[wendybeth]

Harry and Ron are 14, which is why they are dorks. They are supposed to be- what 14 year old kid is not going to identify with them? It's when they are juxtaposed against the older students that it becomes glaring, just like in real life.

The only thing I was truly disappointed in was the very end- I wish Harry could have given the winnings to the Weasley boys to start their store. I loved the little add-ins, like Snape smacking Harry and Ron in the study hall. The ferret scene was hilarious, and there were quite a few other really funny scenes. The special effects were fairly impressive, although the forced perspective involving Madame Maxime was not very well done.

I liked the movie very much and thought they put more in than I could have hoped for. Book four is simply too massive to include everything- it must have been horribly difficult to choose what stayed and what went. While I liked PoA, I didn't love it. I will see this movie many more times, but I think it's safe to say it's my favorite thus far.

Edited to add: The Weasley twins just keep getting cuter, don't they? They were hilarious in this film.