So here are my impressions. I can't remember the book all that well, so I don't really know how closely they followed the plot, but it seemed like they followed it pretty much the same as the previous movies.Harry was as bitchy and annoying on screen as he was in the book. This was my least favorite of the books and so it made sense to me that I didn't like the movie as much as the previous ones. It didn't have nearly enough Snape (God I love Snape), Ron keeps getting better looking, The twins looked cuter in the Goblet of Fire with their seventies look, they had unfortunate haircuts in this one, and Harry is sort of short. I wonder if he'll have a growth spurt? Dolores Umbridge was PERFECT. She was an unholy terror.
You have to sit through the first half of bitchy harry before the second half picks up and the action starts. Sirius' death felt a bit rushed, and darn it, there wasn't nearly enough Snape! Or for that matter Bellatrix Lestrange. Helena Bonham Carter was fantastic, but they needed more of her. And I never realized before, probably because I hadn't seen it yet, but Hagrid is Robbie Coltrane of Cracker fame. My friend recommended this British crime series to me about a psychologist that is brilliant, but a deeply flawed man. He has a gambling problem, drinks and smokes too much, and uses highly questionable methods. I love it. I always liked Hagrid, but now I might love him.
I really liked Book 6, so I'm sure I'll enjoy that movie more. And not to mention Book 7, only a week away from being released!
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Yeah- I thought the movie was pretty good. I also can't remember as much of the book as I'd like and #5 is also my least favorite book. That being said, I thought there was a lot less bitchy Harry in the movie than the book! Thank goodness! I was sad they left a lot about Neville and the pensieves out though, but LOVED the department of mysteries...
This movie moved pretty quickly for me. I wanted to see more of Young Snape, aka our dear Half-Blood Prince. I had expected to have some kind of introduction to who was in the Order, which I found weird to just gloss over. The Department of Mysteries and the Weasley Bros. Exit were just fantastic. And Luna Lovegood almost stole the show from deliciously malicious Umbridge.
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