Time seems to have lost all meaning for a day or so. This is a good thing I feel. We had another lazy start to the day, and in my semi conscious morning state I agreed that I would join the girls going to see the final Harry Potter film. We arrived in Luton, and spent more on drinks and pick and mix than we did for the actual movie. I was, if I am being totally honest, not looking forward to it. I read the books, up until the last one, and could never be bothered to read it. So the final film held no lure for me. I find Daniel Radcliffe dull, Emma Watson insipid, and the string of celebs cast to make it have that authentic blockbuster feel a bit tiring. The Deathly Hallows part one left me cold, and generally, I could have taken it or left it....but...I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It was well paced, there was not enough time given for the less able actors to demonstrate their limitations, the special effects were excellent (In particular the dragon) and all in all it was thoroughly watchable. The ending, was of course dreadfully insipid, but, it's a children's book....it HAD to have a happy ending like that. To do anything else would have been a betrayal.
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