I just got back from watching Harry Potter 7: Deathly Hallows part 2.
It was great.
This was the culmination of about 15 years of Potter books and films. The battle scene is pretty epic and I didn’t feel that it was long at all given its 2+hrs running time. I could have kept on watching. The story was resolved like the book of course, with sexual tension released, the quest finished, and destinies fulfilled. It really brought back a lot of good memories of the last 10 or more years of reading, watching and even playing Harry Potter games. All those familiar environments, gone into history and memory.
I distinctly remember when Potter mania began in the late 90’s. I made a promise to myself that I would hold out and not read any Potter books because they seemed so juvenile. But one summer uni holiday (1st year) I was so bored I turned to the 3rd book and started reading. Only because a friend of mine had lent it to me, and I had nothing else on. It really pulled me in from the beginning. That’s one promise I was happy to break. And of course I remember Bao saying in 2001 how hot Emma Watson was. At the time I believe she was 12 or something. Something disturbing about that. But she turned out to be indeed hot. :p