Synopsis: Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts only to discover that much of the wizarding community has been led to believe that the story of the teenager's recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort is a lie, putting Harry's integrity in question. Worse, the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, has appointed a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, the duplicitous Professor Delores Umbridge. But Professor Umbridge's "Ministry-approved" course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the Dark forces threatening them, so at the prompting of his friends, Hermione and Ron, Harry is convinced to take matters into his own hands. Meeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves "Dumbledore's Army," Harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts, preparing the courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead.
Her perspective: Must See
His perspective: Must See or Wait depending on how much you like this movie series.
If you are a true Harry Potter fan, you need to see this in the theater. It's worth it to see the special effects on the big screen. If not, you can wait until dollar theaters or video.
I thought the movie was quite well done, although this is the first HP movie I've seen without reading the book first. I guess I had expected a little more, though. The final battle seemed a little short and lacked variety in the use of spells and the demonstration of power. The previous films in this series kept their momentum and, I thought, were very good. While this one didn't measure up to those, I still thought it was very good. The photography was very effective in creating a very "dark" movie. I think they could have used other methods to show the struggle going on inside Harry, though. It's one of those movies that seems more to forward the story line than stand alone. The actors, as always, were phenomenal.
I saw quite a bit of character development in this film. Some of the "bit" characters from the previous films stepped up and played a bigger role in the story line. It was also easy to see that Harry, Hermione and Ron have gotten a lot closer and are more comfortable standing up for each other. Another thing I thought was interesting, was how much power little Ginny Weasley found within herself. There were a couple of spots where she showed how much farther ahead she was than even some of the 5th year students. I'll be interested to see how that develops in the next two films.
Overall, well done. I will be sure to own this one.
Monday, July 16, 2007
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I was a little disappointed, but only a little.
Still, if your a fan at all, it's a must see.
My disappointment stems from the very end of the movie. In the first four, there is a definitive conflict between Harry and that movie's (book's) main villain. In this one, Harry did not get directly involved in that conflict, it was fought for him.
Also, the hype kept talking about this great magic battle. It was cool, but only for about 30 seconds or a minute (which was the entire length of the fight). Should've been much longer, or it aint a battle, just a roadhouse fight.
The movie was also quite slow, and kept going slow-mo through all these seens about the past. I would think that most people that know the books or other movies would already be familiar with this stuff, so they didn't need to spend nearly so much time on it. For the first hour or so, I was just waiting for the good stuff to start happening.
Still, it was entertaining, and we'll most likely own it just to complete the collection of DVD's. Still, this would be number 8 or 10 in my top 10 movies list (maybe).
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