Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Rebellion Begins
Lord Voldemort has returned, but the Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth - including appointing Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. When Umbridge refuses to teach practical defensive magic, Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train a select group of students for the wizarding war that lies ahead. A terrifying showdown between good and evil awaits in this enthralling film version of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Prepare for battle!
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so good but.... - payrosren
As a movie, its great. The effects are amazing and the performance by Fiennes is incredibly believing. Tries to follow the book as much as possible. However with a book that big, there are some minor scenes that are left out or modified but good direction keeps it from effecting the overall experience.Good but confusing - miskiw
First the good: This movie had great special effects, especially the fight scene at the end with Dumbledoor and Voldemort. I also liked most of the performances, especially some of the newer characters (Delores and Luna).
Overall, however, the story was hard to follow. Very choppy.
Sirius Black's death was done so poorly it was practically anti-climactic. Without reading the book, you would have had a hard time telling what was really happening.
This movie kind of felt like it was just a transition - just filling some space between 4 and 6. Not on par with the other HP films.Excellent - Karl
As someone who hasn't read the books, but only seen the movies to date, I must say I'm really enjoying this series. Each movie gets progressively better to the point I can hardly wait for the next installment. It's been a blast watching all the Hogwarts kids age in real time; this will be something that will never be duplicated; at least not for a long long time. Very enjoyable film and series....if you havn't yet, see them all! 4 out 5 stars.
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so good but.... - payrosren
As a movie, its great. The effects are amazing and the performance by Fiennes is incredibly believing. Tries to follow the book as much as possible. However with a book that big, there are some minor scenes that are left out or modified but good direction ...Good but confusing - miskiw
First the good: This movie had great special effects, especially the fight scene at the end with Dumbledoor and Voldemort. I also liked most of the performances, especially some of the newer characters (Delores and Luna).
Overall, however, the story ...Excellent - Karl
As someone who hasn't read the books, but only seen the movies to date, I must say I'm really enjoying this series. Each movie gets progressively better to the point I can hardly wait for the next installment. It's been a blast watching all the Hogwarts kids ...