Voldemort was much different than the books, but I liked the differences. The books always left me with a stately and everlastingly dangerous Voldemort. The movie, though, had a flighty Voldemort that seemed to approach a level of insanity and charisma that the books never showed me. I really liked it. I liked how he bounced all over the place. I liked how you could see the genuine pleasure at having a body again.

As for the maze, I thought that they had purposefully removed the fauna portion of the maze. I was waiting for it, but I was still okay with it. The maze became instead a psychological battle with your own fears more than it was a battle with the elements of the maze. This falls in line with Dumbledore’s instructions (not in the book) for the champions. While different, it still worked.

Like you said, Paul. Two different mediums, two different interpretations. For me they both worked.

My biggest complaint would be the increase of sexual connotations and thoughts. I was displeased with Hagrid’s hand placement on Madame Maxine’s hind-end. I don’t think Hagrid would ever have really done that. I also really was disappointed with Moaning Myrtle. That’s just a little bit two, um, horny for me.