Right, then. I'm no big HP fan, and I don't think I'd start that soon. But anyway, my friends do call me out to watch those things, so I guess that means I'm gona have to write a review on it.
Frankly, I don't think this was a particularly good HP installment. I mean, I generally expect magic duels and special effects in the show, and well...whatever they had in there just wasn't quite satisfying. Yes, Dumbledore dies. Everyone knows that. It does feel odd watching a show that every other mother's kid knows the ending to. Sorta like everyone's already spoiled. I just didn't like the idea of Dumbledore tipping over quite that easily after he managed to do a Gandalf and wipe out a whole swarm of undeads.
Ultimately, the thing I liked the most about the HP series is that it's gotten darker over time. Undoubtedly, it's not just an effect of growing up for the characters, but also an influence of our contemporary world situation leaking into the story. Bag searches, anyone?
I'd have to give this one a 6.5/10. It's not particularly memorable, and as one reviewer put it...pretty much here only to set the stage for the story ahead.
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