i confess myself slightly disappointed

Rating: 8/10 (15 July 2007)

hmm, where do i start. well it started of well...they missed out Dumbledore's "remember my last" howler, which left me annoyed. neway the movie was well paced and all, and bits were carefully included here or there. However i did feel a bit or lot hurried. the DA meetings were good. the ministry scene was also great, but was it just me or somebody also felt that Dubmledore was shown weak in front of Voldemort and where did the scene go in which Dumbledore and harry have a chat. That was how i connected emotionally with Dumbledore, and I'm sure many other did, u know his predicament and why he did what he did. the prophecy was also just put there for the sake of it...and had i not read the book i might have branded the story another one of those with the "chosen one" and the "prophecy" themes. come on...jk added so much to it...apart from just the text of the prophecy....what ever happened to Neville being so imp and almost being in Harry's place. sorry guys I'm never fussy about book to movie translations because i know they have time constraints...but plot outlines??....as i said before...i confess myself slightly disappointed...(could've made it a 3 hr movie...i do recall 3 hr adaptations that have done "reasonably" well...kidding...amazingly well. anyway...a well deserved 8/10 for trying very hard...good effects, and the ministry scene...oh yeah and Luna for really good...very true to the book