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Prairie and I just got back from (finally) seeing the latest Harry Potter movie. In brief, I think this is my favorite of the series so far. Rather fast-paced (though it would have to be to pack everything in that it needed to) but still quite coherent and hitting all the key points, and absolutely spot-on performances from Brendan Gleeson as Mad-Eye Moody and Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort.
Plus, I think I’ve got a crush on Cho Chang. ;)
I saw it yesterday, and I agree it it the best of the series. I have the same complaint with the movie was I did with the book – to much is pushed in. They could have left out, or merely referred to, the quidditch tournament and neither the book/movie would have been affected.