Blimey Harry! Since when did you pick up acting?

Rating: 10/10 (11 July 2007)

I thought it was brilliant. (although I am MUCH more anticipating DH -i can not sleep waiting for it's release~!! :<)
I will review for you all in my opinion:
ACTING:
Although two of the trio, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, seemed to not have developed much from the previous chapter, it is apparent that Daniel Radcliffe (ms?) has managed to develop nicely. I was absolutely thrilled w/ his excellent performance. He really managed to capture the mood of the whole movie (JKR's Harry). Other characters were all pretty good, too many and not enough film time to really analyze them though. I will talk about new actors though: uh. The actress who plays Umbridge is spot on ~ absolutely 100% how I envisioned her. Evanna Lynch was also surprisingly perfect for her part. Tonks was good and cheerful... though not in it hardly enough. The actress who played Bellatrix was quite good ~ scary as heck. I'm finding it hard to name others. 9.5/10
BOOK TO FILM:
Mostly everything was represent well in the movie that needed to be. I was only upset about the OWL exams being skipped and a couple of other things (spoilers) which were not covered up towards the end. The mood of the movie was perfectly parallel to that of the book. However, Ginny was NOT used enough!! What the Heck?! Can't the directors learn? All she said in this one were spells (which she performed very well btw), although she was in a heck of a lot of it... just hanging around. I was upset at the lack of Quiditch - apparently it has been ditched. 9/10
SCORE:
The music flowed perfectly with every scene, however I was kind of annoyed with the mysterious nonsense they were playing in Grimauld Place at the beginning. That was the only real odd thing i found about the music. ~ Harry Potter's score is always exceptional. 9.75/10
STORYLINE:
Well, this is not just a 'how the movie fits in with the book' review. The stand alone script was very smooth and effective as well. Numerous humorous lines were added to serve as a method of easing the depressing mood(as following the book's mood), so that the audience didn't feel as tense. Also, the flow was elegant and managed to flow along a current of progression. However, the Stand Alone value of this movie is Highly lowered granted the fact that the series has taken a turn more-so towards actual continuation unlike displayed in the first 3 pictures. So, perhaps one of the reasons I can't sleep after seeing this (3:20 in the morning), is because I WANT MORE!!! 9.25/10
CGI/SETTINGS:
Spectacular special effects (though not up to par with other summer contestant, Transformers), they managed to create a very realistic, fictional world along with the amazing scenery~ of which is immediately displayed by the fields near the Dursley's living area. Kreacher looked perfectly tuned. Fireworks were beautifully thrown amiss a gorgeous interior of Hogwarts, and Alas! Spells were gorgeously cast as Harry flew his way through Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! 9.75/10
Overall: 9.5
GIVE ME DEATHLY HALLOWS OR GIVE ME DEATH ITSELF!