The Book is better, But......

Rating: 8/10 (16 July 2007)

I did not care for the Movie as much as the book. However, having said that, I don't know how they could have put in enough to follow the book better. The movie seemed disjointed at first pass. They did not show very well how Harry was going through transition of becoming an adult. Just one shot of Harry showing his temper with class mates. There were many other sections missing that would have made more sense to the non book reader. Also the different segments did not have a smooth transition into or out of them.
This is nice to see the progreession of the characters in to adult hood.
The special effects were very good.
So much was left out that should have been in. Should all of the book had been filmed, the film would have been well over 5 hours or longer.
I enjoyed the movie and may see it again. I saw the 3D version and will not recommend it. It was disappointing in that aspect. Just about 20 minutes long, if 3D costs more, don't bother it is not worth it in my opinion.
I will add this DVD to my collection.
All done and said a good movie.