Sad

Rating: 2/10 (16 July 2007)

We have been waiting so long for this Movie, We bought advanced tickets for the 7p.m. show, then my daughter found out her softball game was canceled and we had to rush and get the 12:01 tickets. We could have waited, along time maybe till Video, this was the biggest disappointment.
There is a progression in the books, The First; Happy cause Harry is away from his Aunt and Uncle and then it gets Dark. 2nd: A little darker. 3rd; Darker Still 4th: getting scary dark 5th: Getting almost terrifyingly Dark. 6th leading up to the darkest climax 7th; ending the serious and potentially the darkest of all.
The Movie's although a little tough to digest at times have honored the above. Until this one. It appears the Director wanted to spare the 5 year olds who might watch any of the real terror the book depicts. The Special effects are really good. I guess that is the best that can be said. Harry is a teenager with all the normal moods and attitudes that teens get plus the added stuff, this movie never really lets anyone into the evolving relationship between Harry, Ron and Hermonie not to mention any of the other Chars. I wont go into all the really important books stuff that is left out of this movie. Or the major changes made from the book version. If I were J.K Rawlings I would stand on my head and scream if this Director and Screen Writer are involved in the next 2 movies. My 13 year old asked the really important question; DID THEY EVEN READ THE BOOK, OR PREVIOUS BOOKS? If you love all things Potter see the movie if you just want a visual of a book you liked don't. We Love all things Potter and the Movie still managed to Disappoint. But we have the Book Release coming. Chin Up. One more thing a reviewer above blamed this on a Americanisan of the movie, I am American and I can say honestly say I do not think thats it. They wanted a movie a child could watch. They got it but I think even a child who has read the books would be disappointed.