They Just Keep Getting Better and Better

Rating: 9/10 (22 November 2007)

Harry Potter movies are the guiltiest of guilty pleasures. They aren't brilliant by any degree, but they are so freakin' entertaining and engrossing they have me on the edge of my seat like a pre-pubescent school girl. YAY! 'Order of the Phoenix', by...(read more) far the most captivating of the five movies, is completely satisfying from beginning to end. The entire cast is back for this installment and all are great as always. The stand-out of course is Academy Award Nominee Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake, Chicken Run) who is absolutely delightful as the ruthless Hogwarts teacher who always has a giddy smile on her face. My only complaint with these movies is the fact that Harry Potter never loses. The movies never have an unhappy ending, and life isn't like that. I hope the next movie ends with Harry Potter defeated. Not dead, but just in a bad situation. They did it in the Star Wars saga with 'Empire Strikes Back', why can't they do it with this? What kinda message does that teach kids. That no matter what the good guys always win. Pbbt! That's bullshit, if you teach your kid that you shouldn't be a parent. Anyway, enough of my little bitch-fit rant, all in all 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' was a wholly enjoyable film that any Fantasy movie fan could appreciate. Will the next one be better? I dunno, I don't read the books. Grade: A-