For a casual fan, I thought this movie was fantastic! I only read the first four books (through Goblet of Fire). Same with the movies...I saw the end of Order of the Phoenix, but never saw the majority. I missed the Half Blood Prince as well as Deathly Hallows pt 1.
Overall, I was extremely pleased. It was a magical movie that tied up all the loose ends of a majorly popular franchise. But I will agree with some of the comments made in this thread, there were many confusing scenes for people who didn't read the books.
First, the Ravenclaw/Diadem thing was poorly explained. I had no idea what that was all about. Then he just turns, moves a cloth, and finds it in a box? wtf.
Second, who the hell was the guy dying in the safe house at the beginning?
Third, the explanation of the wand....so lost, still. Something about Drako in there too.
I did think it was an amazing movie, though. Like a lot of the people here, I grew up with Harry Potter. I got goosebumps several times throughout the movie. I want to go see it again!
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