Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present the final review for the final "Harry Potter" film, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two." In this film, Harry, Ron, and Hermione are searching for the final Horcruxes. Meanwhile the final battle ensues inside the legendary school.

Well this film did make it in my Top Ten List (or MUST-SEE FILMS). So obviously this film has literally almost all positives. So what are they? Well the acting of this film is just phenomenal. Danielle Radcliffe has just gotten to be one of the best actors I have ever seen. Emma Watson and Rupert Grint also give the performance of there careers in this film. Just an outstanding performance you three. Then there is the rest of the cast which does an amazing job. Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) and Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) really stand out in this film. These two were born to play those characters. Alan just has a great tone to his voice that shows who Snape really is and he also has the greatest look on his face. Ralph Fiennes also is just INCREDIBLE (and I mean INCREDIBLE) as Lord Voldemort. I could not have seen anyone play him any better. He was just great! Moving onward with this review, David Yates finishes the franchise as director. Let me just say he did a great job with the end of the franchise. The angles, the shots, the cinematic background in the shots, the just everything he did for this film was amazing. I was just so engaged in this film and so will you. He does an amazing job with the action sequences also. It just pulls you in from second . . . one! Steve Kloves finishes the franchise as screenwriter (he did every film except one). This film was just great. I love the way he transitioned back and forth in between each storyline that needed to be relevant to the story. Great job bringing the books to the big screen. Alexandre Desplat (composer of previous film) returns to compose and create THE BEST SCORE for the "Harry Potter" franchise. Literally this is number one my favorite for all the films. There is just something he adds to the action and story that is just amazing. The cinematography in this film is just great . . . just like every other "Harry Potter" film. The final thing that makes this film great, is just the fact that it is literally the best possible end to a franchise that began over 10 years ago. If you followed Harry from the end, you will not be disappointed. It will make you laugh, cry, and give you that feeling in the end like something has left your life. Thank you to everyone involved on creating the series to the screen, you definitely created an amazing series.

The only thing I do have to grip about is the end seemed a little bit rushed. It does send Harry off with justice, but it just moves along to quickly.

So all-in-all this film is the perfect end to a perfect franchise. It is 2000% a must-see film. Go out and buy it on Blu-Ray because it is worthy of it, and also it is the perfect popcorn flick. You will enjoy this if you have enjoyed any of the "Harry Potter" films. As for the rating out of five, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two" will get a 5/5 rating.

Well thanks for reading this review of the final "Harry Potter" film. I hope you have enjoyed my reviews of the "Harry Potter" franchise. If you haven't seen all the reviews, click the title of the ones you have missed here: Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, and Part One." Well thanks for viewing the review of these great films. Stay tuned for more reviews of motion pictures . . . coming soon.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present his seventh installment in the reviews of the "Harry Potter" series. This review is of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One." In this film, Harry Potter actually has decided not to go back to school, but begin his journey on finding and destroying Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes. So panic of course ensues, and the war against Voldemort is beginning to heat up.

Shall we start with the positives for this review? So again, like in almost every "Harry Potter" review, I say that the trio are becoming better and better actors. Well it continues in this film also. Dan, Emma, and Rupert have become fantastic actors. They really are Harry, Hermione, and Ron. They just pull off there characters greatly. It probably has something to do with the fact that they played these characters for 10 years. Rupert does have a somewhat shining moment in this film, and I thought he pulled it off fabulously. The rest of the cast does great and a new addition is Bill Nighy as Rufus Scrimgeour. He also does a great job. Ralph Fiennes is still AMAZING as Lord Voldemort. Now David Yates returns as director again for this installment and he does a great job with the movie I think. He keeps what is sort of a slow-paced story line somewhat interesting. There is one regret I will say later though. Moving on . . . I don't know what it is with the cinematography of these last few films, but I do love this movies cinematography. There is also this one scene that Emma has to narrate a story within a book connected to the story. They used animation to display the story to us . . . let me just say that I LOVED this part in the film. It was just fun, creative, and just entertaining. Now I usually don't like when they add scenes into a film where they are actually cutting thing out, but in this film they added one scene that I loved between Dan and Emma. This scene is very controversial but I loved it. In "Part One" here they picked up a new composer for the franchise and let me just say I now love, Alexandre Desplat's work. He added something to the franchise that was never there before.

We now move onto some negatives from this film. The real main negative is that this movie changes its pace frequently. In some spots it is so slow and boring. You just want something to happen, but when something does happen it doesn't last long. The action sequences are just super quick and rushed which angers me. The film also didn't do a great job of explaining some things, and for people who haven't seen the movie they might get really confused really quick. Now another thing is that this movie is supposed to be a dark film . . . in a sense it is but it just doesn't have that feeling displayed at the strength it should . . . right until the end though. I hope you get what I mean there?

So all-in-all another great edition into the "Harry Potter" series. What is it going to get though? Well of course it is a must-see film, and it is "of course" a Blu-Ray buy worthy. It is a sufficient popcorn flick, and I forgot to mention the score is buy worthy also. You will enjoy this if you are of either the book, movies, or both. As for the rating out of five, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One" will receive a 3.5/5 rating.

Well thanks for reading my loyal readers. I hope that you have enjoyed the seventh installment in the reviews of the "Harry Potter" series. The eighth and final review should be up tonight, so stay tuned for that. If you need to catch up on the "Harry Potter" reviews click the title of the one(s) you haven't read: "Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, and Half-Blood Prince." Again thanks for viewing, it means a lot, but make sure you stay tuned for more . . . coming soon.

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present the sixth installment in the reviews for the Harry Potter films, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." At Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts everything has changed. Auror's are guarding the school and Professor Dumbledore is frequently gone. In Harry's potion class though Harry finds a book marked, "This is the property of the Half-Blood Prince." Harry also searches into Lord Voldemort's past to find a weakness of the dark lord.

Well negatives of this "Harry Potter" film? Hm actually there aren't to many . . . one of them being this movie is just a little slow. There are just some scenes that need a little more edge to them, and your sitting there wondering when something exciting is going to happen. The little bit of action in this movie to is just short . . . the action scenes (like Quidditch scenes) seemed rushed. Could be due to fact that this is the second longest movie, and they had to give a lot of information in this film to set up the finals but still. Last thing to mention is that this "Harry Potter film" seems to move away from a tone that we thought the series was on track with. Nothing major though.

We now move onto the positives of the "Harry Potter" film. Well this is another one of my favorites and I have great reasons why. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint 100% give there greatest performance to date. In this movie you can see how much they have grown as actors, along with the other teenage actors that have grown up with the films, like Tom Felton (who really shines in this film). The adult cast too in this film really shines. Alan Rickman is just a GREAT Professor Snape. Then there is Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix, who was BORN to play this part. There is more but I could go on forever here. One other actor though I have to mention is Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn! He fit the part perfectly and he really became Horace. I loved him in this film. Now again I touch on something I wouldn't in a review . . . cinematography. I loved the look and feel of this film, it just helped create a better experience. Director David Yates is also to thank for that . . . and in this film I do begin to think he might be the right guy for the rest of Harry Potter. Steve Kloves returns again (thankfully to save Harry Potter) to write the screenplay which I have to say I love. He did a great job, and I love how he made some humor into this film (but this also helps with the unfortunate thing above). In my "Order of the Phoenix" review I forgot to mention the music which for these two films was helmed by Nicholas Hooper. I liked the "Order of the Phoenix" one better, but this one is really good too. He brought something to both films that fit the tone of each VERY well. Thank you Nick Hooper, they are of course must-buy scores! I have them both in my collection.

So all-in-all this is a great addition to the "Harry Potter" franchise. It is actually a good kids film even though the last two weren't actually, this is another reason why I said a negative when saying this film lost that tone of darkness. It is of course a must-see film along with a Blu-Ray buy-worthy. "Half-Blood Prince" will also get a popcorn flick rating. As for its review out of five what will it get? Well, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" get a 4/5 rating.

Well thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoyed the sixth installment in the reviews of the "Harry Potter" series. Haven't seen all the reviews yet though? See them here: "Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, and Order of the Phoenix." I hope you have been actually enjoying these reviews of the "Harry Potter" series. I have been wanting to professionally (somewhat) review them. Thanks again for the continued support though, and make sure you stay tuned for more . . . coming soon.

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present his fifth installment of his reviews of the "Harry Potter" series. In, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" it is Harry's fifth year at the legendary school Hogwarts . . . and in the wizarding world there is two wars going on right now. The war against (if you don't want to be spoiler because for some odd reason you have not seen these films, or read the book. Do NOT read the this review) Lord Voldemort has begun. Harry and his friends and allies have to also fight war against the ministry who is reluctant to believe that the dark lord has returned.

Well lets begin with positives of this "Harry Potter" film shall we? Well I really do again have to say that the trio is really progressing as actors, but in this film Daniel Radcliffe is really learning to shine. He has to be this pissed-off Harry in this film almost all the way through and I think he pulls it off greatly. Emma Watson and Rupert Grint also do very well, along with the rest of the cast. Ralph Fiennes again as (now I tell you) Lord Voldemort is just the greatest. He pulls it off greatly. One other person when first finding out who was going to be playing this character made me iffy at what the movie makers of the franchise were doing. Imelda Staunton does a great . . . no correction AMAZING job as Dolores Umbridge, and if you read the books you will understand why. The series is yet again under another director, David Yates, and I think he did alright. There are some other potential problems that could deal with his job, but I thought he did good. I do like the story line of the book but more on that later actually. "Order of the Phoenix" is a lot darker and heavy than the rest of the films, which make sense. It is done with greatness too, and it also starts to set up the beginning of the end battle (that you know is inevitable). The special effects of this film were great as they usually are in a "Harry Potter" film.

Now the weakness or negatives of this "Harry Potter" film. First off, I do want to say that this out of all the Harry Potter films, is my least favorites. The screenplay is firstly helmed by someone other than Steve Kloves (and it will be the only time it is). Micheal Goldenberg decided to helm this film and I want to say you screwed up this film Micheal. I thought the dialogue in this movie was just terrible, it seemed like there was barely a normal conversation in this film. They also seemed choppy. Not this is coming from a fan point of view, "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED WITH THE END TALK WITH DUMBLEDORE!?!?!" Ugh I was so angry and you will only understand if you have read the books and if you had you will agree with me when saying that they left a lot out. Now back to not fan view point (when the fan point does have some sense to a professional standpoint too) I do want to say that this film seems jus too quick, know what I mean? It all seems to happen to fast. Just doesn't seem to flow right I guess.

So all-in-all of course an enjoyable ride with Harry Potter again. I am going to have to bump this one down though to only a DVD buy worthy, but I will say it is a must-see film. Yes of course a popcorn flick, but no more is the "Harry Potter" franchise in the kids film range. So what does "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" get on the scale out of five? Well I am going to only give it a 3/5 rating.

Well thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoyed my fifth installment in the reviews of the "Harry Potter series. Haven't seen the previous four? See them here: "Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, and Goblet of Fire." Thanks again for being valued fans of the blog and stay tuned for more . . . coming soon.

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present his fourth installment in the reviews of the "Harry Potter" franchise, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." In Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts, he finds himself unwillingly put into a multi-wizard competition. Not only does he fight great creatures, but something from the past is brought back up.

So lets begin with the negatives of this film shall we? Well this film at points has just a mindless tone to it. I don't know really how to describe it. It's not really slow, but it just has somewhat of an emptiness to it. I don't know if you are getting what I am trying to say but thats the best apt description I can give. The next thing I wanted to mention is that the hair in this film sucks. I usually only say that if its really good, but this film is an exception because it is terrible unfortunately. Just all the guys hair in the film is WAY to long and it just annoys me.

Moving on though to the positives of "Goblet of Fire." Well the acting is just as good as ever in this film. All the child stars are growing up and maturing, along with their characters. Which leads me to the director who has to deal with this hormones and the changes that happen when the kids hit the child to teenage changing point. Mike Newell (again another new director for the franchise) does a great job with this film, and I was sad to see him not return for the next. Sliding back to the action though because there are two new MAIN characters introduce in this film, well one really one just gets an actor to his name now. Brennan Gleeson who plays Mad-Eye Moody and Ralph Fiennes (who plays, well I cannot say or I will give away the story). They both do a fantastic job, and Ralph just is OUTSTANDING! That is all I can say there. Now moving onto the music of this film . . . and this is where the music of Harry Potter takes a turn. Patrick Doyle is the composer for "Goblet of Fire" and all I have to say is that he does a decent job. Nowhere near as good as John Williams but a decent job that is a buy if you want. There are some good tracks there. The screenplay is good, which is one again helmed by Steve Kloves. He just has a way with making the book not directly to the film, but getting the main feeling out of the story. It is a step up from the kidsy-mush that the first three have and it gives it a more dark tone to the series, which it now will need. It is a darker film and it will grab you by surprise.

So all-in-all I am going to have to say that this Harry Potter film is defiantly my favorite so far in the series (we are only halfway). It is a Blu-Ray buy worthy film I believe, which leads it into a must-see film again for the "Harry Potter" series. It is also a GREAT popcorn flick for the whole family. Now for the rating out of five? Well "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is going to get a four out of five.

Well thanks for reading this review of the fourth film in the "Harry Potter" franchise. I hope that you have enjoyed it and that you are going to stay tuned for the other "Harry Potter" films reviews coming soon. If you have not seen the previous three see them here: "Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, and Prisoner of Azkaban." Thanks again and make sure you stay tuned for more . . . coming soon.

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present the third installment of the "Harry Potter" series reviews with the review of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." In this film Harry Potter is starting this third year at Hogwarts. Trouble is a brewing when Harry discovers that convicted murderer Sirius Black is after him. He also has to deal with these creatures that continue to attack him.

Well I think it is time we should talk about the positives first for a Harry Potter film. Well as said in previous reviews for the Harry Potter films, the acting just continues to get better for the child stars. They seem to advance with there skills and still seem to give a great performance. This film also introduces a few new characters that are quite important. Gary Oldman (who plays Sirius Black) and David Thewlis (who plays Remus Lupin, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher). They both do an outstanding job, and Gary Oldman is just fantastic as always. This film is the first one to introduce a new director, Alfonso Cuarón. Let me just say I love the way he took this Harry Potter film. He gave it a darker tone, but at the same type kept it enjoyable for kids. He also used camera angles to make beautiful shots and scenes which helps make a great movie. Moving on . . . the hair and costumes in this film were great . . . and like I have said in previous reviews, if I mention that its because I noticed it and I NEVER notice it which means its outstanding. Then there is John Williams giving his amazing score again for the franchise. Let me just say this is probably my favorite film score for the entire franchise, so yeah it is a must-buy. It just is fun and inventive, and just adds a whole new level to the film.

Now one main negative from a professional standpoint came from this film, and that is the fact that they didn't do a good job explaining some things which kind of bothered me. At some points it was hard to catch what was going on (if you haven't read the books). Now as a fan I will have to say one negative and that is that they left out some crucial points from the book which is very upsetting. So Steve Kloves this wasn't your greatest Harry Potter film.

So all-in-all what is "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" going to get? Well it is a great kids film and a great Harry Potter film as its self. It is 100% a must-see film, and it does deserve a Blu-Ray buy worthy rating. On the scale out of five though, what does it get? Well I am going to be harsher than I should and say a four out of five. It is a very enjoyable film though.

Well thanks for reading this review of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." I hope you have enjoyed this third installment of my reviews of the "Harry Potter" series, and that you stay tuned for more. Make sure you didn't miss the first two reviews though, here is my review for "Sorcerer's Stone" and here is the review for "Chamber of Secrets." So thanks again and stay tuned for more . . . coming soon.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present his second installment in the series of reviews for the "Harry Potter" series, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." In the Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts he has to find a way to return to his school after a house-elf tries to stop him. When Harry makes it to school though he finds out that he might not have wanted to return after all, after an old school legend comes back . . . again.

Before I get into the review though I wanted to say thank you and sorry. I have been out for a week on reviews because I sliced a part of my right index finger off and it has been sore to type . . . I only did it if I had to. I have now started to heal, and decided tonight to start making reviews for movies again. (I have a bunch coming as I have had time while on bed rest to watch them). So make sure you do stay tuned. I also wanted to say thanks as I have had a steady amount of page views while being gone . . . I hope this continues as I am back now again and reviewing again. I hope you will continue to enjoy them, so stay tuned and lets get to this review (oh and I apologize in advance for errors, still hard to type).

So lets start with the negatives as to end on a positive note (as this is one of my favorite "Harry Potter films").  Well I really have only two things to say about this movie. One is that it is extremely . . . slow. This movie continues to drag and drag on with no end. This leads me into number two which I am going to say that this could have taken out scenes and made it probably an hour shorter (also a positive here though). It is just such a slow paced movie, which makes you in the end super tired.

Moving onto the positives of this film though. Well this movie is just great, the acting from the kids only gets better. The trio are just becoming great at acting, and we are only on the second film. We get a couple new characters in this film and Jason Issacs, Mark Williams, and Robert Hardy (as Fudge) all do a great job. The voice of Dobby is played by Toby Jones and he seems to become the character, which I absolutely love. The next thing really is that the direction of this movie is great, Christopher Columbus always seems to do a great job at keeping you somewhat interested in this film. The screenplay is very well done by Steve Kolves (again) . . . except of course for the things mentioned above. Which leads me to the fact that this film is definitely one of the most loyal to the book (which is a good and bad thing). Bad because it made the movie slow, but good because fans of the book will enjoy it more. The special effects for this film are very great since there are some huge things that they are needed for. Lets just say AGAIN John Williams nailed it with his score for this film. I loved it and of course it is another must-have score.

So-all-in-all Harry's second year at Hogwarts is another enjoyable ride that you must-see! Is is 100% a must-see and I would have to say go ahead and purchase it at your choice! Either way your going to want to either watch it yourself, regardless your age, or enjoy it with little kids. It is a great story for them too. So on a scale out of five what does "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" get? Well I am going to have to say a four out of five.

Well thanks for reading this second installment in my reviews of the "Harry Potter" series, for the film "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." I hope you have enjoyed. I do want to again say thank you for continuing to view my blog here. It has meant the world to me. Stay tuned for a BUNCH of reviews because I have a bunch to catch up on. I hope you continue to enjoy the blog here, and THANK YOU! :) 

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present the first part in his eight part reviews of the Harry Potter series. So "let the magic begin" with the review of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." Well (as most of you probably know) this film is about a young boy who discovers he is a wizard, and that somehow when he was just a baby he had defeated the darkest wizard of all time. Harry Potter learns that he is also accepted into "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry" and there he learns and proves how great of wizard/human being he is.

Well lets start out with the negatives that came from this movie. Before I get into them though I do want to say that I am going to try and do my best with the professional reviews here . . . I am a HUGE fan of the series. Well a negative I am going to have to say that this movie can be a bit slow and extremely predictable at times. What I mean by this is that the story just moves along slowly, the movie most likely could have been shorter (but more to come later). What I mean by predictable is that it really isn't surprising what happens at all. You have seen this in other movies before this one came out.

Otherwise I would have to say I loved everything else. They choose the prefect cast for this film I thought. All of the young kid actors in this film did amazing. For directing kid actors/actresses, director Chris Columbus, did a fantastic job. He also had to direct the well known actor/actresses that were included in the older parts of the cast. All of the acting performances in this film were great. Some of the more famous (older) cast in this film include: Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Warwick Davis, and Richard Griffiths. Of course there is more, but I thought I would mention a few. The story line in this film (expect for things mentioned above) was good. I thought it did a really great job setting up the beginning of what will become a GREAT franchise. Oh course I have to talk about the look of this movie . . . which is incredible. Stuart Craig was in charge of "Set Direction" and he did a GREAT JOB! Everything just looks authentic and SO real. Then we move onto the wonderful score created by none other than the greatest composer of all time, John Williams. GOD, I swear he knows how to compose a film. I would have to say that you have to make sure you purchase this score because I sure did and I LOVE it! He just adds to the movie in so many ways that you never thought was possible. What I really have to say as a positive is that I was a perfect book-to-film adaption for the first book in a franchise, and it began something that no one ever thought would become as big as it is today! It really is the perfect beginning for a franchise and I could have never imagined it any other way.

So all-in-all what is "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" going to get on my ratings? Well for starters it is 100% a "must-see film" because it is defiantly a classic that nearly anyone will enjoy. It has also become a huge phenomenon that had consumed the world. It gets a "buy on Blu-Ray" rating and it is a good popcorn flick for one night. On the scale out of five what will this film get? "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" will get a four point five out of five.

Well thanks for reading and I hope that you enjoyed the first part of the eight part reviews of the "Harry Potter" series. Two more reviews will be coming tomorrow night so make sure you stay tuned for that soon. I have really been waiting to do these reviews, so I hope that you will enjoy them. I do want to mention that I have a twitter account for movie quotes now, so follow HERE, if you want tweets of random movie quotes on your timeline. Thanks again for reading and make sure you stay tuned for more . . . coming soon.

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