Harry Potter fans, stay away!!

Rating: Null/10 (5 June 2004)

I guess I shouldn't have gone into the movie with such high hopes. This was my favorite book of the series, and I was hoping it would be the best movie of the three. It sucked. I went in excited that I would get to see my favorite parts of the book acted out, but I was wrong. Apparently, Cuaron didn't even read the book before directing this movie. I was very disappointed. Not only did the story not follow the book (too many changes to really call it the same thing), but the directing was horrible. Some of the most climactic moments in the book were some of the most boring in the movie. It was slaughtered!!
If they're going to use the same actors, they should use the same set. Why they had to go and change the set, I don't know. The whomping willow looked like a big twig (and it doesn't whomp anymore either), Hagrid's house is down the hill now, etc...
It was a waste money in my opinion.