Dancing About Architecture

I've read all of the books, so I'd consider myself a fan, and I think that this is by far the best of the Harry Potter movies -- in this movie, the characters actually seem alive rather than robots mechanically acting the scenes from the book. There's a real sense of humor and humanity with these familiar personalities, and the special effects create an appropriate backdrop instead of taking center stage. I'm anxious to see where they're going to take this franchise -- the actors playing the characters are getting pretty old now.