Eeehhhh.....

Rating: 5/10 (18 November 2005)

Okay, I have to admit, I didn't start out as a Harry Potter fan. It wasn't until the first movie came out, and my friend tricked me into going, that I became a devotee. I remember sitting in the theater, enthralled as i watched this magical story unfold. Quidditch, dragons, and the Magical feel of Hogwards had me racing to the store for the books. It was then I entered the Wizarding world. I loved it. As the books progressed, getting darker and more adult, my love of the series grew. My love of the movies however... have not. I'm picky i guess. I think that overall the movies were okay, but none of them to date have given me that magical feeling the first one did. Goblet of Fire came close though. I was disappointed at first, there was no beginning confrontation with the Dursley's, which i admit i had been looking forward to. Bagman was done away with. The World Cup was reduced to nearly 20 seconds. Since Bagman had been done away with, there was no set up for Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes. So very much was left out that I felt was needed to make the future story complete. Once i tried to forget that I had indeed read the book though, i started to enjoy it a bit more. I was really upset though over the status of Hogwarts. It's gone from looking like a magical castle, to looking like a dingy, dank and depressing place. Ah well. Here's to hoping Phoenix will make up for it.