OKAy compared to the book

Rating: 6/10 (11 July 2007)

Well i guess i'll start with the pro's for the movie. Last night i went to the midnight opening of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and it was quite a thrill. The graphics i have to say were superb especially when Voldemort and Dumbledore fight in the ministry of magic and all the newspaper pictures, moving and what not.
But i must rain on it's graphic parade because the movie by no means served the book any justice. Things were out of order, such as Sirius showing harry the Black family tree on his Christmas holiday. It was supposed to be in the summer when they were cleaning the headquarters.
And then there's when hagrid returns. He was supposed to be back long before Trelawny got sacked, because everyone was worried about Umbridge choosing between them who to fire.
And they left out Quidditch entirely. The thing that is supposed to be so important to Harry. And by leaving out quidditch, they left out the fight between Harry, Fred, George, and Malfoy and also Harry, Fred and George getting their brooms taken away by Umbridge.
Then when hagrid showed them Grawp, it was only Harry and Hermione that he showed, because Rom was supposed to be playing Quidditch.
Also, Firenze teaching Divination, or just any mention of Firenze what so ever was no where to be seen.
And where was Dobby?
And where was Mrs. Black in Grimauld Place?
And where were the brains that strangled Ron in the Ministry of Magic?
And how was anyone who hasn't read the book to have any idea what the Hall of Prophecies was?
And the harry never gave the prophecy to Lucius Malfoy and he didn't actually hear the prophecy. Harry dropped it and Neville kicked it and it shattered, but it was too loud to hear.
And in the end, when harry is with dumbledore in his office, Why is their no mention of Neville Longbottom's connection to harry and voldemort?
And what happened to to St. Mungo's where we meet Gilderoy Lockheart again, and see Neville's Parents and Grandmother and Mr. Bode?
I could go on and on with all of this missed stuff. but i just want to ask, since this is the shortest Harry Potter film to date, why couldn't they have put in some more of the actual important things, or at least put everything else in the right order?
I feel sorry for the people who haven't read the books, because come next movie, they'll be completely lost.