disappointed

Rating: 5/10 (26 February 2006)

I've never bothered to read the book and I guess that might be why I didn't get a single part of the movie. The movie was way too fast paced for the viewer to catch up. Hardly any characterization in this movie, and the magical touch to the first 3 films was just lost in this one. Every time I started to understand something, something else happens. I was also quite dissatisfied with this dumbledore, no longer so wise and powerful-looking as he was, acting quite annoying actually. No more dursleys, no more train to hogwarts, like how they started off with in the last 3 movies, probably wasn't in the book, but just creates that gap that viewers need to connect to the characters. Not enough classroom scenes. Too many new characters introduced in this fast paced film. Neville Longbottom has gotten way too skinny to be the troublesome pesk he was. the film was so fast, cho chang just didn't fit into the movie, harry's crush on her was too sudden, leaving the viewer confused at parts. (Not to mention she's not as pretty as she was in the book.) Overall film too choppy and fast paced, and not enough connection with the viewer, or with the last 3 films.
5/10 for a hp movie