tears stream down your face

So...last night I went to see HP7:3D (doesn't that just feel like a confirmation number to check-in for a flight or something?) If you haven't seen it, you might not want to keep reading, cause I don't know if I'll spoil anything To be perfectly honest though, if you've read the books, the movie doesn't exactly spoil anything since...you know...it's the same story. But that's ok.

I found it to be...underwhelming. As someone who hasn't read the book, and didn't know how the story ended, I felt kind of jipped by the fact that almost everyone lived (what a horrible thing to say, right?) Except for Fred, Lupin and Tonks -- whose deaths were only on-screen very briefly -- there were no great losses. I'm sorry, but you just battled hundreds of Death Eaters and all you lost was a Weasley twin and some adults? None of the other main kids died. Yeah, they're all good wizards and they know how to fight, cause they've been fighting since they were all 13 years old, but war equals casualties, in my book.

In any case, the film moves along at a brisk pace, which is nice. It felt shorter than it was, especially since certain things weren't explained in the moment of them happening (like the whole Snape-Lily connection with the patronuses, and WHY didn't Harry die, why did Voldemort's wand only kill the part of Voldemort in Harry) so you expected them to be explained later. I was mostly left feeling unsatisfied, even if it was a good movie. Watching this last movie made me want to actually go back and finish the series. So I'll do that. Right after Game of Thrones, if I ever get through it. I also have The Help to read, since it's supposed to be good.

I was also not impressed with the 17 and 18-year olds acting like almost 40-year olds. I didn't think the ladies look nearly old enough. Ron and Harry's makeup jobs were a little better. But I do understand it's hard for a younger person to replicate the stance and air of an older person, since they haven't been that age. But still. I almost wish they'd had actual adults play the final scene.

The 3D part wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I don't like the idea of wearing glasses for a whole film, but the theatre we were at had a balcony, and we sat in the front row so you could see all the action from one vantage point. I don't think I would have done as well with the motion if I'd had to follow the action with my head. As it was, some of the camera-work made me a little woozy. But all in all it wasn't too bad.

In other news, my Dad just wished my sister a happy birthday...a MONTH early. At least her birthday is actually the 15th!