Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Now, I haven’t read a single page out of J.K. Rowling’s immortal works, but I do enjoy the series of movies that have spawned from them. I know, they say the movies are never as good as the books. I was told that there was a lot left out of the movie, such as a longer scene at the end in Dumbledore’s tower.
For me, though, I enjoy the visual effects and flashy objects on the screen. Does this mean I have no imagination? I did read the first two books of The Sword of Truth Series
I’m just amazed at what we can create on the screen now with special effects. The whole magic and wizardry happenings are much more appealing to me to see with my eyes, than to imagine in my head. Some of the best special effects shots of the summer were in Harry Potter. They were magnitudes greater than the death of John Dillinger in Public Enemies. And how cool was it to see a real spell that gamers would love to see cast like Dumbledore engulfing dozens of nasties in fire?
It was a nice change to see a nerdy movie (besides Star Trek) this summer that had a good story and actually made sense most of the movie. I think there was only one part that actually had me perplexed. If the Death Eaters were inside Hogwarts, don’t you think they would do a little more damage than just kick a bunch of dinner plates and destroy some windows? I actually heard that more happens in the book, but I won’t go there.
This is definitely a movie to see for the summer. I would suggest watching the other Harry Potter movies beforehand so you aren’t a little confused going into it. Or, you can get a quick recap of what happened up until this movie like I had to do. I’ve only seen each movie once, so I needed a little reminder.
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Teri said:
I cautiously approached this movie because I’d heard a bad review from a friend and because I never enjoy the movie as much as the book.
I agree that the special effects were awesome, and I thought the movie was enjoyable.
I expected many holes because the actual book had many pages. However, I was fairly disappointed in the anti-climactic ending. Though I don’t remember everything in the book (getting old; my memory is fading), I thought I remembered a fantastic fight scene in Hogwarts. Too hard to portray in a movie? I would hope not.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:03 pm
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