User blog comment:Kacieh/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 1 Review Page/@comment-24.128.96.174-20101223214558

I really enjoyed this latest installment; it was definitely my favorite so far. I think that they trio has really matured since the movies began ten years ago. You could feel the tension between them the entire time. I was expecting to be shaking the entire time with the dark tone. I was shaking most of the time, but much of it was due to the comedic relief. The movie was still dark, as it should have been, but Ron at the ministry, George walking in on Harry and Ginny and George after he loses his ear, and the seven potters scene certainly lightened the load.

Malfoy Manor, quite frankly, rocked. It was easily in my top three favorite scenes. I wanted to kill Helena Bonham Carter as soon as I saw her.

I read the book days before I saw the movie, so I noticed everything that was left out. I particularly missed the "I don't think you're a waste of space" comment by Dudley. However, the additional scenes of Hermione Obliviating her parents and Harry and Hermione's dance helped make up for it. The movie stayed faithful to the biggest points, so the details that were missing didn't make much of a difference.

As a violinist, I really enjoyed the score to this movie as well. It helped set the tone very well. This movie gets a 5/5 in my book! I am SO excited for the midnight premiere of part two.