For movie and book fans alike.

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2007)

I consider myself a die hard fan of both the books and the movies, but I also believe what works for the pages does not work for the big screen, and vice versa.
For the die hard book fan: If you are the kind of person who thinks the movies should be faithful in their entirety to the books, then prepare to be disappointed. This movie does not only cut TONS of scenes and sub-plots that were loved by book fans, but some of the scenes that were included we altered and some completely changed. Despite the changes, the main story and characters remained faithful to the book & series.
For the die hard movie fan: This movie was actioned packed from the beginning. For once, the emotional state of Harry (especially) and company were believable in conjunction with the story line, making the magical world more realistic. The acting has only gotten better. A lot of dialog was thrown in which might not have meaning to a non book reader. The movie would not be able to go into detail because of time constraints, but it wont confuse the viewer, and will please the book fans.
Personal thoughts: I thought this movie was the best one yet. I was glued to the edge of my seat the whole time. Having been under 2.5 hours long was a plus as well. Although I accept changes and missing scenes from books in the movies, I was disappointed in the extremity of the changes made for this movie. The biggest disappointment was the Dumbledore office scene in the end of the book, where the mood in the movie is totally opposite to the book. The Voldemort vs. Dumbledore duel was a plus side to the extremity of the changes. The fight looked and sounded awesome! And I always say there should more Remus Lupin!