Just got back from seeing the film, my perspective:
1. Emma Watson is a Goddess. I could seriously watch that woman grout tile for an hour and a half without blinking.
2. This is the first film I've felt hasn't suffered from lack of a narrator. From the very first movie I've been of the opinion that every single one of them would have been strengthened by having Patrick Stewart narrate. Eg: "Much of the Winter passed this way: Hermione working on the Polyjuice potion, Ron refusing to talk to either Harry or Hermione and Harry obsessing over the (insert title of book here)".
However, considering that Deathly Hallows 2 is, in large part an extended climax, and is also the only one of the films that takes place over a very short period of time - just a few days - it wouldn't have needed the narrator (also, had the convention been established, the sudden lack of it would have both heightened tension and helped give a sense of the speed at which events are happening).
3. I want to re-read all of the books all over again right away. I have absolutely no idea how someone could have gotten all the way through Goblet of Fire and not immediately dived right into Order of the Phoenix. And if anyone hasn't read the books yet, go do it now.
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