It is the movie that muggles have been waiting for – the first screening of ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ sold out at Cineworld on Dublin’s Parnell Street yesterday. We asked some audience members how it was

JAMES ALFORD (18) from Balbriggan

Harry Potter fandom level"I'm not really a big Harry Potter fan. On a scale of one to 10, I'd say I was a six."

On-the-spot review:I thought it was brilliant – you were enthralled from start to finish. I would definitely see it again."

Is the film as good as the book?"I've seen most of the films and this one was definitely better than the others."

Scary bits?"There were parts that got me frightened but nothing too scary."

Daniel O’Connor (13) from Finglas

Fandom level"11 out of 10"

On-the-spot review"It was great, probably the best film so far, although there's another one to come out."

Is the film as good as the book?"There wasn't as much in it but it was still good. You see they can't put everything in."

Scary bits?"There was one bit where Harry and Dumbledore are on a little island and Harry's going down to get a bit of water out of the lake. That was pretty scary."

Patrick Lameed (7) from Lucan

Fandom level"10 out of 10."

On-the-spot review "It was the best film I've ever seen."

Is the film as good as the book?"I haven't read all the books but I've seen all the films. It was great and there was loads of magic in it."

Scary bits?"There was one scary part when they were shooting at Harry Potter but he was okay in the end."

Daniel Korolev (12) from Knocklyon

Fandom level"Nine out of 10"

On-the-spot review"I think it was the best film so far because of the story. The special effects were amazing."

Is the film as good as the book?"It's completely different from the book. They left a lot of parts out of the film but they added some parts that weren't in the book as well, so it kind of levels up."

Scary bits?"A few parts were unexpected and in a way scary, yeah."

Aisling Kitteringham (19) from Skerries

Fandom level"I've been reading the books since I was eight and I've read all the books and seen all the films."

On-the-spot review"It was the best book-to-movie adaptation that I've seen out of them all."

Is the film as good as the book?"I was disappointed that some parts were left out but that's to be expected."

Scary bits?"There's a part near the end where dead bodies pop out of the water which is a bit freaky."

Paul Shanley (18) from Rush

Fandom level"Eight or nine out of 10"

On-the-spot review"It was really good. They got all the major points so I liked it."

Is the film as good as the book?"I've read all the books and this is the best film by far. They stuck to the book and didn't wander off it too much."

Scary bits?"There was one scary bit but that was it."