I thought the movie was great. SPOILERTALK: I'm pretty disappointed, though, with the very end of the final duel between voldy and harry. I need to reread the end of the book to refresh my memory... but didn't it take place in the Great Hall, with lots of Harry's allies around? And then Harry tells Voldemort WHY he survived when he was a baby, and why he'll win this battle. I think that dialog is extremely important ("you have no friends; love conquers all"), and it would have been great and dramatic to hear that in the movie.
@ROM: You're correct. The Battle of Hogwarts in the movie was missing a whole bunch of stuff. In particular the house-elves and centaurs entering the fray. I liked the movie overall, I'm just a nitpicker on the details.
@Graham: Makes sense that the house elves weren't there, since their plot line was pretty much removed from the movies.
They included the giants in the fight; they totally should have added the centaurs!
I was just really looking forward to hearing Harry's final speech. In the book, it alone seemed to shrink Voldemort; you could feel him losing power. And it made the final blow seem more final.
I still say this overrated series is a wanking nerd-fest that anyone over the age of 15 ought to be embarressed to like.
GOOD RIDDENCE TO BAD RUBBISH!
They included the giants in the fight; they totally should have added the centaurs!
I was just really looking forward to hearing Harry's final speech. In the book, it alone seemed to shrink Voldemort; you could feel him losing power. And it made the final blow seem more final.