Where is the magic? not in this movie!

Rating: 1/10 (10 June 2004)

This will be the definitive review for the movie.
When doing a movie based on a book, you should make the movie follow the book as close as possible. granted you can not put everything in the book in a movie, but you do have to remember that a movie should and DOES tell a story. 4 crucial points which are VERY important to this movie being part of a 7 part series. A movie is plot, dialog, shooting, editing, wardrobe, scenery and most importantly supposed to stand alone. The first 2 movies by Chris do that. People say they were long, boring, and had no imagination. BUT they were the best movies made from a book. ( except LOTR and silence of the lambs )
1. Who are the marauders? What is their importance in the next 4 movies? 2. Who is Prongs? what role does he play? 3. Why is hermonie's 'cat' important ? 4. who are cedric diggory and cho chang?
Watching the movie, those will be things you can NOT answer. Being a reader of the books, you can. Why is this important? because they ALL play BIG ROLES in the next 2 movies!!
The movie was sliced, diced, and minced. It looked like a stage play. or a rehearsal for a movie that wasn't finished. The edits were bad, the camera shook.
It was a great creative art film, with great actors, and a nice LOOSE interpretation of the book. But as far as i am concerned, not a movie that should be considered part of the series. ( kind of like the second parts to the Wizard of Oz, or Gone with the Wind...LOL)
P.S. - noticed the quotes around the word 'cat'... HINT! HINT! Do yourself a favor and read the books if you want to know how much you REALLY MISSED, and well as the director.