Bloody brilliant!!!

Rating: Null/10 (4 June 2004)

Well - after all the hype, i finally went to see the film. Ive read good reviews and bad reviews - i i have to agree with the former.
HP3 is darker, funnier and i dare i say it - BETTER than the other 2. Harry, Ron and Hermione are all grown up. There's been a lot of hype about the 'relationship' growing between Ron and Hermione. Well, apart from few looks and the odd misunderstanding, i couldnt really see it.
My main quarrel with the film was the things that were cut out. For instance, the 'huge' argument between Ron and Hermione had come and gone within a few minutes, which i feel was a mistake - because that is one of the main parts of the book. (or so i felt)
Apart from that it was ace. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking. The scene with the hippogriff and Harry seriously deserves an oscar for scenery,setting, lighting or something. It was amazing.
Gary Oldman was marvelously eccentric as Sirius Black, and Lupin was so friendly i wanted to hug him everytime he was on screen. Alan Rickman, Dame Maggie and Michel Gambon (replacing the late and great Richard Harris) were wonderful but horribly underused.

To summarise, go and see the film. ITs great
8/10