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  Written July 13, 2007

  I heart Harry

  by nfernstrom2001

  Even though I read the book and knew what was going to happen I was still on the edge of my seat most of the movie!

  • 45 out of 70 found this review helpful.
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  Written July 13, 2007

  hary potter and the order of the phoenix

  by nasnan

  fans who have not yet read the book will most likely be thrilled by the latest harry potter film. those who have read the book, however, will not. you cannot deny that the effects were fantastic, and the visuals were quite beautiful, but the story suffered in it's transition from book to screen. from beginning (the lack of a howler sent to the dursleys addressed the petunia) to end (the meaning of a prophecy fully explored), important events that shape the next book/movie were chopped and squished to fit neatly into 2 hours and eight minutes. i do not doubt that some may wish to pick up the book after seeing this film, to have many parts better explained, or to have a chance to become emotional over events that were flown through so quickly, you weren't quite certain they actually transpired. but despite everything, it is a movie everyone will be able to enjoy on some level. the casting was wonderful, especialy in the cases of luna, umbridge, and bellatrix. a must see for all fans.

  • 15 out of 17 found this review helpful.
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  Written March 30, 2008

  good

  by tamney88

  I think it was a gret movie. I am a pretty big harry potter fan and the movie was quite good. I am waiting for harry potter and the half-blood prince and for harry potter and the deathly hollows to come out. This is a must see movie but to intense for ages under 11 i would say

  • 48 out of 85 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written July 11, 2007

  thrilling

  by ththomas1103

  Unlike many, I have actually read all the Harry Potter books. Different from the other movies, I felt this one included more of the book and didnt leave people who havent read the book guessing throughout the whole movie. (Muchlike HP and Goblet of Fire) I would reccomend this movie to anyone and truly think it is a must-see.

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• Must Go!
  Written July 12, 2007

  order of the phoenix review

  by fivestrngfreek

  Absolutely amazing. the movie did Rowling's novel justice. Tthe special effects were awesome, the film score was moving in a way much more than that of Goblet of Fire, and the color palette of the film was fantastic. I also liked how the actors have grown into their characters, all three of the main characters are absolutely fabulous in their roles. This film and "Prisoner of Azkaban" are by far the best in the series, and I probably enjoyed this one more simply because the kids are more grown up, and their world is becoming a much more dangerous place to be. Awesome, AWESOME film.

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  Written July 13, 2007

  Best Potter Film Yet

  by magaloops

  David Yates is a brilliant director, as shown in this new Harry Potter movie. He picked up the pieces, left by three other directors and made a fabulous film that (in my opinion) is the best Potter film yet. The death eaters were frightening, the acting was more realistic, and the story made sense. Even if you had never read the book, you still would have known what was going on. This movie has you hooked through the whole thing and never leaves you thinking "huh? what was that supposed to be?" like some of the other films. This being said, you still have to remember that this is a movie based off of a book (the longest book in the Potter series), so of course it leaves things out. I am a very big Harry Potter fan, but I was not disappointed with the things Yates chose to leave out. This is the only Potter film that follows the theme of the book so well that you don't need to know every detail of the book in order to follow the plot of the movie.

  • 13 out of 17 found this review helpful.
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  Written July 11, 2007

  Very Enjoyable. BUT MOVIES ARE NOT BOOKS.

  by mas3778

  If you want every word and every scene on the screen; all the HP movies would be between 5-15 hours long. Think of the movie as yet another kind of telling of this story. There is the book and there is a movie; never shall the two be equal. ........For a movie of HP, it was wonderfully enjoyable. Fast, smart, the important characters were given time to develop. I felt like the school was real and the students felt like actual teenagers. ....The movie is just one version of the story of HP. They did not destory the book. You can read the story and enjoy it all over again.

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  Written July 12, 2007

  Not All I'd Hoped

  by kdittman

  It was a poor stand alone movie and if you haven't read J.K. Rowling's HP: TOOTP don't see the film until you do. For the many new characters the development was poor. The transitions between events were very abrupt. Too many things were left out for non-readers to really know what was going on, for ex. Kreecher the house elf roaming through the house grumbling to himself,talking to the painting of Sirius' mother. The painting was behind a curtain so the audience never sees her or knows who she is and she's not even shouting, only someone who's read the book would even know what that scene was, so it's basically wasted space. The Weasley brother's dropping out of school, although entertaining, didn't live up to Rowling's version at all and was one of the very few joyous moments from the book that made it into the movie. No Quidditch! The other HP movies always had a good balance between the highs and the lows, this one is all emotional lows. The SFX were good at least. Disappointing.

  • 13 out of 17 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written July 11, 2007

  The Best Yet!

  by badazbidness

  This movie was the best harry potter film that has hit the scene. The film focused on the book better than the last two. Every one expects the movie to be exactly like the book. It's impossible. Things must be taken out to insure good timing and less confusion. The only big things that were not in the movie was Dobby the house elf (him finding the room of requirement) and when harry went into the department of mysteries (there were a lot of rooms that were in the book but not in the movie); there was also no Quidditch and the setting was twisted in some places. But I must say that even though there were many book facts left out, it did not do as nearly as much damage to the book as the Goblet of Fire did(Goblet of Fire movie was the worst out of the series). Other than that the movie was quite amazing and entertaining. I would say the battle between Dumbledore and Voldermort was a the greatest part of the movie. Warner Bros. really out did themselves with this soon to be classic.

  • 14 out of 19 found this review helpful.
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  Written July 11, 2007

  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Fan Review

  by lolwho

  HP5 is better because very little of the book has been changed as a movie ? unlike the embellishments added to HP4. But the books are getting longer, and therefore more aspects of the stories are being left out of the movies.
  
  HP5 has problems with short, choppy scenes that rushes the viewer through the first half, leaving no time to assimilate the events before the new antagonist takes over with a whorl-wind of changes that led up to the next great battle. The movie presumes its audience already knows the characters, events, and out-comes ? thus it feels more like looking at a photo album with pictures from the adventures of Harry Potter.
  
  But if you have seen the other four, then you have to see this one ? there truly is a magic that is experienced when watching a movie about a magical world. Those who love that fantasy (and who doesn?t love the thought of a world where magic is a real part of everyday life?), will watch the movies over and over again, despite their flaws. LOL

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• So-so
  Written March 31, 2008

  Ehhhh

  by D_Archuleta_luver21

  I liked this movie, but I felt it was long and boring at some parts..

  • 46 out of 84 found this review helpful.
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  Written May 12, 2008

  This was a tough book to adapt!

  by thngwhtsqks

  Of all the HP books, this was the toughest adaptation IMHO because it is so long and so episodic, this one book would actually work as it's own miniseries. Bearing that in mind, I think they took the key elements and made an enjoyable workable movie that holds true to the spirit of the book and beautifully depicts key scenes like the Ministry of Magic battle. Maybe I'm even in love with this movie simply for how much better it is than "Goblet of Fire," which made horrible choices - could it have killed them to spend a little more time bringing us in to the movie by doing an actual Quidditch scene? OotP the movie nicely moves along the greater story-arc and brings us the supremely nasty yet disgustingly cute Dolores Umbridge. Dobby and Winky may be missing, and Barty Crouch Jr. may be a bizarre Dr. Who with a snake-tongue move that drove me nuts, but it's still worth seeing and even owning for fans and newcomers alike.

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  Written July 11, 2007

  Not for someone who just read the book

  by yumeleona23

  The movie was choppy. There was no time to react to the things that happened in year 5--you were just thrown scene to scene so that they could get as much in as possible. They of course missed some obvious things in comparison to the book, which I suppose is to be expected. There is no Quidditch whatsoever(or Quibbler, prefects, house elves/SPEW--Kreatcher was there but didn't add anything to the plot). The best representations in this movie were Tonks and Luna--they were absolutely perfect.

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• Must Go!
  Written July 13, 2007

  Great movie that is suprisingly funny!!!!

  by cks1001

  Harry Potter and The Order of the Pheonix is the best Harry Potter movie yet (but thats not saying much). if you have read the books then you will be very mad at the usual million things left out including quiditch, S.P.E.W., mundungus, and much more. BUT the things they do leave in are done GREAT luna lovegood is halarious along with umbridge combine to make this movie actually very funny. the end is almost as good as in the book (and IS sayinging something). overal i think that it's a must see!!!!!!!!!

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• Must Go!
  Written September 16, 2007

  Excellent Film

  by macgamer

  I took my nine year old daughter and we both thought this was a thrilling movie, and enjoyed it. It was quite different from the previous films, darker and devoid of the social warmth and interactions between the characters that we both like so much. That being said that was mood they were going for this time and it worked, this time.
  
  We'll be going back and buying the DVD of course!

  • 17 out of 28 found this review helpful.
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