Number 5 is pretty good as well

Rating: 8/10 (28 January 2015)

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is the fifth from 8 Harry Potter films. It is the first directed by David Yates. So far, directors switched quickly, but Yates continued and returned to the franchise for films 6, 7 and 8. The screenplay comes not from the guy who made it all the other movies based on Rowling's novels, but from the writer of "Peter Pan", Michael Goldenberg. This is one of 2 (I believe) Harry Potter films that did not score a single Academy Award nomination and were "only" honored by BAFTA.
The film starts with Potter being put on trial and Dumbledore acting somewhat as his lawyer. Apart from that, this film was pretty interesting because of the introduction of several new relevant female characters. These would be Luna Lovegood, Nymphadora, Dolores Umbridge and Bellatrix Lestrange. Personally, I always found Lovegood the most interesting and best choice for Potter in contrast to that Asian chick and Ron's sister. Umbridge is probably my favorite villain in the franchise. She is just so downright evil and all that seemingly nice pink fluffiness surrounding her adds a lot to her creepiness. Admittedly, I found Potter also a bit provoking her initially during their first lesson, but that does not make her less evil and can be seen as a justification for her torturing methods. The only stereotypical thing was how Maggie Smith's character was written and the way she portrayed her dislike towards Staunton's character on at least two occasions. By the way Umbridge reminded me a bit of the evil queen from "Alice in Wonderland" (Bonham Carter's approach), but maybe that is just me.
One of the most entertaining parts for me (and probably most other lovers of cinema) were the King Kong re-enactments including Umbridge and Hermione. The fight between Dumbledore (water) and "he who must not be named" (fire) was also one of the highlights. As was the fate of Oldman's character, even if he was not featured as much in this film as before. Apart from that, I also liked the music sequences that reminded me of "Les Misérables". "Order of the Phoenix" was the fifth most successful film at the box office for 2007 and I definitely recommend watching it, especially for Imelda Staunton's magnificent character. Also, I liked that it was not as Potter-centered and putting the focus on him as the huge hero as it was the case in previous films.