A fantastic movie

Rating: 8/10 (23 July 2007)

Saw this recently and loved every minute, the pacing and attention to detail by David yates is awe inspiring, the best film by an absolute mile. Daniel Radcliffe on previous efforts didn't really perform but in this movie he is fantastic, the best of the bunch by a long shot and hit the beats so well, particularly when he confronts Dumbledore in his office.
What you have to remember is that films can never be compared to books, they are separate entities, and for all of you that are annoyed with edits in the story, I don't think you understand how difficult it is to stay faithful to the original material and to keep an audience entertained for over 2 hours. In that respect Yates has done an amazing job here, taking a book which in my and many others mind's was a bit of a snooze fest and has turned it into a rollicking ride for all ages, utilising harry's inner turmoil as a great tool. The culminating battle between Voldermort and Dumbledore is simply spine tingling and hands down beats any star wars fight of the prequels, bar of course The phantom menace, and thats one hell of an accolade coming from me, you've only got look at my screen name.