Not great...kind of disappointing...

Rating: Null/10 (29 June 2004)

When I saw Harry Potter Three, I was utterly psyched. The first and second movies had been so good so that I thought the third would be awesome (especially because of the Dementors). Turns out the Dementors were quite different then in the book. I mean, they're not supposed to fly or freeze things over...and why did they skip so much other important stuff? Unless you've actually read the book, the movie makes no sense. In fact, I've read the book numerous times, and I was a little confused.
It was not a bad movie. It was pretty good, actually, just not nearly up to par with the other HP movies. The directing was not great, and the transition from book to movie was TERRIBLE! They skipped some of the best parts, and frankly they should have done a better job. The acting was pretty decent, but the Hermione-Ron love thing was way too pronounced and defined at this point.
One final word...if you've seen the Prisoner of Azkaban and you didn't like it, don't shy away from the books (if you haven't read them). In fact, read the third book! It will give you a whole new appreciation of the movie, and of the whole Harry Potter craze as well.