Looking good, the trailer looks pretty much like I imagined the book to be like. That's the main flaw with the previous three movies, they couldn't fit the story into 2 hours.
I heard somewhere that Dumbledore's funeral will be included in The Deathly Hallows. They better, I was disappointed that it wasn't included in Half-Blood Prince.
I'm sure the duel will be visually interesting, though I'll be interested to see how its depicted, since it would be hard to make it fit with what's been established for the Elder Wand (that it won't actually harm Harry). Maybe he has to struggle for mastery or something?
I thought it looked awesome. I was very impressed with how they have brought some of the book's big scenes to life. Visually stunning in terms of scope and detail.
I finally got to see the film yesterday. Overall it was extremely good, if necessarily incomplete. This is easily the most faithful adaptation of a novel since the first two in terms of contents, and unlike the first two I don't think it at times gets bogged down in faithfulness.
The action was pretty good, if not graphic (George getting his ear cursed off, Ron's splinching, Bellatrix torturing Hermione).
He's not in it much but I must give props to Jason Issacs as Lucius. He plays the role like a man scared out of his mind and about to have a nervous breakdown. Loved it.
I liked it. Considering that it is basically a two and a half hour set-up for part 2, I was still surprised when it ended. As someone who was board by all the traveling around in the book I found it worked better on screen (I think that I could see their frustration better on screen than I did reading it).
I liked the movie quite a bit. Yates did an excellent job of establishing the bleak outlook of the world, without making the whole film seem like a chore to sit through. The interactions of Harry, Hermione and Ron are a highlight, they've really grown into their roles.
I thought the musical score, while not especially memorable, fit the film exceptionally well.
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