The best of the films

Rating: 10/10 (15 July 2007)

Up until tonight y pick for best Potter film was Prisoner of Azkaban, hands down. It had the perfect blend of magic and realism that the others lacked, the direction was fantastic and the cast showing that under the direction of an amazing director like Alfonso Cuaron they could truly shine. I loved Prisoner of Azkaban, I love it more every time I see it. So when I say that Order of the Phoenix is the best Harry Potter film thus far, its a big deal to me. The movie is wonderful, the acting is top notch, Radcliff really shines here as Harry but everyone is excellent. The script is the best adaptation yet. Every decision to truncate or cut in order to fit an enormous book into a reasonable running time is perfect. Sure, I miss things, we all will, but unlike Goblet of Fire which made in my opinion every wrong choice on cutting story, this film did it all right. I honestly did not mind a single change, even the things I would have liked to have seen here were not necessary. I'm trying to keep this a spoiler free as possible so I won't say what parts I mean. I will say one spoilerish thing though..The wizard battle at the end was fantastic, wow. David Yates' direction was perfect, he knew just when to make things intense and when to make them emotional. He showed a real command of the material and how to realize it on screen. Hats off to him, I am very pleased that he will be directing Half Blood Prince. Now I just need to keep my fingers crossed that Alfonso will be back to do Deathly Hallows...