my take on the new Harry Potter movie

[TheBlueMonster]

First of all, not for the kiddies. There was so much violent and disturbing imagery (eg. arm chopping and death spells) that I can't imagine taking any child under 9 to see it. Hell, my girlfriend grabbed my arm a few times at the more scary parts.
Overall, really good adaptation. Obviously much had to be cut out for the sake of running time, but almost all the important parts were left intact...and some were beefed up (like the dragon).
However......
They made a huuuuuge omission; namely the scene towards the end of the book when the dementors kill Barty Crouch. The fact that he was killed before the ministry could hear his confession is one of the main reasons for the parting of the ways between Dumbledore and the Ministry. Maybe this is one of the scenes that they cut out for its theater run that wil be included in the DVD.
And that was my initial impression of the film.




Oh, and Hermione is getting to be really hot. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]