I missed out on the reviews when it came out in the theaters. So now I'm considering going over to Circuit City for lunch and picking up a copy there. (13.99 - hey, not bad)

So should I rent it or buy it. I own the other 3 that I'm saving for my son perhaps when he's a little older. (3 and a half right now)

I gotta admit, I've really grown to like this story.

What did you guys think of the last movie?

my kids and i enjoyed it ( they are teens )

I loved it! I bought it yesterday.
If you're anything like me...buy it...you'll want to watch it repeatedly.

I saw it 3 times in theaters.


But I'm partial to them.

Loved it!

And Jarvis Cocker of Pulp did the soundtrack and has a tiny cameo in it.
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I love the movies!..I've got to get the new one...today!

i really liked it. saw it in the theater the day it came out and bought the DVD yesterday...the day it came out.


my son and i are complete Harry Potter fans. i'm happy there is something we can share such an interest in...being that he is 10 and i am 32.

GOF is both my favorite book and movie from the series.

It's my favourite out of the whole series so far. It has everything in good amounts and is incredibly entertaining.

The only thing that annoyed me a little bit was that everybody's so damn nice, including the people Potter is competing against. A bit more rivalry would have made it more interesting. Voldemort seems more and more like the only threat, and not even he seems all that dangerous. I'm hoping for tougher challenges in the next one. Still though, it's a fantastic movie. Real on-screen magic!

Superb. Voldemort is excellent.

I will be an opposing voice in this thread.

I enjoyed the movie, but it was not my favorite of the series. I actually left feeling let-down. This COULD be that I had literally just finished reading the book the day before the movie opened, but...it just seemed that some VERY important polt points were left out or glossed over. I know some of this had to be done due to length, but I feel like they are creating story gaps which may be hard to fill as the series progress. I dunno, it was pretty, it was good. But it wasn't great for me.

retina said:

I hadn't thought about this before, but I completely agree with you!

Loved the book, liked the movie..it just seems to have lost the 'magic' quality of the earlier movies.

Voldemort wasn't the way I imagined him. He just seemed way too manic running around the graveyard etc. I pictured him more dark and powerful, breaking out into sudden rages. That whole "I can touch you now, ha ha" scene was a little weird.

In terms of action though definately an entertaining movie with a good sense of humour about it.

endorphin74 said:

I agree with you about the missing plot points. I found they started dropping important plot points in Azkaban.

I will be interested to see how they make up for these later.