Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Pt 1

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I could never really get into the Harry Potter books. They seemed full of empty language and repetitive scenes. Thankfully, the movies came out and I was able to enjoy the world that J.K. Rowling created.
That said, I'm not sure I can recommend HP&TDH1 because it is two hours of grim angst among lovely scenery. And, angst is so not my thing.
I will say that this movie has done a wonderful job of portraying the titular hero on the run, and the trying emotional circumstances that he and his friends find themselves in. Perhaps too well.
I can't really say that I enjoyed this movie.
I certainly don't want to go and see it again.
But, on the other hand, I am looking forward the final installment in the series.
Bearing all of that in mind, gentle readers, you may be surprised that I am giving Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 1 a 7 on the scale of Melworks Movie Love.
It's not an easy movie to sit through and I wouldn't recommend taking little kids to see it, but overall it's a fine piece of work, worth repeat viewing by the hardcore fans.

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"Harry Potter and the Explanation of Doom!"

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By the time TDH was written, the books had become rather dark....I like to think that she was gearing the books towards the kids who had grown up reading them....in other words if you read "Philosopher's stone" at 10, by the time "Deathly Hallows" was published you would have grown up enough to understand the book.

But I read "1984" when i was 11, so....what do I know?