A disjointed hard to follow movie

Rating: 4/10 (18 July 2007)

I'm a post-70 senior and I have been to all the Harry Potter films, usually taking younger family members and their friends. I found this movie (and the previous one)too fast, too disjointed and hard to follow. The chopping of the scenes was disconcerting, A smooth transition from scene to scene would have been welcome. I got the feeling the movie was cut to pieces to get it into a not-too-long-time frame. Hopefully these comments might improve the next one coming out.
On the plus side, the acting was good and the special affects commendable. I didn't read the book so could not compare what was left out or not. But like the rushed movie "Da Vinci's Code", perhaps reading the book "Order of the Phoenix" might make me better understand the movie. I would prefer however to watch a good well assembled easy-paced movie that stands on its own.