Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Blah Blah Blah, Book is better, Blah Blah Blah, nice visual effects Blah Blah Blah, Harry kissed a girl.
And with that you now know everything there is to know about the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I'm not intentionally trying to be mean or give a negative impression of the film. In truth, it is very watchable, but realistically what am I supposed to say when the longest of the Harry Potter books is turned into the shortest of the Harry Potter films.
This installment was directed by David Yates who has been given the task of seeing the Potter saga through to the end and with this film he has elected to stream line the books content by cutting down on many of the books bratty Harry moments. I also like Yates choice to give the Ministry of Magic a big brother presence and Professor Umbridge stands out as the series greatest villain who is not a Voldemort supporter.
Still, it's been several years since I last read this book and watching the movie again only makes me think about all the moments I loved in the book that were left out. I wonder sometimes how people who only watch the movies are able to connect all of the dots when it comes to the events taking place. In particular, the events that happen to the stories peripheral characters like the Weasley twins leaving Hogwarts comes about without warning or explanation. I suppose that's okay since the focus of the films seems to be to reach as wide of an audience as possible. For a fan of the books though it's just blah blah blah.