Who Cares about Plot When You've Got Special Effects

Rating: 1/10 (27 August 2011)

I've been a big fan of the books having read each several times in the American and British versions. I was interested to see the movies knowing that there would be some changes required because of length and the fact that it is hard for movies to show thoughts. I have often been disappointed in each movie because of the illogical changes to plot lines beginning with Professor Quirrell not being harmed when he touches Harry but being destroyed when Harry touches him.
The seventh movie in the series was the WORST for plot changes. Voldemort (the "t" is supposed to be silent) does extraordinary things with Dumbledore's wand, not because it's part of the plot, but because it makes more special effects possible. While, in the book, Harry never jumped off the school with Voldemort, it's added to the movie because it's another chance for unnecessary special effects.
In the final battle, it isn't shown why Fred was the one killed. Whenever anyone "good" is killed, they simply fall over dead. Yet, when Bellatrix Lestrange and Voldemort explode into tiny black triangles(?). Neville's attainment of the sword of Griffindor after his speech to Voldemort and Harry's speech with Voldemort wherein he wraps up all the plot twists is changed to nonsense to allow the addition of more special effects.
I've never been more upset after a movie, tho' having to waste $18 on totally worthless 3D effects didn't help.