The films are inevitably worse than the books. But with GoF, the cut stuff and then added things that didnt happen, that annoyed me no end.

But I was thinking, if the trend continues and OotP is a useless adaptation of the book, just imagine how bad the HBP will be.

 

If they cut things from the book and add things that didn't happen for the HBP movie, it'd probably end up better than the book.

 

HBP can't get any worse, not even if they have magical flying pixies at the Dursleys and Snape crying his eyes out on Harry's shoulder after killing Dumbledore. Its abominable enough in its current state

As for OotP. I have mixed feelings about it. I understand their need to cut things in order to make it fit into a movie (especially considering the size of it) and I think some of the stuff they seem to be cutting makes sense. I don't really care too much about seeing Fletcher and Bill and everyone else from the Order if having them in means, for example, we don't see stuff like the pensieve scene in Snape's Office or Trelawney getting fired.

I understand it, but I don't really like it. For me these necessary cuts are exactly why I'm not overly fond of the movies compared to the books. But then again, even if the movie included everything from the book some people would be unhappy about it 'shattering their mind's view of how things went/things looked like' etc. Its very hard for the movie makers to win in this one.

 

Personally I would pay good money to just sit and laugh at a crying Alan Rickman

Honestly I think it has gotten to the point where the only real use for the potter films is as part of an elaborate drinking game;
Hagrid is 'endearingly' slow witted, take a shot
Hagrid says some variant of shouldn't have said that, take a shot
Ginny is needlessly inserted into a scene (because ZOMG she is harrys one true love !!1one) take a shot
A spell is invented to avoid having to explain something complicated, take a shot
Missing subplot, take a shot.

The only real difference with this film be the UK audience adding Watson is now legal shots.