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SoCalGirl, I noticed the thing with Harry's hair, too. I thought it was a nice detail that they got it right, finally.
Overall, it was an ok movie. I agree with everyone about the omissions—many of those things are CRUCIAL to the other books, so the next movies are going to have to go back and explain things that should have been covered in this one. They should have taken an extra few minutes and told the MWPP story, at the very least. People who didn't read the books were probably wondering how the hell Lupin knew that the blank parchment was a map, and why Harry's Patronus was a moose/deer thing (they didn't even explain that the Patronus takes the form of an animal), and why Snape hated Lupin and Sirius so much. Also, I didn't like the fact that the movie shoved the Ron/Hermione relationship down the viewers' throats. That should have been much more subtle.
The parts of the movie that I LOVED were the scenes with Harry and Lupin. They were beautifully done, and very touching. The guy who played Lupin did a wonderful job. Also, the special effects people did a fantastic job with Buckbeak and the dementors. It felt like they were real.
GoF has a different director, so maybe that director will stay truer to the books. Although, with them making only one movie, I don't see how that can happen. My friend said he heard a rumor that they're cutting out the quidditch world cup and starting GoF with Harry at Hogwarts. That would be awful.
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