Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Connianatu How wonderful it is to see this fine actress carry a film and carry it so beautifully.

TheNabOwnzz While it is a step up from the previous film, the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix still does not quite capture the figurative 'magic' that the first three ( Especially the third ).In the Order of the Phoenix, like in the first two movies, a lot of the scenes seem to take place indoors and are mostly beautifully lit as opposed to the Goblet of Fire which thrived on digital outdoor backgrounds which mostly looked pretty ugly, and therefore the cinematography is a bit better once again, but still not as good as the sweeping shots of the green plains and mountains were in the Prisoner of Azkaban. Its narrative is, also unlike the first three, not really anything special in this one, as Harry gets falsely accused, keeps having nightmares about you know who ( Which also happened in the Goblet of Fire ), while a corrupt ministry of magic lackey is trying to take over Hogwarts, all in a very linear fashion. There is little of the mystery & surprise that the Chamber of Secrets or Prisoner of Azkaban had.The camaraderie between the three main characters Ron, Harry & Hermione does fortunately seem to be back, after Ron's weird fits of jealousy and unprovoked anger seemed to come out of nowhere in the Goblet of Fire which severely damaged these ties with the audience. It is also admirable how much better Rupert Grint & Emma Watson have become as actors after maturing with age, although Daniel Radcliffe sadly seems to be stuck on his level, as he could never really pull off the conflicted & angry Harry Potter that he is supposed to be in the Order of the Phoenix. It is less amibitous than the Goblet of Fire, with a lot less new characters being introduced, and on the contrary to its predecessor, most of the new characters in this film are indeed interesting. Especially Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge puts in a phenomenal performance as one of the most hatred-inducing characters ever put to films. Her snobby, arrogant & know-it-all behavior which seemingly cannot be stopped by anyone will make the audience want to gouge her eyes out, which does in turn improve immersion into the film since you want to know her fate. Helena Bonham Carter is also quite the cast for the crazed Bellatrix Lestrange, who embodies her insanity perfectly. Evanna Lynch, while not seemingly such a great actress at this point, is however simply the perfect cast for her character Luna Lovegood as this character is supposed to be quite odd and eccentric in her own way.The special effects are most of the time well made, with this film featuring another spell-clashing scene, like the Goblet of Fire. However, the forced way of including Voldemort in the later scene of the film seemed to be a bit out of place, and only there to convince the Minister that the dark lord is indeed back and regaining in strength, which furthermore feeds my throughts about this mostly being a filler in the series. Unlike in the Goblet of Fire, the death of a character in this one ( Sirius Black ) does tug at the heartstrings a bit, since in both this film and in Azkaban we create a bond with his character, since his fatherly role to Harry and brilliant performance by Gary Oldman created one of the best characters in the franchise. Which is ofcourse in stark contrast to the previous death of Cedric Driggory in Goblet of Fire who you don't care about so much. However, Harry's denial of Voldemort controlling his thoughts is quite lame ( I have friends and you don't, therefore i have something to live for...., not great writing there ).While it introduces some good characters and features great camaraderie between its characters and has some emotional connection at the end, the relatively simple narrative and overly politically influenced plot do little to capture that magic that Harry Potter is famous for, and most of the time feels like a filler if nothing else. It will not go down as one of the best in the series, but it is still a solid continuation of it due to the strength of the bonding of its characters.

AndrewHeaney1 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

Pjtaylor-96-138044 'Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (2007)' is more concise than past entries yet seems to suffer from less drive, the plot meandering about somewhat until it kicks into gear towards the third act. Yet, the focus on the school itself and the teenage ensemble is refreshing. It's nice to be introduced to some proper magical combat, too, and this entry manages to maintain a decent tonal balance while it elaborates upon the bleaker aspects of the lore. It's easily one of the best in the series thanks to a fine exploration of several core characters and some proper stakes, even those that go unseen for most of the piece. 8/10

cinemajesty Movie Review: "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007)Legendary school boy magician, portrayed with well-prepared professionalism by talented actor Daniel Radcliffe, grows into its teenage years in this fast-paced, constant entertaining piece of cinema with superior special effects sequences directed with convicitions by television director David Yates turning into major leagues of Hollywood with Warner Bros. distributing exclusively worldwide the Heyday film production, led by producer David Heyman, when there twisting story suprises along the story-line adapted from J.K. Rowling's novel, publlished in June 2003, who could not be more proud that her 766-pages-long book, has been translated into a fantasy-action-movie by screenwriter Michael Goldenberg and perfected by staff-editor Mark Day into the shortest "Harry Potter" cut with running shy off 130 Minutes, which only flaw becomes letting some splendid supports with Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort in breathtaking mind-haunting flashing interludes strike onto the protagonist's mind, when the showdown between the dark wizard lord, carefully build throughout the movie series, and Albus Dumbledore, portrayed by Michael Gambon, in magic fire-breathing serpient to sphering water cubes pass by without sharing a sophisticated emotional note.© 2018 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)