Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [HD DVD] [2007] | ![Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [HD DVD] [2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51uJwIVRauL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 4618
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Media: HD DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 132
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 7321900156967
ASIN: B000VS6O10
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: November 12, 2007
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Amazon.co.uk Review
While many movie franchises slide as they reach their later instalments, the Harry Potter films just keep getting better. The latest, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is easily the darkest of the series to date, and it's also one of the best. For while it could easily have been little more than a holding film to set up the big encounters to come in the last two instalments of the series, it's to the credit of British director David Yates that the end result is really very good. It finds Harry coming under suspicion from his wizarding colleagues, who don't believe his claims that the evil Lord Voldermort has returned. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix thus finds its title character on the backfoot for much of its running time, with a select band who firmly believe his story, and very powerful figures who don't. Where the movie of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix excels though is in its three trump cards. Number one is a far tighter script than we're used to with Potter films, which, combined with trump card number two--the aforementioned David Yates behind the camera--cuts much of the slavish loyalty to the text away in favour of a film with real momentum. The third, and best, card though is the casting of Imelda Staunton as Professor Dolores Umbridge, who simply flies away with every scene she's in. It's a superb performance, and the film is poorer whenever she's not on screen. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is not a film without a few problems, certainly: it's a fair criticism that not too much actually happens, and one or two bits feel superfluous. But it overrides its problems with ease, to emerge as a compelling, highly enjoyable family film, which will leave you salivating for the Christmas 2008 release of movie number six in the series. --Simon Brew
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 A great film, but I have some misgivings December 13, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Book 5 of the Potter series is rather gloomy. Harry is feeling alienated, nightmarish and insecure, and Voldemort is rising in power. However, what worked extremely well for the book, works a bit against the film. A film is a different means of communication from a book and to strive to follow the book too closely is to do an injustice to both.
In this case the gloom drips off the screen and almost takes over everything else. Aside from the end there is little suspense, the much needed comic relief is scarce and even the characters seem only to be partly present. The film focuses a lot on Harry, but does not always reflect his feelings very well. Hermione and especially Ron are reduced to minor characters with little to say, and other minor characters, such as Ginny Weasley and newcomer Nymphodora Tonks seem to be merely window dressing.
In my opinion, this is still a good enough film, but because it has tried too hard to incorporate as much of the 800 pages of the book as possible, in events, and not in depth, quality has had to make room for quantity. Better to have extended the film to add some depth, or trimmed down some of the events and the amount of characters, than to have a somewhat watered down and rushed story, where an important event (the death of someone very dear to Harry) almost seems inconsequential.
The positive aspects of the film are of course the story, but also the excellent typecasting of the characters Luna Lovegood, Dolores Umbridge and Bellatrix Lestrange. There are still a few funny moments, and if you can get used the gloom, this is a beautiful film, though I believe the previous two were a tad better.
 HD DVD v Bluray November 19, 2007
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
The biggest difference about this movie in the two formats is the region coding. HD DVD does not have regions and can be played in any player in the world. bluray is regioned. if you live in the US (where this is not out yet) then you are able to import this and it will work just fine. the format also is not PAL nor NTSC. HD has its own format.
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