A must see

Rating: 9/10 (12 July 2007)

There were many things left out of the movie, that made the book an interesting read. HOWEVER, I loved the movie because it stayed true to the central plot of the book and carried that theme throughout.
Movies, by nature, cannot incorporate every detail from a book when an adaptation is made. What they can do however, is put in the most important plot points and try to capture the essence of the book OoTP does this very well in my opinion. If you were to tell someone what the plot of the book was, the details you wouldn't forget, were those that made it into the movie--they moved the plot forward. The details and plot points that didn't make it in, while enriching in the book, would have added too many unnecessary details to the movie.
Why 9/10 and not 10/10? A few things: Harry's final talk with Dumbeldore should have been more explanatory--there was time, and in the book it explained some important series plot points. No ghosts...i like the ghosts; they help Hogwarts feel fantastic and add to the aura of magical wonder (I do not agree with those who say that the magic is gone, its just a different type of magic).
See the movie its definitely worth your time and money. Read the book its definitely worth your time and money. To blame the movie for not being exactly the same as the book is beyond silly and takes away from all that is good in the movie.