Ron Weasley. Ya Would.

Ok, so Ron isn't exactly dreamy, but geez he's come a long way hasn't he?! Good for him. Anyway, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1 opened here in Ireland on Friday, and I went to see it yesterday.
So whats it all about? Basically Lord Voldemort has gathered up his crew of Death Eaters and they have taken over the magical world, including the Ministry of Magic, and of course, Hogwarts. Harry is their enemy no. 1, but thankfully he still has his loyal group of friends and supporters. Harry is on a mission to find and destroy the 7 'Horcruxes' which are seemingly normal objects that contain pieces of Voldemorts soul. In order to destroy Voldemort once and for all, these Horcruxes also need to go. The problem is, he has only little clues as to where and what these Horcruxes are. Thankfully, Dumbledore has left some cryptic clues from beyond the grave, and Harry has the ever faithful Ron and Hermione to help him.
Just as they are doing for the final installment of the Twilight saga, the last book in the series has been split in 2. For both of these franchises it absolutely makes sense. It may seem like they just want to drag it out and make more money off the series(which may well be the case) but the final book is easily more than double the pages of most of the other books, and even they had huge chunks of the plot lines removed when translated to the screen.
I deliberately chose not to re-read Deathly Hallows before the film release, as I am always one of those annoying 'it wasn't like that in the book' people. I knew the rough plot line from reading the book back when it first came out, but that was it. I couldn't remember all the teeny tiny details, which I believe made the movie altogether more enjoyable- cause lets face it, can anyone compare with our imaginations?
Overall, I loved this movie. It was dark, constantly suspenseful and even a little bit scary. Now, I am a complete wuss when it comes to scary movies, but I really did feel for the smaller children sitting nearby. Thank god it wasn't shown in 3D or parts of it would've been terrifying for them(and maybe me!!). If you're a Potter fan you'll love it. If not, this might just all be a little bit confusing for you.