Spoilers 'cause I don't think I can write about this without them
Yea Neville!!! After years of watching Neville's role minimized I was scared that he's end up screwed in the final film. Not only does he get his main hero bit killing Nagini, he gets several other hero bit as well. And he goes for Luna which is a pairing I was always for.
Yea Aberforth! Of course I'll watch Ciaran Hinds in most anything (He was awesome as Caesar in Rome despite looking nothing like Caesar should) so I was thrilled with his casting. Despite the distinct lack of goats, he rocked.
For the most part, they got things right with the final film. They stayed mostly true to the books including minimizing the battle scenes and having the major deaths revealed only as aftermath. The only spots that failed were the final battle (the Molly/Bellatrix duel was a bit flat) and the pointless extended duel between Harry and Voldemort. I prefer the book version were the final duel is more a war of words than spells. For being a popcorn movie, it succeeded in being a well made film as well. They didn't get too jumpy with the cuts and the special effects weren't overwhelming. The music was subdued to the point of being almost unnoticeable at times which was quite effective. All in all quite beautifully produced. The sound seemed kind of soft, but that might have been the theater we were in (the surround sound only seemed to really kick in when Voldemort was whispering to the students).
Alan Rickman should get an Oscar nod out of this one. His death scene produced audible sniffles throughout the theater. I ended up with a terrible headache since I cried through most of his screen time.
Loved when the Malfoy family walked away from the final battle. Good, evil, whatever--their family group was all that mattered in the end.
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