uber British and on the way for one of the spots on the top20 of all time!

Rating: 9/10 (2 December 2005)

As I saw the poster I read the names Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman and of course Ralph Fiennes. This was just the movie I've been waiting for, but three months prior to this day I read the novel, heard that the film force behind the movie had cut loads of subplot and so forth...was I still excited???
Hell yea...its Harry potter Ladies and gentleman.
It would seem as if each movie since "Azkaban" have been reinvented and rewritten for the silver screen. Is it the case with this one? yes it is.
Did I like this movie? Certainly.
Mike Newell directed his version of HArry potter in a way that only a Brit can...in a uber British way, with a dark murky atmosphere and a uncanny dosage of British anarchy.
Unlike the first two movies, that was a straight forward artificial pieces, driven by a quasi sense of magic and acceptable special effects, this film, is more like the third that raised the bar for quality of content.
Unlike the first two that was utterly claustrophobic concerning the school and castle, Newell shows us that Hogwards is gigantic,enormous and a colossal school that is much more than a castle.
In this movie,everything goes, anyone goes and the once goody-two-shoes atmosphere of the other movies seems faded.
Enough of that.
Brendan Gleeson was superb as Alastor Moody, Albus Dumbledore seemed more human in this volume, more tense and exactly like an actual headmaster.
The main three were amazing and it was certainly great to see our silver screen heroes at it again.
Ron were superb as the sidekick-like friend trying to find a voice of his own.
Hermione- dazzling as the swan who is (at a fast pace) becoming a lady, that is caught in the midst of a love triangle.
Harry- the everyman person, was well acted by Daniel Radcliffe and he carried the film well.
The main attraction was however Ralph Fiennes, without the benefit of a nose and in thick make-up and robes. He was mesmerizing as Lord Voldemort, a guy so evil and arrogant you love to hate the hell out of him.
Yes movie fans, I loved this movie...saw it twice on opening day, and I am going to see it again tomorrow.
It entertains like only Harry potter movies can and David Heyman produced something amazing and most of all entertaining, for us.
Although scraps of subplots and unresolved themes were almost littered through the movie, it did not break the film. And although many people reckon that Radcliffe cant act, they forget that Elijah Wood cant even spell the word not in one movie and not in any of the LOTR movies.
I think Daniel Radcliffe was brilliant, and though I believe this movie to be better than the mediocre pieces of slime that is the first two, I cant truly say that it is better than "Azkaban"...for Cuaron managed his piece loads better than Newell managed this utterly difficult piece.
But still its worth every show you can lay eyes on...so go out there, see the movie and write your review.