We're now officially less than a month away from the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, and there's already a bit of a pang setting in for me. The series still has several months left to go, and it feels like it's already coming to an end. It looks like the time for posters for Part 1 has passed, and we're officially on to the stage of broadcast marketing. A slew of new television spots for the upcoming film have been released, and they definitely reinvigorate some of the excitement about the film that tapered off a bit after the trailer. I've picked a few of my favorites, so take a look.
So yes, Dobby is more than just a brief cameo in this next film. It looks like they bring him along for the ride on their journey. It's so nice to see him back in the swing of things. So, since this week has skimped somewhat on the hard core news for the series, which I'm sure will change as we move forward, I've started compiling something a little more interesting. There are plenty of great moments in the film franchise, even though some are placed within some lesser films of the anthology. So, I now offer you #10-7 on my list of the greatest moments of this film series.
Well, it is at #10 isn't it, so pretty much anything goes. Of all the scenes in the second film, which I'm going to go right out and say is the worst in the series, the best comes fairly early on in the film. As a matter of fact, you could say it's the first. Dobby has always been a fan favorite, and you'd have to be mad not to love him. He's always had good intentions, and this scene paints him somewhere in the middle ground. He's a lovable idiot with good intentions, and it's a great disservice that he was left out of the more recent films. However, he obviously makes a triumphant return to the series soon in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Don't even pretend you're not as excited as I.
This is the only clip we don't actually have for you to see, despite it being one of the most important scenes of the series since the beginning. This is actually where the legend effectively begins, and I don't know about most people, but I absolutely loved Robbie Coltrane's performance as Hagrid in the first film. Cut off from everyone in the world, though no more so than usual, Harry gets a surprise visitor. The rest of the film may not measure up to this sequence, but it matters little. It's such a wonderful sequence, if a rather ordinary one in comparison to the others on this list. Still, it's got such sweet emotions throughout that it just works.
You may noticed that nearly half of these scenes belong to Half-Blood Prince, and that's for a reason I'll let you figure out on your own. I was caught between this scene and Dudley Demented, because both are for the same reason. They open the film with the now violent wizarding world tearing through into the muggle world. The Millennium Bridge attack really hammers that home, with the flying death eaters kidnapping Olivander, and then taking down an entire bridge, along with the pedestrians walking along it. For each of these scenes, I think of things that could've been done better, and I always think this scene could've been better if Harry himself was on the bridge, and just barely made it out alive. It's a small complaint, and it doesn't distract from the adrenaline rush the opening still affords us.
The Potter franchise has had some trouble with their climaxes in the past, and the first hour and a half of Order of the Phoenix left much to be desired. Nevertheless, David Yates was able to perfectly stick the action sequences of the film, and none shows better than the extended final of the fifth film. From the quick paced chase in the hall of prophecy, to the battle between the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters, to the final stand off between Dumbledore and Voldemort. The stakes are continually raised, and the result is visually stunning up to a point. We can't forget one of the most criticized death scenes in the series, but it could've been much worse. I think that the failure of that small aspect can be blamed on composer Nicholas Hooper, whose score didn't translate the shock and horror of the moment.
Well, it is at #10 isn't it, so pretty much anything goes. Of all the scenes in the second film, which I'm going to go right out and say is the worst in the series, the best comes fairly early on in the film. As a matter of fact, you could say it's the first. Dobby has always been a fan favorite, and you'd have to be mad not to love him. He's always had good intentions, and this scene paints him somewhere in the middle ground. He's a lovable idiot with good intentions, and it's a great disservice that he was left out of the more recent films. However, he obviously makes a triumphant return to the series soon in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Don't even pretend you're not as excited as I.
9. You're A Wizard, Harry (Sorceror's Stone)
This is the only clip we don't actually have for you to see, despite it being one of the most important scenes of the series since the beginning. This is actually where the legend effectively begins, and I don't know about most people, but I absolutely loved Robbie Coltrane's performance as Hagrid in the first film. Cut off from everyone in the world, though no more so than usual, Harry gets a surprise visitor. The rest of the film may not measure up to this sequence, but it matters little. It's such a wonderful sequence, if a rather ordinary one in comparison to the others on this list. Still, it's got such sweet emotions throughout that it just works.
You may noticed that nearly half of these scenes belong to Half-Blood Prince, and that's for a reason I'll let you figure out on your own. I was caught between this scene and Dudley Demented, because both are for the same reason. They open the film with the now violent wizarding world tearing through into the muggle world. The Millennium Bridge attack really hammers that home, with the flying death eaters kidnapping Olivander, and then taking down an entire bridge, along with the pedestrians walking along it. For each of these scenes, I think of things that could've been done better, and I always think this scene could've been better if Harry himself was on the bridge, and just barely made it out alive. It's a small complaint, and it doesn't distract from the adrenaline rush the opening still affords us.
The Potter franchise has had some trouble with their climaxes in the past, and the first hour and a half of Order of the Phoenix left much to be desired. Nevertheless, David Yates was able to perfectly stick the action sequences of the film, and none shows better than the extended final of the fifth film. From the quick paced chase in the hall of prophecy, to the battle between the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters, to the final stand off between Dumbledore and Voldemort. The stakes are continually raised, and the result is visually stunning up to a point. We can't forget one of the most criticized death scenes in the series, but it could've been much worse. I think that the failure of that small aspect can be blamed on composer Nicholas Hooper, whose score didn't translate the shock and horror of the moment.
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