good, but a lot missing

Rating: 7/10 (23 November 2005)

i thought that this was probably the best movie yet, but there was a lot missing that was/is crucial to the series. **if you have not seen the movie or do not wish to read some spoilers about it, do not read any further.** now, i know that it is hard to condense a 700-something page book into a 2 1/2 hour movie, but still, crucial parts were left out, and it will be interesting to see how they fix it in the next movies. for example: -Dobby and Winky were left out completely, -Ludo Bagman wasn't mentioned at all -barty crouch Jr. was introduced too early, -not enough trials were in the scene with the pensieve, -they never said anything about Rita skeeter being an animagus, -sirius black's role was only a face in the fire, -Albus Dumbledore wasn't the loving, kind headmaster as in the first three, -hermione (emma Watson) was very melodramatic and sounded as if she were going to cry throughout almost the entire movie, -no blast ended skrewts in the maze, -no spider in the maze, -no sphinx and riddle in the maze, and, worst of all i think, -the Quidditch World Cup was not shown! other than this, i thought the movie was exceptionally good. i especially liked the soundtrack. i think Patrick Doyle deserves two thumbs up and a smiley face for such good and fitting music. and the special effects! oh...my...gosh! wow! they were extraordinary! kudos to the special effect people for making this one of the best parts of the movie! i think that the underwater sequence especially was marvelous! the maze itself was good too. i especially liked how the hedges practically ate people when they fell! that was cool. overall, i give this movie 7 out of 10 stars.