The effects in Part 2 were definitely not up to the standard of the other movies. GOF, HBP and Part 1 all definitely had superior effects, and I'd possibly go as far as saying POA had better effects too. There are some scenes where the visuals are plain bad. A lot of the fire effects were bad, the flying scene was pretty ropey, there were even a few shots of Voldemort which looked fake - and I know things are bad when one of the most successful effects in the series looks off.
I've said it before and I'll say it again - 3D worked against the movie. After the Part 1 fiasco, WB were just so determined to get it out in 3D for the extra money and being spared humiliation that they didn't care if it was detrimental to the movie or not. Clearly, they didn't have enough time to finish the effects, which I also suspect is why large portions of the battle were cut. Many of the spells and curses in the parts left in the movie don't look as flashy and polished as they did in OOTP or even Part 1. And if you look at the background fighters during the Harry vs Voldemort/Ron and Hermione vs Nagini/Molly vs Bellatrix confrontations, you will see that some of the effects are actually borderline atrocious. So if they didn't have time to finish background effects, there is no way they could finish effect heavy battle scenes in time for 3D.
The effects in Part 2 were definitely not up to the standard of the other movies. GOF, HBP and Part 1 all definitely had superior effects, and I'd possibly go as far as saying POA had better effects too. There are some scenes where the visuals are plain bad. A lot of the fire effects were bad, the flying scene was pretty ropey, there were even a few shots of Voldemort which looked fake - and I know things are bad when one of the most successful effects in the series looks off.
I've said it before and I'll say it again - 3D worked against the movie. After the Part 1 fiasco, WB were just so determined to get it out in 3D for the extra money and being spared humiliation that they didn't care if it was detrimental to the movie or not. Clearly, they didn't have enough time to finish the effects, which I also suspect is why large portions of the battle were cut. Many of the spells and curses in the parts left in the movie don't look as flashy and polished as they did in OOTP or even Part 1. And if you look at the background fighters during the Harry vs Voldemort/Ron and Hermione vs Nagini/Molly vs Bellatrix confrontations, you will see that some of the effects are actually borderline atrocious. So if they didn't have time to finish background effects, there is no way they could finish effect heavy battle scenes in time for 3D.
Rant over.
What's ironic is that a self-proclaimed Yater (their word, not mine) complained about ONE spell in GoF looking unpolished, whereas he is apparently fine about some of the atrocious spell effects in part 2. Inside the vault, for instance, I thought for a moment I was watching Star Wars...
Also, the spells didn't look real. It is most noticeable in the final duel.
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It looked so much better in GoF, which Yates imitated.
I wish they had thought of some other effect to do whenever there was a duel. I could even see some Priori Incantatem going on in the background battle shots. :P
Also, the spells didn't look real. It is most noticeable in the final duel.
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It looked so much better in GoF, which Yates imitated.
I wish they had thought of some other effect to do whenever there was a duel. I could even see some Priori Incantatem going on in the background battle shots. :P
I was amazed at it in GoF, bored at it in OotP and sick of it the third or four times we saw it in DH2.
I saw a someone in the Great Hall, as you see Neville waking up, doing a double spell. A Death Eater was on his knees with whoever it was using two wands... letting off the Priori Incantatem effect. :-w
I saw a someone in the Great Hall, as you see Neville waking up, doing a double spell. A Death Eater was on his knees with whoever it was using two wands... letting off the Priori Incantatem effect. :-w
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Ugh, I hated how he woke up comically in slow motion and a Death Eater was on fire. With all my complaints, I am afraid I won't be able to enjoy it as much on a rewatch. I have to say that despite the fact it was well-made and told a story about never cease fighting, the finale was severely overrated and merely a decent film.
I saw a someone in the Great Hall, as you see Neville waking up, doing a double spell. A Death Eater was on his knees with whoever it was using two wands... letting off the Priori Incantatem effect. :-w
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Ugh, I hated how he woke up comically in slow motion and a Death Eater was on fire. With all my complaints, I am afraid I won't be able to enjoy it as much on a rewatch. I have to say that despite the fact it was well-made and told a story about never cease fighting, the finale was severely overrated and merely a decent film.
Absolutely. With all that i read in the book, i was thinking that this film was going to have some serious rewatching value, even surpassing GOF... but i was wrong. It's shameful that the one thing they didn't get right with this was the most important.
I saw a someone in the Great Hall, as you see Neville waking up, doing a double spell. A Death Eater was on his knees with whoever it was using two wands... letting off the Priori Incantatem effect. :-w
Lord Stafford.
Ugh, I hated how he woke up comically in slow motion and a Death Eater was on fire. With all my complaints, I am afraid I won't be able to enjoy it as much on a rewatch. I have to say that despite the fact it was well-made and told a story about never cease fighting, the finale was severely overrated and merely a decent film.
Absolutely. With all that i read in the book, i was thinking that this film was going to have some serious rewatching value, even surpassing GOF... i was wrong.
I still found it great, yes. But i also found it great after watching OOTP and HBP... and whilst i still love both of them, they don't have as high regard as they did previously, on first watch.
On the plus side visually I thought the Dragon, Giants, Dome, Grey Lady, spiders, Statues, The beginning attack and Harry Vs Voldemort all looked great.
The effects in Part 2 were definitely not up to the standard of the other movies. GOF, HBP and Part 1 all definitely had superior effects, and I'd possibly go as far as saying POA had better effects too. There are some scenes where the visuals are plain bad. A lot of the fire effects were bad, the flying scene was pretty ropey, there were even a few shots of Voldemort which looked fake - and I know things are bad when one of the most successful effects in the series looks off.
I've said it before and I'll say it again - 3D worked against the movie. After the Part 1 fiasco, WB were just so determined to get it out in 3D for the extra money and being spared humiliation that they didn't care if it was detrimental to the movie or not. Clearly, they didn't have enough time to finish the effects, which I also suspect is why large portions of the battle were cut. Many of the spells and curses in the parts left in the movie don't look as flashy and polished as they did in OOTP or even Part 1. And if you look at the background fighters during the Harry vs Voldemort/Ron and Hermione vs Nagini/Molly vs Bellatrix confrontations, you will see that some of the effects are actually borderline atrocious. So if they didn't have time to finish background effects, there is no way they could finish effect heavy battle scenes in time for 3D.
Rant over.
What's ironic is that a self-proclaimed Yater (their word, not mine) complained about ONE spell in GoF looking unpolished, whereas he is apparently fine about some of the atrocious spell effects in part 2. Inside the vault, for instance, I thought for a moment I was watching Star Wars...
LOL! It really is like Star Wars!
Hermione: Looks like Griphook's managed to cut off our only escape route. (Jumps onto Dragon)
Ron: What the hell are you doing?
Hermione: Somebody's got to save our skins! Onto the dragon, flyboys!
I'd like to say something about my experience while watching Deathly Hallows Part 2.
I've seen the film eight times- all I can say is that the 2D version of the film was vastly superior than the 3D version. Maybe this just happened at my theater, but the visual effects in DH2 looked much better in 2D.
They were seen as PART of the actual movie, of the whole entity. When I watched it in 3D the effects looked like an additional "flashy" feature.
Take the Fiendfyre Scene, for example. I was able to appreciate it much, much better in 2D- the fiery environment felt much more natural, less artificial.
I'm not gonna judge until I watch the film on Blu-Ray. Same thing happened to DH1- at first, I wasn't too happy about the film's VFX, then it all changed.
I'd like to say something about my experience while watching Deathly Hallows Part 2.
I've seen the film eight times- all I can say is that the 2D version of the film was vastly superior than the 3D version. Maybe this just happened at my theater, but the visual effects in DH2 looked much better in 2D.
They were seen as PART of the actual movie, of the whole entity. When I watched it in 3D the effects looked like an additional "flashy" feature.
Take the Fiendfyre Scene, for example. I was able to appreciate it much, much better in 2D- the fiery environment felt much more natural, less artificial.
I'm not gonna judge until I watch the film on Blu-Ray. Same thing happened to DH1- at first, I wasn't too happy about the film's VFX, then it all changed.
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DH2 is a little over 10 minutes while OotP is around 7.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again - 3D worked against the movie. After the Part 1 fiasco, WB were just so determined to get it out in 3D for the extra money and being spared humiliation that they didn't care if it was detrimental to the movie or not. Clearly, they didn't have enough time to finish the effects, which I also suspect is why large portions of the battle were cut. Many of the spells and curses in the parts left in the movie don't look as flashy and polished as they did in OOTP or even Part 1. And if you look at the background fighters during the Harry vs Voldemort/Ron and Hermione vs Nagini/Molly vs Bellatrix confrontations, you will see that some of the effects are actually borderline atrocious. So if they didn't have time to finish background effects, there is no way they could finish effect heavy battle scenes in time for 3D.
Rant over.
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Hermione: Looks like Griphook's managed to cut off our only escape route. (Jumps onto Dragon)
Ron: What the hell are you doing?
Hermione: Somebody's got to save our skins! Onto the dragon, flyboys!
about my experience while
watching Deathly Hallows Part 2.
I've seen the film eight times-
all I can say is that the 2D version
of the film was vastly superior than
the 3D version. Maybe this just
happened at my theater, but the
visual effects in DH2 looked much
better in 2D.
They were seen as PART of the actual
movie, of the whole entity. When I
watched it in 3D the effects looked
like an additional "flashy" feature.
Take the Fiendfyre Scene, for example.
I was able to appreciate it much, much
better in 2D- the fiery environment
felt much more natural, less artificial.
I'm not gonna judge until I watch the
film on Blu-Ray. Same thing happened
to DH1- at first, I wasn't too happy
about the film's VFX, then it all changed.
November 11th, get here - NOW!
G.G.