Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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By Anne Brodie Jul 8, 2007, 9:15 GMT
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True, the Harry Potter films may not be the best; but all you've proven in this review is that you're not a Harry Potter fan. The little things like the moving staircases and live portraits are what makes these movies. The fact that Harry's life is still the same is what makes his life tragic. Do me a favor, don't write reviews if you're going to go into it with such a biased attitude. I read these to see if I'm going to like the movie, not to hear about how much you hate it because you never gave it a chance.
I second Hilary's comments. Blathering about how the details of Rowling's novels are depicted onscreen is like complaining that 'Madame Bovary' would be a much better movie if the death scene occurred in the first half-hour.
Your review succeeds only in telling us what you don't like about the novels. You really haven't enlightened anyone - even, I daresay, yourself - about the merits of the movie. I guess I'll have to look elsewhere. for a real critique of the film.
Clearly, you haven't even bothered to read the books- any of them!
the true genius is in the writing, but you wouldn't know anything about what 'good writing' is. so why don't you stop spending all your time hating something you clearly have no idea about, and instead, here's an idea, use that time to actually research what you're going to do next. maybe 7 years later you might be able to write a line that's half-way decent.
This is the worst movie review ever. I feel sorry for you.
I'll be fine. I am only interested in GOOD films. Tthanks for your comments and keep 'em coming!
'GOOD' films is opinionated. Overall critic response to this and most of the Harry Potter films have been very positive so I wouldn't let the review worry people.
Not helpful, AT ALL.
Have you even read the books? Pretty much everything you complained about is stuff thats within the books. So you should blame it on J.K. Rowling if you dont like it rather than the movies which are sticking to the stories with those parts.
Your review sucks.....if it is worth being called a review which I believe is doing you too much of a favor. Its like you never actually saw the movie but just made up the stuff - which is true about all the movies that have been made and all the movies that will be.
What are you complaining about anyway, normal movies show newspapers too... do you want them to read Playboy instead? Normal movies show artwork, do you want them to be blank white sheets of canvas? The details - every movie with an out of the ordinary story has them (or perhaps you could not comprehend Spiderman and the likes). Character building ... read the books...if you have any patience!
I agree with many points in your review. This is coming from a HUGE Harry Potter fan, the books are enchanting and deserve better representation than the one dimentional characters, jumpy plot, and expensive hollywood special effects picked by the latest director. If you have read the book, then the movie will be a very big let down to you, heck, even if you havn't read the book I think the movie will still be confusing and poor. I can't even start to say how dissapointed I was with this movie but please do read the book and see how great the story really is.
Here is a challenge to everyone.
If you have ever wanted to write a movie review, now is your chance, we will publish it.
No pay here (however, we probably have a few DVD sets around for the top writers), but you will get your 15 minutes of fame with your friends and relatives when they see your material on line.
Now is the chance to prove yourself.
Good Luck
Such defensiveness!! Very Immature. Somebody who understands the meaning behind the Harry Potter series should have been the one to review the movie for the fans of Rowling. Not this Anne individual who obviously has no idea what the fascination is to children and adults alike.
oh, come off it! if you dont like hp, they why are you even bothering about talking about it... you know they say dont judge a book by its cover- evidently you havent read the books, and when you do then you'll realize that no 2 hp books are the same- everyone is unqiue in its special way
HP ROX!
Since the Harry Potter movies have been just as entertaining as the books, I was really looking forward to seeing OOTP made into a movie. I saw the film today, with my children, and was horribly disappointed. We were bored the whole time.
Harry's maturing character and threatening future are portrayed well in the movie, but I missed the entertainment, magic, and humor.
The characters were uncomfortable. The scenes do not propel the plot. The ‘impending doom’ is just overdone. Even the firework scene, which was a highlight of the novel, seems forced. I chalk all of this up to the task of squeezing such a long novel into a 2 hour film. Of course something has to be cut, but I would have rather seen more character moments and fun wizard-world scenes at the cost of maybe…Grawp. And leave out the thestrals if they are not going to be fully explained.
The portrayal of Professor Umbridge was entertaining. Helena Bonham Carter was definitely an asset as Belatrix, making the battle in the ministry the best scene of the movie.
Still love the series, both book and movie, but this was not my favorite.
Note to other parents - kids will be bored.
I have to say I agree with Anne. I found the movie plodding along, leaving out all of the things in the book that brought it wit and levity. I know you can't put in every detail, but little things like Sirius Black's mother screaming at the mudbloods from her portrait, Fred and George's joke items, those are the things that give the movie life. I told my husband that I felt like I was watching a book report. The only problem I have with Anne's review is that I don't think she read the books, but honestly the movie was jerky and disjointed with little spark.
Harry Potter is the Bestest.
And i love the Movie.
And the book.
Yay!
im a big harry potter book/movie fan, and i was really disappointed. i had been waiting sooo long to go and see it, i went on opening day. it kind of started off bad, with the thing about the dementors and dudley. the whole movie wasnt explained right, and someobe who didnt read the book wouldve had no clue what was going on. heck, sometimes i didnt even know. but i guess the effects and all were good. i just hope maybe half-blood price'll be better.
there was something wrong about this movie from the very beginning: where was the score by john williams? apparently he dropped out of this movie too, along with the previous directors. the scenes we have all come to love and watch about harry potter were omitted in this movie. there was no big blow up at the dursleys--they just ran away after harry received his owl from the ministry; and there was no after-adventure/danger talk with albus dumbledore at the end either when dumbledore explains everything to harry--just a flashback of a conversation harry and dumbledore had afterwards. even the rolling credits were poorly done--not at all like any of the previous movie.
yes, there were things missing from the book, but there are always things missing from the book. i doubt anyone expects the whole book to be translated into a movie. but certain things should have been in the movie that were in the book, and the director shouldn't have taken liberties on the things that he did in this movie.
the pacing was off; there was no depth to any of the scenes. the movie was like a 2 hour 18 minute preview of a harry potter movie.
DISAPPOINTING! The momentuem never builds up and too many long dull scenes.
So sorry but this reviewer ANNE BRODIE is right on point! The momentuem never builds up and too many long dull scenes very disappointing.
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