On second thought...

Rating: 10/10 (25 November 2009)

Actually, I only registered to give my first voting ever. I just finished watching this movie (and reading the book) for the second time and I am very impressed. I am an avid book reader and among the fiction books I've read all of the Harry Potter books. The first time I saw the movie I was bothered by the changes they made to adapt the book to the screen - but this time around, a couple of years later, I noticed what great work the screen writer did! Even though certain events happen at different times or they made slight changes to the plot, it catches the atmosphere and every vital part of the story (and still fits it into 2 1/2 hours). I guess the time brought the wisdom and I was open to the movie without constantly thinking what happened in the book in the exact time. Let's be honest, why watch a movie which is basically the book acted out - every line, every movement... It would be like listening to a professor who tells everything word by word that is written in the textbook which, by the way, you have already read. Besides, the cinematography is excellent as well as the music, the camera movement, the actors (I would have loved to see Miss McGonagall more often)... I thought I am not going to write this but I don't seem to be able to keep my mouth shut: This is a awesome and a very good quality movie (the best in the series so far) which is far above certain other, totally over-hyped movies that occupy the screens right now (that is no dig at the people watching those or the fuss everybody makes about it - it is about the lack of quality).
Summarizing, if you can get beyond the constant comparison to the book and just open yourself up for this screen adaption you'll be drawn into a wonderful fantasy world (thanks due the cinematography, music, camera work, animation,...) and have a great movie experience.