MOViE REVIEW: HARRY POTTER and the DEATHLY HALLOWS PART1

Title: Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows PART 1 (Warner Bros.)
Genre:  Adventure/Fantasy
Personal Rating: 8/10


These are dark times, there's no denying.." - Rufus Scrimgeour


Harry Potter's evil nemesis Lord Voldemort has risen to 'almost' full power, wrecking havoc to the wizarding world, as well as the clueless Muggle (a.k.a. human) world.  As the Ministry of Magic has fallen, it is up to Harry Potter and his loyal friends to search and destroy Lord Voldemort's remaining horcruxes (special artifacts which grant Voldemort immortality) with no clue whatsover except a bunch of seemingly ordinary heirloom objects given to them by the late great wizard Albus Dumbledore.  While Harry Potter manages to stay alive and findings ways to end Voldemort's reign, Lord Voldemort is on his way to finding the legendary weapons  of immense power, the Deathly Hallows, that will not only make him more powerful than ever, but will grant him the thing he has failed to do more than ever - kill Harry Potter.



Dobby the 'free' House Elf
While the previous Harry Potter film (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) made me doze off in the cinema and was actually pounded down with lots of bad review, it is safe to say that in this film, the Harry Potter franchise has finally regained it's lost glory among it's millions of fans around the world, including me of course.


While some famous characters only gave very short cameos, the film itself gave life to new characters and manages to stay true to J.K. Rowling's original story.  Well, the Harry Potter series has gone a long way, and the producers cutting the last part of the series into 2 films is but a good decision, not just because it will rake them a lot of money, but also because the last Harry Potter book would be very very difficult to condense in one 3-hour movie.  The result would be devastating, and being pounded down again by the crazy fans would be bad for their health.


Prepare to be moved by the scene wherein Dobby takes his last breath in the arms of Harry Potter.  Yes it was moving - so good is the CGI of Dobby (especially the humongous eyes) that it expresses very touching emotions - and he's just a computer image for crying out loud!  How's that part - real actors getting beaten by CGI's in the Best Actor category.



Bellatrix Lestrange
With stunning visual effects and an array of the best British actors and actresses (Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort, Helena Bonham Carter as the wicked Bellatrix Lestrange, Alan Rickman as Severus Snape - to name some of my favorites), the film in it's entirety is a must-see, especially for Harry Potter fans.  I gave it a big review rating for doing it's best of making me awake and glued to the screen.

A warning for clueless moviegoers who don't even know what a Muggle is, or a horcrux: I must admit that the way the Harry Potter movies are screenplayed are so constricted that they give no optional benefit to people who haven't even read J.K. Rowling's book or have not seen the other 6 previous movies.  Just be prepared to be, umm.. heavily 'dumbfounded'.  Someone was actually dozing off near the seat where I was, and I bet he doesn't even have a clue what's happening.



Lord Vol.. aww.. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named
Part Two of this film would be released in July 2011.  Fans are expecting so much, but however good or bad the last film would be, people will still watch it anyway for one reason - it's the end of Harry Potter's epic journey in the wide screen, and people want to be there to watch it unfold.
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