Getting Worse

Rating: 6/10 (24 March 2006)

This latest installment of Harry Potter was a bit of a letdown. First off let me declare that I have never read any of the books (and probably never will; I have more important things to read). I also never read Lord of The Rings either. The point being that I don't think it's necessary to read any books that have been transferred to the big screen. A movie should be able to stand on its own. The first three films were quite engrossing with all the special effects and intriguing characters but this one shifted focus too much between former and new characters. The threat of Voldermort returns yet again and it's getting pretty old. Harry Potter still has no composure whilst Ron is just as idiotic as he's always been. Hermoine is growing up but there's too little focus on her. Some parts of the movie were quite difficult to understand too. I get the impression they think we would have or perhaps should later buy and read the book. I don't really have a problem with these kids growing up on screen and don't believe it's the reason why this movie was not as interesting as its predecessors. The reason it wasn't as good is probably because too many scenes are wasted on trivial matters instead of developing characters and good dialog. In a way, it's similar to the new Spider-man movies where he just can't decide what he wants to be and takes the 'good guy' thing too far. Harry better shape up and get something going on with Hermoine in the next film. And they should kill off Ron in the next movie.