Having seen all the previous Harry Potter films, but never read the books, I could only judge them on what I saw without comparing them to the books.
Now I'm pretty sure I'd like the books to a point, but I thought all the films were terrible. The first 2 being particularly jumbled and incoherent. Watching them I could tell they tried to fit everything possible from the books in, and what happens is you get a mish-mashed load of scenes with gaps.
By the end of each one I thought what was all that about?
I remember when the first 2 films were out and I saw an interview with JK Rowling - they asked her about the films and what she thought of the adaption. Naturally she was diplomatic, her only comment about that in that interview was 'Well I like the mandrakes, I thought that was exactly how I imagined them.'
Thats 20 seconds of the 2nd film I think... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />
