Andy K (10821 KP) created a video about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) in Movies
Mar 9, 2018 (Updated Mar 9, 2018)
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Blitz (0 KP) rated Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Illustrated Edition in Books
Aug 15, 2018
Harry Potter Time Turner Sticker Kit
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Celebrate the world of Harry Potter with the book of eight stickers. Then let your imagination spin...
Dobble - Harry Potter version
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The wizarding world of Harry Potter meets the UK's smash-hit no.1 selling game Dobble. Can you spot...
Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising
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Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising captures the difficulties and terrors Harry Potter, Ron Weasley...
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
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'You've never heard of The Tales of Beedle the Bard?' said Ron incredulously. 'You're kidding,...
Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010) in Movies
Aug 8, 2019
Like returning to your childhood home, it all looks familiar, but everything feels different. Gone are the school preparations, the train ride to Hogwarts, uniformed students jostling about, the easygoing camaraderie between our favorite trio, all the whimsical elements we’ve come to expect in a Harry Potter movie. Instead we have unease, sorrow and anger taking turns in the form of Hermione, Harry and Ron.
The Deathly Hallows Part I is the first of a two-part adaptation of the final book of J.K. Rowling’s popular series. Just like the anticipation of getting the seventh and final book, my excitement at screening this movie was tempered with the dread of seeing the series end. I actually did not have high expectations for this installment as the first part of the book was slow-paced and, not unlike another movie about wizards and elves, had a lot of walking and searching. But instead of one elusive ring, Harry, Hermione and Ron are searching for three Horcruxes, objects in which Harry’s nemesis, Lord Voldemort has implanted a part of his soul in his quest to achieve immortality. While they seek clues to the remaining Horcruxes, they learn that Voldemort seeks one of three Deathly Hallows, three sacred objects, the stories of which are revealed in a beautifully mesmerizing shadow-puppet sequence.
Director David Yates balances dark action with solid storytelling and arresting cinematography. Daniel Radcliffe is in turn sympathetic and charming as the heavily burdened hero. Rupert Grint’s Ron Weasley brings most of the movie’s humor again, but he’s most impressive when he becomes believably tortured and resentful when the dark magic of Voldemort’s Horcrux takes over. Emma Watson gracefully infuses the normally astute and self-assured Hermione with weary resolve and poignant anguish. The most charged moments are of course when the trio share the screen with the dark wizards, the most notable played with relish by Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort and Helena Bonham Carter as his most ardent minion, Bellatrix.
Having waited what felt like an eternity for this installment, it seems almost cruel to be made to wait until next summer for the conclusion. But that’s the only real complaint I can make about this movie. Widely and wildly anticipated, Deathly Hallows Part I will not disappoint.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II: (Special Rehearsal Edition) The Official Script Book of the Original West End Production
J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
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A brand new addition to the world of Harry Potter, based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling,...
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