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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

July. 11,2007
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7.5
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PG-13
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Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students to defend themselves against the dark arts.

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Colibel
2007/07/11

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

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Crwthod
2007/07/12

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

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Siflutter
2007/07/13

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

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Caryl
2007/07/14

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

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adonis98-743-186503
2007/07/15

With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is definitely better than most of the sequels after the 1st one (except Goblet of Fire). The effects look a bit better and the story is much more interesting this time since we know that Voldemort is now back for good plus i liked how the students got together into training one with the other plus it was a very nice touch showing Cedric Diggory a few times in the film. (8.5/10)

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AndrewHeaney1
2007/07/16

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was directed by David Yates, and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort.It follows the fifth year of Hogwarts, and the Ministry of Magic (an obvious but still well done metaphor of the US Government) is in denial of Voldemort's return. As a result, they have sent possibly the most intentionally unlikable character I've ever seen, Dolores Umbridge, played really excruciatingly well by Imelda Staunton, to practically take over Hogwarts under the guise of making her the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. During this totalitarian rule, Harry and his friends, with the help of newcomer Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley, and many other students, decide to train all of the Hogwarts students in secret. There they create the famous "Dumbledore's Army," a large team of Hogwarts students who are turning into people who can fight Voldemort and his rising army.Okay, let's get this out of the way: Dolores Umbridge is EVIL. The most EVIL Bureaucrat I've ever seen. She will not tolerate any breaking of the rules. She's basically every teenager's worst nightmare, and what makes her so diabolical is 1. The performance, which is done extremely well, and 2. How she thinks she is so right, even if she resorts to interrogating and even torturing students with illegal methods. Let's just say that her comeuppance is one of the most satisfying in the saga.But that's not all. The characters are all very well developed and many are developed even further, including Severus Snape, played by Alan Rickman in his best role since Hans Gruber (in my opinion). I won't give too much away, but let's say his developmental arc REALLY starts to pick up with this film and the next one.The story is so well paced and well put together that it keeps you on the edge of your seat, and this is something done a lot better than I remember. Something I think it has going for it more than people give it credit for, and more than all but one other film in this series (which I will get to later).The direction from David Yates is so well done, to the point that it is very admirable. It is also worth noting that many scenes are very well edited together, something I rarely point out in this genre, but I just love how certain scenes progress and are edited together.I am aware that many people didn't like this movie for some changes from the books, but I found minimal changes that were truly THAT important and/or problematic, aside from maybe changing the final battle a bit. But regardless, the final battle in this film is satisfying nonetheless, especially when you get to see the training pay off. It pays off even more so when Voldemort battles Dumbledore, in one of the best scenes in all eight movies.In my opinion, while this isn't the absolute best in the series, it is in the top three, and it is the most under-appreciated.RATING:9/10

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shubhamsrivastavalu
2007/07/17

This did not do very well on account of the hateful character of Dolores Umbrish; the unclear contexts; poor chemistry of Harry and Cho. Nevertheless there were interesting elements like direct encounter between the death eaters and order of Phoenix; of Dumbledore and Voldemort (who can forget). Also the importance of friendship and love as above any fear or evil is crux of the part. The surprise that the Wesley brothers offered in the middle is also worth mentioning. Overall you just cannot miss it as it is part of the legendary series.

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EBJ
2007/07/18

Directed by David YatesStarring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert GrintOverall: This is a pretty good movie and does well as an entry to the Harry Potter franchise but it doesn't work well as a movie on its own whereas some Harry Potter movies do.Good:1. Daniel Radcliffe is excellent as Harry Potter and gives new layers to him, not seen before in the franchise.2. Rupert Grint and Emma Watson do good as Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.3. Michael Gambon does an incredible job as Professor Dumbledore.4. Gary Oldman does an infinitely better job as Sirius Black.5. Alan Rickman is Alan Ricman. Enough said.6. Maggie Smith, Matthew Lewis, Bonnie Right and Jason Isaacs all do great jobs as Professor McGonoga, Nevile Longbottom, Ginny Weasley and Lucius Malfoy respectively. 7. Evanna Lynch is a new addition in the form of Luna Lovegood and is an amazing character with an incredible performance. 8. Now for two of the most cold, heartless fictional women in history: Bellatrix Lestrange(Helena Bonham Carter) and Dolores Umbridge(Imelda Staunton). I imagine both these actresses are very nice people in real life but, in this movie, they are two of the most hatable people on the planet. They deserve props for that because it is truly spectacular what they did.9. Despite being in short supply, the action is this movie is absolutely incredible and the final sequence is one of the best in the franchise.Bad:1. I really hated the individual story for this movie and the prophecy concept did nothing to amaze me.2. Some scenes were pretty poorly shot and looked horrible.3. Some effects, such as the broomsticks, are horrific and look god awful.4. The whole appearance of Lord Voldermort wasn't needed and just felt out of place.8/10

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