HARRY POTTER, did someone order backup? (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2 DVDs))

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Product:	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2 DVDs)
Date:	31/07/07 (114 review reads)
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Advantages: Great movie, stunning visual affects good effort great characters

Disadvantages: If you have read the book you feel you have already seen the film

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Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix is a 2007 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name, by J. K. Rowling. Directed by David Yates, it is the fifth film in the popular Harry Potter film series.

The author JK is very pleased with the movie and described it as looking fantastic (on her website)

Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix according to most of my friends and colleagues is the best movie yet!

I personally watched it, thought it was good, nothing too special compared to the previous movies, as they've all been to such a high standard.

Harry Potter, played by Daniel Radcliffe in this movie looks so much older (aged 17 in filming) (is now 18). Harry Potter the fictional character is the same age as Daniel and the character grows up together with Harry.

This movie is filled with fantasy and adventure, if you have seen the previous movies I strongly recommend you watch this one, the beginning is great, just being re-introduced to the characters we see how huge Dudley is and how much older the rest of the cast are.
The opening scene is in a park where Dementors come after Harry in the Muggle world and Dudley suffers from this experience. In order to defend himself and Dudley Harry conjures up his famous potronas charm - and by doing magic gets himself in trouble by the ministry.

The movie includes all your favorite characters, including two great new characters, Luna Lovegood - who was selected by the open casting session in London.
Cho also appears in this movie, and still mourning Cedrig Diggories death feels vulnerable and gets quite close to Harry.


---spoiler-----during a heated wand battle; good vs bad-

The main event in this movie is Sirius' cousin Bellatrix Lestrange appears and casts the killing curse on Siruis, Siruis smiles at harry and disappears (dies)

According to extras and programmes on the making of the movie, the actors were given a dance instructor and lengthy training for filming the wand fight, the stances and positions were specially choreographed, and you will notice that a lot of effort has gone in and has payed off.

My favorite character in this movie is Bellatrix Lestrange played by the famous Helena Bonham Carter, and I also particularly enjoyed Luna Lovegood's performance in the movie. You will find she is a bit eccentric (I will leave you to make your own mind up about her charecter though).

The movie yet again has stunning visual effects, the horse like animals took ages of computer animation, the wings were even made translucent if you look carefully.
The movie features a giant, - Hagrids half brother who is huge! During filming a long pole the size of the giant was used so actors could know where to look.

The title of the movie 'the order of the phoenix' is the secret organisation by the good guys - like mad eyed moodie, sirius etc. Where the Ministry is corrupt the good guys have no other option but to make their own gang used to fight evil and more importantly protect Harry.

Since the reveal of the first movie you are introduced to what the characters supposedly looks like, this ruins your imagination, so if you've read this book, then watch the film, you'd probably feel like you've already seen the film in some parts (though with the way daniel radcliff and co have changed so much this might not be the case)

Summary: In this movie the Ministry of magic try to take over Hogwarts, will they succeed...