Incredible conclusion to an immortal series - totally bewitching and mesmerizing!!!

Rating: 10/10 (15 July 2011)

I had been waiting for this day to arrive for more than an year & when it did arrive, I was not at all disappointed. I went to watch the movie with some friends of mine who considered the Harry Potter series as a mere 'children's story'. Two hours later, when the credits rolled, all of them said in unison, "We regret not having read the 7 books". It's a film keeps you "spell-bound". It is, like somebody already mentioned, an action-packed emotional roller-coaster - one moment your heart beats hard thanks to the spectacular special effects and Alexandre Desplat's amazing background score and the next moment your eyes brim with tears seeing the fate of some of our dear characters. I couldn't watch the movie in 3D since it runs in a 2D theater in my city; but that didn't prevent me from giving the movie 10 out of 10. Having said all these, I think it's needless to add that it's the best Harry Potter film till date; in fact, it's one of the best movies I've ever seen in my life!!. I really didn't feel like leaving the theater when the film ended; I felt like something very very very very very(& an infinitely more 'verys') precious had just ended. I could see the girl sitting next to me breaking into tears when the credits rolled and my heart was brimming with even more tears. It's a wonderful ending to an immortal series. Thanks a lot David Yates & team and, of course, J.K. Rowling for giving us such a wonderful story,which is a perfect blend of friendship, love, bravery, emotions & many more. 'EPIC' is an understatement!!
*Spoilers!*
Things I liked the most:
*Lily's theme' by Alexandre Desplat - gave me goosebumps.
*Gringotts scene - perfectly done. -Battle of Hogwarts, which kept me on the edge of my seat.
*Ron & Hermione's kiss - very sweet!!
*Snape's memories - very very touching. I cried when they showed scenes from Sorcerer's stone. Very very nostalgic.
*The intense final battle between Harry and Voldemort. Though these scenes are not in the book, it complemented the film superbly.
*It was so sweet of them to play the 'Leaving Hogwarts' soundtrack during the epilogue scene. Nothing else would've suited that the ending.
Things which disappointed me(very, very slightly):
*Voldemort's death could have been better - it was too soft. I expected it to be more dramatic.
*Harry never repairs his broken phoenix wand with the Elder Wand. I liked it that he snapped the Elder Wand into two & threw it away, but, I would have felt better if he had mended his own wand before snapping the Elder Wand.
Despite these negligible lapses, I would go with 10 out of 10 for the final Harry Potter movie. It's a perfect conclusion to the epic series.