Disappointed and Betrayed

Rating: Null/10 (4 June 2004)

I had waited months for this movie to come out. I even took the day off with a couple of friends so that we may be able to see it at the first showing at the Cine Capri. We all re-read the book the week before just to make sure we were up-to-date on all the pertinent information.
Well maybe the screen writer and director should have re-read the book.
The first two movies were very true to the book's storyline. This movie was not.
For starters, this movie did not flow as far as events were concerned. You did not introduce the Firebolt until the end of the movie. If one would follow the story better, one would have realized that the Firebolt was an important storyline that should have been brought in sooner as it was in the book.
The way the movie jumped from segment to segment was unclear. The viewer has no idea what is actually going on because information was left out. Why was chocolate so important after an episode with a dementor? The movie did not say. Why did Professor Lupin know about the Marauder's Map? This was not explained. Why was it not explained about Ron and Hermonie's fights? This was very important in regards to their relationship. These are just a few of the discrepancies that we found in the movie. It was almost like watching a movie through Cliff Notes.
J.K. Rowling should have retained control of the creative force of this movie. I wonder if she is as disappointed as we were. If this is the direction that the future movies are heading, I know that I will have to skip them.