Hi EG!
I don’t know if I’m just getting crabby in my old age or what, but it wasn’t my favorite HP movie. I thought it’s pacing was too slow. But this wasn’t my favorite HP book either.
BUT, I agree with everyone else that Gambon’s Dumbledore was finally likable. There were quite a few sniffles in the theater at the end.
I also am looking forward to the 7th and 8th movies. Alan Rickman needs much more screen time and his part in the final movie should be excellent.
Also, there is a preview for “Where the Wild Things Are” before HP. I don’t know why, but there is something so moving about seeing those characters on screen for me.
Funniest scene in the movie was in the library. Hermione tells Harry that Romilda Vane has the hots for him because she thinks he’s the Chosen One. He says, “But I am the Chosen One,” and Hermione smacks him.
The Harry/Ginny kissing scene in the Room of Requirement wasn’t near as hot as Harry’s kissing scene with Cho in OOTP. I was left wondering whether Ginny had been there at all or whether it was Harry’s imagination. There was also no, “Ginny, for your own safety, I can’t see you anymore,” after Dumbledore’s death.
Quidditch scenes were great in my opinion.
Hey, my daughter and I went to watch the movie. It was alright, the acting was superb all the way around. The boy who plays Draco really did a good job. Ron getting the love potion was a funny scene. :) I just hate that they didn’t do the fighting scene between the DA and the deatheaters. That would have been cool. Also, I hated the added scene with the house being burned down. I know they can’t do everything in the books, but they should stick to them a little more. I may be getting crabby too. :)