Harry Potter Series from Most Accurate to Least Accurate

We as fans should understand best of all that book to film adaptations can only squeeze so much in all at once. With that being said I feel that the Sorcerer's Stone did beautiful justice. It was the first movie that set the tone for the ones to follow, and they subtracted things that didn't alter the story line. Great work Columbus!

Azkaban is my favorite to watch out of the series, it practically mirrored the book! Sure, some things were a little different but it maintained that constant magic feel that Rowling expresses so wonderfully in her books. I'll never grow tired of this movie.

There were a few things I would've liked to see in this movie, like Dobby for instance, but although a little more was changed I didn't mind a great deal because it turned out great in the end. Goblet was a fantastic turning point for the books as well as the films. It becomes a lot darker from here on out and the movie captured that exactly.

Fourth place is a close neck and neck between this and Chamber. DH part 2 took the cake. The last movie was very bittersweet, but very memorable and I'll cherish it almost as much as the first film. Almost. If I had not been such a diehard Ron/Hermionie fan, the Deathly Hallows films might be a little higher on my list. There's a lack of serious connection between those characters, even for me, but the movie isn't about one couple. Part 2 covered what it needed to cover and it was shot in such a way that tugged on the right heartstrings.

As I've said previously, Chamber is just about tied for fourth place. It was a good adaption but it wasn't a very incredible film. This takes fifth for sheer cheap cheesy-ness. Maybe it was the change of directors, therefore a change of pace and style and outlook. It was different and a little ways off but still an enjoyable movie nonetheless.

Order of the Phoenix was not my favorite book (sorry if that makes my opinion biased), but the movie took me by surprise. It was no doubt just as depressing, but there's something about it that is slightly more tolerable and catchy. It's landed a spot in the bottom three because I think they could have approached it better. There isn't much else to say except I hate when good characters are killed off : (

*sigh* I know I'm not the only fan to say this movie sucked, so I don't feel bad about saying so because I'm not the only one to feel this way. Not only was it a horrible movie, it was an even worse adaptation. I was cringing at times, it was that unbearable. There were so many elements missing and plots gone awry, it made me sad to say I actually had my hopes up at the premiere. It's watchable sure, but not a very pleasant one.

...if any Harry Potter fan knows their books, then they know that Half Blood was a crying shame. I have never been so disappointed in a Harry Potter film before, and DH Part 1 doesn't even come close to how unbelievably awful this movie is. Not only do they fail to explain the first horcrux better, subtract Dumbledore's funeral... they leave out one of the most important plots in Harry Potter history. And that is The House of Gaunt chapter, aka Voldemorts complete origin. So very disappointed in this film : (