There isnt really a point to reviewing the movie. If you are a fan of the books or the movies, its a must-see. If you have not seen or read any other part of the series, dont bother seeing it because you will be totally lost. But thats just common sense.
The movie follows the book to a degree, but I highly recommend reading the book first. The movie either skips quite a few things or does a poor job in explaining them. But then again, how can you cram all the stuff from the book into a 2 1/2 hour movie? The answer is, you cant. Which is why there are going to be eight movies from the seven books.
A lot of the story was missing from the movie, which I assume will be carried over into the next movie. The biggest thing is that the book went into a lot more detail not only on Tom Riddle (Voldemort), but Riddle’s family. The other thing missing was more Fenrir. He’s a freakin WEREWOLF for gosh sake, and the movie plays him off as simply another Death Eater wizard. I’ll say it again…hes not a wizard, he a WEREWOLF, and a bloody nasty one at that. He was totally pushed to the side in the movie, which I am most displeased with.
But the worst tragedy the movie did was seriously tone down the ending. In the book, there is a HUGE battle at Hogwarts. Death Eaters and the students are doing battle, people are dying, Fenrir is eating human flesh…its magnificent. But the movie…it just ends so horribly. Rather than a huge battle as part of the war, its more of an assassination plot, with the Death Eaters quickly making their way to #$%^ (no spoilers here) with no resistance, killing him, and then running away. So lame.
So like I said, if you’re a fan of the series, then see the movie. If you’re not, stop being a moron and check it out from the beginning. While it was originally a childrens book, the series takes on a serious, mature setting which can be enjoyed by adults as well.
