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So we went to see it today in IMAX. I liked it a lot, changes and all, although there were some things I did not enjoy much as well, but definitely thumbs up for the movie in general from me.

So things I liked :

Loved, loved loved Trio's acting. I enjoyed Dan's acting since GoF and I feel he only gets better, IMO of course. I think he did humor extremely well, and I felt his chemistry with Ron and Hermione was terrific. Definitely to me it is one of the most touching friendship in literature and films.

I absolutely LOVED how the romance was done. And while I do not feel that movie in general was better than the book (none of them come even close as far as I am concerned, but I like them anyway), I think romance is one thing that JKR can take notes from the filmmakers how to develop. Harry and Ginny - beatiful, NOT in your face chess monster, UGH and with enough subtle touches IMO and same thing with Ron and Hermione.

I really really enjoyed Tom Felton's acting.  Besides not caring for Draco as a character, I did not care for actor as well, I felt that the only thing he could do was scowl and I was like whatever, just go away.

The guy did something that **book** could not do, he actually made me feel somewhat sorry for Draco. He definitely gets applauds from me, I actually felt that he was feeling despair on the tower.

I loved chemistry between Dan and Michael Gambon, I actually never had a problem with his as Dumbledore and in fact while I of course never wished for Richard Harris to die, I felt that PoA was a perfect place to switch Dumbledores, to my taste Harris would have been way too magestic while Harry starts to see Dumbledore as human being and fallible one at that since PoA.

I actually really loved Narcissa's acting, one scene and she portrayed mother's despair perfectly to me.

What I sort of did not like.

Well, it all relates to changes of course. While filmmakers made me love the product overall, as far as I am concerned it strays further and further away from the books.

I mean, eh, not that I would have cared for Snape's long recitation in Spinner's End and of course they did not have much time, but um, how about some of it, few sentences, maybe?

Say, instead of this idiotic attack on the Burrow, which was added why exactly? Oh I know! To stress that Tonks as auror, well that she cannot act like one?

I also dislike in general how they effectively cutting out ANY ties Harry has with the past. Marauders? Oh who cares. Snape telling the Prophecy? Oh dear, does it matter at all?

Actually was ridiculously pleased about one change - that Snape does not get to walk Harry into Great Hall.

I mean, I think I can tolerate it because JKR puts youngsters on the front seat, but really, give this amazing adult actors something more to do? A little more?

Was scratching my head about Harry standing there and not trying to attack DE when he is not immobilized.

Absense of the funeral actually did not bother me as much as I thought it would be.

Alla