It’s been exactly 600 days since the last Harry Potter flick (Goblet of Fire) hit theaters — not that this diehard fan has been counting Read the full post.
Jul 11
2007
08:18 PM ET
Reviewing the Reviews: "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
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There were some omissions I would have liked to have seen onscreen, but I realize that alot must be cut for such a large book to be made into a movie with a manageable length. I really enjoyed the movie, but I found the way that the Death Eaters moved to be distracting and kinda cheesy. I would also have liked to have seen more involvement from the students during the climactic battle, as the book has them dueling some big baddies and somewhat holding their own, whereas the movie makes it a pretty short battle before they have wands at their throats.
I did realize, after the fact, that many characters we’ve seen in previous films barely had any screen time. I always love me more Snape, although he had a few choice scenes. McGonagall seemed like she was barely there. We had very little Hagrid and Draco, and I don’t believe Lupin had even one line of actual dialogue we heard. Tonks was also just barely introduced.
Also – I think Sorceror’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets are just fine. They’re definitely more simplistic and hew more closely to the books, but they were introducing a vast world to new viewers. I think they did a good job of setting things up for later installments that could have more depth, as the audience became more involved in the storylines and as the young actors developed greater abilities.
I personally think Goblet of Fire was the weakest entry so far. It felt so disjointed to me, jumping from one thing to the next without a good sense of flow. It spent too much time on some things (the dragon chasing Harry? cheesy) and not enough on others (the underwater task, the maze), and I didn’t like how they changed where Barty Crouch Jr. was involved and when he appeared to people. I liked Prisoner of Azkaban quite a bit, but I think OOTP will rank right up there, too, once I’ve had the chance to see it again and take it all in a little more.
this movie was a darn shame how dare you change the story! no doby,no swamp when the twins left school,Nevell finds the room of requirement,no quidditch,Cho the snitch really!with the amount of money that these movies bring in you really short changed us. or you are so poor in your ability to read the book first and be able to do a decient job.I am sorely dissapointed in this last film,in my opinion you should not only be fired for doing such a lousy job but never let you make another movie.and by all means get someone like spielburg and remake it right this time!the books are so good and compelling turning them into film should do them justice. i even missed rita sketter so do a better job or get someont that can.