If you want every word and every scene on the screen; all the HP movies would be between 5-15 hours long. Think of the movie as yet another kind of telling of this story. There is the book and there is a movie; never shall the two be equal. ........For a movie of HP, it was wonderfully enjoyable. Fast, smart, the important characters were given time to develop. I felt like the school was real and the students felt like actual teenagers. ....The movie is just one version of the story of HP. They did not destory the book. You can read the story and enjoy it all over again.

I liked this movie, but I felt it was long and boring at some parts..

Absolutely amazing. the movie did Rowling's novel justice. Tthe special effects were awesome, the film score was moving in a way much more than that of Goblet of Fire, and the color palette of the film was fantastic. I also liked how the actors have grown into their characters, all three of the main characters are absolutely fabulous in their roles. This film and "Prisoner of Azkaban" are by far the best in the series, and I probably enjoyed this one more simply because the kids are more grown up, and their world is becoming a much more dangerous place to be. Awesome, AWESOME film.

fans who have not yet read the book will most likely be thrilled by the latest harry potter film. those who have read the book, however, will not. you cannot deny that the effects were fantastic, and the visuals were quite beautiful, but the story suffered in it's transition from book to screen. from beginning (the lack of a howler sent to the dursleys addressed the petunia) to end (the meaning of a prophecy fully explored), important events that shape the next book/movie were chopped and squished to fit neatly into 2 hours and eight minutes. i do not doubt that some may wish to pick up the book after seeing this film, to have many parts better explained, or to have a chance to become emotional over events that were flown through so quickly, you weren't quite certain they actually transpired. but despite everything, it is a movie everyone will be able to enjoy on some level. the casting was wonderful, especialy in the cases of luna, umbridge, and bellatrix. a must see for all fans.

It was a poor stand alone movie and if you haven't read J.K. Rowling's HP: TOOTP don't see the film until you do. For the many new characters the development was poor. The transitions between events were very abrupt. Too many things were left out for non-readers to really know what was going on, for ex. Kreecher the house elf roaming through the house grumbling to himself,talking to the painting of Sirius' mother. The painting was behind a curtain so the audience never sees her or knows who she is and she's not even shouting, only someone who's read the book would even know what that scene was, so it's basically wasted space. The Weasley brother's dropping out of school, although entertaining, didn't live up to Rowling's version at all and was one of the very few joyous moments from the book that made it into the movie. No Quidditch! The other HP movies always had a good balance between the highs and the lows, this one is all emotional lows. The SFX were good at least. Disappointing.