Mixed Feelings

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2007)

When I heard that the next movie will be coming out in a few weeks, I was really excited. I'd wait week by week until the movie came. And finally, I was going to watch it! While I was watching the movie, i understood it fairly well, but my friends who haven't read the book kept on asking me questions.
The only things I could say about this movie is that it is truly awesome on the visuals. Honestly, i was really waiting for this movie for months, and I felt that the waiting was worth while anyway.
I must say, I was really impressed with the movie. This movie has got the nice humorous part that brings the little laughs in the theater. I just feel that this movie has got everything that could have been thought of. It's a good weekend movie to begin with.
However, the content of the movie makes the book look bad! I mean i love the books, but this one is the most disappointing on the story part of it. If you haven't read the book, you will not understand what on earth they are talking about. For example, people would know what a gryndilow is!!! I think the script was a bit flawed.
I would also like to point out that Daniel Radcliffe looks absolutely older than the original harry potter. The hair was absolutely terrible! I would suggest he kept it like the one in the third movie because it fits best for the scruffy hair. I'm also wondering why they do not wear their uniforms anymore? well, they hardly wore it anyway. Plus, the long hair really made them look older that what they were supposed to look like. I also don't know how Harry had that muscles when in the book, they said he looked really "peaky"? Unless Uncle Vernon actually made him work out in summer, there's no way he could achieve those. I guess Daniel Radcliffe just worked out, but it really shows.
How come they kept on cutting the good parts of the book? Like all the teasing and stuff? Like how cho chang was actually important in the book when in the movie, she looked like this small time girl who harry likes? I believe they should have made more of an impact with this character than the rest of the extra sorts (like viktor, digory)? Cho Chang was the crush of harry potter! and in the next movie, they are going to make out! And in the 6th movie, they are supposed to break up! If they couldn't build up the foundation of Cho Chang, all hopes will be lost for the desired Cho Chang because the people who haven't read the book hardly even remembered her!!!