Enjoyable experience. Definitely worth the view

Rating: 9/10 (11 July 2007)

Just a risk of spoilage, but I'll try not to just the same. It is true that (as expected, if you're like me and have read the series (time and again)) they could not put the entire book into the movie (lets be honest, thats just not easy to do unless the story is very basic and simple -and while that was true for the first two books, it certainly got depth and complexity after that. However, unlike previous offerings, this one did manage to hang onto the spirit of, and cover, most of the subplots in the Order Of The Phoenix. I was a little disappointed with how they revealed (and captured the participants) the room of requirement and the DA inside, but it still managed to keep the feel and intent of the story. The subplots that lead up to the main thrust of the movie were very quickly covered (and I'm not sure that those who never read the story will understand what happened anyway -but this has been true over the last couple of movies -the movies are clearly for the fans of the story, not the general public who doesn't bother to read it). This new director did a very good job, and I look forward to adding this movie to my list when it hits the shelves. Lastly, the one true measure of the movie was proved out when the audience sat quietly through the movie, laughing from time to time in the right places, but applauding at the end of the show. The patrons OBVIOUSLY felt that their hard-earned money was well spent. What more could you possibly say than that?