How you picked Star War, Episode 5 is truly a mystery. #2: So basically, all you're saying is that there are similar themes in both movies and that the Houseelfs in the movie looks a little like Yoda? NEWSFLASH: There may be similar themes between the two movies, but there are also similar themes between a whole lot of movies. This is the major leagues and that's a pretty amature mistake to make at this level. ![]() The "Empire Strikes Back" was the 2nd film to be released back in 1980 so I see why you would come to the conclusion you did, but let's tell it like it is. THE WASHINGTON POST might check their facts before they so ridiculoulsy discredit themselves in the middle of an article. You would think someone who wrote movie reviews and a celebrity gossip page for say. #1: The Empire Strikes Back" is Episode V, not Episode II. While there are a couple of instances where the in-your-faceness of 3D might have been cool, overall, the funny glasses - the 3D kind, not the Harry Potter kind - won't be missed. team wisely decided to forego 3-D for part one of "Deathly Hallows" because they couldn't convert the film to the level of quality they wanted and make their release date. (Before you ask, no, there are no nude scenes involving Hagrid. In the film, those visions also include partial nudity - nothing terribly racy by regular movie standards, but a little surprising within the context of the Potter universe. Please note that I said "kind of." If you've read the book, you already know there is a moment when Ron experiences some jealous visions of his two best friends. Despite the aforementioned dark tone, there are far more laugh lines - of the wry, British variety - in the film than I expected.Ĥ. (Before you get your Hogwarts scarf in a twist, don't worry. For a millisecond, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" also reminded me of " Inception." This I definitely did not see coming, but there is a brief moment on a sandy shore that had me convinced that instead of horcruxes, Harry might also be carrying around a small, silver top and entering people's subconsciouses. Also, a very helpful house elf definitely brought to mind memories of a certain wrinkly little Jedi master.Ģ. ![]() As in "Empire," the tone is dark, a showdown between our protagonist and our villain looms large and (no surprise) the film ends before we get to watch that epic battle play out. But I did, and so did my movie-reviewing colleague Travis Hopson. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" reminded me of "The Empire Strikes Back." I wasn't expecting to think of Episode V of the "Star Wars" saga while watching Harry, Hermione and Ron go on their horcrux-destroying crusade. marketing department has made abundantly clear, opens in theaters Friday.ġ. But anyone who is an ultra-purist about spoilers may want to wait and read after they see the movie, which, as the Warner Bros. Note: I will not reveal any major plot points in what I am about to write. Here are five more things that surprised me - and may surprise you - about the new Harry Potter movie. And it wasn't the only thing that came as a mini-shock during my "Deathly Hallows" experience. Needless to say, that mammoth total surprised me. and back 1.5 times, or watched the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy almost one-and-two-thirds times. I could have taken 89.5 showers with those minutes, or gone to L.A. And that doesn't even include the moments I spent watching the DVDs. And I realized that, factoring in last night's feature, I have now spent 895 minutes of my life watching Harry Potter movies. via AP) | View 'Harry Potter' photo galleryĪfter a screening last night of " Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" - a film that Post critic Ann Hornaday will officially review later this week - I did a little math. ![]() You-know-who, up to no good in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." (Warner Bros.
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