Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Voldemort's power is growing stronger. He now has control over the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to finish Dumbledore's work and find the rest of the Horcruxes to defeat the Dark Lord. But little hope remains for the Trio, and the rest of the Wizarding World, so everything they do must go as planned. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: David Yates
Written By: Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling
Starring: Timothy Spall, Bill Nighy, Helena Bonham Carter, Jason Isaacs, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, David Thewlis, Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright
Genres: Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Mystery
Franchise: Harry Potter
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Barthalen | 73 64% |
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The movie's main problem lies in the source material; Harry Potter and the Months Long Camping Trip. Still, I'm impressed how Yates managed to get the most out of the bland-ish story and give the whole thing a subdued, slightly depressing flair. Muted colors, no CGI overload, some handheld camera shots... the whole movie feels pretty grounded, though it might not be the most rewatchable. Too creepy for kids as well. Good. Take that, ya brats!
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XakkMaster | 85 76% |
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The most mature of the series and also the most beautifully filmed. Very dark imagery with developed performances by the main players. There's so many details that they can't cover from the books, but I left the theater wishing the movie was still going. That's never a bad feeling. The films have grown consistently from the beginning (though Azkaban proved to be the standout of the first 4). The action is mostly reserved for part 2, but this chapter takes the franchise to its emotional height.
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vesupria | 4 32% |
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This was a bit of a snooze-fest to be honest. It was over-wrought, over-long and very sparse. I left the cinema asking, what happened in the last 150 minutes? We found out very little, and saw very little of what might happen. The theme of "growing up as an innocent child in a world of darkness" was lost in the din of nothingness. The action scenes were poorly programmed to my view, and I was very disappointed in this respect. Somewhere in this mess something positive lurks but where I know not.
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omgfridge | 8 80% |
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What a wonderful series. Sure some people are occasionally disappointed but I'm sure as hell am not. Another installment has delivered another grand adventure. Emotionally involving scenes balanced out by well utilized humor, excellent pacing, imaginative story telling are just some of the praise that can be gushed upon Hallows. There can be the occasional writing oversight though it hardly matters. I could talk about the positives for days, so sue me, I loved it. Bring on part two!
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juntakinte99 | 88 78% |
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Like The Empire Strikes Back, this is the darkest entry in an otherwise fun franchise. Still, it has some silly parts in the world-building: namely the slang, customs, and spells. But as a picture it’s a brooding coming-of-age road movie that just happens to include magic. As a plus the Freudian Trio of heroes face real conflict via Ron's actions. It also has the best use of pop music in the entire series via Harry and Hermione's dance. If you've gotten this far, there's no reason to skip this.
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filmfreak88 | 70 54% |
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All Harry Potter films, this one included, have never lived up to the greatness of the books they are based on. But that's not to say this one isn't good. In fact, I believe this is one of the three adaptations that actually comes close to capturing the magic and wonder of the source material (the other two being Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire). Suffused with a pervading sense of loss, this one manages to be emotionally involving all throughout despite the slow paced middle segment.
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Tjekhov | 50 40% |
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Bill Nighy, Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, David Thewlis, John Hurt, Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson - and they still made a film about tragic-puppy-love. mmm, Hermione..
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frederic_g54 | 7 57% |
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"These are dark times, there is no denying", crucial words which set up this penultimate installment. Oddly, I felt quite nauseous afterwards, what with its jumpy editing and rather grim ambience. The middle segment was also incredibly slow, forcing me to hit my head against my seat to regain my composure. But the film looks great and the 3 leads aptly carry it until its thrilling/unavoidable inconclusive ending. More of the calm before the storm, though I'm eagerly awaiting the final chapter.
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BillyShears | 65 42% |
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Oh boy, let's watch them go camping! The action scenes in this movie are hilarious, WANDS ARE GUNS. There is no way to brandwish a wand without looking dorky as shit (that coffee shop scene, oh my lord).
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BeeDub | 88 75% |
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For the first time, we get a HP movie that truly feels like the books. Pity it took them so long.
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Bunken | 50 37% |
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Lets make a film where 3 annoying teen wizards hide out in a tent for 2 hours... Sheeeiiitttt!
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Stradivarius | 60 24% |
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This installment is all over the place. The constantly-shifting mystery element to the story repeatedly solves itself through chance discoveries or deus ex machina. The bad guys have muddled motivations or lack them entirely, Voldemort is 1-dimensional and his minions are unfocused, one moment powerful, the next, missing or lacking purpose. Its hard for a story to maintain pace when the characters never know what they're supposed to do and typically wait around for something to happen.
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FrederikA | 75 77% |
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It's Harry Potter and the Third Reich Allegory and I loved it! Even though it obviously feels like the incomplete first half, it manages to employ the many plot devises, places, characters and mystical items introduced in the prequels and the "Extracurricular Activity" plot does wonders for the three main characters' development as well as the complex universe..
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KasperL | 50 30% |
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Overall story progression is frustratingly minimal. That I remained thoroughly disengaged throughout is no fault of the actors. Yates makes an effort, too, unwisely trying to supply depth by turning the inherently silly material into a drama almost. As its contrivances so obviously work as mere deferrals, it's very difficult to invest emotionally, the penultimate scene being an exception. Here I did care, sort of. Bring on the finale, but next time: more magic and less running/traveling, please.
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TheRealJ-Ro | 85 84% |
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Ranking this the same as Half-Blood Prince, but for whatever reason, I see Half-Blood Prince as the superior flick (so far, it's so hard to qualify that statement at this point because, well, we've only seen half of this flick). Man, do these last few flicks ever have me hooked on Harry Potter in a big bad way. It's well-documented that I've never been a big fan (I was on the LotR side of the argument back in the day), but I can't intelligibly defend hating on ol' Harry anymore. I'm a fan!!!
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MArkjp | 75 60% |
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Although this one has a nice Nazi-wizards-from-hell touch to it in the first part, it is a bit slow in the second half. I know we're building up tension for the grand finale here and we have to have some character development, but that part is a good 20 minutes too long. Oh, and by the way: No, it's not all right for you to showcase the spectacular monsters and boss fights of the next film in the trailer for this one.
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Luna6ix | 79 69% |
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Having skipped out on number five I was pleasantly surprised to see the film making of the series going in an actually respectable direction. The momentum, however, is hindered by the silliness of Rowling's unyielding-ly child-like creations. I've always been a fan of sword and sorcery, and that's a big carrier for this series, but there are core issues here which cannot be masked. While you can turn down the contrast and the brightness of a film, you can't make a kid's writer a literary genius.
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Melvin Smif | 70 79% |
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As expected, the feeling of hopelessness is amped up in the first portion of the final book. The characters have all matured into finer actors (or at least have really taken to these roles) than I think we could have guessed starting out. I am utterly amazed that the entire series maintained the original core cast, and even got better as it went along. A step up from Half-Blood Price. The fact the final portion is filmed and ready to go rankles, but I can't wait.
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Beer94 | 70 71% |
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I watched the first installment of the series just before watching this, and it's amazing how the whole mood of the film has changed. The first being more vibrant and jovial (an odd word to describe the series in these times I know, but it's true) and now the series has horror traits to it. This is a good thing though. The audience that watched the first film in the cinema has matured and so has the film. The most emotionally engaging and the acting of the main cast has improved vastly.
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obtiosov | 63 26% |
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Warner Bros loves money. They love it even more when it is easily gained. So, they chose to split the one part of the series that would probably end up as the best Potter movie. Emma Watson is not that pretty when camping, is she?
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SirStuckey | 70 56% |
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Since they decided to split up the last book, I knew the first part would be hard to do. It's a strange scenario where a bunch of small stuff happens but when you look at the big picture barely anything happens. Then you sit there thinking, "Why did that take 2.5 hours?" It did a better job of sticking to the source material than the Half Blood Prince which is good, but I can't help but feel they just wanted to squeeze a few extra dollars by making it 2 parts and ultimately hurting both films.
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KMcNeil | 2 16% |
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Pretty boring. And no: I haven't read the books and I'm sure as shit not going to based on this. Sorry, Fans of Rowling Inc.
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Wiche | 79 79% |
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After reading some critics, I didn't have high expectations, but now I wonder why those critics were that bad. I watched a mature(defenitely the most mature of the series) film, which was visually perfect, well paced, well acted and well directed. Far less complex than the book and it's a pitty that certain facts are grossly underdeveloped(eg the love afair between Ron and Hermoine or Albus' history)and that it gets a bit messy at times.Loved the visual way of showing the Beattle the Bard story!
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Judge Holden | 3 32% |
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I didn't think it was possible to make a boring film with Hans Gruber, Amon Goeth, Kane, and Johnny (Thewlis), but then maybe I'm underestimating Rowling's ability to write meandering, bloated drivel.
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mattburgess | 67 54% |
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The best film of the franchise by far. I always found the Harry Potter series pretty bland filmmaking - generic fantasy blockbusters spattered with moronic British humour and endlessly rushing through plot point after plot point. But splitting the finale into two parts finally allows the characters to breathe and there's finally a sense of atmosphere and mystery. Its obviously the darkest and most adult of the series but few have mentioned how wonderfully "silent" it is for the most part.
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d_drudges | 20 17% |
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Most of the movie is spent aimlessly wandering in the woods with some angsty teens, and when something vaguely interesting finally happens, it's with little context and quickly over. You'd think 2,5 hours could have been spent better. The movie ends with some bug creature we haven't seen in five movies suddenly appearing and promptly tragically dying. R.I.P.
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Bown | 77 45% |
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One of the best in the series - the split meant important or good scenes got the room they needed. As good as the actors are, Yates is the breakout star of the series - he (as he did with HBP) exercises great control over what could have been a massively convoluted film, with some truly impressive setpieces, the telling of the three brothers story being the highlight. Doesn't have as much depth as it should, but that's to be expected from these films, and it does it much better than the others.
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PeaceAnarchy | 75 44% |
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Harry Potter, boy wizard, grows up. Kind of. By this point the the series has fully embraced its dark themes, going from children's fare to teenage blockbuster. It does as well as could be expected in adapting the book, taking its time without going too slowly and for half a story it has a pretty well done arc. It's still hobbled by Rowling's bad writing, the fact that it in no way stands on its own, and some questionable acting. Fun on its own merits but not particularly special.
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| 2 | meckleycp1 | 85 76% |
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Say what you want about the greed of the filmmakers, but I wholeheartedly applaud the decision to split the final book. Yates does justice to Rowling's phenomenon here as they travel throughout all of England but actually get almost nowhere. If at times the movie seems to drag it is because the quest of our heroes drags and Yates really wants us to feel that. Definitely would not be as good if you haven't read the books, but if you haven't read the books what's the point in watching, really?
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OzGrenouille | 73 31% |
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David Yates strikes back! He is lack of imagination and directing ability, i didn't expect to see a Bergman, but he was really bad.
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Ytadel | 6 69% |
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A good film; dark, with several impressive set pieces and, as with all Potter films, a mind-blowing-if-you-look-at-it-all-together collection of British acting talent. Probably third best in the series after Prisoner and Goblet. Still, I find myself disappointed, simply because, exactly as I predicted when the two-movie split was first announced way back in 2008, I fear we've sacrificed one potentially great movie for two merely pretty good ones.
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| 2 | DyanneThorne | 91 96% |
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Harry Potter and the shit that got real.
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Paradiselost | 74 47% |
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Harry potter and the Dei ex machinae. Harry potter and the completely unexpected jarring Nick Cave song out of nowhere. Harry Potter and the pointy-hatted nazi's. Harry Potter and the labyrinth of plots. Harry Potter and the parade of A-list British actors.
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darko66 | 59 5% |
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the worst harry potter film in my opinion, its too slow, you hardly understand anything if youre not a fan, nothing really happens till the end.
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twincinema | 55 30% |
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I finished the novel shortly before watching this film. This only matters because the first half of the novel was one of my least favourite sections of the entire series. Hundreds of pages, which means a few hours of film, devoted to the trio's wacky camp adventures. It's just a slog to both read and watch. I miss the familiar setting of Hogwarts, and not just because I am a late-20s male who wishes he could become a boy wizard, too!
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| 2 | adornment | 73 59% |
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Some tonal imbalance in a movie that takes its Chosen One shtick a bit too seriously, but the plunge into darkness is mostly successful at this point. It's a more somber film, which gives it a chance to develop on character relations and linger on the weightier themes.
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| 2 | MajorB | 94 78% |
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We're dealing with a Matrix Reloaded situation here: it's well-made and enthralling but only half of a movie. If part 2 is as good, then this film will be seen as excellent. If part 2 is not, then this film will suffer. However, the performances are excellent, the film is visually arresting and the script deals as well with all the details needed that were left out of the previous films as any script could.
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Anomaly | 75 59% |
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Harry Potter and the Why Does It Have to End Right There? Lack of conclusion hurts it (more money for the producers), along with having to adapt some of the lesser content from the books. Otherwise, acting and cinematography are improving and despite the constant camping, it was engaging, didn't rush, and felt shorter than it was. Hopefully the last part will deliver, it's certainly looking that way from here.
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twillis | 65 23% |
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Warner Brothers and the Quest for More Money. This movie is overburdened in a way the previous movies, limited to a two hour run-time, weren't. The "stuff" happens, but the astonishingly well-developed and philosophical themes of the original book are absent.
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kevinjoseph | 66 59% |
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The story lent itself more to a movie adaptation than earlier books and it consequently was one of the better Harry Potter movies (despite being one of the darkest and longest). This movie's got a strong supporting cast, some gorgeous shots of the countryside, and one very very awkward dance scene between Harry and Hermione.
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| 2 | vv238 | 56 60% |
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Deathly Hallows Part 1 is a microcosm of the best and worst of Harry Potter. The solid characters too often get caught up in melodrama that only serves to pad the runtime. The plot is minimal, bare, full of convenient MacGuffins, and lacks a real ending. Despite finally leaving Hogwarts, the film's settings are just boring and weak real (not fantasy) naturalistic environments. The only really artful scene is done in animation and not live action.
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| 1 | mennowo | 68 16% |
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I found this movie lacked a coherent and exciting development of its story. It's just bits and pieces of things happening to different people. It is entertaining still, but too long and therefor boring in the end.
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misterlizard | 60 61% |
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Better than most of the franchise but still suffers from terrible plotting full of problem-solving magical devices that appear out of nowhere to save the day. The pacing is all over the place, a lot of this movie is ponderously slow compared to the rest of the franchise. Still worth a watch.
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Bagger | 59 25% |
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Way too much time dedicated to buildup and to picking up threads left out of all the other movies.
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NothingsGood | 30 20% |
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The first part of the Harry Potter finale plays out like a Lord of the Rings movie, complete with long shots of characters traveling through neverending wilderness, though this time with the ability to teleport. Very little happens and even less is explained, but Yates continues to maintain enough poignancy to make the film not feel like a complete waste of time.
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Matthew Parkinson (CineMarter) | 50 47% |
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This is perhaps the weakest film of the series, and it fails to bring any depth to any character that isn't named Harry, Ron, or Hermione. The scenery and visuals are great, but the secondary characters are pushed aside for ones that end up getting on your nerves. I do fear, however, for Part 2, as they were shot back-to-back. Hopefully they will rectify them in the editing process, or even go back and re-shoot some scenes before release. Either way, I was let down by Part 1.
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Naypalm | 66 28% |
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Worst of the series, admittedly I haven't read up to the final book but the film just felt all over the place. STILL A HARRY POTTER THOUGH EH! Hopefully the next one is actually good.
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SlantMag | 20 41% |
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"More like Harry Potter and the Torturous Moping." - Nick Schager
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movebitch | 99 97% |
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The most visually impressive of all the films so far, and also the truest to the book. Apart from a couple of fangirl niggles, I loved it. I felt drained when I left the cinema because it was so intense and dramatic. Can't wait for July 2011!
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glumpy_99 | 59 16% |
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An unfortunate misfire in the otherwise excellent Potter series; the film has some impressive effect set pieces, and more screen time for a snarling, slavering Fiennes, but can't shake off a bloated, padded narrative (and rather awkwardly developed love triangle dramas) that would have worked better if it had been stripped down and combined with its infinitely better successor. Radcliffe, Watson and Grint are as charming as ever, but the usual plethora of supporting actors are sorely missed.
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SlrSoapbox | 85 86% |
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Whew, this was intense. 1) It's not for children. 2) It's not for people who haven't read the books. 3) I wish it was longer. Waiting for July is going to be torture!
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| 1 | rianmiller | 30 27% |
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Boring. I'm not a big fan of this franchise, but I've watched all of the movies with an open mind and this is the worst of the lot. Yes, some things actually do happen, but nothing happens. It's boring. If the next film is 100% action, they should have combined it with this 100% boring film and made a straight-up 50% good movie just like the rest of the franchise.
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Boxcars | 4 12% |
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The first part of "Harry Potter's" finale is a meandering affair, full of obvious filler that will have even the most devout of fans asking for the series to be put out of its misery.
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| 1 | Gargom04 | 53 4% |
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Opinión personal: 6 Actores: 4,5 Planos: 4 Guión: 5 BSO/FX: 7 Total: 53
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IamTyphoon | 79 60% |
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Even though it doesn't make too much sense it still has a very fascinating atmosphere, and good music.
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moviesky08 | 80 80% |
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Dobby: What a beautiful place... to be with friends.
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Quintonjamin | 60 50% |
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This is personally my least favorite of the Harry Potter films. It feels really slow at a few spots and the emotional climax of the film didn't really work for me, but it still sets up the final film well.
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TDH1878 | 82 61% |
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While it can't help but feel like the penultimate entry that it is, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 still manages to stand on its own thanks to the solid story and engaging characters that progress the film's narrative along at a reasonably satisfying pace.
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| 1 | MenialRetcon | 69 30% |
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Maybe cut 20 or 30 minutes out?
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Corbad | 85 90% |
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Artfully and subtly told. Allows the story to breathe and expands the depth and emotion of the world through colour, cinematography, and moments of silence.
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| 1 | xacviant | 87 82% |
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With PART 2 being a foregone conclusion, David Yates appears to have had some fun with PART 1. From the strange opening close-up of Bill Nighy, to the weird landscape shots (backed only by radio sounds), to the Orwellian Ministry of Magic sequence, to the haunting "Three Brothers" animated legend, DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 is the most experimental entry in the series, and it has a certain meditative quality that the second part doesn't have time to attain. A fascinating film, and enjoyable as well.
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| 1 | wonderstruck | 100 81% |
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Big fan here. Guilty of giving it a 100.
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VengefulKBM | 60 35% |
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As many before me have said, cutting the final installment in half was to this film's detriment. It's a decent adaptation, but there's just not that much that actually happens, and seven films in, there's not all that much character development left to actually DO with our three leads. I wish they had gone the Game of Thrones route with this and cut away to material we didn't get to see in the books, like what's going on at Hogwarts or with Voldemort. That would have made the split worth it.
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aross | 70 71% |
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No reason to split this book into two films besides money.
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| 1 | PUNQ | 60 89% |
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More happening here than in the previous two entries, but still stalling before the final confrontation, saving most of the fireworks for the last one. Another thing. The older they get, the less magical these films are. I get that the mood matures with with actors, but their whole world gets less adventurous and playful with it.
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aalperraa | 75 55% |
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2019, İstanbul
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Paxton | 70 63% |
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It's bizarre not being in Hogwart's. It's a fitting set up to the conclusion.
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| 1 | myfavchords | 74 40% |
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This is not the best movie in the series, there are plenty of slow parts. But overall if you are a Harry Potter fan you should enjoy this movie. It is a shame that Alan Rickman is not in this movie for that long.
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Tony Irwin | 4 5% |
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Incomprehensible to the casual viewer, but still a gorgeous, poignant, supernatural horror for teens. When the characters aren't standing around explaining clues they conveniently solved while the camera wasn't on them, we see a warning tale of young people made destitute as their society crumbles. But everything the director achieves is undermined by the wretchedly bloated source material and the writers' shocking inability to craft a slick story that's worthy of a paying worldwide audience.
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chemtrails | 35 18% |
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Pretty bad
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PetrosTser | 70 66% |
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Yates's effort is impressive, the art direction and the effects are majestic as usual, the acting ensemble is satisfying (I love all these British accents) and Desplat's music, although definitely not one of his masterworks, is typically huge even at its cheesier moments. The action is pretty much great, the settings more outlandish than ever and the emotional stakes quite high. This is one of the most visually playful and experimental HP films.
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Alex Watkins | 3 38% |
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Ehh. Entertaining but shoddily paced and edited, which gives it a really haphazard feel - which is compounded by the fact that most of the material here should've been pared down. Still, I enjoyed myself.
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| 1 | caffe | 39 18% |
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I don't know if Chris Nolan is the right person to blame, but someone really has to pay the price for the fact that only Marvel Studios seems to think it's a good idea to have blockbusters be any sort of fun any longer. I enjoy parts of this, it's all very well made and pretty to look at. But it's also about equal parts dour and confusing, especially for those of us who don't already know what's about to happen (as in: haven't read the books).
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| 1 | shahness | 43 14% |
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Ugh... it was bad enough that Half-Blood Prince was essentially a 2 hour setup for this film. To make matters worse, Yates takes this film and makes it a 2 hour setup for Part 2 with nothing exciting going on, just a bunch of wheel spinning and teen angst. This better be some amazing fucking finale the're leading up to, because they just wasted 4 hours setting it up.
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Mentaculus | 80 72% |
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Cinematically, this installment is more than proficient - the second act is only boring if you care for an action sequence every ten pages, which I don't. Actually, the cinematography was so striking it may be six-degrees-of-Hollywood-separation from Tarkovsky. And that may be me imposing, but the whole 'coming of age in the wilderness existentially struggling with hopelessness and death' thing seemed similar.
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maddog | 89 94% |
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Very dark, and a departure from the formulaic earlier Harry Potter movies. That I can give credit to Rowling and the moviemakers both. But I can also fault them for the dragging portion of the book and movie, where really, Harry, Hermione, and Ron are kind of... grasping at straws and not much is going on. That time in the middle of nowhere is dry and goes on too long for both. Still, excellent film despite that.
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MJVmovieMan | 80 79% |
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Judging the first half of a film is a tricky business. Not a standalone installment, "Deathly Hallows Part I" has a lot of time to set the stage without taking the stage. This gives opportunity for our 3 leads to command the screen and deliver as actors like they haven't before. This is an exciting chapter, or chapter-half, but don't expect to get very far or into a lot of the meat. I have no doubt the second half will be a blow-out of magnificence, but for now, the prelude will do.
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Anne | 77 79% |
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Wonderful acting by the entire cast...unfortunately, too few of them get the screen time they deserve. Part 1 is essentially a story of the Trio alone and on the run while they try to figure out how to defeat Lord Voldemort. I am hopeful Part 2 will make up in action what Part 1 seems to lack.
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cagedwisdom | 75 65% |
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Not as good as part 2 in the same way the first half of the book is not as good as the second half of the book. Because the second half of the book is the best thing in the entire series.
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Ross | 55 50% |
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The Harry Potter movies have been disappointing ever since part 4 - this one is no exception. The main problem is that I am fed up with the extreme righteousness the kids live by. This makes it hard to bear watching the three main characters wander around without a purpose for 150 minutes.
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TheDiceman | 55 49% |
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Not bad.
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Kavu | 73 53% |
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The best HP movie so far. More darkness and less sillyness than before. Great score by Desplat.
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Harmonica | 56 16% |
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For me the first genuine misfire of the series. It suffers from most of the collective faults of the previous n films, but all in one runtime. Meandering, painfully slow and empty for the most part, long clunky expositional dumps, trite and flat dialogue, Harry being rather braindead and pretty far from a great wizard, etc etc. Much of it is either silly or downright nasty, very little of it is engaging or well written, and plenty of scenes are egregiously blocked out. Mediocre filmmaking.
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| 1 | CatScandal | 58 34% |
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well, there's really nothing kloves could do to fix the stupidity of the story, but yates does a pretty solid job capturing the atmosphere. one of the better movies
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wayofthegun | 60 21% |
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The figurative magic of this series has pretty much disappeared since the third film and has been replaced with literal magic. Yes, the common theme of the series is magic, but the intrigue is gone, the discovery of once-new things is gone, it just feels like they're kind of going through the motions at this point. As a viewer, it just doesn't feel like an adventure or a journey at this point.
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terrymac | 70 58% |
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Difficult to rate this - it is only half a film. This was reasonably competently handled, and the cast did a good job, but the pacing felt a bit off. The animated Deathly Hallows story was a nice touch. Like so many of the films in the series, my opinion is "it's good, but...".
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yilb | 10 2% |
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What a bore.
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sebby | 30 7% |
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Boring as hell and just as annoying. The fun and majesty of the series is gone, as is its entertainment value.
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skiewulfy | 45 41% |
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As a YA focused film HP&TDH:P1 is simply too humorless and grim. As a story the film can't really overcome the burden of adapting the cumbersome and ponderous book where the titular protagonist engages in a boring journey through dull forests and dank houses to vandalize magical antiques. A film made purely for folks who seem obligated to view the film version of anything they have read. Hardly deserving of being split into two parts.
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Valenzetti | 69 35% |
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This could have been a decent film. Unfortunately, no matter how grown-up the acting or cinematography gets, it's still built on childish kitsch, which means that despite moments of maturity, number 7 is a tonal rollercoaster.
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Filligan | 92 85% |
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Deathly Hallows represents the largest leap in quality for the entire HP franchise. It's an adult adventure for an adult Harry Potter, and as such the filmmakers have put forth an effort to reflect that; everything is beautifully put together. But maybe the most refreshing part of the film is it has a chance to breathe. Without having to rush exposition constantly, this Harry Potter is a rare treat in capturing more emotion, tension, and magic than fans of the books are used to.
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Roberta | 73 38% |
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I especially like to see Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham-Carter as villains. That snake is horrible and disgusting, isn't she? The trio of protagonists have grown up nicely as actors since I last saw them. Emma Watson is a gorgeous young lady. This must be a bittersweet moment to Harry Potter's fans. I sympathize with them.
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| 1 | pawlos | 60 10% |
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Boring... I hope the second part will be better...
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| 1 | AviAwareness | 42 7% |
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So duuuuuull.
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| 1 | Ray | 85 86% |
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By sticking closely to the book and darkening the tone a considerable amount, the latest addition to the Potter series easily triumphs over its predecessors. I'm trying to think of the various things I could praise here but, truthfully, there's too many to list. The writing, cast, direction, cinematography, effects, sound, really everything has improved. The only real negative I have is the score, which I felt was very intrusive and outdated. Overall a great, great film. I look forward to pt 2!
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Henrik | 45 20% |
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Varies between excellent dark tension and boredom. If you haven't read the book you're pretty much lost most of the time which in the end makes it a very unsatisfying experience.
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Duco | 73 45% |
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The best Potter film as far as following the book is concerned; the problem is that the book's not that action-paced in the first part, so the movie tries to handle that by giving characters more depth. It's partially successful; the whole Harry-Hermione thing was a bit out of the blue, but oh well... I'll buy it (on my second watching I viewed it from the pure fan side). Definately good if you're a fan, and most probably boring if you're not.
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Jellyscuds | 40 24% |
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Meh, overly long Harry Potter, what else can one say?
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| 1 | Ranald | 40 9% |
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This is the first Harry Potter movie since the Chris Columbus ones to be actively bad, trudging through the book's plot in a dreary and unimaginatively literal manner.
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mwgerb | 54 51% |
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I'm glad to see the films have matured so much to this point. The visuals are the most notable, constantly amazing me with its shots and vistas, and creating an overarching mood for the entire film. Unfortunately, I feel that cutting the movie in half prevented this film from being truly great, leaving it incapable of providing any true conclusion or tying all the plotlines together. However, I look forward to the final film with relish.
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kitchen867 | 10 8% |
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I liked these movies a lot more when they were fun.
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ZayanK | 55 22% |
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Thank god it's almost over.
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astrakhan | 72 24% |
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Dark, moody and serious - this is not what I, as a distant outsider on the scale of fans, want from a Harry Potter film. There's not much fun, warmth or humour in this instalment, and mooching around in the woods in wet clothes is all a bit Twilighty. To top it off, it's a two-parter so you don't even get a proper ending. Polished, technically impressive, meticulously created, but so hard to actually enjoy.
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Zozan | 15 13% |
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Too confusing.
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Neonman | 70 38% |
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It should be obvious that by now this series is no longer suitable for children. But really, this may prove too much for adults. I'm not kidding when I say that the first eight seconds of this film may be too scary for those under the age of, say, 18. I was actually carded when I went to see it and I'm nineteen, and a half. That's how hardcore this film is!
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INDYATMN | 78 50% |
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Harry&friends spend most of this 1 on the run & when they're moving, it works. However the pit-stops in between relentlessly (if somewhat deliberately) drag on. The director's put in the unenviable position of having 2 illustrate long periods of time spent waiting 4 something 2 happen, minus a novel's inner dialogue to focus on. A bit w/ Harry & Hermione dancing breaks through the monotony, but the scenes of the trio in hiding generally just leave u feeling as impatient & frustrated as they are.
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| 1 | dogeatmoon | 52 27% |
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Wait, so Snape is good?
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