I wish I hadn't read the book first

Rating: 6/10 (11 July 2007)

maybe I would have enjoyed this movie.
I will start by saying that I have thoroughly loved and enjoyed the first 4 HP films. I have read the first 5 books and am currently racing to finish the 6th in time for next Friday. That being said, our whole family was so disappointed in this film. My husband (who didn't read the book) said there was no "magic" to this film. My 10 year old son (the H-P fanatic) said this was the worst HP movie (where was the brain room and all the other things that happened in the Dept. of Mysteries?). I felt the story was disjointed. Previous movies hadn't felt the need to make major changes to the plot, why start now? I know it's a long book, I know it needed to be condensed, but it could have been done so much better.
I think the writers need to write lines for punishment!