you really need to look at the book and the film seperately

Rating: 10/10 (9 June 2004)

When i went to see this movie, i had not read any of the Harry Potter books, although i had seen both of the previous movies.
I thought that the film was totally amazing, and thought that so much had improved. Dan Radcliffe seemed much more at ease, Emma Watson wasnt over acting nearly as much and Rupert Grint was as good as in the previous two.
Through out the movie, it seemed much more school like. The students seemed more like students than actors, perhaps owing to the fact that they have grown up considerably since the last two films.
Professor Snape is still my favourite character and i thought that although he was meant to be menacing, Alan Rickman was also hilarious and really seemed to be enjoying the performance.
After seeing this movie, i went out the nest day and brought the first three books, and am planning on buying the next two on Friday! having now read them, i noticed that there are far more departures from the books, which at time does not work that well. However, the most annoying thing is that they totally left things out, like the explanation about the map.

However, having seen the movie first, i believe that you will enjoy each as much as the other if you look at them seperately.
i found both thoroughly enjoyable and cant wait to get on with reading the next two books!