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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
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Movie Journal: The Harry Potter ...
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"I had watched Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone several years ago, shortly after it came out on DVD and found it among the least enjoyable movies I’d watched in quite a while. It wasn’t that it was bad - it was that it was, in my estimation, completely forgettable. I compared it at the time to a fast food value meal: Nothing about it would stick with me for very long. I’ll admit I went into it having not read it or any of the other Harry Potter books, but that didn’t seem to matter. I had no interest in exploring the Potter universe farther. Then my brother-in-law, darn him, convinced me to read the books and I decided to indulge him and give them a shot. He was, after all, the one who had overcome my resistance to “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” and so I’ve come to more or less trust his judgement on these things. I, of course, wound up enjoying all seven books. So I decided to give the movies another shot. While Sorcerer’s Stone still comes off as pretty flavorless - as does Cham ... "
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"Warner Bros.’ surprise decision last week to move Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from November to next July caused quite a stir. Fans were upset. Entertainment Weekly was embarrassed. The only people not bothered seemed to be the Twilight crowd, who benefited in the release date jumble when their anticipated adaptation moved up its opening to fill the vacancy. But why did the studio suddenly push back its major fall tent pole? Especially after receiving such favorable buzz surrounding its recently unveiled teaser trailer? Warner’s official statement seemed little more than a “just because” stance. So, ever the skeptic and speculator, I’ve compiled this list of more likely excuses: 10. Equus - My first thought after hearing the news was that Harry Potter’s penis was the cause. And I guess I think like Roger Friedman, who is claiming it’s the tr "
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"Released: July 11, 2007Director: David Yates*****The fifth installment in the movie franchise based on the boy wizard suffers the same fate as the previous entry (The Goblet of Fire): too much story and not nearly enough running time. Without drawing any comparison to the novel and without being a film snob, one simple fact illustrates this more than any other: the monotonous and repetitive uses of montages to show the passage of time. Not only do they do a disservice to the characters and story, but the over reliance on this filmmaking technique shortchanges the emotional buildup of the film. After a summer of denials Voldemort is back by the Ministry of Magic, a new teacher is brought to Hogwarts, Dolores Umbridge. It is clear she is gunning for Harry and anyone who supports him. In a series of increasingly totalitarian moves, the ministry and Umbridge take over Hogwarts with Educational Decrees, finally driving Harry to teach fellow students how to defend themselves against ... "
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"I think that this was the best one ever it has alot of action and more students are using more magic in this movie. "
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The Best Mainstream Movies of 2007
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"Here is my follow-up to last month’s question of what mainstream movie will feature on the most top ten movie lists. And the winner is … Ratatouille. Oh wait, didn’t I disqualify that one for being too obvious? No? Well, I should have. Yes, according to Movie City News’ Big Ass Chart (aka Scorecard) of critics’ top tens, the Pixar movie made it on to 51 best-of lists, making it the best-grossing best movie of the year. But maybe it wasn’t the most mainstream, if you define mainstream as studio-produced fare. Under that qualification Zodiac was the best mainstream movie of 2007, having been made jointly by Warner Bros. and Paramount and showing up on 70 best-of lists. Other Warner successes include Michael Clayton, which featured on 54 lists, Sweeney Todd, which received 44 mentions, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which sh "
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Visionary Look of Magic
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"This fifth installment to the movie-franchise of the popular Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling is by far one of the best since Christopher Columbus' first adaptation, The Philosopher's Stone/The Sorcerer's Stone (US Title). The imaginative creation of what magic actually looks like is an excellent combination of J.K.'s vision and the VFX team behind the film. Unlike the popular connotation of magic, appearing to be invisible or instantaneous, the magic in The Order of the Phoenix is quite messy and incalculable. The highly visual stage for this chapter of the wizard saga takes place over a year, as they all have in the past, though the characters grow more independent as they create a small army in secret in order to learn the defense of the dark arts lessons the Ministry refuses to teach. These new character developments include Harry's first kiss, the relationship between Harry and his Godfather, Sirius, and an uncomfortable closeness to "He who must n ... "
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"I’m always fascinated with how far technology will go to make people less and less social. Yet as far away from each other as we get, with our home entertainment and our personal computers, we keep wanting to be interactive, though on a much more artificial level. That’s why we need this new special feature on the HD DVD for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Thanks to the ethernet capability of HD DVD players, you can now watch the movie at home while your friends watch it in-synch with you via their own HD DVD players. And I guess you can chat with them through your remote control. Or you can talk on a party line like we did when I was in high school and jointly watching MTV with my friends. (more…) Originally posted on:
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"Yes, this is the worst of the lot - but I can't hate it - it's Harry Potter. I really hope they do a "Extended Version" because, as it has been stated, this is the longest of the books...and the shortest of the movies. Unfair, because my expectations were very high with this one. The cast is older, the story more involved and with the release of the final book shortly after this premiered, Potter mania was at an all-time high. Sad to say, this is the most watered-down and least magical of them all. Well, I hope the Half-Blood Prince makes up for this one... "
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"I enjoyed it, but a lot of the scenes were tedious and lagging -- the rhythm was off, and occasionally it seemed too stretched and overdone. Also, it wasn't very clear for people who hadn't read the book. I had, but I suspected that the (successful) attempt to stay true to the story by necessity left out the inter-textual complexity that actually helped explain what was going on. I was very impressed by Imelda Staunton's chilling protrayal of the evil Umbride, and the girl who played Luna was just terrific. And hooray for special effects and Radcliffe's excellent acting, as always. "
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Please Make It Stop
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"I love the books - you need to know that before deciding whether to read my review or not. This movie doesn't completely suck like Goblet of Fire, but it has a lot to criticize.Yes, I'll say it - they took the longest (and best) book of the series and made it the shortest movie. That's really all you need to know.These idiots that make these movies have no grasp whatsover on what makes people love these stories! 99% of what makes the books great is left off screen. If you loved the book, just read it again. "
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