What, nobody else see this last night? When I bought my ticket on Monday they had 2 screens for Potter and I was in the second theater, when I got there last night they had 7 screens open and half of them were sold out. They lined us up in the mall hallway and let us into the theater in batches as it got closer to midnight.
My theater was mostly sold out but there were still one or two decent seats when I got in. The film didn't start till 12:30 (after the previews) and it was 3:00 on the nose when I walked into my apartment after the movie.
On the movie front, it rocked. I really liked the film. There was a lot of humor and some action but it did a really good job of setting things up for Deathly Hallows.
Spoilerish stuff, but not really...
The only thing I didn't really like about the film, and it had nothing to do with the plot, was that the location for the Weasley house changed and when they showed us the Hogwarts Express travelling to school, they showed the train in some desolate bog type area instead of the lush mountainous areas they've used before. I don't know exactly why the change other than for the train ride, at least, they did it to set a mood.
Also, we got new looks at Hogwarts and I could be wrong but it seemed like they changed classroom locations again. The main Hall looked different also, but that might just have been some deco update, I'm pretty sure it was the same hall.
Anyway, those things stood out. The film had a different feel to it than the previous films, partly beause there was no ongoing trials, really, for the main characters. It was mostly relationship building and character development, and history lessons. Still, the film flew by, it was a good story.
We didn't see as much of some of our favorite characters in this film. Less screen time for Hagrid, Neville, the Weasley twins, and some of the other Gryffindor regulars. Some of them were relegated to background cameos more than anything.
But, excellent! Can't wait for next year for the start of the final installment.
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