I enjoyed reading the first Harry Potter book and thought the first movie was entertaining. I have not read the other books and have seen a couple of the other films on TV. I knew I was taking a chance on seeing this movie with out a thorough grounding in the total storyline, but I thought a good movie might stand on its own and bring even folks unfamiliar with the Potter world satisfactorily up to speed.  Well, I was wrong. If you aren’t  versed in books 1 to whatever, you will be lost in this movie. It assumes the audience knows what has already happened and what will be happening. Fans may like this, strangers will certainly feel left out and wondering what the hubbub is all about. Obviously the franchise is not looking for new audiences and is quite willing to suck the profits out of the existing fan base. I found the movie rather boring with little intrigue or suspense. I talked to others, my father for one, who is a fan and read the book and couldn’t wait to see the movie. He was almost as disappointed as me and wondered why so much exciting stuff was left out and new scenes inexplicably created. So, another summer lackluster blockbuster. Are we done with these movies yet? I hope so.