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Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix
I found this film to be entertaining. I missed the quiditch a little bit, but the story was nicely focused and well done. The others often seemed to be much more kiddie, while this one wasn't always serious, it was done in a manner that was more enjoyable for the whole audience.
What I liked more about this movie then others is that the acting has notably improved as time has gone on, and the new characters in this film, notably Luna, were very good. Luna's role wasn't extremely difficult, but there was that odd feel about her which is in the books that she nailed perfectly. And then Rickman and Finnes did great jobs, and the actress who played Dolores Umbridge also did a solid job. Her role wasn't amazing, but it was entertainingly done, especially with how her character looked as compared to the coloration of the rest of the film.
Visually this film was also well done. There were a few points with the CGI where it felt rough, the giant looked more like a giant doll then anything else because the skin wasn't well textured, but with the amount of CGI that must have been done, it was very well done. Besides the CGI, there were some nice establisting shots, and the actual scenes were composed very nicely.
The story itself was also good. When the books are as long as they are it is difficult to still contain everything in the book into the film without the film becoming absurdly long. This volume of the Harry Potter movies was much better contained then most hitting on what needed to be hit on and not straying into scenes, such as quiditch, that didn't add a ton to the story. Those scenes may be entertaining, but for the purpose of the film aren't great to have in there.
Overall this is one of the better done Harry Potter movies. Visually it was solid and as the actors and actresses have gotten older their performances have improved notably.
Overall Grade: B+
Acting: B
Story: B+
Audio/Visual: B+
I found this film to be entertaining. I missed the quiditch a little bit, but the story was nicely focused and well done. The others often seemed to be much more kiddie, while this one wasn't always serious, it was done in a manner that was more enjoyable for the whole audience.
What I liked more about this movie then others is that the acting has notably improved as time has gone on, and the new characters in this film, notably Luna, were very good. Luna's role wasn't extremely difficult, but there was that odd feel about her which is in the books that she nailed perfectly. And then Rickman and Finnes did great jobs, and the actress who played Dolores Umbridge also did a solid job. Her role wasn't amazing, but it was entertainingly done, especially with how her character looked as compared to the coloration of the rest of the film.
Visually this film was also well done. There were a few points with the CGI where it felt rough, the giant looked more like a giant doll then anything else because the skin wasn't well textured, but with the amount of CGI that must have been done, it was very well done. Besides the CGI, there were some nice establisting shots, and the actual scenes were composed very nicely.
The story itself was also good. When the books are as long as they are it is difficult to still contain everything in the book into the film without the film becoming absurdly long. This volume of the Harry Potter movies was much better contained then most hitting on what needed to be hit on and not straying into scenes, such as quiditch, that didn't add a ton to the story. Those scenes may be entertaining, but for the purpose of the film aren't great to have in there.
Overall this is one of the better done Harry Potter movies. Visually it was solid and as the actors and actresses have gotten older their performances have improved notably.
Overall Grade: B+
Acting: B
Story: B+
Audio/Visual: B+