User blog comment:Kate.moon/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Review Page/@comment-4169888-20110719153337

BEWARE, SOME SPOILERS: This movie finished the series off perfectly in my opinion. Sure, there was some things left out (maybe they'll be added back in with a DVD extended version?), but that's to be expected. Snape's death (although mostly hidden), and Voldemort's exposed rudimentary body at king's cross, still left a lot of parents covering their kid's eyes, lol. I loved the movie though, and felt it capped the franchise better than most "Book to Movie" franchises do (ugh, poor Eragon).

If I must nitpick, I will say that I too missed Harry's speech to Voldemort before the final battle as well, but I understood, granted the aggression toward each other (Seldom do real fights have speeches). It also never really showed how Voldemort's final killing curse rebounded onto him. This left a couple of my friends, who didn't read the book, saying "Did his disarming curse somehow kill Voldemort? ... was it Neville killing Nagini?". Again though, this is just being nit picky, and pales in comparison to the greater scheme of things.

There was so much I enjoyed about the movie. It didn't feel rushed at all, and you can tell great care was given to how everything played out. The actors were still spot on as they've always been, I don't think they could have picked a better crew. The lighting, environments, and effects were all very convincing. The emotions were conveyed very well, as like all the previous movies.

The theater experience was great too and I'll make a small note about that as well. The 3D version (I seen both) wasn't spectacular (lots of close shots, so it's expected), but it wasn't bad either (the landscape shots were amazing), it did the job. I loved seeing people dressed up, laughing and taking pictures. You can just really tell how the film is celebrated. Part of the fun of going to midnight premiers, is the energy and enthusiasm.

Before the show at my theater, one guy even ran in dressed as Professor Quirrell shouting about a troll in the dungeon (reenacting the scene from HP1), does his line, falls over and is dragged away by a guy dressed as Moody. I also got a kick out of how people cheered and clapped when Mrs. Weasley stuck it to Bellatrix, and when Neville manned up "Saving Private Ryan" style to Nagini. Might annoy some when people do this, but made it a memorable & shared experience for me.

Well, It's all over now, but all good things must come to an end, and what an end this 'good thing' had!