Last night I went to the Harry Potter 7 part 1 premiere

[rodneyscat]

My daughter and I had midnight tickets and both took a day off today, which turned out to be a good idea *yawns hugely*

Comments

[green_grrl]

Friday night! I'm so excited. Is there much Snape in this half?

[siptah57]

I am wondering this too since he has always been my favorite. Seems like there would probably be more Snape in the second part.

[rodneyscat]

I think you're right about that, and I expect more Snape next time around. I certainly hope so.

[rodneyscat]

No, I'm afraid not. Hardly any in fact.

[rodneyscat]

It's not out yet where you live? I thought this week was a world premiere and it came out everywhere at the same time...

[loreley_se]

Now, to find an evening where I can go and watch it...

[rodneyscat]

I know! This midnight viewing was in fact the most convenient moment for us. We're now trying to schedule a moment where the youngest, daughter and I can go all three together, but that proves to be complicated since there's always someone who has to be somewhere, because yeah, daughter has found a job in the meantime \o/

[cathedralcity]

Glad you liked it. I'm going on Friday with the kids. My youngest is 6 and normally he is not easily scared. So I'm hoping the scary bits are not so bad???

[rodneyscat]

Frankly, the rating over where I live is recommended 12 years and over, and that's about right imho. Would you like me to give some details on what to expect?

[cathedralcity]

In the UK it's 12A so you can take younger ones as long there is an adult with them. He has seen all the other ones and was fine. I would hate to leave him behind especially if the others are going, so if you wouldn't mind, maybe a few pointers would be great. So I can have a chat with him before Friday. Thanks.

More detailed spoilers

[rodneyscat]

There are some moments where someone is clearly in pain, begging for their live and gets killed anyway. There are close-ups of people in pain and I found the moment that Hermione gets tortured and the others hear her scream quite intense, especially because it takes a while. You don't get to see in detail what's being done, but you see the result. There are clear wounds on several people that involve quite a lot of blood.

There are also some moments that just gave me a scare which are clearly put in there for the 3D version, where for example a big snake snaps up to the camera. Those are just the 'whoa!' moments. And there are a couple of creatures that die that I found sad but not really distressing, but a 6 year old might.

[slipperieslope]

*dances in anticipation*

[rodneyscat]

I'm already planning a second viewing; it's the kind of movie that needs to be seen more than once :D

[siptah57]

Absolutly, I can't wait to see it again. We had a good audience too which makes things fun. I was stunned how mature the three of them have become.