Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Reviews thread
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Reviews thread
Reviews are coming in for the fifth installment and it looks mixed-to-positive so far, with 65% fresh on Rottem Tomatoes as of today. Most seem to agree with Variety, who calls this installment "grimmer and grittier" than its predecessors. My personal barometer, Peter Travers, said it's the best of the series so far. Please post any reviews (yours or otherwise).
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I agree with Bus, my trio of barometers are Berardinelli, Travers, and Ebert (if there is one available from him) so I'll wait to see what they think. So far, Travers and Berardinelli have gone apeshit over it so things are looking good.
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Berardinelli gave it 3.5 out of 4.
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Originally Posted by RichC2
Berardinelli gave it 3.5 out of 4.
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Originally Posted by zekeburger1979
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Just got back from it.
I was with about 6 or 7 other people...we've all read the books...and I was the only one who really enjoyed it.
Yes...LOTS of stuff is cut and changed...there are some obvious stupid things (Lets take Harry to trial for using magic in the muggle world by flying through London close to the ground on broomsticks)...and Dudley is the worst actor on the face of the planet...
But the tone for me was perfect for the flick. This is a very different Harry Potter film than we are used to.
The Great:
- Luna Lovegood is perfectly cast!
- Harry, Ron and Hermoine all excell from the previous film.
- The darker tone of the movie is great.
- More Snape this time around.
- The ending is spectacular.
The Ok:
- The Weasly's exit was a little less than what I expected but still fun.
- Lots of things were in the movie that just went nowhere but should of (Kreature being the big one here)
- Michael Gambon still doesn't fully understand Dumbledore yet...
- Even though its the shortest movie...it still feels very long!
The Bad:
- I was soo hoping for a Branaugh apperance at the hospital scene...but we didn't even get the hospital scene.
- The broomstick flying through London.
- Dudley is a played terribly!
- The Dursley's didn't seem as mean as they usually are.
But still...the movie is spectacular and I think its going to be one of the "Love it/Hate it" type of movies...It'll be interesting to hear what everyone else thinks!
I was with about 6 or 7 other people...we've all read the books...and I was the only one who really enjoyed it.
Yes...LOTS of stuff is cut and changed...there are some obvious stupid things (Lets take Harry to trial for using magic in the muggle world by flying through London close to the ground on broomsticks)...and Dudley is the worst actor on the face of the planet...
But the tone for me was perfect for the flick. This is a very different Harry Potter film than we are used to.
The Great:
- Luna Lovegood is perfectly cast!
- Harry, Ron and Hermoine all excell from the previous film.
- The darker tone of the movie is great.
- More Snape this time around.
- The ending is spectacular.
The Ok:
- The Weasly's exit was a little less than what I expected but still fun.
- Lots of things were in the movie that just went nowhere but should of (Kreature being the big one here)
- Michael Gambon still doesn't fully understand Dumbledore yet...
- Even though its the shortest movie...it still feels very long!
The Bad:
- I was soo hoping for a Branaugh apperance at the hospital scene...but we didn't even get the hospital scene.
- The broomstick flying through London.
- Dudley is a played terribly!
- The Dursley's didn't seem as mean as they usually are.
But still...the movie is spectacular and I think its going to be one of the "Love it/Hate it" type of movies...It'll be interesting to hear what everyone else thinks!
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Originally Posted by Matto1020
The Bad:
- I was soo hoping for a Branaugh apperance at the hospital scene...but we didn't even get the hospital scene.
- I was soo hoping for a Branaugh apperance at the hospital scene...but we didn't even get the hospital scene.
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
By the way, if you can see it in IMAX, do it. It's a whole different experience.
your talking about the 3D experience - right? how was it?
let me rant again - Udvar Hazy here in the DC area is NOT hooked to playback 3D IMAX - god I hate that!
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Originally Posted by silentbob007
Ebert has been lamenting the "loss of innocence" of the series since the third movie ... no surprise there.
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Originally Posted by Matto1020
- Lots of things were in the movie that just went nowhere but should of (Kreature being the big one here)
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
Detractors should note that not only is there a much better director this time around, but also a different writer.
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Originally Posted by hardercore
I'd disagree that Yates is a better director than Cuar๓n ... well at least, he doesn't have a better track record.
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Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
I'm guessing Ebert hasn't/doesn't read the books - so he's going into the films with totally different expectations than the majority of us.
Ebert is going to be really depressed at the end of HBP...
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Originally Posted by gryffinmaster
I think he's referring to the Newell - Yates comparison with "this time around".
As for the IMAX 3D, well, you have to see it to believe it. But even the regular IMAX looks incredible, and the sound is killer.