Loved it

Rating: Null/10 (20 November 2005)

Okay, lets start it off like this. So far, THIS is the best Potter movie! Amazingly done, Mike Newell has nailed the series! Comparing him to the other two Potter directors, Chris Columbus and Alfonso Cuaron, Mike seemed to be more familiar with the boarding school style, and has he ever done a fantasy movie before? What would you call two of his other films Donnie Brasco and Pushing Tin? Mike was pretty much a starter in this genre, and he sure pulled it off nice enough. What's amazing about this one, is that it does not focus on only ONE thing. In the previous 3 films (which weren't that bad, but still) the majority of scenes would end with Hermione saying something along the lines of "Harry! I found another clue on why Sirius Black wants to kill you!" No, this one added more on the maturing students, the Triwizard tournament, friendship conflicts and so on. The Radiohead guest appearance was amusing and funny to watch the Hogwarts kids partying like everyday teens. The only thing that bugged me about this was the amount of screen time for Sirius Black. He had more moments in the book, and technically you didn't see Gary Oldmans real face, all he had was a CGI face in the fireplace. A little disappointing, especially to the Gary Oldman fans. Well that pretty much covers the movie, 10/10!