Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
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| Release Date: | July 11, 2007 |
| On DVD: | December 11, 2007 |
| Genre: | Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action, Family |
| Director: | David Yates |
| Writer: | Michael Goldenberg |
| Cast: | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Richard Griffiths, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters |
| AKA: | Harry Potter 5 |
| Studio: | Warner Brothers |
| Official site: | harrypotter.warnerbros.com |
| Running Time: | 138 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images. |
In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that Voldemort has returned. Fearing that Hogwarts' venerable Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, is lying about Voldemort's return in order to undermine his power and take his job,...
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Few films come out each year that are forced to meet some extremely high expectations, but any Harry Potter movie is expected to be grand. Thus far, Warner Brothers has released four terrific films that both appeased die hard fans and entertained everyone else. In fact, the movies have risen in quality ever since The Sorcerer's Stone premiered way back in 2001.
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Anonymous says:
August 20, 2007Bcuz daniel radcliffe is a BAD actor!
Anonymous says:
July 30, 2007Agree with Pam. It was no story there, no magic. It was like a bunch of left over put together. Old characters without story lines. Harry did not have any chemistry with his two best friends. Waste of time and money.
Anonymous says:
July 21, 2007I saw it Sunday night, and I was rather disappointed. I think, like the 1st film, they relied too much on a book-read audience. Sure, they didn't have to explain everything, but things like Kreacher and the Order could have fleshed out better. Also, Percy's break with the family was rather important, but totally ignored. So was Harry's interview with Rita Skeever, and the mourning of Sirius (hello! Harry's last relation is dead, and there's *barely* a reference)
The fight scenes at the end are a fiasco-too much reliance on GGI and less on the emotional connection.
As for Jack- what did you expect when you have an established plotline that involves a Hitler-esque figure determined on ruling the wizarding world? The point was that people can be so desparate to be blind to the elephant and cling to the status quo that they'll endanger the general public, and that media can be a useful weapon for either side.
Anonymous says:
July 15, 2007I totally agree with the review.
I sat there the whole time thinking, "This is JUST a movie," instead of being in awe of it the way I was with the others. And that music while the credits were playing???? Uh - was it just left over from some other movie he didn't finish? It was very jarring to hear such cheerful music that didn't remotely fit in with the story or the rest of the HP music.
Anonymous says:
July 11, 2007I can't believe the poor caliber of this reviewer! "Up till 3AM"? - poor baby!
You read the original book "several years ago", and "can't remember" the contents? - How about rereading it - or else not bringing it up at all!
Especially ironic, when you criticize the new director's lackluster style. Hey Pot, meet Kettle.
Are you actually getting PAID for this gig? - INCREDIBLE!!