Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Two-Disc Special Edition) (2007)
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!
Direction by David Yates is superlative - this is a suitably adult-looking movie to reflect the changes in the HP characters’ personalities and situations - and from the tense and frightening opening scenes, to the breathtaking and exciting close, Yates’ talent and apparent love of this story is very palpable. Harry’s “dream” sequences when Voldemort is invading his mind are brilliant - lovely to watch and very interesting from an artistic point of view - and the special effects, particularly during the closing scenes, are indescribably good.
Production design by Stuart Craig is the absolute best in a HP movie since the original, and every element of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, Umbridge’s non-toadishness notwithstanding, is nigh-on perfect. The initial scenes at the Ministry for Magic made me sit up and go “wow!”, the death eaters and dementors are more menacing than before, there’s one panoramic shot of Azkaban that makes that place absolutely terrifying in its believability. No. 12 Grimmauld Place doesn’t get enough air time but what’s there is gold, and the character of Grawp is a lot more human and fitting than I had imagined him from the book.
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