I finally saw it...

[Kimberly Roth]

I was probably the last one to see the movie on the list, but I just got back about 20 minutes ago so here is
my take...

First off, whomever said there was something to see after the credits was wrong... We waited through it all,
and I didn't see a dang thing!  Ugh...

Anyway, I went to see the movie with my 14-year old & 12-year old sister.  Ryan, the older one, has read all the
books, but the 12-year old has not.  I had my problems with the movie, like most, but some parts that really bothered
people on this list did not phase me.  Both of my sisters liked the movie, but my 14-year old and I had to explain
some things to my youngest sister as there were some major plot holes, I thought.  

The Dursley's scene kind of bothered me.  First of all, I didn't think the Dursleys were as "mean" towards Harry
as they come off in the books and in the first two films,  and it seemed to jump very quickly from Aunt Marge's
arrival to her being blown up.  I did like the use of the two televisions though.  LOL!  Very Dudley!  I liked the 
more angry Harry too.  His little snide comments and attitude.

The purple bus ride was great fun!  I enjoyed that very much and I love that shrunken head!

The Leaky Cauldron scene was a little weird.  First, when did the Minister have an office in the Leaky Cauldron?
And Arthur's "talk" with Harry was a little odd.  There was no suspense in the story of Sirius.  It was like right
away "hey, he is after you". 

The Quidditch scene bothered me some... I don't know why, but I didn't like him way up in the clouds.  I guess I
thought since it is a game, he should be down with the crowd.  And it came on so quickly... And I would have liked
to see how exactly Dumbledore saved Harry.  You know, we are always use to seeing the conclusion of the matches,
at least I'd like to see it.  I really wish they would have shown the scene in which Malfoy and his gang came out
a Dementors, and Harry throws a spell at them.

Some of the scenery bothered me as I didn't like how they did some major changes to the castle and outside parts.
And I agree it didn't feel like a whole school year passed.  I did enjoy the whomping willow scene though, however,
didn't Ron actually break his leg in the book?  

As far as the actors go, I have to say I liked them all.  I like Sirius a lot, and GO did a great job portraying him.  
I found some of his scenes with Harry very tender, and he was a little wacky with the rat.  I was disappointed we
did not see more of the rat and the cat, after all, I thought the cat had a more important role in the book.  I like
Lupin very much, and again, thought his scenes were equally as tender with Harry.  Dumbledore did not bother
me in the least, however, I still prefer Richard Harris.  He just had that twinkle in his eye that made him special to
me.  I didn't find Hermione to be "Super Hermione" as a lot of you felt she had become.  Yes, she took charge in
some scenes, but I didn't find her overbearing or annoying whatsoever, and I loved her comment about her hair. 
I don't know how anyone can say the Ron and Hermione scenes was foreshadowing them together later in
the books, because Hermione seemed to be holding on or "connecting" to both boys.  I have to say I found Ron to be
very cute in this movie though, and I loved how Hermione kept calling him "Ronald".  I also laughed hard when Ron
had his dream about spiders.  I thought the trio was great in the movie as was all the supporting actors.  

I was a little annoyed with the Fat Lady's portrait being ripped to pieces.  I think the better scene would have been
when Sirius crept up to Ron's room to get Scabbers and Neville lost the password.  They could have actually combined
the scene somehow.  I liked the Shrieking Shack scene, however, I agree it was too short and I felt Pettigrew's 
transformation back to a rat and him running away was a bit too quick.  I think they really dropped the ball on explaining 
more about the map, the makers, their friendships, and Snape's hatred for them all.  I thought the 
dementors were rather cool, but it bugged me that they didn't seem "posted" at the gates like I thought they were 
in the book.  It was very much just floating around from afar.  

You know, a lot of the reviews said this was the best movie of the three, and I agree to some extent.  However, I 
know that I am going to get rotten tomatoes thrown at me here, but I actually think I prefer Chris Columbus' more 
"true to the book" movies that "true to the main story" format on Alfonso Cauron.   I did like some of the colors
and visual affects better than the first two movies and I liked the overall acting of the cast in this movie, but there
was a lot left out that I felt should have been in there.  And I did not like the Firebolt scene at the end!  Ugh...

Ok... that is it for now... I am sure more will pop up as I read more reviews and comments.  I am taking my son to see
it on Wednesday.  



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