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Amanda Hickey 2012-05-24 23:43:07

Good as a movie

I won't lie. Lots of stuff was cut out or changed, and some new was putin. If the book's Dolores Umbridge was a monster, she's a pussycatcompared to the one in the movie. And I'll admit, I enjoyed the book alot more than the movie. But, I also enjoyed this movie immensely. Evenif they DID cut out the most moving scene in the book-the last scenewith Harry and Dumbledore.I've learned that if you expect a movie made after a book to be thebook, verbatim, in script form, you're setting yourself up for a lot ofdisappointment and wasted money. And let's face it-life gives us enoughdisappointment all by itself. It doesn't need any help from us.Some movies, like The Da Vinci Code, don't do the book justice (sorryRon). Fortunately for us, the makers of the Harry Potter movies don'tseem to have that problem. The movies, while almost always a littledifferent, always do the books justice. The same goes for this one.Sure a lot was cut out or different, but it didn't take away from thebooks. It just showed us a new way of looking at them.So if you can go with an open mind and enjoy this for what it is, amovie, by all means, go see it. I don't think you'll be disappointed.If not, stick with the book and use your imagination.

Review_IT 2012-05-24 12:11:12

The worst in the series so far

It seems that this is a go-between movie. There are a lot of moments inthe movie where they look back on things already happened in previousepisodes. With this movie works up to a confrontation with Voldemort ina later episode.The HP franchise falls victim to so many of its counterparts (series ofmovies), it can not keep up the quality of some of the earlierepisodes. Also the main characters are getting a bit too old for theirrole. This will be even more so in following episodes.Thanks to all the hype this movie will be a success, but it will leavea lot of its viewers with a sense that there was something lacking.

2012-05-22 22:55:48

You can't please all the people, all the time

Pity the poor director of a Harry Potter movie. One one side we have the Indiana Jones contingent, who want a jolly romp through Hogwarts without any serious undercurrent. One the other you have the book nuts, who want the HP series to play like Wagner's Ring cycle and not leave anything out. Then there's your cast, and here a specially dishonorable mention must go to Michael Gambon's Dumbledore, who seems intent on portraying him as a faintly psychotic aging hippy. (When he roughs up Harry in the Goblet of Fire - what was that about??)It is indisputable that as the series progressed, the books become more serious. At some point, then, the "jolly romp" contingent will be disappointed. I think HP5 marks the break. It is really hard to imagine how a moviegover who had not read the book could understand how sinister Umbridge is. This trend will only deepen: in HP6 we'll be handling Tom Riddle's childhood, horcruxes, and themes of suffering and betrayal, and HP7 of course is even deeper. The scene where Hermione is tortured in Malfoy Manor whilst Ron screams for her in the basement is unlikely to be a happy one.So, accepting that HP movies from 5 on will not be happy adventures, how does 5 stack up for the book nuts? I'd give it a 3 or 4 out of 5. I think it should have been darker, like the book. The fact that it wasn't is due to some of the material being cut (well, that's ok, let's not watch a 15-hour movie) and some of the actors' limited range. Daniel Radcliffe is not a bad actor, but he's not up to the job of acting like HP in the book, who is going through wild teenage angsty mood swings. Well, what do you expect from a young man who is at the start of his career. It's like Hamlet; by the time an actor has lived enough to handle the soliloquy, he ain't no young prince. I liked Imelda Staunton's performance but it wasn't quite sinister enough. She can't be too pink 'n' fluffy or else some of that menace is lost. Remember that the DA is an underground resistance movement for which the members are risking expulsion; it's way more serious than a group of disgruntled students who don't like a particular teacher.

bigguynreno_1 2012-05-22 13:09:34

The best yet

Finally, a Screen Writer and a Director who actually read the book.Now, don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed all of the previousmovies, and even overlooked the fact many of the side important plotpoints were either condensed or omitted altogether. I can even forgiveChris Colubus' temptation to put little "Who" people in his movie,until JKR insisted that he read the book before directing the movie.But, this movie was so close to the book that one could almost read thebook while watching the movie and compare how close they are.In conclusion, I tend to agree that people who have never read thebooks or seen the previous movies won't completely understand or enjoythis movie to it's fullest. But, I didn't enjoy the original "Dune"until I read the book and understood what was in that movie. So, allyou Potterheads, relax and enjoy this movie and prepare for what's tocome. To the rest, just rent, buy, or borrow (don't steal) all of theprevious movies and books and you may understand why we arePotterheads.

aldrid02 2012-05-21 17:58:49

Another Amazing HP film

I think that David Yates, the director, did an amazing job of keepingthe Harry Potter theme going and did the book a wonderful justice. Itcan not be easy taking a book that is 870 pages down to a 138 minutefilm even with some assistance from the author J.K Rowling. Daniel Radcliff (Harry Potter) does a wonderful job as a teenager thatis growing up and having additional pressures added to his life. Ofcourse Lord Voldemort (played by Ralph Fiennes) is back and wants tohave his revenge on the one person he has not been able to kill. Andunknown to Daniel Radcliff (Harry Potter) this year will be a year ofmany trials put upon him and Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore) by theMinistry of Magic. The Ministry of Magic does not want word to spreadthat Lord Voldemort is back, because this will create havoc in thewizarding community and they do not believe it themselves. As always the trio Daniel Radcliff (Harry Potter), Emma Watson(Hermione Granger), and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) come together tosolve a problem without thinking through all the consequences first.This is nothing knew for teenagers or for this trio. The movie showsmany teenage struggles for Daniel Radcliff (Harry Potter) including hisfirst kiss and the chance of losing someone else close to him. The computer generated images of the thestrals were unbelievable. Whentrying to imagine the images of the thestrals while reading the book isnothing like seeing the creations on film. All of the special effectswere masterfully done and made you feel like you were really watching acommunity where wizards really exist. Just wait until you see what theWeasley twins come up with this year. The teen conflict in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is alsoseen in the Star Wars series of movies. In Star Wars Luke has toovercome the anxiety that his father is Darth Vader and decide whetherhe should continue to fight for what he believes is the right way togo. Daniel Radcliff (Harry Potter) also has to make decisions on whichside he should be on and if this is the best decision for him. If you are a fan of the past Harry Potter movies, then you do not wantto miss Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

funkichick25691 2012-05-20 20:02:21

Not too shabby, not all that great

I went to see this film today, and although i must congratulate DavidYates on some good directing in some places, overall it felt to me asif i sat through 2 hours of nothing.The cinematography I must say has certainly improved from the olderfilms, and it felt a lot more "real" to me, especially in the first fewthings, and not only that but the special effects it has to be said,were spectacular.A downside of the film though, is that it doesn't stand out as a film.If you haven't read the books, some parts may become completely lost onyou, and there certainly isn't enough plot explanation. I feel asthough the film brought nothing new that could not be gained from thebook on its own, it didn't make anything "click" for me, which i didn'tget in the books, and brought nothing new to the table, and althoughthis sounds cliché, but the book is most definitely in this casebetter, and the film certainly went a way in ruining the book for me.Not to continue slating the film, but at some points also, i truly hadto cringe at some of the acting. In some places it felt very awkward,almost razored as if the actors hadn't truly grasped what washappening, although Rickman was superb as always, maintaining acharacter we have seen for 4 films already, and this will obviously beneeded in the next film also.One good point is that this film certainly contained a lot more laughsthan the others, something i thought i would never see in the HarryPotter series, and although I personally do not think the feat of thefilm was truly accomplished, i would still suggest going to see ityourself, especially if you don't hold yourself as a large fan of thebooks.

amy012768 2012-05-18 06:28:20

Very disappointed

I was very disappointed in the movie, if you read any of the book youfound yourself wondering if you walked into the wrong film. I have justreturned home from the 12:01 showing of the film and I can't believethat I will never get those two hours of my life back. I had myreservations about some of the actors chosen to play the characters(Umbridge, Tonks, Luna) but these portrayals were not bad, Tonksbecause you really have no idea who she is, she is only in 2 scenes.Trelawney was sacked before Christmas, all Weasley products were bannedby a decree, (apparently Umbridge was way ahead of us all becauseWeasley products don't really come out until book 6)Grimmauld place isnever cleaned during the holidays, so the locket that is so crucial tobook 7 never shows itself as being in the house, I could go on and on.It makes me wonder if anyone at Warner Bros has read the book, and howin the world JKR let this movie be made. On the other hand, 3 of thepeople who went with me had never read the books and they thought thatthe movie was great, action packed.

chenstuff 2012-05-18 00:18:23

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The Order of the Phoenix is definitely the best of the Harry Pottermovies to date. It actually is one of the few movies I have seen thatoutdoes it's literary counterpart in developing and sustaining the arcof it's main character. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of J.K.Rowling and I have the entire collection; eagerly awaiting each one asit hits the bookstores. However in adapting J.K. Rowling's book, thescreenwriter and director were able to truly capture the exact essenceof the story and the dilemmas of it's characters while removing theunnecessary and the repetitive; something a good editor could have -andshould have- done with the book. The movie was able to fully exploreHarry's adolescent angst, anger and terrible losses without making himseem like a spoiled brat, as he often appeared in the book. The samecan be said for the characterization of Sirius Black, who comes acrossas the Godfather that James and Lilly Potter would have chosen fortheir beloved son, rather than the self-absorbed and reckless characterwhich came into focus in the book. I not only find both Harry andSirius more likable in the movie, but also -and more importantly- theyare more consistent with their previous characterizations and thereforemore believable. The exploration of Luna Lovegood is equallyimpressive. The director allows us to see the absolute beauty andwonder in this character. Also, like Neville, we can see that this issomeone from whom we can expect the unexpected. Someone who canunderstand Harry's deeper self. Someone who knows what it means tosuffer loss. Yet, despite the the depth and darkness explored here, themovie moves along at an exhilarating pace with special effects thatsupport the storyline rather than detract from it. There are none ofthe childish antics and visuals so typical of Chris Columbus in theearliest movies. This is a serious handling of an archetypal plot.While I would have liked to see more of Alan Rickman, Emma Watson, andMaggie Smith, among others, this focus on Harry was true to J.K.Rowling's vision. This is really Harry's story. More than any of theother books, this is the arc in Harry's development from child to youngadult. Daniel Radcliffe does a fine job portraying this transformationand has developed into a fine young actor. As usual the casting of newcharacters is impeccable, with Imelda Staunton as the most wicked womanin pink the world has ever seen. Evanna Lynch is an absolute gem asLuna Lovegood! A most impressive movie. I find myself hoping that thisscreenwriter and director stay on for the next one.

franzwinkler 2012-05-14 22:24:57

Worst movie of the series and this year thus far...

I must admit that I had low expectations when I walked into thetheater. Biggest book, shortest movie. But what the new screenwriterdid to the book was even worse than I ever had imagined. The movie isso far away from the book that I thought I went to another totallywrong movie.Everything that makes the world of Harry Potter so wonderful and insome ways believable has gone. The writer changed characters, storylines, events, etc.etc..., the young actors in supporting roles wereawful, nothing matched.I love the books and enjoyed the first 4 movies, but this one was acomplete disaster.So please, bring back the former writer of the screenplays.PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cowperadam 2012-05-14 05:38:13

The worst in the series.

I am a massive fan of the Potter series and my expectations for thisfilm were very high. Yates has recreated many sequences from the bookyet has neglected to provide us any of the genuinely emotional momentsthat define the series. The book (as i see it) is about family (Harryand Sirius, the Blacks, The Weasleys, The Longbottoms) and theterrifying prospect of something horrific happening to our loved ones.The danger is more real than ever, loved ones are getting hurt. This isdefined in the book by the scene that really had to be in the film yettragically wasn't... Mrs Weasley and the Boggart. We should care aboutthe characters like they care for each other. Its difficult to care fora bunch of cameos, with screen time so short and characterisation nearnon existent, it feels like watching a sequence of events that youreally don't care about. Harry's relationship with Sirius isunderdeveloped and Sirius's murder wasn't the hero's death he deserved.This film is the worst in the series.

Jon-392 2012-05-13 23:33:26

Focuses more on conflicts than characters

For me, this was a huge disappointment. The other reviewers talkingabout how the movie lost its sense of magic and wonder are absolutelyright. Take the effect that Steven Spielberg creates in his movies andreverse it, and you'll have an idea of what I'm talking about.I think the problem is the lack of focus on the characters. Each of theprevious movies spent a lot of time letting you get to know each of thenew characters and learning to hate or appreciate them. Since the booksare highly character driven, I think it was appropriate.In this movie though, I think they focused more on the conflicts thanthe characters. As a result, the movie pushed forward at a good clip,but I didn't particularly care what happened.Overall, I think Yates lacks a sense of story and what it means to drawthe audience into the world you've created. He's created something thatlooks like a Lifetime movie, not a member of one of the greateststories of all time. He betrays the magic of the world, the magic ofthe characters, and the wonderment of magic itself -- destroyingeverything I held dear about the franchise.If he directs the next movie, I will almost certainly wait until itcomes out on video. Otherwise, it's not worth it.

2012-05-13 10:09:23

Beyond Worth the Wait

I think that when you take the longest Harry Potter book and turn it into the shortest Harry Potter film, that a large number of complaints by fans as to what has been cut will be inevitable after they watch "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Not that this means that the legions of fans will be bitterly disappointed by the film version, but rather that there will be regrets over not getting to see favorite scenes on the screen. For example, Quidditch is completely out of the film, denying Ron of his best moments in the sun (start singing "Weasley is our king"). So do not be surprised when your mind keeps shifting to what has been cut and distracting you from time to time while watching this summer's latest blockbuster. When last we left our hero, Harry fell victim to a trap to bring back Lord Voldermort, which cost Cedric Diggory his life. The Ministry of Magic wants things hushed up, but Dumbledore tells the students at Hogwarts that Diggory was murdered and Lord Voldermort murdered him. As this fifth film opens Harry and his wicked cousin Dudley are attacked by Dementors. Harry uses his wand to defend them and is summarily expelled from Hogwarts for using magic in front of a muggle. The good news is that Harry gets reinstated, but the bad news is that the Ministry of Magic uses the opportunity to appoint Dolores Umbridge, Senior Undersecretary at the Ministry, as the school's new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. However, Umbridge teaches only the theory and not the practice because she insists Harry is a liar and there is nothing the students need to learn to defend themselves from. Then things get progressively worse."The Order of the Phoenix" was the most maddening book to read, not because it was the longest, but because I detest Dolores Umbridge. As far as I am concerned she makes Voldermort look good, because he knows he is evil, wicked, bad, mean and nasty inside, while Umbridge thinks the ends justify the means. She is puritanical, sadistic and hypocritical. If there were not going to be children reading this review I would tell you what I really think of her. Suffice it to say, she makes me sick and I do not even take pleasure in loving to hate her, which is why my only requirement going into the film is that the Weasley Twins get their moment of glory when they become the disloyal opposition to the new order at Hogwarts. Daniel Radcliffe continues to have the tote the heavy load in these films as Harry, with Rupert Grint's Ron Weasley being reduced more and more often to reaction shots while Emma Watson's Hermione Granger remains the Mistress of Exposition in these films. Alan Rickman as Snape remains pitch perfect casting and Gary Oldman as Sirius Black is also a joy to watch, but I discovered in this film that I really like Michael Gambon's performance as Dumbledore, mainly because he always plays up the character's intelligence and I find I prefer his interpretation to that of the late Richard Harris, forgive my heresy. Imelda Staunton does not look as much like a toad as Umbridge does in the book, but she captures the character's detestability from start to finish. We are always painfully aware how dangerous she is, whether she smiles or not. Also, Evanna Lynch steals more scenes as Luna Lovegood than Katie Leung does as Cho Chang, and it is certainly interesting to see Neville (Matthew Lewis) towering over everybody, with Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright) in the silent but strong role for the pivotal sextet.After seeing this film I raced home and got out my copy of the book and starting cataloguing things that had been cut. Such comparisons are, as I suggested up top, inevitable for anyone who has read the book. At this point what I missed the most were some of the conversations between Maggie Smith's Professor McGonagall and Umbridge where Minerva verbally flaws the Inquisitor. The omission that I am focusing on the most is the whole bit about why Neville's family was a target of Voldermort (I agree with Harry: always say his name and thereby reduce its power), since that suggests implications for what will happen in the final book, which gets released in just ten more days. I also would have liked to have seen an over reaction to Harry discovering his father bullied Snape at Hogwarts. My favorite part ends up being the impressive wizard's duel between Voldermort and Dumbledore. Screenwriter Michael Goldenberg does a good job of whittling down Rowling's book and director David Yates does a competent job, but fans will simply want more. Also, we know what happens in the next book and all of the bad things that happen in this film cannot help but seem inconsequential in comparison. Plus, fans will be distracted by mining this film for clues as to what will happen in the last book.

die_Heuchler 2012-05-12 11:20:34

I was wrong about movies that cut down on lighting department costs

Well, Order of the Phoenix - the first complete Harry Potter movie Iwatched and I am left with the conclusion what the heck had I beendoing all these years. In fact, I had watched bits and pieces ofPrisoner of Azkaban but I wouldn't say I enjoyed the movie because Iwas horribly lost and didn't understand the basics of who is who justfor a simple fact that I hate dimly lit sets and dark night shots. Ihated LOTR for that reason, I disliked the Pirates and I was simplyuninterested in the Harry Potter movies. Unfortunately, now I realisedhow wrong I'd been about movies that cut down on lighting department'scosts. The meaning of the movie lies deep within it's soul and not howbrightly are the sets lit. Dimly lit sets are vital to films with darkthemes and HP is one of them.With mind in muddle and having no tickets for The Simpsons Movie, Ireluctantly entered the theatre showing HP5. Then the very next day,being so impressed with the fifth movie, I immediately hired the DVD ofGoblet of Fire, and um, loved that one too. The Order of Phoenix beginswith kind of amazing but I must tell I never knew they ever came out ofthe Hogwarts. Then as the film paced I felt a strange type ofpropulsion in the subject content and the artists' performances. DanielRadcliffe has evolved as a fine young man ( I won't lie but I did watchsnapshots from Sorcerer's Stone and Azkaban.) He has a great futureahead once he's off the HP franchise. I can't say a lot about RonWeasley character because I feel it's unjustified and has more of acomic punch than the required gravity it ought to have. The specialeffects are great and I simple loved Gary Oldman's presence in thefilm. The convertible house (Sirius's home) has some spectacularspecial effects involved and kudos to the technology involved.But more than that I must say I loved the presence of pretty youngwomen. Both Hermionie Granger and Luna Lovegood are magnificentcharacter created by Rowling and both Emma Watson (pretty as always)and Evana Lynch do full justice to their performances. I mustparticularly talk about Emma Watson because her evolution as a finelady has definitely added a new dimension to the HP movie, I was moreof looking forward to a warm relationship of her with Potter. Unless Iwas told she finds Ron at last (I hope that isn't a spoiler - I read itin the Deathly Hallows,) I would have expected something between Potterand Granger. However, there had been Rachel Weisz, Kate Winslet, KeiraKnightley, and now it's Emma Watson's turn, go dear just go ahead,Hollywood awaits you.However, the fondest character of HP5 to me happens to be DoloresUmbridge. That character is so real and doesn't for a moment make mefeel like it's a magical character from a fantasy novel. However,Imelda Staunton adds the real essence to the character and no one elsewould have suited it so much that it in fact, she reminds me of my veryprincipal in school. She is just so real and cruel and I must applaudthe essence she has added to the HP5 movie. And Lord Voldemort'scharacter is so scary and the depth is simply frightening. I learnedabout him later when I watched the preceding movie.Finally, my aggregate review for the Order of the Phoenix would be thatit's a nice movie with all the essentials included and it's a value formoney. Everything is big and thankfully this time there are shots ofthe contemporary would that I had been badly missing. The tube stationand flying over river Thames gave me ways so that I could relate to thefilm. The shots over London city were simply exhilarating and myfavourite scene in the entire movie. The second one that closelyfollows is where the Phoenix army is flying into the horizon over theHogwarts on Thresals.However, the most important thing that this film makes me do is 1.watch the remaining three movies and 2. read the novels. Now I amcurious and want to dive deep into the world of Harry Potter. I hadcarried my reservations with this franchise but now I feel I was wrong,indeed, Harry Potter movies are worth cherishing. Can't wait to see theother movies.

Magdalena Felix 2012-05-11 22:02:55

Disappointed

I am so strongly disappointed at this movie that I can't even bear inwords. Although I had expected this, as no previous movie was any matchto the real book, I really wanted more.I went to see it with my boyfriend, to whom I've bee praising the booksfor a few years now and he still thinks I'm coo-coo because none of themovies proved the contrary. I know it's hard to fit a huge book into acouple of hours of a movie, that's why it was all so fast, soconfusing, so full of details that were presented too fast as to reallytake them in. Even my boyfriend, who hasn't read the books, said thathe felt missing details everywhere.What I love and always have loved about the books is that neither Harrynor any of his friends were really that omniscient. They all discoveredthings as they went and we discovered them alongside them. As the movieis concerned, however, I – a book reader – felt so much like anoutsider that I can only imagine how the non-readers felt. It's likeevery character knew all that was going around but none of them wastaking the time to explain it to us, watchers. As an example: thefamily link between Sirius, Nymphadora, Narcissa Malfoy and BellatrixLestrange seemed quite important to me. Yet it's not mentioned evenbriefly in the movie, although Harry and Sirius do carry a conversationregarding Sirius' family tree. Friends have asked me who was the hot,purple haired lass or the hysterical dark haired witch who sends Siriusthrough the arch thingy. This means that people didn't really get theimportant ideas. Firenze, the centaur was left out, all the awesomerooms of the Ministry were discarded, the Death Arch wasn't wellexplained, the Order facing the Death Eaters was a very confusing sceneand regarding the prophecy… I think they should have told who made it.And I also think they should have focused on the most important aspect,which was not the fact the "neither can live while the other survives"but the fact that Harry is a marked man, because Voldemort himselfmarked him as his equal.Also I didn't feel any emotional links at all between the characters.There's plenty of seemingly pointless action and facts, people doingthings for unexplainable reasons, special effects, but no feelingwhatsoever. I didn't understand from the movie why Harry was so upsetat Ron and Hermione for not sending him news, I didn't understandclearly why Dumbledore acted as he did, Kreacher's part was alsodiscarded as well as Harry's confusion and disappointment at histeenage father, after peaking into Snape's memories. Harry didn't seemat all shattered after Sirius' death, they never highlighted how muchSirius meant ho Harry and they never said that Sirius left him Twelve,Grimmauld's Place as heirloom. Harry didn't seem at all troubled thathe had such a huge responsibility on his shoulders, that he was not aregular boy but one with a huge mission to accomplish. Also theconversation between Harry and Dumbledore, in the end, was far lessrevealing. I missed Dumbledore's kind, fatherly attitude, I missed himtelling Harry that he kept the truth away from him only to protect him,that he didn't want to burden his youth with such a horrible truth.And, most of all, I missed that heartbreaking moment when Dumbledoretells Harry, with tears in his eyes, that he never thought he's havesuch a wonderful person in his care. The immense link between Harry andhis headmaster is barely noticeable.This reminded me of the "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"movie, where the amazing friendship of James Potter and his schoolfriends is presented in a terribly hasty, laconic manner that reallydoesn't do justice to the whole story and that doesn't let any of thestrong emotions break through to the viewers.Overall, this movie shouldn't only be intended for people who have readthe book and already know the facts. Everyone should be able tounderstand what it's all about and should be able to enjoy the fullthrills of the story. And even for those who have read the books, it'squite disappointing. It's too bad, because the actors were very wellchosen (although I preferred Richard Harris as Dumbledore, by far, Godrest his soul) and they deserved a better movie.

reece-1605 2012-05-08 19:11:12

Amazing - 10/10 - The best Harry Potter film of the series so far

The best movie of the series made so far - in as far as the graphicsand special effects are concerned.Being an avid book reader of the Harry Potter series, I was really letdown by the lack of book content included in this film, with manyquestions and facts that were answered in the book being leftunanswered by the final edited released film.I can not fault the film for its acting, effects, dark scary momentsand its warm feeling special moments... and if I hadn't have read thebooks myself, I would be none the wiser to the left out content.I highly recommend this film to you and promise you that you wont bedisappointed.10/10

Aura V 2012-05-08 07:54:17

~*-He's back!-*~

Warner Brothers proved themselves worthy of yet another well done "HaryPotter" movie. The movie manages to capture everything in the book,except minor subplots, but the story continues and the director did agreat job, I'm happy he'll be making the next movies also. After allthose style changes from the first movies, the fans of the movies needto focus on the story rather then the new uniforms, or other thingsdirectors usually change.I don't think the screenplay was quite bad, and the Hermione-Ronrelationship is getting a little bit awkward, since Ron is even jealousof Grawp and Hermione is looking all the time so subtle at him. It'sgetting more like the two of them and Harry, but the team grows biggernow. Also, Harry has Cho, while Ginny watches them jealously, yetsubtle.In this film, Sirius Black, Harry's only living relative dies, killedby Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange. Harry is absolutely shocked, heperforms the Cruciatus curse on her, but he's not cruel enough toreally want to hurt her. Harry grows stronger and angrier (He has hisHulk moments), while the desire in him, not to get revenge, but todefeat evil and make sure all the persons left that he cares about areunharmed.With the "Harry Potter" films is never the question if this movie has agreat story, because most of us read the books. The question is, was ita good adaptation? I cannot answer that, because all the directorsbrought something new to the movies and each of them represented themagic world of "Harry Potter".

silvanmellome 2012-05-07 00:27:36

To fast, but still great

CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS:I just went to a midnight showing last night of HP5. It was shorterthat most of the movies, but as a book the longest in the series. Itwas a VERY fast over view of the book. Some of the changes were finewith me, like when Luna describes the Thestrals, instead of Hagriddescribing them in class. It went a lot faster and you still learnedthe information that was needed. I loved the scene where Fred andGeorge do the fire works and leave the school. Kinda missed the swampthough... The only thing that I was disappointed in was the death ofSirius. In the book, I was almost in tears at the end. The death sceneitself was not to bad, but afterward when they are talking about Sirius(like when Harry discovers the two way mirror)I was all teary eyed.They really didn't talk much about him after he died in the movie, andI didn't get upset at all. If it was a half hour longer, I think itwould have been excellent, but it is still my favorite movie in theseries... so far....

Lauren McGregor 2012-05-06 14:04:06

Brilliant Movie!

As many people around the world who have been captivated by JK RowlingsHarry Potter series, i was extremely nervous to see this movie, thebook had been one of my favourites. As my friends had seen the filmbefore me had disliked it very much, but I had anticpated the worst.The film was interpretated by David Yates excellently. Yes the wereparts slightly out of context and bits missing from the books, but ithad done its self justice. The three young main actors, have once againdone brilliantly. The flashbacks of the past were great. The specialeffects were done well casting of luna. Lynch had the perfect look andvoice, her expressions were like luna to a T. congrats to another greatHP film.

phantom_causes 2012-05-05 22:02:26

Disgrace to Harry Potter Series

Before I get eaten alive by fans of this movie, I'd like to stress thatmy review is based upon having read the books. As I die-hard HP I wassincerely looking forward to this movie until I saw it in theaters.Initially though, when I heard it was only 2hrs & 18 minutes long, Iwasn't sure if such a short film (by HP standards) would live up to itspredecessors. Unfortunately, my premonitions about the movie were deadon.One of the movie's major down-falls is that it completely fails to dothe book justice in movie form. Inaccuracies fill the movie in drovesthroughout every major scene of the movie. Many key plot pieces orevents such as Quidditch or Ron & Hermione (not to mention Malfoy)becoming prefects. Others seem completely disorganized such as Fred &George's escapade on their broomsticks because so much was left out.Then of course come the blatant alterations, such as Harry's collapseduring the escapade scene.The movie seems to have lost the luster of the previous Harry Pottermovies because there is simply not enough of the story present todetermine otherwise. Although many critics say this is due to thedarker undertones of the movie, I believe it's simply a product of poordirecting. Maybe the writers would've fared better producing at least a3 hr movie. A final thought: What happened to leaving the movies trueto the books?

Shinobu_Sensui 2012-05-05 12:50:13

A Worthy successor to Goblet of Fire!

While not as good as it's predecessor, Order of the Phoenix isdefinitely one of the top three in the series.The story is well known among Potter fans but I'll say this. It isabout Harry and his friends preparing for a war with the newlyresurrected Lord Voldemort. Plus, Hogwarts has to put up with an agentfrom the Ministry of Magic who is attempting to take over Hogwartsbecause her boss feels that Dumbledore, the headmaster of the school,is after his job.I have to say that I went in expecting a lot. The film turned out to beroughly as good as I had hoped, with drawbacks that werecounterbalanced by an incredible level of emotional intensity.First, the direction is good. This movie is beautifully photographed,like the last two in the series. The camera angles are solid, and thecolors have a level of vibrancy that suits the story well. The lightingis good. The costuming is well done, and the production has a goodfelling to it. The sets however, leave much to be desired! The scriptis imperfect, but adequate. Some of the dialog could have been donemuch better.The Music score is exceptional, as always in Potter films.This is probably the most emotional Potter film so far. The viewersfeelings are summoned powerfully and potently.But what really make this movie, are the actors!!! Radcliffe as harry,is very believable as a teen facing all kinds of emotional stress.Grint as Ron, does well, and Watson once again is exceptional asHermione! Alan Rickman once again does perfect as Snape! Most of allhowever, is Fiennes as Voldemort. He is very believable as thisvillain, oozing evil and frightening! He really makes this movie eventhough he doesn't have much screen time. However, they are all weigheddown by Michael Gambon as Dumbledore. Jeez a miss Richard Harris!Gambon is unbelievably wooden as the wise elder! So overall, the goodfar outweighed the bad and here we have by far the best movie of 2007!