Best adaptation of an HP yet

Rating: 9/10 (11 July 2007)

I thought Order of the Phoenix was the best adaption of any of the HP books as of yet. It's a big book to tackle, that's for sure. But the writers and director uses tricks such as quick flashbacks and cutaways to condense the book into a mere 2 hours and 20mins. If I wasn't so tired at 2:30am last night I would have wanted more. And still I'd love for a directors cut when the double discs come out at Christmas time. Was it a perfect movie? No, but as an avid reader it was a perfect adaption of one of my favorite books. Again add an hour to it please, it would have been much better. I can't fault OOP though, this was the best installment so far. The angst and darkness of Harry's situation was played perfectly.
Some things that bothered me and of course spoiler warning abound: The use of Ginny Weasley and her "Strong powers." I'm guessing the slight nudge to the 6th book was needed there, for those of who know nuff said. But please, it's well known that Hermione is one of the most remarkable witches of her generation, probably the best. To have Ginny generating immense power, and packing a huge punch while Hermione can barely produce a spark is insulting. Let's stop with the insinuations here and stick to the facts instead of Ship preferences.
That was my only gripe. Other than that this was a service to the fans of the books and nothing more. I'm sorry if those of you still didn't get it, then go out and read the series you may be clued in. But I'm guessing those who felt disjointed with HP were prolly feeling out of the loop. And rightly so, this was one of the first movies as of yet to be a totally fan-service.