Bash

Rating: 4/10 (30 November 2005)

Where Prisoner of Azkaban left of Goblet of Fire went up in flames. I mean take a look at the movie. Plus points are the background score and the great CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) but story wise it falls flat.
The actors are good...Mr. Gambon as Dumbledore becomes very Bumbledore though. Or maybe even a BumbleBore. No offense to those who enjoyed the movie and definitely not to those who worked in it, but c'mon, the most powerful sorcerer in the world has to shout for silence and jump around like an over fed jack-rabbit? The books portray Dumbledore as a tall lean man who doesn't look like he's one for nonsense although he does have a mischievous side to him...Michael Gambon disappoints.
The storyline is much like a train that has jumped its tracks. After Crouch is found dead (which he was not in the books!) Harry goes to talk about his dreams? Was this a career counselling session?! What happened to the mention of Crouch? Not to forget Sirius and Snape's teaming up to do their bit. This is where GoF leaves off and OotP starts. If it's not shown in the movie, crucial as it is, then how will non-Potter readers pick up the threads? This may sound like a rant (rest assured it IS), but that's what the movie left me feeling...Ranting Raving Confuduncused.
PS: The females really enjoy Malfoy...he should be included a tad more rather than ferreting out his parts.