Just got back from the cinema seeing the new Harry Potter. Must say that I was quite impressed. AND, most shockingly, I didn't know that David Tenant was in it. Great surprise that.
Overall, my feelings are that this was the best Potter adaptation to date. Not the closest to the book, mind you. In fact, there were some wild adaptations and some things that were left out -- including a major character! But the movie succeeded in ways that Prisoner of Azkaban did not.
While PoA cut things and changed things for pace, the whole movie seemed ... rushed. It just felt like it was going along at lightening speed and never gave you a moment to chill into the flick. It was good, but just not up to par with the other films. This movie, however, while cutting out quite a bit of stuff, still has a huge amount of ground to cover and does it without feeling rushed. The pace of the movie is good and although it is a two-and-a-half-hour movie, it's a solid two-and-a-half hours. There are some artisitic cutaways, maybe not integral to the plot, but needed. There are some fantastic segues.
All in all, highly recommended.
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