Just so you know, it was great.

Rating: Null/10 (4 June 2004)

In case you didn't know.
Yes, there was a lot missing, but I think that is a great thing. What Chris Columbus did was tell the whole story of the books. That was great with the first one, Chris struggled with the second one because he can't do dark material.
I think the leaving out was a good idea because if someone decides to read the book then they will be greatly rewarded with a more complete story. What Alfonso Cuarón did was take the Prisoner of Azkaban book and made a great movie. Choosing to leave out the bits that drags down the story.
The best part of it was that it wasn't a continuation of Chris' vision, but it took all the new players and allowed them to put there own twist on it.
I hope that the next one presents a more complete story, and that Order of the Phoenix has more than one freggin' Quidditch match.