Too Much Hype + Bad Movie = Two Thumbs Down

Rating: 2/10 (30 December 2005)

...Wow... I can't think of anything else to say but ... Wow...don't get me wrong though, this movie was the worst HP movie yet. HP&GOF was supposed to be this incredible movie, sure it has great acting and amazing action and even some pretty sweet looking special effects, but, I have to say, What the hell just happened??? I go into my local theater, expecting to watch this great movie, (thats just because it was way over hyped, and I mean way over hyped) and I have to sit through 2 and a half hours of this choppy, confusing story that will make absolutely no sense to anyone but fans of the book.
The special effects in GOF are great...need I say more
Verdict - Special Effects - Great
Into the acting we go and the only two people I want to talk about here are Emma Watson, and Michael Gambon. Emma has her best performance to date in my opinion. She does a good job in the role of Hermione after some great improvements in, for lack of a better word, "style" than that of previous films. Gambon also does an incredible job in this film. Unfortunately for him though, he is playing the wrong character. He is supposed to be playing Albus Dumbledore, a wise, strong and courageous wizard who is not afraid of anything. Gambon plays a wizard that looks afraid and is losing strength. What was Director Mike Newell thinking. Dumbledore is not afraid, and since when has he manhandled students like Harry, or anyone for that matter before.
Verdict - Acting - Great...but because of Dumbledore's character, I'm shooting it down Acting - OK
Finally, the overall movie. This movie has incredible action, the best scene is definitely the Horntail (dragon), but the story...WHAT STORY!!! the story got chopped to bits. I understand that you cant fit the entire book into 2 and a half hours, but Mike (Newell) you had the chance to make it two movies, and you cut it down to one..And don't say you expect it to be too much like the book..That's what the FREAKING story comes from..THE BOOK..FIGURE IT OUT PEOPLE..anyway for that you lost about 5 stars.
Verdict - The Movie - Brutal
I just can't justify paying 9-10 bucks to go and watch a chopped up pile of horse manure. This is time and money you will never get back...never. DON'T GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!