The movies are not all that good, we all know this. But my friends and I, our generation really, grew up with Harry. I started reading Harry when I was 8 years old. I was too young to read it myself, my mother read it out loud to me, my brother and sister. I couldn't make it through the third book on my own because I was too scared for a long time, so I just pretended I was reading it slowly until I could read it during the day with my dad nearby.
Point being, I dressed up with my friends. Granted most of my friends do not have the extensive wardrobe which I lugged with me to Vienna, so my costume was pretty much the greatest thing ever (photos to come). I was, as any good Asian would be, Cho Chang. And borrowed a blue and yellow tie from Zan to match my Ravenclaw badge which I made, also awesome. I don't dress up for movies. Not my thing, but this was so great.
Like I said, the movies are not high quality and I give them no high acclaim, but that doesn't change how amazing that movie was. There were of course differences from the book, but for the most part it was surprisingly true to the story. Scary and intense with the right amount of cheesy, made for a great night!
Sidenote on Austria Movie Theaters: Just a fun cultural fact, at Austrian movie theaters you purchase a seat in the movie theater like you are going to a show, so my friends and bought our tickets at the Haydn English Cinema weeks ago and got to the movie right before it started and had amazing seats. Good stuff.
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