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Whistle Stopper - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Widescreen Edition)
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List Price: $28.98
Our Price: $9.25
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson (II), Rupert Grint, Harry Melling, Richard Macklin
Directed By: David Yates (II)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569593268
Format: Widescreen
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-12-11
Running Time: 139
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2007-07-11
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Summary: good job as always
Comment: as all the harry potter movies this one is as good. i would recamend it for everyone. good movie
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Summary: Buyer Beware
Comment: I think pretty much everything that could be said about the movie has already been written here. But I just want to send a caution out. This is just a single disk addition. I never noticed that when I ordered. I'm not sure why they even put out movies without both disks on a huge production like this. Anyway for a few dollars more you can get the full two disk set.
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Summary: A Turn of Deception And Corruption
Comment: Very quickly, I loved Part 1. I feel 2 followed 1 as well as could have been expected. I didn't much care for Part 3. I felt 4 ("Goblet of Fire") was a major rebound. While earlier Harry Potter books and movies focused on friends, loyalty, magic, and Harry Potter's conflict with Lord Voldemort, this 5th movie seems to focus on corruption as well as deception. While this could have been a great movie, it is dragged down significantly by the utterly repulsive and annoying Umbridge. Harry (still underage) is forced to use magic to defend his cousin Dudley. It is not long before Harry receives a letter stating he will be expelled from Hogwarths for using magic away from school. A funny deviation from the book is when Uncle Vernon laughs and says: "Justice." (Vernon thinks Harry somehow hurt Dudley.) Through the help of Dumbledore, Harry is given a trial to prove his innocence before he is expelled. Minister Cornelius Fudge is a gross incompetent fool. (Much like some upper powers I have encountered at human service agencies.) He just wants to keep his comfortable position, and he doesn't want to hear that Lord Voldemort is back. Despite his open bias against Harry, Dumbledore forces the majority of the jurors (so to speak) to see reason. Unfortunately, the ministry tries to interfere by having the obnoxious and repulsive Umbridge work at the school. She basically wants the students reduced to a state unable to think for themselves, and uses cruel medieval punishments. Sadly, Umbridge REALLY drags this movie down. Her intentions are so obvious and her character is flat out annoying and repulsive. (Repulsive to the point where we can't wait for her to get her comeuppance. Compare this to Lord Voldemort or even Malfoy's father who are likable in a way, despite their evil. Umbridge has got to be the most gross and annoying character in the whole saga.) She really drags this movie and book down. Moving on though, we do have the interesting theme of corruption and deception. The once gentle and untainted characters of Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to secretly organize a secret group. (Dumbledore's Army) The once gentle and untainted students are now helping the entire school fight a corruption. (Alright.) While Neville Longbottom's character expanded a bit in "Goblet of Fire," you will notice that he really has evolved from the bumbling character he once was, to someone who is competent and trustworthy. Professor Snape is worried that Lord Voldemort may be able to read Harry's thoughts, and Snape honestly tries to help Harry arm himself against these attacks. (But sadly, they can't seem to get over their personality clashes.) Moving on, the obnoxious Umbridge and the incompetent Fudge try to arrest Dumbledore, but Dumbledore escapes with a bit of style. Fortunately, Umbridge gets a disgraceful and humiliating comeuppance where Harry uses her own words against her. (As Uncle Vernon earlier said with a laugh and slight dance: "Justice!") With the utterly annoying Umbridge gone, we are left with an EXCELLENT 30 minutes. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny, and Luna go to face Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, and we see that some of Harry's supposed friends, were really Death Eaters. This leads to a really dramtic confrontation topped off with a clash between Lord Voldemort and Dumbledore. Without giving away too much, the idiotic Fudge is called on for his gross incompetence. It does seem in corporations, ministries of magic, and human services, that gross incompetence, an unwillingness to face the truth, and utter stupidity is a trait of higher ups. (Not to mention corruption and deception.)
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Summary: potter finale
Comment: The final chapter of the Harry Potter movies was delightful, imaginative, adventurous and magical. More importantly it left us feeling satisfied with a great and proper ending. While Harry Potter was growing and getting older, his films continued to give us the proper enjoyment we were craving since the first movie. Over the years, we learned more about the story and the movie creators never failed to give each and every movie the right amount of detail, and they gave us the ability to give us more juicy storyline bits with each new film.
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Summary: almost as good as the book
Comment: Like Stardust (Widescreen Edition), I thought this movie captured the book almost better than the book itself did. I've read a lot of reviews complaining about the missing parts, but heck, that's what I've got the book for--if I want to read all the little details, I'll read the book. I view the movies as more of a companion to the books than a substitute for them, so I'm expecting things to be left out.
The tone was suitably darker, more serious, and the actors are all well suited for their roles and convincing in them.
I thought the movie shined where the book was weak: in particular, the scene where a certain character dies. In the book, it was glossed over, almost an afterthought--to the point where I didn't believe it. In the movie, it was clear what had happened.
One wee pet peeve: what part of PG-13 do parents of toddlers not understand? I don't care if you let your toddler watch a PG-13 rated movie--well, as long as they're not screaming in the theater when I'm trying to watch--but for heaven's sake, quit complaining that it's too scary for them!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Lord Voldemort has returned but few want to believe it. In fact the Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth - including appointing Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts. When Professor Umbridge refuses to train her students in practical defensive magic a select group of students decides to learn on their own. With Harry Potter as their leader these students (who call themselves "Dumbledore's Army") meet secretly in a hidden room at Hogwarts to hone their wizarding skills in preparation for battle with the Dark Lord and his Death Eaters. . New adventure - more dangerous more thrilling than ever - is yours in this enthralling film version of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. A terrifying showdown between good and evil awaits. Prepare for battle!Running Time: 138 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY/FANTASY UPC: 012569593268 Manufacturer No: 1000014849
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