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Official Test Screening Discussion (Spoiler Alert!)
A DH test screening was held Saturday, August 21st, 2010. David Yates, David Heyman, and Alan Horn all attended with a very lucky audience in Chicago to see an unfinished cut of Deathly Hallows. There was a false score as well as unfinished effects.
ALERT: SPOILER WARNING, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED, READ NO FURTHER!
ENTIRE COVERAGE, REVIEWS & SPOILERS
-Event started mid-afternoon.
-WB being "nazis" about phones, not letting anyone bring phones for audio recording.
-WB reps arrive at event, David Yates and Alan Horn spotted at Chicago theater.
-TWEET "just saw harry potter and the deathly hallows! you're fucking jealous right now! lolz now i'm off to bloody work..."
-HPANA tweets "reports forthcoming!"
-TWEET "I just saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. ...And it was beyond excellent. Tweet more deets later when I'm not as overwhelmed."
-TWEET "Saw an advanced screening of the Deathly Hallows. I was NOT prepared to cry like a bitch today."
-REPORT "The movie wasn't completely finished yet. You saw green screen in some parts & the effects aren't done. The music wasn't real either."
-TWEET MuggleNet's Emerson Spartz "I just saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."
-TWEET "Warner surprised me this time, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will surely be the best movie of the year."
-TWEET MuggleNet's Emerson Spartz "First screening of DH ever. In the world. (!!!!!!!!) About to start writing the review. It was..............."
-TWEET "OMG! It was Harry Potter and the deathly Hallows. We were the first audience to ever see it! It was AMAZING! It was so true to the book!"
-TWEET "I just saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, and all I can say is I can't believe they didn't put Dobby in additional scenes!!!!!"
-TWEET MuggleNet's Eric Scull "AMAZING."
-REPORT "One of my fave scenes? Harry cheering up Hermione by dancing with her in the tent. "
-REPORT "I saw more of Voldemort in this movie than ever.
"
-TWEET "Totally just saw #HarryPotter & Deathly Hallows. First audience ever! It was good but too slowly paced & long."
-REPORT "When Harry opened the locket horcrux, that was disturbing. Especially for Ron who had to kill it. It was like a Harry/Hermione shipper dream"
-REPORT "The pacing of the movie was great, the acting was amazing! It was still unfinished, so we saw some funny special effects & green screen #fb"
-REPORT "Dobby's death? I sobbed like a baby. D': Every scene Dobby was in, the audience clapped. Never realized how much he was loved. "
-REPORT "Ron & Harry's fight was hard to watch. Poor Hermoine was devastated. But you could see how worn out Ron was. You couldn't blame him"
-REPORT "Bellatrix is nuts as always. Totally cringed when she was torturing Hermione. (But Helena Bonham Carter is just too good)"
-TWEET "Alright, guys, I'm writing a review tonight for @MuggleNet. So I'll let you in on more details then.
"
-REPORTS
Director David Yates, and Producers David Heyman and David Barron were in attendance at the screening.
ALERT: SPOILER WARNING, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED, READ NO FURTHER!
ENTIRE COVERAGE, REVIEWS & SPOILERS
-Event started mid-afternoon.
-WB being "nazis" about phones, not letting anyone bring phones for audio recording.
-WB reps arrive at event, David Yates and Alan Horn spotted at Chicago theater.
-TWEET "just saw harry potter and the deathly hallows! you're fucking jealous right now! lolz now i'm off to bloody work..."
-HPANA tweets "reports forthcoming!"
-TWEET "I just saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. ...And it was beyond excellent. Tweet more deets later when I'm not as overwhelmed."
-TWEET "Saw an advanced screening of the Deathly Hallows. I was NOT prepared to cry like a bitch today."
-REPORT "The movie wasn't completely finished yet. You saw green screen in some parts & the effects aren't done. The music wasn't real either."
-TWEET MuggleNet's Emerson Spartz "I just saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."
-TWEET "Warner surprised me this time, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will surely be the best movie of the year."
-TWEET MuggleNet's Emerson Spartz "First screening of DH ever. In the world. (!!!!!!!!) About to start writing the review. It was..............."
-TWEET "OMG! It was Harry Potter and the deathly Hallows. We were the first audience to ever see it! It was AMAZING! It was so true to the book!"
-TWEET "I just saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, and all I can say is I can't believe they didn't put Dobby in additional scenes!!!!!"
-TWEET MuggleNet's Eric Scull "AMAZING."
-REPORT "One of my fave scenes? Harry cheering up Hermione by dancing with her in the tent. "
-REPORT "I saw more of Voldemort in this movie than ever.
"-TWEET "Totally just saw #HarryPotter & Deathly Hallows. First audience ever! It was good but too slowly paced & long."
-REPORT "When Harry opened the locket horcrux, that was disturbing. Especially for Ron who had to kill it. It was like a Harry/Hermione shipper dream"
-REPORT "The pacing of the movie was great, the acting was amazing! It was still unfinished, so we saw some funny special effects & green screen #fb"
-REPORT "Dobby's death? I sobbed like a baby. D': Every scene Dobby was in, the audience clapped. Never realized how much he was loved. "
-REPORT "Ron & Harry's fight was hard to watch. Poor Hermoine was devastated. But you could see how worn out Ron was. You couldn't blame him"
-REPORT "Bellatrix is nuts as always. Totally cringed when she was torturing Hermione. (But Helena Bonham Carter is just too good)"
-TWEET "Alright, guys, I'm writing a review tonight for @MuggleNet. So I'll let you in on more details then.
"-REPORTS
Director David Yates, and Producers David Heyman and David Barron were in attendance at the screening.
Comments
The current running time for this rough cut was about two and a half hours.
The film contained a temporary soundtrack; the full soundtrack is still being composed and recorded.
A unique and innovative animation tells the story of the Deathly Hallows.
David Barron confirmed that the final split for the film will indeed be when Lord Voldemort takes the Elder Wand from Dumbledore's grave.
The crew has not yet finalize their choice of composer for the second part of "Deathly Hallows."
The Seven Potter sequence features Mr. Radcliffe changing, character by character, as the camera pans around the room. He is left in the original clothes of the character, and with their voice.
The film opens on the Minister of Magic speaking to the press, promising the wizarding public safety and protection of their liberties.
This leads into the Dursley's leaving their home, and Harry being left in the empty Privet Drive house with Hedwig.
Hedwig does die, returning to the chase sequence to defend Harry from Voldemort.
The title card did not contain and "Part One" distinction.
Both Kreacher and Dobby do make an appearance in the film.
The Death Eater meeting is featured, an unshaven Lucius Malfoy shakes below Voldemort's gaze.
A series of flashbacks and memories are used to tell both the select backstory of the Hallows and Horcruxes. Dumbledore, Slughorn, and more were featured in this telling.
The Death Eater chase ranges from highway action with other cars, featuring Hagrid and Harry on the motorbike doing a loop around the ceiling of a tunnel.
Director David Yates, and Producers David Heyman and David Barron were in attendance at the screening.
The current running time for this rough cut was about two and a half hours.
The film contained a temporary soundtrack; the full soundtrack is still being composed and recorded.
A unique and innovative animation tells the story of the Deathly Hallows.
David Barron confirmed that the final split for the film will indeed be when Lord Voldemort takes the Elder Wand from Dumbledore's grave.
The crew has not yet finalize their choice of composer for the second part of "Deathly Hallows."
The Seven Potter sequence features Mr. Radcliffe changing, character by character, as the camera pans around the room. He is left in the original clothes of the character, and with their voice.
The film opens on the Minister of Magic speaking to the press, promising the wizarding public safety and protection of their liberties.
This leads into the Dursley's leaving their home, and Harry being left in the empty Privet Drive house with Hedwig.
Hedwig does die, returning to the chase sequence to defend Harry from Voldemort.
The title card did not contain and "Part One" distinction.
Both Kreacher and Dobby do make an appearance in the film.
The Death Eater meeting is featured, an unshaven Lucius Malfoy shakes below Voldemort's gaze.
A series of flashbacks and memories are used to tell both the select backstory of the Hallows and Horcruxes. Dumbledore, Slughorn, and more were featured in this telling.
The Death Eater chase ranges from highway action with other cars, featuring Hagrid and Harry on the motorbike doing a loop around the ceiling of a tunnel.
Umbridge returns. Part of the new Death Eater Ministry which takes over.
# Death Eaters crash the wedding.
# A new stone statue in the Ministry is created, wizards behind held up by a twisted jumble of muggles.
# Madam Maxine is featured at the wedding as well.
# Ministry of Magic is turned into a propaganda factory, with posters, pamphlets, and other anti-Muggle propaganda.
# Harry and Hermione dance to Nick Cave's "The Children."
Dobby makes a fun, funny, and heartwarming return. Humorous interaction with Kreacher.
The Trio are found by the Death Eaters when Xeno says "Voldemort," a tabooed word.
When Ron is destroying the Horcrux, Harry and Hermione appear as silver porcelain figures, taunting Ron. The engage in a very sensual kiss, which ignites Ron into destroying the Horcrux.
Dementors float above the courtroom where Umbrdige interviews.
The enchantments Hermione puts around the test when Snatchers come up to their camp.
The memorial to the Potters does not appear when Harry and Hermione go to Godric's Hollow.
Nagini comes from the mouth of Bagshot. The fight crashes into the children's room of the house next door.
In the Silver Doe scene, Harry breaks his way though the ice to retrieve the sword. When he gets close, the locket around his neck chokes him and drags him under the ice.
When Harry opens the locket, a Voldemort Horcrux tornado appears from the locket, speaking to Ron, and unleashing spiders onto the ground before Ron.
Wormtail lives after Dobby stuns him.
The film ends with Voldemort going to a small island where Dumbledore's tomb is set; he cracks open the white marble, stares into the blank face of Dumbledore, and takes his wand.
-MuggleNet launches mini-MuggleCast, reviews by Emerson Spartz and Eric Scull
-"Feels unlike any movie I've ever seen"
-"Hedwig's death BETTER than the book...lets her go, she returns to save him. "
-Emerson's eyes got "wet" seeing Dobby's death. Voldemort takes Elder Wand, thrusts it into the sky, lightning show, BLACK. Split confirmed! Audiences Very, very happy with split.
-DH screening "quietest" of all screenings including OOTP, HBP according to Yates.
-MuggleCast called it a "perfect adaptation of the book."
-7 Potters--DANIEL RADCLIFFE IN A BRA!
-7 Potters--"scene was actually perfect. Hysterical in the beginning, got so dark so fast! Chilling, edge of your seat filmmaking!"
-MuggleCast Loved every minute of Voldemort, Lupin had a great moment, not so hard to watch anymore, good scene at Mad Eye's death.
-"Ministry has fallen--one of the most haunting moments in the entire series."
-Ron's return is one of the most impressive scenes, Emerson's favorite scene, raw emotion!
-"Horcrux story is explained just fine."
-DH reminds them of LOTR: Return of the King--a little too long, but brilliant work of art.
-REVIEW from MuggleNet:
"First off, this is the most perfect Harry Potter film ever. The movie on a whole is amazing and dark. Everyone was on top of their game. Everything was perfect. Dobby's death was done perfectly. You could see the emotion in Harry and the gang. We saw green screens of course (because the film's digital effects were not yet complete), but it didn't affect me at all. The audience LOVED Dobby. Everyone was clapping when we saw him.
The Ron and Harry fight was so well done. The score sadly was not real - that's the only thing I hated really. Voldemort was in the movie a LOT, but I didn't care - that's what made it so real for me. Him and Snape on screen together was amazing. This IS the movie we have been waiting for.
The Seven Potters scene was so well done. The part I loved the most was the Ministry of Magic scenes. This film will get a hard PG13 rating by far. The Horcrux scene was so well done. All the performances were so well done. I can't wait to see Part Two. Everyone but their heart into this. There is one scene I particularly liked when Harry tried to cheer Hermione up. So cute.
One last thing: The wedding was so great. Kingsley's message was so dark and powerful that you knew things were about to go down."
There will probably be many more reports, in which case they will be added!
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But I hope we get good descriptions this time. I don't want reviews from purists who complain about every little change from the novels, like what happened last year. Loads of the reviews for HBP were negative because of fans complaining about cuts, additions and changes. HBP turned out to be an excellent film with critics and, in my opinion, it had superb cinematography and an emotional soundtrack that fit very well with the film. So I'll take Deathly Hallows' reviews lightly, unless they actually review the film on how good it's cinematic structure is.
I mean, if you're going to watch a film to see whether it's good or not, you should be judging how good the cinematic elements are (i.e pacing, editing etc.. How films are supposed to be judged) instead of comparing it to the book.
So I hope we get reviews from people who are a lot more open minded this time and watch the film for what it is - a cinematic representation of the tone and main plot of the novel.
Lord Stafford.
That's his opinion on HBP
So hopefully the reviews won't be quite as bad as hers this time around.
Lord Stafford.
So around 2:30.
One thing that I have to prefer LOTR to HP is that HP fans react so negatively to change/omissions. With growing up on the LOTR IMDB board in the early 2000's, I rarly saw complaints. And those were nitpicks.
So yeah, I actually say that when it comes to change, HP fans need to calm the hell down. LOTR fans didn't overreact, and from a book fan, Jackson cut so much of the magic of the book. Still, I didn't care. And you know what, I actually think the LOTR movies beat the sh*t out of the books.
1. The run time, roughly or even exact.
2. The cinematography: is it amazing/better then HBP or PoA.
3. The acting: who was surprisingly good, the best performance, best acted scene possibly.
4. And finally, how is Yates' direction?
Also, how is Mark Day's Editing and possibly the special effects, even if they're not finished.
I want to know
I want to know
ALL!
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Anyway, back to designing my site, will check for news in 2 hours!
Do you guys think Desplat's score will be used in this cut or it's too early? I know other test screenings don't include original scores but I think he might have finished his work already.
It would be so awesome if they used the Inception score to the screening if Desplet hasn't finished the score yet.
WILL NOT BE
A DISAPPOINTMENT
ALL OVER AGAIN!
That's the only
thing I want!
Please let it
be real!
Please let it
be real!
G.G.
See here.
Shit, I wanna hear that!
The cooling tower scene is the one I am most looking forward to hearing about.