To be brief, I thought the movie was the best theatrically. I liked it better than PoA and GoF. I didn't think it was canon enough to be as good as the first two.

The adult actors were phenominal, of course. Standouts are Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, who finally got a chance to show who Snape is, and Helena Bonham Carter who is insanity and deranged personified! She was fabulous. Too bad her part was brief. IMELDA STAUNTON and EVANNA LYNCH, I swear, walked out of the book onto the screen. They were spot on perfect. However, despite all the hype, I thought Dan's performance was a little overrated. I do think he's improved immensely, and Emma was better, but I wasn't blown away. I also missed Tonks and Remus...as actual roles, not necessarily their romance foreshadowing. I wanted to see more of them.

It was good. I essentially liked it. I'm glad I went...at midnight, which was fun. (I've never done that before.) But, I was left feeling a little blank. Sirius's death, Snape's Worst Memory, and the Prophecy were done very, very poorly, and I was extremely disappointed in them...and they were all IMPORTANT SCENES! You didn't even see Lily, Harry didn't have time to grieve over Sirius (and the audience really couldn't appreciate that he's dead), and you didn't get the impact of the Prophecy and what it meant...and the connection and all of that. *annoyed*

For my full review/rant , go HERE, where you can also write down your thoughts!

R/HR H/G FOREVER!...but where was the H/G look? I know she kind of gave him a look, but in which scene did he give her a look? I can't believe I missed it! *is annoyed*

Shannon