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SPILT POPCORN - Still potty in Phoenix
By LS Yuri Ramsey
Edition 1172, August 9, 2007 |
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| WAGGLE STICK: Harry still at his best in Order of the Phoenix. |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint
David Yates has done a great job with the film adaptation of Order of the Phoenix.
Although not as dark as some of the previous Potter films, Order of the Phoenix is visually dazzling.
The filmmakers have done well to trim the excessive length of the book into 138 minutes.
Unlike the previous Potter films, the film is not, nor does it try to be a stand alone film. It simply continues on from the end of the events of Goblet of Fire, essentially making it a transition between the earlier films to the next in the series.
Phoenix has introduced many new characters. Evanna Lynch is suitably strange and intriguing as Luna Lovegood. Helena Bonham Carter is perfect as the unhinged Bellatrix Lestrage and Imelda Staunton is brilliant as Dolores Umbridge.
Although the film is rather demanding on viewers not familiar with Harry Potter as it assumes a large degree of familiarity, Potter fans will love every minute of it. |
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