Deathly Hallows Sneak Preview in Chicago ~ Massive Spoiler Post
Yesterday a special sneak preview of Deathly Hallows Part Two was screened in Chicago. Producers David Heyman and David Barron were on hand. The film was a rough cut without most of the special effects and they said they may still tweak certain things.
OMG ~ if anyone doesn't want to be Spoiled, please don't click the Cut!!!
Also Mugglenet has a semi-Non-Spoiler Review HERE
These reviews and comments are not in any particular order. Please don't assume that every review is in total agreement or that the later reviews are not as good. There is good Snape information in every review so scroll down and Enjoy!!!
Leaky's Full Review Here
Excerpt:
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint continue their high caliber of performances as Harry, Ron, and Hermione from the first part of the film, but Alan Rickman (Snape) and Maggie Smith (McGonagall) really do steal the show. Snape gets to become a fully emotional character in this film, as evidenced via the phenomenal Prince's Tale memory sequence, slipped into the ranging and bloody battle for Hogwarts. Snape is a heartbroken shell of a man when Lily is killed, and we see every level of those emotions in Rickman's performance. The Prince's Tale scene is one of the best moments in the entire series, and stays with you long after you leave the theater.
. . . In a change from the book, a number of shots were added to the memory scene showing Snape at Godric's Hollow, discovering the dead bodies of Lily and James. Snape falls to the floor upon seeing Lily's body, and then cradles her in his arms, sobbing, as the year-old Harry Potter looks on from his crib. Rickman's scenes with Michael Gambon (Dumbledore) also hit the mark, showing the backstory of Dumbledore's search for the horcruxes and Snape's love for Lily. Young Snape, Lily, and Petunia have been cast perfectly as well... even young James Potter seems to have been captured the way Snape's character remembers him from the book.
In Snape's death, Rickman gives a chilling performance along with Ralph Fiennes, who goes on a Death Eater killing spree as he learns the last bits of his soul are being systematically destroyed. A man who will stop at nothing to live forever, Voldemort slashes at the air in front of Snape, which results in a thin trail of blood to start staining the white collar of his cloak. Nagini then bites Snape multiple times, shaking the glass window onto which Snape has collapsed. We see this from the outside of the Boat House where the Trio are crouching out of sight.
As mentioned above, the Prince's Tale memory is the emotional high point for the entire film series. It flows beautifully among the battle going on around Harry, and allows for a quick breath and dose of reality for Harry. Lasting for about six minutes, the sequence was set to the temporary score of "Dumbledore's Farewell" from "Half-Blood Prince" which worked beautifully in this edit, even though it is sure to be changed for theatrical release. From Young Snape meeting Lily under an old and decaying monument of a tree and their relationship before and during school to James' bulling of Snape and his pain upon discovering their deaths, the entirety of his history is depicted in these scenes.
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Following the screening I was able to speak with David Heyman who commented that they may tweak some elements for the sake of clarity, such as the succession of the Elder Wand occurred in the story. These alterations, Heyman said, could happen in a flashback or memory sequence.
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From Twitter:
[cr]Ash
@MyDustyRoad [cr]Ash
I laughed, I cried, I cried again, and then I cried some more. Part 2 was EXCEPTIONAL.
Alan Rickman tore out my heart and ate it.
@sims Can u answer mine? plzzz? how was dan's reaction after Snape's tale
@Luci_288 it was probably one of the best parts!
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Dylan Spartz/Mugglenet:
Battle of hogwarts was INSANE. So epic. Helm's deep kind of ****.
I will say now that the Battle of Hogwarts was incredible. Just incredible. Very true to the Prince's Tale as well.
Speaking of Voldemort in King's Cross:
YES. and he looks quite like an aborted fetus...
OH GOD the DA scene was great. All those warm feelings flooded in, like when I think about the gryffindor common room fireplace
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From Skype Chat Group yesterday, via Chamber of Secrets Forum:
Posted by Master of Death HERE on CoS
We had a long, big chat with Rach on skype and as promised, I'm going to post all the information we got from it! Information courtesy of Rachel, Meg and Erin. Enjoy!
Note: They said the special effects were very unfinished and there was a lot of green screens and Nintendo-like graphics for the effects. There were captions and title cards telling the audience what happened at certain points. Overall, VERY unfinished.
- No Draco in Epilogue. Make-up was decent but barely noticeable. Only Abus Severus was named as far as they recalled but you can see the kid's initials on their school trunks.. Harry's lines to Albus Severus were lifted directly from the book.
- The Malfoys run away like cowards in the end (during the last part of the battle)
- Resurrection Stone scene and Harry's walk to his death was very emotional. Harry asks Sirius if it hurts to die, as in the book.
- Fred's death was very quick and we don't see it happen. It's possible it's because the effects weren't complete. We see him laid out.
- WB logo looked finished. Opening scene is of Voldemort getting the Elder Wand (repeat of ending of DH1) then Snape at Hogwarts, and the TITLE, then Dobby's grave with Harry standing there, and Shell Cottage. We see Bill and Fleur. Bill explains how the house has been used as a safe-house for the Order. We see Luna here as well. Then Harry talks with Griphook and then Ollivander.
- Ron and Hermione kiss in the chamber of secrets after Hermione destroys the cup. Water rushes in and they smooch. They hold hands for the rest of the movie. Hemrione gives Ron sappy looks throughout.
- Neville was really Bad-*** and says the line, "I've always wanted to use that spell!"
- PRINCE'S TALE: All done in quick flashes, not too long but not too short either. We see two scenes of Snape and Lily as children. The playground scene is in there but it's in a field, not a playground. Petunia is there too ad she calls them "freaks!". Then there's a scene under the tree where they talk. No mention of Snape's parents fighting. We see Lily and Snape sorted at Hogwarts, scenes of teen Snape and Lily at Hogwarts and James being a bad boy in Hogwarts as Snape and Lily watch on but no Snape's worst memory and no "mudblood" and no break-up. Snape and Lily aren't really portrayed as close-friends. Snape admires her from afar but never gets that close to her. We see James and Lily dancing. We do hear a bit of Trelawny making the prophecy but it's very jumbled. We cut to Snape pleading with Dumbledore to save Lily. Gambon is intense in this scene as Dumbledore was in the book. They show a shot of Wormtail as Dumbledore says the Potters put their trust in the wrong person just like Snape did. We see Snape at Godric's Hollow after the big event and he cradles Lily's corpse as baby Harry cries. Then we see Snape crying in Dumbledore's office weeping about Lily being dead and the scene is inter-cut with a scene where we see Lily cuddling baby Harry and telling him he is loved and to be brave. We have scenes from PS/SS of Snape watching Harry get sortied as well as other scenes lifted right from SS. He tells Dumbledore how much like his father he is. The ring and Dumbledore's cursed hand is explained and why Snape has to kill Dumbledore is cleared up. A lot of emphasis on Snape not wanting anyone to know he loved Lily. They briefly discuss Harry having a piece of Tom's soul and how he has to die. Most of the lines are lifted from the book. Snape's patronus and "Always" is in the film. They explain the Silver Doe scene in DH1 and even show flashback to DH1 from Snape's POV. Dumbledore and Snape quickly talk about Mundungus in regards to the mirror. Overall, huge exposition dump in this whole sequence about a variety of things.
- Aberforth does not use his goat patornus in the Hogsmeade scene but uses a huge tidal wave patornus in the battle instead of Ernie, Luna and the others. He doesn't tell the story of Dumbledore's back-story, only briefly mentions Ariana who's in the portrait Neville comes out of as in the book. He does talk about his brother and how wrong it was of him to send three kids on this quest. He says many of his lines from the book about that.
- In the final duel, Harry and Voldemort fight all over the place, they tumble off a cliff and apparate in mid-air and kinda merge into one at one point. Harry flies around smoke as well, all around Hogwarts. They are alone for most of the duel and there's very little dialog between them. Very action-oriented. Spells are all cast silently including the final ones that kill Voldemort. Harry does catch the Elder Wand as in the book. A TON of it was unfinished.
- Molly and Bellatrix fight. It starts off comical but gets really tense. It is clear Molly KILLS her. Bellatrix gets a big villain's death. "Not my daughter you, *****" IS in the movie.
- Wormtail is barely in the film. He doesn't get a death scene.
- We never see the Ravenclaw's common room. The Horcrux explanation is very limited. Harry starts to go to the Ravenclw common room but Luna stops him and tells him to talk to the ghost. Harry does speak with the ghost of the Grey Lady. She tells him to look in the room of hidden things in the ROR. Kelly Macdonald is EXCELLENT in her performance. She's the only ghost we see in the film. No backstory about the Bloody Baron.
- The fiendfryre in the room of requirement was grand and amazing.
- Gringotts was done VERY WELL, very exciting, could make a cool ride for WWOHP.
- McGonagall is bad-*** during the battle. She makes the statues come alive and fight for Hogwarts. There are giants and spiders in the battle.
- No history of what's been going on at Hogwarts. Just quick lines from Neville about the Carrows being horrible. We see the ROR and the DA. Luna and Percy just show up. There are hammocks in there like the book.
- Harry goes undercover in a Hogwarts school robe and holds hands with Ginny to blend in at one point. Ginny tells everyone that Snape knows Harry was in Hogsmeade.
- IT IS SNOWING IN HOGSMEADE.
- We see Snape's death from the trio's POV outside the boathouse. Nagini continually attacks him and it's really graphic and violent. Snape's memories come out of a tear. He grabs onto Harry and says, "Look at me. You have your mother's eyes."
- After the trio jump off the dragon, it's like Harry is drowning but he's seeing through Voldemort's mind as Voldemort realizes all of his horcruxes are destroyed. We see each one being destroyed.
We might ask some more questions tonight.
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From Boushh posted On CoS Forum from same Skype Chat
OK, I was involved in a discussion with people who were at the test screening, and with others from this forum. More will get posted soon. We're trying to divide it up a bit, I think.
Epilogue stuff:
Not a whole lot of make up or aging.
And no Draco.
Albus Severus was the only kid mentioned by name.
The initials were on their trunks… or maybe just ASP’s …not sure on that but his trunk and initials were mentioned for sure.
Harry says to Al almost word for word what he says in the book.
The Prince’s Tale stuff:
It's about 6 minutes in length by the viewers' estimation.
The run down...
2 scenes of Lily and Snape as kids pre-Hogwarts.
First scene is in a field and includes Petunia and she calls Lily a freak. Snape throws Lily a flower with magic or something to that effect.
Second scene is Snape and Lily lying under a tree with butterflies around or some unfinished effect like it.
The do show them being sorted into two different houses, but that might be incorporated later in the sequence.
It seems to have a lot of flashbacks intertwined within it, some new flashbacks and some from the previous films.
They show James being obnoxious to Snape at Hogwarts while Lily is watching.
Then Lily and James as older teens dancing… I guess Snape must be watching them, but I don’t know for sure.
There is no version of Snape’s Worst Memory or anything like it. Snape never calls Lily a mudblood. They never break off their friendship. The people from the screening seemed to think that it might come across as if they weren’t that close while at Hogwarts and that Snape loved her from afar. I think this may be open to interpretation. I guess we’ll see what it is like in its final form.
Then Lily talking to baby Harry and saying that he is very loved. Not sure how Snape knows this or whatever… It is unclear if he was spying on them. No one seems to remember for sure.
There is a bit of Trelawny and the prophecy.
Then he asks Dumbledore to protect Lily.
Then there is a montage of Snape sort of crying to Dumbledore that they are dead while he is shown going up the steps to the house, sees James dead in the hallway, finds Lily dead, cradles her body and sobs while baby Harry is watching.
Dumbledore says the line about the Potters putting their faith in the wrong person just like he did.
They show Harry being sorted in a flashback and Snape saying he is just like his father.
Dumbledore tells Snape Harry has to die, and asks Snape if he has come to care for Harry. They explain about Voldemort’s soul piece being in Harry.
They show Snape trying to heal Dumbledore’s cursed hand.
They have DD ask Snape to kill him and intercut it with HBP.
They also have Snape say that he doesn’t want anyone to know that he loved Lily, at some point.
They have Snape cast the doe and the “always” line is probably in. I wasn’t totally clear on that last part.
They show the doe go to the forest and they flashback to the silver doe scene.
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From: The Young Folks
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Questions:
What is the opening sequence? Last scene of Part 1, with Voldemort stealing the Elder Wand. Next we see WB sign. Then we see Snape looking out the Hogwarts tower. Then the title. After we see Harry outside of Dobby’s grave.
Do we see the flashback of the Potter’s deaths? Yes. During Snape’s memory
How is Tonks’ pregnancy and subsequent death handled? We hear about their son during the scene before HArry is about to “die.” He mentions Teddy to the resurrected Lupin then. We don’t see how Tonks dies.
How is Lupin’s death handled? We don’t see him die. Just the body laying next to Tonks. They’re hands stretched toward each other.
Do we see Lupin and Tonks fight? No. We see them about to fight.
Do Lupin and Tonks have many lines? Lupin has more lines. Don’t remember if Tonks says anything. But you see her!
How is Fred’s death handled? It’s so sad! First we see him get disarmed by a death eater. Later we see the Weasley’s crying over his body. Ron sobs over him. I couldn’t stop crying.
How is Percy’s “redemption” handled? Hardly. We just see him at the end with the Weasleys.
Does Mrs. Weasley say “NOT MY DAUGHTER YOU B***H”? YES! EPIC! it was perfect!
Do Hermione, Ginny, and Luna duel Bellatrix? I only saw Ginny duel Bellatrix, until Mrs. Weasley interfered.
Do Snape and McGonagall duel? Yes!
Where does Snape die? In a boat house on Hogwarts grounds.
What happens to Wormtail? We don’t see him in this one.
What happens to Lavender Brown (does Greyback attack her)? Yes, we see her get attacked by Greyback.
Where/when does Harry and Ginny’s kiss (or kisses) take place? Only one kiss. When Ginny sees Harry in the Room of Requirement, when he first gets to Hogwarts. It was just peck. Not a real exciting kiss.
How long/what happens in Harry and Voldemort’s duel? It’s pretty long. You see them fighting around the staircases in Hogwarts. They get to the tower and Harry grabs him and jumps off the tower. They struggle, flying in the air. At one point, it looks like they merged into one being. kind of creepy. finally, you see the part in the trailer where they’re dueling. Harry defeats him and Voldemort disintegrates.
Does Hagrid carry Harry? Yes.
Does Narcissa check to see if Harry is alive? Yes. But she doesn’t whisper to him, like in the book.
What happens to the Malfoys (specifically Lucius)? They flee once Harry comes back alive. You see them running away on the bridge that leads to Hogsmeade.
Why does Snape go to Godric’s Hollow/what else is added to Snape’s memories? It’s memory of when Snape found Lily dead in Godric’s Hollow. It was so sad. The rest of the memories are the same from the book. Snape’s memories = BEST PART OF THE MOVIE.
Does Nigel die? i don’t remember seeing him.
How is Goyle’s death handled (this was changed from the book)? He falls into a gulf of fire in the room of requirement.
What were the MAJOR plot changes from the book? No Dumbledore backstory!
How much do we see of Sprout and Trelawny? A little bit. You see them gathering bodies, tending to the injured.
Do Lupin or Greyback transform into werewolves? No.
Do Amycus and Alecto Carrow have any lines? Don’t think so.
How do they discover the Cup and the Diadem? They discover the Cup in Gringotts and Diadem in the room of requirement. just like the book.
What is the last scene before the epilogue? The trio standing on the broken bridge between Hogsmeade and Hogwarts. Harry breaks the Elder Wand and throws it off the bridge.
How does it transition to the epilogue? It fades to black and then you see the Potter family at the train station.
How long is the epilogue? like 3 minutes.
How is the destruction of the Cup in the Chamber of Secrets? Pretty cool. Hermione stabs it with the fang and a flood of water washes over Ron and Hermione and then they KISS!
How is Hermione and Ron’s kiss? Not as epic as I hoped. But it still made me cheer. Not like how it was in the book.
Why is there snow in Hogesmeade? I don’t know.
Are there dementors in Hogesmeade? Possibly.. didn’t show any.
Do we see much of Oliver Wood or Cho Chang? No Oliver Wood. Cho Chang we see in a couple scenes, in the room of requirement and when theyre gathering the dead bodies.
Does Scabior the snatcher die? Yes. When the bridge to Hogsmeade breaks off, he falls with it.
Does Neville say “I’ll join you when hell freezes over!”? I don’t think so… But he has an EPIC monologue when he talks to Voldemort!
Do Kingsley, McGonagall, and Slughorn duel Voldemort? No.
Do we see much of Bill and Fleur? At the cottage in the beginning.
Do we see much of Filtch, Slughorn, and Pomfrey? Filch has some funny scenes. We see Slughorn and Pomfrey a little at different moments.
Does Nagini chase Ron and Hermione? Yes
Is the Invisibility Cloak used? Yes, in the Gringotts heist
Do we see Kreacher? No.
Roughly, how long is the battle and how many parts are there? The entire battle is about half the movie. It’s very faithful to the book. I guess like 3 battles.
Is the Bellatrix/Molly duel amazing/is her death epic? Yes! And Bella’s dearh is perfect! She disintegrates when she dies.
What Death Eater travels with the trio and Griphook in Gringotts? No. Death Eater. Just Hermione as Bella, and Ron dressed as one.
Do we see more of Yaxley and Pius Thicknesse? Not really.
Does anyone die in the film that doesn’t die in the book? No.
Does the viewer know Harry is alive after his “death”? Not exactly.
How is King’s Cross? Very white and bright. Clean. Very ethereal looking. The bloody ugly baby is gross.
Does George cry over Fred’s body? George is standing over the body crying.
How big is Hagrid’s part? You just see him when Voldemort has him tied when he “kills” Harry. Then when Hagrid carries Harry. Harry hugs Hagrid after the entire battle.
Do we see the Ravenclaw tower? Yes.
Are there any “battle cries”? Yeah, nothing really stands out.
Who burns the Quittich pitch/do giants use the goal posts as clubs? We see the Quidditch pitch get torn down. But we don’t see who. No giants in the Quidditch field.
What happens in the clip from the first trailer when Hermione and Ron are backing away from something? Theyre backing away from Nagini.
How are the spiders, giants, and thestrals handled? It’s chaos during the battle. We see the spiders everywhere, and giants stomping around. I didn’t see thestrals.
Does Draco help Harry in any way? No.
Does anyone save Harry, Ron, and Hermione from dementors? Aberforth protects the castle from a wave of dementors.
How are Aberforth’s scenes handled? Aberforth’s scenes were great. I just wish they told Albus’ backstory!
How is Dumbledore’s back story handled? Hardly. They mention his sister but nothing else.
How is the pacing of the film? Fast in the beginning. Great pacing in the middle and end.
Does it have a chance at any Oscars? Yes! All the technical categories and I want to say Best Picture.
Do the House Elves of Hogwarts fight in the battle? No.
Does Voldemort destroy Malfoy Manor or Gringotts? Gringotts.
On a scale from 1 to 10, how good is the cinematography? Couldn’t tell, too much green screen.
Does Neville still get the sword from the Sorting Hat? yes.
Does it ignite in flames on his head? no.
Does Kingsley take charge of/organizes the battle; if not, who? Kingsley does take charge in the beginning.
Do the treasures in Gringotts burn and multiply? It’s multiplies but doesn’t burn.
How is it discovered that there are imposters in Gringotts/what happenes? The enchanted waterfall when they are going to the vault tips them off that there are intruders. The imperio one of the goblins to get in Bella’s vault. They escape by dragon.
Does HBC do a good job playing Hermione playing Bellatrix? Yes. It’s funny.
How does Harry react after seeing Snape’s memories? Sad. But determined to do the right thing.
What happens when Harry “dies”? It all goes white and then you see him at King’s Cross.
Are there any montages? Yes. Snape’s memories are a montage.
What is the scene when Filtch is walking and there is an explosion behind him? I don’t know..
Is Teddy in the epilogue? no.
Do the “defenders of Hogwarts” still come in through the Room of Requirement? yes.
Do we see any of Cormac, Leanne, Kaite Bell? We see them in the room of requirement. Cormac again when he passing around cocoa to everyone.
How much do we see of Dean and Seamus? More than expected! Dean is in a few scenes! Seamus we see in a couple.
What happens after Harry kills Voldemort? Voldemort disintegrates.
How is the scene in Dumbledore’s office after Voldmort is dead? No scene in Dumbledore’s office after he dies.
Do they evacuate the younger students? I assume so. They didn’t show it. McGonagall orders the Slytherins to the dungeon.
Is there a scene on the Hogwarts Express? In the epilogue. We see the kids on the train.
Is the train station guy from films 1 and 2 in the epilogue? I don’t think so.
About Snape's Memories:
The first 3/4 are Snape and Lily. We see Petunia calling Lily a freak. Lily and Severus hanging out by the lake. When they start at Hogwarts. James knocking their books down Her marrying James. Finding out about the prophecy. Telling Dumbledore he made a mistake. Him finding Lily dead in Godric’s Hollow. Holding her and crying. Then Harry starts Hogwarts (clips from the first movie), Snape talking to Dumbledore about Harry being just like his father. Snape trying to heal Dumbledore’s hand, telling him he has a year to live. Dumbledore asks Snape to kill him and to make sure Potter knows at the right time that he is a horcrux. Snape sends out a doe patronus and agrees to Dumbledore’s terms.