DotTheEyes
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HP and the Order of the Phoenix is an efficient film, condensing an imposing and oft-ponderous novel (close to 1,000 pages in length) into a lithe and energetic roller coaster ride lasting under two-and-a-half hours.
The film, directed by David Yates, follows the wizard-in-training through his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He must face off against a power-mad bureaucrat who's seized control of the school and nurture a burgeoning romance, not to mention prepare for the coming battle against Lord Voldemort, his pasty, nose-free archenemy.
The returning ensemble cast shines in the most character-driven HP film to date (Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are especially impressive and continue to mature as actors), but it's Imelda Staunton who impresses most. As the despicable High Inquisitor Dolores Umbridge, her blend of sugar-sweetness and caustic sadism is unique and frightening, and results in a villian far more complex and interesting than He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
The action, especially a climactic battle-of-wands, is ferocious and rendered with eye-wowing VFX and ear-assaulting sound effects, though there isn't as much of it as there has been in the past. The film, same as the novel it's based on, is more concerned with shading characters and setting up the endgame between HP and Voldemort. This results in a slower paced, but still highly involving film.
Overall, this is yet another enjoyable film in the series, and one of the summer's more intelligent and marvelous offerings. Recommended.
HP and the Order of the Phoenix is an efficient film, condensing an imposing and oft-ponderous novel (close to 1,000 pages in length) into a lithe and energetic roller coaster ride lasting under two-and-a-half hours.
The film, directed by David Yates, follows the wizard-in-training through his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He must face off against a power-mad bureaucrat who's seized control of the school and nurture a burgeoning romance, not to mention prepare for the coming battle against Lord Voldemort, his pasty, nose-free archenemy.
The returning ensemble cast shines in the most character-driven HP film to date (Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are especially impressive and continue to mature as actors), but it's Imelda Staunton who impresses most. As the despicable High Inquisitor Dolores Umbridge, her blend of sugar-sweetness and caustic sadism is unique and frightening, and results in a villian far more complex and interesting than He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
The action, especially a climactic battle-of-wands, is ferocious and rendered with eye-wowing VFX and ear-assaulting sound effects, though there isn't as much of it as there has been in the past. The film, same as the novel it's based on, is more concerned with shading characters and setting up the endgame between HP and Voldemort. This results in a slower paced, but still highly involving film.
Overall, this is yet another enjoyable film in the series, and one of the summer's more intelligent and marvelous offerings. Recommended.
Goblet of Fire wasn't very good.