VERY DISAPPOINTED!! (Spoiler)

Rating: Null/10 (4 June 2004)

This film was a HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT. The credits should have read "LOOSELY based on the novel by J.K. Rowling." If you're a fan of the books, don't waste your money on this film. The film itself was okay, but VERY different from the book and VERY different from the first two films. Sure, the first two films were a little different from the books, but nothing like the most recent film. There are many big differences between the film & the book (i.e. how/when Harry acquires the Firebolt). The sequence of events & how things happen are quite messed up. Harry didn't face the boggart during class (in the book), so why does he in the movie? Also, whatever happened to Crookshanks later in the movie?
Chris Columbus should have played a bigger part in the making of this film. The change in location was very apparent as was the change in director. The layout of the Hogwarts grounds were very different from the first two films. For example, the Whomping Willow moved from level ground near the castle to the side of a hill with the castle no where in sight.
The film also should have been a bit longer to better explain some things and allow the sequence of events to match the book more. The first two films were MUCH better.