Could you change any more

Rating: Null/10 (1 June 2004)

I have just got back from the cinema and have to say that I enjoyed the movie. The effects were really good a lot better than the other 2.
I have to say though that I am really disappointed with the whole thing. There is so much missing. I thought that there was a lot missing from the other 2 but this story has just been butchered. How come everything has changed so much? I know that the Dursley's house had gone through a changing rooms makeover in the last movie but it seems that Hogwarts has moved along with Hagrid's hut and he had also had the builders in and had an extension built. I thought the flyover on the lake was really good and couldn't understand where all the water went when it came to the end or was that a different lake and I just missed something. I wonder where Hogwarts will be for the next movie will it be a funhouse ride in Universal Studio's.
With this book being so much longer than the other 2 I find it hard to believe that the movie was shorter. What will happen to the next one???
How come Dumbledore had gone from white to grey is it a reversal from Lord Of The Rings with the whole Gandalf thing. Oh and Dementors/Ringwrathes was there much difference apart from LOTR were a bit more scary.
I have to say that I am really surprised that they managed to keep some of the actors. Maggie Smith had what 5 minutes screen time and what about the kids were we in school. I really missed the lessons seeing things go wrong and learning how to do magic.
Don't get me wrong I did enjoy the movie but came out feeling a bit cheated.
I know that you can never have the book on screen but something like would be good. Book 4 is long enough without having to fill in all the gaps that the 3rd movie left. Here's hoping that the DVD will put back some of what is missing if they ever filmed it