. pwede na.
I visited your blog before I left the office but decided to close it right away when I saw the title of this entry. I was about to watch the last full show at SM Megamall at that time. hehe
I enjoyed the film so much especially the "selosan blues". hehe
I tried reading HP series years ago...and it's good.
Tingnan natin kung maganda rin sa movie. :)
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