Disappointed in the direction so called "children's movies" are going...

Rating: 3/10 (19 November 2005)

I'm going to try and be as objective as possible, yet still make my point...
I took my 12 and 10 year old daughters to see it with my brother in law and his kids. When I heard about the PG 13 rating, I almost changed my mind - I should have! My 10 year old came running to me from across the row, and curled up in my lap crying while I had to cover her eyes for near the last 30 minutes of the movie. Not just sorcery, but blatant sorcerer's violence, cutting, blood, and death! Scenes of extreme grief by family and friends, disturbing scary images...and the list goes on. I nearly cried when it was all over and apologized to my kids for putting them through this experience.
I'm not expecting every children's movie to be some kind of family picnic, but I am deeply disturbed at the direction kids movies are going for the sake of marketing and making a dollar.
The dialog was quiet at times and difficult to hear. The scenes were choppy and jumped from no particular direction to even more confusion. Granted, I know someone who has seen the previous 3 movies will have a better grasp on certain terms and happenings, but Potter shouldn't just cater to groupies. A stronger effort to incorporate new audiences would have made it better I'm sure.
I won't be so mean as to give it a 0 because of my bad experience, but I have reasons for my low rating. Will NEVER again see a Potter movie, or recommend one!