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So, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix? Flippin' rocked. For the first time, the movie felt like the book. Yeah, they changed stuff, but nothing in a way that annoyed me (except the huge chunks of stuff cut out). Really, I don't understand how some of you people can enjoy the movies without having read the books. It blows my mind. There are so many things that I think I would have reacted with, "Wait.....what?" had I not already known exactly what was going on.
Also, we saw the movie at the IMAX, so the climax scene was in 3-D, and it was frigging awesome. Really. Can the DVD have 3-D? Please?
I don't know why the fifth book is my favorite. I think that maybe it's because the biggest antagonist isn't Voldemort, but humanity's own stupidity. Also, I really felt like Harry's frustration with the adults treating him like a child was justified, and very reflective of what I felt like when I was 15/16, anyway.
Also, we saw the movie at the IMAX, so the climax scene was in 3-D, and it was frigging awesome. Really. Can the DVD have 3-D? Please?
I don't know why the fifth book is my favorite. I think that maybe it's because the biggest antagonist isn't Voldemort, but humanity's own stupidity. Also, I really felt like Harry's frustration with the adults treating him like a child was justified, and very reflective of what I felt like when I was 15/16, anyway.
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I've always liked stories about stupidly authoritarian governments and smart little resistance movements. Communications are compromised, the newspaper is untrustworthy because it's a tool of the ministry, Harry endures torture at the hands of Umbridge, Harry forms a secret society and becomes a teacher and a leader, simultaneously widening his circle of trusted friends. SO MANY COOL THINGS! I was a little disappointed that the DA was not carried over into the next book, but oh well. :)
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I sure wish that girl sitting behind me had read the books :( Then maybe the guy sitting beside her wouldn't have felt the urge to keep a loud running commentary about everything (even stuff that didn't need to be explained to someone who hasn't read the book) the entire time and refusing to shut-up. I agree that it probably would have been confusing to someone with no knowledge of the book, but it was still irritating.
Lucky you getting to see it in 3D though -- I've never watched any IMAX 3D films before (or IMAX that wasn't a documentary anyway), so would you recommend re-watching the film again in IMAX 3D if I've already seen it in a normal theatre and was kind of eh about the film?
OotP is only my second favourite (very closely behind PoA), but I think I agree with you there about one of the possible reasons for liking it being a non-Voldemort antagonist. Or at least I really liked the fact that the antagonist was also in more of a grey area instead of being a manifestation of evil in that fantasy sort of way like Voldemort and made the story more complex, but that may just be me.
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You know, that is exactly how I felt about it, and exactly why I loved it so much. I love all the positive feedback this film has been getting! I, too, thought it was fan-freakin'-tastic, and not just because it's a Harry Potter film and I feel obligated to like anything that includes those two words in the title. Of course there was so much great stuff that they just couldn't include (Weasley Is Our King? St. Mungo's? Lockhart? Accio brains? Ah, the list goes on and on), but I feel like, well, that's what the books are for, right? I think they did a great job in keeping the core of the story intact while still having to cut so much. Usually I just think of the films as pretty eye candy, a sort of visual aid to the much superior books, but this one actually felt like they made an effort to make it a movie that stands well on it's own. I can't wait to see it again! I'm kind of tempted to see the IMAX version, if only too see the awesome finale in 3-D, but I'm afraid I would start to get nauseous by the end. So, haha, maybe not.