HP7.1 is EPIC

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 2011)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I is seriously an epic movie.
I grew up reading the books and actually read the first book when I was in the fifth grade. I have probably read each book about fifty times and I expect a lot when I go see the movies. This totally surpassed everything I hoped for, for the following reasons:
1. The actors have really grown up and grown into their characters. I couldn't imagine anyone else as Harry, Ron or Hermione. In this film, they have matured greatly and it really shows on screen.
2. The movie actually follows the book. Now, granted, if you haven't read the Harry Potter books or at least watched the other six movies you probably won't understand what is truly going on in the movie so I would recommend doing that first. The movie does follow the book very closely, though. After I watched it, I was able to look in the contents and find the EXACT chapter where they cut it off. Nice.
3. Massive cliffhanger. I mean, we HP fans really know what happens but the fact that we are seeing it on film is even more amazing. I can NOT wait until July when I can see the rest of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows played out.
While I am a little biased because I'm such a huge fan of the books, I will say that this movie deserves a 10/10. Well-crafted, action-packed, emotional. LOVE IT.