SPOILER ALERT!!!This movie was great. Not better then the book, but still great. There was some things they left out that they should have left in, for example: they took out Dumbledore's funeral, and you did not really see Harry and Ginny get together and then break up. But the stuff they left in was shot spectacullary.
I went to the midnite premier of the movie and thought it was amazing. I do agree that some of the story did go a bit fast but thet only had two hours to fit an entire book in. You definitley need to read the books before seeing the movie and if you don't you do need to read after. The shots were glorious, the casting was dazzling, and the editing was superb. Everyone needs to see this film!!