Harry Potter, a surprising letdown?

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2007)

so i saw the 12 o clock show of Harry Potter and its really hard to say whether i liked it or not. maybe because i was half asleep the whole time, but something about it wasn't as good as the others. it was still an exquisite show special effects, but it disappointed me. i mean, sure, i went into it believing it was going to be amazing because i have every year since the first harry potter movie came out and they all have been far better than my already high expectations.
i can't really pin point why the order of the phoenix didn't "tickle my fancy". of course they had top notch special effects, and sets that are mind boggling to think about building. not to mention the fight scenes were incredible. i just didn't understand why they were fighting in the first place. i 've only read the first and second books, but i am usually able to understand what is happening, and this time around, i was pretty confused. i didn't read the book but i heard that they missed out on many key points vital to the next film.
i also have found out that David Yates, who directed the film, has not directed any of the others. that says something, don't you think? i went with a car full of people and everyone was talking about how "gay" it was. of course i had to stick up for my harry potter moves and say that it was really good and not gay. but after talking to Ryan i realized how disappointed the readers of the series must be. he told me everything that they missed out on--especially things involving Ron and Hermione. compared to all the other films, they had the least lines in this one. i'm not sure if they weren't that involved in this book, but from the sound of disappointment in Ryan's voice when he said, "Ron only had like two lines the whole movie," i figure that he was, in fact, supposed to have a larger role. maybe i was less happy than expected because Ron is my favorite character and there was not too much of him, and he didn't have as many funny one liners as in the other movies.
another reason i might have been disappointed is because when i leave a movie i usually get this feeling that lets me know that i just watched an incredible movie, but last night (or this morning) all i felt was exhaustion and this little feeling down inside of disappointment for a movie long anticipated that i would not admit. i am going to see the film again on Friday, so i guess i can get a second chance to fall in love with it. hopefully.