Although the movies are quite enjoyable by themselves, they are nothing like the books. I would say that the first three films held more truly to the books than the others, but there were still flaws.
Now, people hate me for hating the movies because "they can't fit in every detail into a two hour movie!" But I still think they could've done a better job than they did with this specific series.
This summer, my sister and I have been reading the series; her, for her first time. At this moment in time I am nearing the end of only the fourth book and this is where I have begun to see really how much they've screwed up the movie. They leave out plenty of characters and suppose they can just rewrite half of the storyline and plot. Now, I've known many things to be wrong in the past, but you tend to forget after not reading the series for a year or so. Where are Dobby and Winky in the movie? They were vital! And then the whole Crouch thing was rubbish! Having him being found dead after the second match? In the book he didn't even turn up until the champions were told about the third task, and even then he disappeared again! And what about Rita Skeeter?! She was banned from the grounds but finds out loads of private information which she publishes, yet no mention of that and how she does it in the movie. What about Snuffles?! Or Fred and George and their money? Or Hagrid being half giant? WHERE THE HECK IS PEEVES FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! Not that he's too important or anything, but he adds so much to the story, I think...
It just upsets me. All of it! But I still have the books I guess. I could burn all the movies if I really hated them that much... #bookwormprobs
