I have been following HP fan sites for about 5 years now and have never had high expectations for the films, having read film updates and interviews with the directors and cast months in advance. HBP did have more comedy than the previous 5 but once again, WB did not completely follow the plot. David Yates didn't butcher HBP as much as OOTP but he added several scenes that were not in the book as well as alterations of scenes I was really looking forward to seeing as described by Rowling. Vital scenes and info from the plot was also left out and they did a horrible job on the ending.As usual with WB, don't set your expectations too high if you're a fan of the books. It's good but not great.