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Memflix chimes in on HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX!!!
SPOILER ALERT !!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Memflix here sent this in a couple days ago, but the internet gods tried to kill it with some messed up text switcheroo in the email. We defeated them, though and now Memflix's words can be shouted from the mountaintops! Enjoy!
This is Memflix returning with a look at “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” It has been close to impossible these days to see a film before it opens (understandably so). However, a theater outside my former employer’s chain let me attend a screening. (Thanks!)
I don’t usually do this, but since the trailers in front of “Phoenix,” were all new with the exception of one, I wanted to give my thoughts.
In front of the film were looks at “Get Smart” and “10,000 B.C.,” as well as a “Fred Claus” Trailer 1 (a teaser was released late last year).
The year-early look at “Claus,” made the combination of Paul Giamatti and Vince Vaughn as Santa Claus and his brother, respectively, look promising. This second look takes all the promise and flushes it down the drain. Not a snicker, not a guffaw, nothing remotely resembling laughter was expressed on my face. The premise of Santa Claus as a ‘prodigal’ son of sorts seems to have been thrown out for cheap infantile humor. ‘Fred Claus’ was teetering on my ‘must-see list,’ but Trailer 1 checked it of (don’t worry, not going to make a Xmas list metaphor).
A teaser trailer for Roland Emmerich’s “10,000 B.C.” was featured. Since it opens in about 7 months, it gets points for revealing a bit more than a tagline, but the praise ends there. They show brief glimpses of men and women fighting in the titular time period amidst pyramids and Woolly mammoths. The action is nothing new. However, for me, what is new is seeing Woolly mammoths help raise the pyramids. I am not a historian, but I don’t ever recall learning that those two were around at the same time. Even if they were, having those two pieces of ancient history together was distracting to say the least. During the teaser, I kept my eyes peeled for the incredibly sensual and mysteriously gorgeous Camilla Belle. Unfortunately, she was absent. I was just happy I only had to sit through a minute of this tripe.
There was one good preview and that was for “Get Smart.” It was goofy, but Carell nabbed the role of Smart. I really felt like a kid busting a gut at the innocent idiocy of Maxwell Smart.
All right, on to the feature presentation. If you haven’t read the books, there is a brief spoiler at the end, but it is marked.
At the end of book 4, “Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire,” I was filled with excitement and anticipation for book 5. The end set up the beginnings of a war, not with two, but 3 sides. All four books casually grew up with the initial intended audience. The series was turning into a freight train of pounding intensity. However, for me the book “The Order of the Phoenix” didn’t deliver on the promise of a war of triangular proportions. Instead, what I got was a heaping amount of adolescent angst, and in my opinion a poorly constructed last act.
I am more than pleased to report that the movie knew just how to deal with Harry’s anger and frustration, as well as to carve out a satisfactory end to book 5’s tale.
There has been a lot said and written about hiring a new film director to helm this particular movie. David Yates did a great job and in my opinion, “The Order of the Phoenix” is the best film in the series with the exception being “Prisoner of Azkaban.” However, what the series needed and what it got was a fresh new perspective in screenwriter Michael Goldenberg. I’m not knocking Kloves' imagining of the first four, but having seen “Order,” you can look back at “Goblet” and see that Kloves’ writing and plotting was beginning to get a bit tired and stale.
Goldenberg turned what was a somewhat disappointing book into a carefully honed fantasy film that can stand alone from the previous four, as it’s own film. Credit is due to Yates as well, for navigating through the script with precision and respect.
Potter fans may be put off by how much was left out, but for someone who has enjoyed the books without infatuation and one who wants to see a better movie than a better book, “The Order of the Phoenix” delivered.
All that Harry was dealing with concerning the aftermath of “Goblet” was carefully understated, as opposed to the books throat-cramming description.
There are two sequences in particular that pretty much made the movie for me. In order to help the Order of the Phoenix, the adults rebelling against the ministry of magic and Voldemort (can’t say, ‘He who-must-not-be-named’ anymore, because only the characters still filled with fear say anything but the dark lord’s name), Harry, Ron and Hermione form their own band of fighters for the cause, Dumbledore’s Army. The set-up for the formation of the army was great, but the sequence showing Potter training the group was one of the best mainstream montage sequences I have seen in quite awhile. The training was intercut with the new Defense Against the Dark Arts villain, Dolores Umbridge (played with penetrating, goosbump-raising creepiness by Imelda Staunton) trying to expose the new army, and with a series of realistically portrayed shots of the burgeoning potential teenage love story of Cho and Harry. This entire montage was carefully placed in the middle, which for the previous films have been the weakest point.
The last sequence that particularly thrilled me was the battle between the Army and Voldemort’s followers, the Death Eaters. I briefly skimmed through a review or two that somewhat chastised the film’s ending for being too abrupt.
It didn’t feel abrupt to me. The special effects that accompany the fight were exquisite, and like nothing I’d seen from the previous films, furthering the proof that Goldenberg and especially Yates for his execution have crafted a stand alone commendable fantasy film. In “Goblet,” we briefly saw how the Death Eaters could appear out of nowhere as if a sandstorm was blowing them through. That effect was expanded on with an amazing amount of detail.
There is only one part of the film that didn’t satisfy me (*this next bit has a large spoiler for anyone who hasn’t read the book!).
In the book, it is apparent that Sirius Black sees Harry as an extension of his deceased best friend, Harry’s father James. Nothing through the film’s first two acts suggested this was going to be a thematic element. However, in the end without explanation, while fighting alongside Harry against the Death Eaters, Sirius calls Harry, James. In the middle of the fight after he said it, Harry looked confused and Sirius is killed. Since Yates is taking on “Half-Blood Prince,” maybe he’s planning on expounding on why Black said what he did, but that one word “James,” interrupted the flow of the breathe-taking battle. Even though I had read the book and knew why he was saying it, up until that moment I was made to forget that particular part. The fact that it was shoved in, didn’t seem like it was something they initially planned to explore, it seemed like Goldenberg and Yates said to themselves as they were filming, “Shit! We forgot that Black doesn’t look at Harry the way Harry looks at him! Wait, I got it! Make Black say ‘James.’ That’ll explain everything!”
(End Spoilers) That part aside, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” was an astonishing achievement, a worthy addition, and a spectacular directorial debut for David Yates. As I mentioned earlier, the darker, “Prisoner of Azkaban” is the only film that “Order of the Phoenix” is second to. I believe it is because of Cuaron’s vision of the wizarding world that has paved the ground for this and what I can only imagine will be another great film, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
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...and the one before that... and the one before that...
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thats all
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But I've never read the books and am apparently incapable of being considered qualified to review them... dang.
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Yates nailed it... This is a very good film
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And the one before that. And the one before that. And the one before...
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actually, they've done a good job seperating the books from the movies so i'd say you're qualified to judge the movies as stand alone. Personally I hated Goblet, but I think that comes from my love of the book. Goblet was by far the cream of the crop of the books and the worst movie for me. I hated it. It felt very cold and distant for me with no feeling whatsoever. The end saved a little but that was it. This movie just kicks ass on every level. Just missing a touch of wizard world majic that Azkaban had like the changing seasons for example. 3 was magical, this one is intense with magic.. if that makes sense.
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In other news, are any other talkbackers totally addicted to RiffTrax ? I am a massive LOTR fanboy and thought sure I would find people making fun of Fellowship of the Ring to be offensive, yet I enjoyed even that. ...I think "Aeon Flux" is the best rifftrax I've heard so far, though.
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Sirius Black callls Harry "James" in the book too, it's not just in the film.
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Didn't they teach you anything in school? I'd like to thank Roland for getting that info out to the public.
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Any idea? You can't piss on hospitality... I won't allow it!
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Regarding the 'James' moment: "Even though I had read the book and knew why he was saying it..."
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Have you heard from that douchebag homewrecker lately?
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Hermoine's boobs were awesome (thanks to a healthy looking Lindsey Lohan (did I spell that coke fiends name right?).
Anyway, I've like all the movies so far. They've done a good job of staying faithful to the books. Of course that's a relative statement. Anyway, I'm hoping they shoot the next ones back to back to our hero's don't show obvious signs of aging and out growing they're rolls. -
So I can go back and correct my spelling errors....
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apparently memflix can't pick up on the suttle acting through the movie that showed how much Sirius cared. Or what about the scene in Sirius's house where he is talking to harry about his family and then tells Harry how much he reminds him of his friend James, his father...and that seen was like a third of the way in the movie. Or when Sirius risked getting caught to see Harry off to school...so memflixed problem the movie wasn't one, memflix just wasn't smart to catch on...
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I was over this series after the second one. As an adult male, I just don't "get it" as far as the Harry Potter obsession goes. Granted, the series seems to please the fans, so that's good.
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"Suttle" criticism, darth. Welcome back the land of the living, Memflix.
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Points out a spelling error then writes an incomplete sentence. Guilty as charged...
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why is no one covering the big Barbarella announcement????
http://movies.ign.com/articles/803/803594p1.html
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it has thankfully been debunked
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she would have been terrible. Seriously, what are you talking about?
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I've got to point out how much better Hooper's score was than Patrick Doyle's uber-safe watered down work on potter4. I felt this film was brave and smart and heartfelt and I'm not even that big of a potter-verse fan. Well done Yates!
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sorry had to do it Harry Potter sucks!!
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is the only Barbarella news that would be cool. If they were casting Berry would she have "Blond" hair like Alba ?...
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is the only reason to go see this movie and even then she does not get enough screen time.
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Just think about it, it's the fifth film in a franchise. Even though they're based off of novels, and great ones at that, five flicks in the cracks would surely show... Well in the case of Harry Potter it's a resounding NO! I still think Alfonso Cuaron's Prisoner of Azkaban is the best of all five (he's a brilliant filmmaker and he injected what was needed) but considering this is David Yates's first feature film you've got to give him some credit for pulling it off in such style. It pisses on Goblet of Fire from a great height. Apart from the end scene with Voldemort and the Yule Ball sequence Goblet of Fire was a bit of a clusterfuck (don't know why that word feels relevant but it does). Yates has brought substance to the film. It doesn't feel much like a franchise flick, apart from the obvious things like the lack of the BIG conclusion that's coming in the 7th (BRING BACK CUARON FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, and JOHN WILLIAMS!).
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But I don't know if it will be even worse than Jason Lee's Alvin and the Chipmunks.
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Mammoths were indeed alive still around 10,000 B.C., although in reduced numbers. As for the pyramids, certain circles believe the Great Pyramids + The Sphinx are at least 12-10k years old. Geological and Archaeoastronomy point to the possibility that they are much older then previously thought. There was also a proverb in Ancient Egypt that went along the lines of "Time was young when the pyramids were old". Food for thought!
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I saw the trailer on CHUD today. Me thinks you guys ought to lobby for her to be in the sequel. She can reteam on screen with "Oliver Wood". But who really cares about him.
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but, sadly, emma is NOT in Cashback. I was just saying if only she was maybe Gus could see what he wants in the trailer and...oh, you get the point.
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Oh pretty, pretty, please.
Oh please, god, please, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.
I would pretty much kill an infant to see Johansen as Barbarella... Two or three, even, and I'd do it with my teeth. Scarlett as Barbarella... rated R... if that happened, Hollywood, I swear I would never download watch another pirated movie again (not that I do now, of course, because that would be illegal). -
http://indianajones.com/community/news/indyarrives.html
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Hey, just a quick question... I have archived the HTML of an AICN Harry Potter talkback in which someone over the age of 19 actually gives a shit about these retarded, indistinguishable children's movies, but I don't want to read the entire talkback.
Would someone who's read the Talkback please let me know what the post number is, if there really is such a post, in which a legal adult gives a fuck about these tedious, endless, identical throwaway films?
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...over at IndianaJones.com !! By the third time through I think it finally hit me --- another one of these is coming out. And I'm farking excited. That is all --- I know this is another story and all. Apologies in advance.
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...i meant OF indy
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I understand he was checking out some guy's shorts, just recently.
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just don't tell JettL93...actually I heard he supplies all the footage.
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...and she is:DIORA BAAAAIIIRRRDDD!!!
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you can tell when she lies on her back. Real breasteses slide sideways, towards a gal's armpits, because they are made of nice natural stuff. Fake'uns remain perched atop the ribcage like artificial puff-mushrooms, like Ms. Baird's do.
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Her breasts are 100% au natural. Go check Wikipedia: http://tinyurl.com/yt266o
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Not so much what they left out, but how they handled what was left in. Plus, Dumbledore sits there as Voldemort lectures Harry? Please. Half of the climactic fight looked like a 4th of July display with a repeat of the wand bridge from the last picture. And although Cho was partially redeemed, Harry turns his back on her despite being perpetually misunderstood himself? I didn't like how that was handled. Lots of loose ends left out in this one and barely any connective tissue. While I liked the depth they gave Harry in this one, it came at the expense of almost every other character's development. It also had a disconnected feeling to it. No true sense of peril. The fact that his friends all faced injury and sacrifice by joining Harry at the Ministry in the book was over simplified in the movie. Hermione was thought to be mortally injured in the book, and that was a crucial element left out of this one. Of course, that's just me. I enjoyed it, but I didn't love it. I was impressed with Daniel Radcliffe, though. He's definitely showing promise beyond these movies.
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They're fake. But alas, I'll take one for the team and spend some quality time with her anyway. You're welcome.
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If you've got actual proof to the contrary, feel free to post it.You do know that there are still beautiful women left in this world who have real breasts, right?REAL BREASTS, my friends. Just think about that...
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Everything was so glossed over it didn't really carry any weight to it. I can understand them changing some things, but some of the things they changed didn't really make a whole lot of sense to me. Having Cho betray the DA (even it was under duress) didn't make sense. She was the last person that would have done that. Keeping Nevil out of the prophecy was retarded. Ginny's 'growth' was limited to throwing a couple of spells and holding Dean's hand at the end. And how many montages can you stick in a movie?
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Yeah, I read that just fine, then he goes on to say that the director must have made it up. "We'll have him say James!" He didn't, it's in the book that way. YOU suck at reading and understand the meaning of a simple post.
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I use my own eyes and experience. COULD they be real? indubitably. ARE they? 99.99 percent doubtful. And yes, there are plenty of beautiful women who have real breasts; I just happen to think Diona is a pretty woman with fake breasts. It's not a crime, just like her being super-thin is not a crime; but neither super-thinness nor fake breasts are to my personal taste. I like a nice, solid build with big, soft god-given titties... you know, like Harry Knowles, for instance. No wait, not like Harry Knowles. Beyonce. Beyonce Knowles. Sorry about that!
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I actually don't think Beyonce is all that. My dream woman is Jennifer Tilly. Now THERE is a goddess... and those are definitely real!!!
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I've been waiting to see this movie, but my daughter left for a week camp to North Carolina this morning and I have to wait for her to get home. I've read the books (of course) and I have the 7th book to look forward to. But I'm determined to read them all (again) before I read it. POA was the best movie. Though I was taken in by the first. I almost hated the “Order” book, I wanted to reach in and kill Umbridge myself. My hopes for this film is that she is played well, and delivers that chill I got from the book character. There’s just something about sinister authority figures that hits me hard, I guess it’s my own strong dislike (aka hatred) for anyone who undermines the rights of youth.
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Great Review , Glad to see you haven't lost your touch... I saw 1408 on your advice and was plesantly surprised... Keep up the good work...Oh yeah MEMFLIX LIVES.!!!
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Just got back from Order.
It's officially my favorite Potter movie.
It is based on my least favorite of the books. I have been progressively disappointed with each of the previous movies, but Order was a complete joy to watch. Now I'm ready to see it again, IMAX 3-D this time. -
...they're real. That's her claim to fame.And hey, if that loony, poker addict Jennifer Tilly is more your type, then more power to ya!
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Is that you don't seem to pick up on subtleties and nuances. What isn't spelled out on screen seems to be ignored. It's like a 12 year old saw the film, and a 25 year old wrote about it.
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I am happy to know that the director will be back again for the next film. And I hope he does the last one as well.
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...but in it George Lucas is wearing a 'Han Shot First' shirt. W. T. FFFFFFFFF. Just twist the knife deeper Chins, twist the knife deeper. But holy sweetness that clip is the balls.
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Harry kills Voldemort. :)
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Let Lucas stay at home....
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I know this is a minor detail, but it kind of bugged me...This series is supposed to take place from early to late 90's right? Anybody else notice the plasma screen in the Dursley's home? That kind of bugged me...
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The series takes place (the movie version) From 2001 to 2008. They could have upgraded to the flat panel tv by 5 which would be, 2006... If im not mistaken there is a flat tv reference in either book 5 or 6.....
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1. I am an adult who enjoys Harry Potter novels, so go ahead and flame.
2. For the record, Sirius NEVER calls Harry "James" in the book(s). At all. He only remarks that he both looks like his father, and occasionally acts like him. Nowhere in ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, nor in any other book, does Sirius actually mistakenly call Harry "James."
Check for yourselves. Obviously, most of you won't, but I'm speaking to those fans mature enough to realize that being a Harry Potter reader/fan doesn't make you a nancing pouf. -
YES> that's what I wanted to hear; this actually gives me hope; I though that 'Goblet' was indefinably boring and hollow; rapid-fire and turgid at the same time. Now I want to go see this, with little kids of course; I have little kids to take with me. Yay!
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get more parts like this.
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the cliche of playing it up as "rebellious is cool", and instead made it justified and the children level-headed. Good job!
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And I agree that Goblet was definitely missing something. The series took a step back after POA.
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Quick cuts, lots of montages, no room for the story to breathe. I was a real big fan of Goblet of Fire, but that was a better movie than this, imho.
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I mean, who needs nasty things like story lines? It'll be a slide show of touch-stone moments from the book, and then 30 minutes of big explosions at the end. Critics will call it the greatest Harry Potter movie ever.
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Good review though. I'm actually looking forward to this, despite being only a casual fan of the HP movies.
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I thought *you* were *dead*!!!!
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Can't wait to see this tonight!
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Wow a serious letdown (in my oppion) though not awful not exciting either in any way... as for the trailers before hand Yes I would agree Fred Claus looks awful. 10,000bc looks great..when it comes to those kind of movies it's all about inventive effects (period). Look at Independence Day (seriously will smith punches an alien and saves the day) yeah great story...but fun movie to look at...if you're always going to be so critical about the movies you know are made just for fun & imagery why go. Where as Harry is based on a series of actual books so story is key and this didn't stick to it near enough or go far enough to recommend aside from the hardcore fans. The beginning and end which were being hyped as intense and action packed were weak at best......Oh and the trailer for get smart (longer version on the net) does look pretty funny...cheers..just remember some movies are just eye candy period...we all know that wayyyyyy before we see it.
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were some of the best parts of the movie. Conveying tons of information and little character moments, somehow not feeling rushed (though admittedly other parts DID feel rushed). I also liked the use of the Daily Prophet front pages to convey a good bit of information. This movie, for better or for worse DEFINTELY had its own feel to it.
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sorry
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They have their place, but when they're the main means to story telling, it just ends up feeling like a music video. Also, what's up with Gwap (sp?) looking like afred E Newman?!
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The animation was fluid, but he looked too cartoony. At least he didn't look as bad as the cave troll or Fluffy in the first one.
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Who says they're supposed to be the pyramids of EGYPT? I assumed they were supposed to be earlier pyramids that possibly influenced Egypt's. And in any case Egypt isn't the only culture that built pyramids.
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American I presume. Do you see pyramids and think THE pyramids only??? Wonder if there could have been other civilisations that built pyramids....Fuck, I sacked off your entire review based on that stupidity.
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As others have said, Egypt wasn't only place to have pyramids. Jesus, if you're going to review films and make comments like that, at least get your mum to proof read them or something? You just come across as a clueless 17 year old 'tard. Maybe I'm being harsh, but if I'm reading a review of a film set 10,000 years ago, I expect it to be by a person who has at least a fucking rudimentary grasp of ancient history, especially if they start talking about how its incongruent with the facts. You haven't got a fucking clue what the facts are. But then, hang on, what aam I saying? You are a tard. You're the guy who sent in a clandestine top secret film review that clearly breached your contract as a projectionist, and then *APPENDED YOUR REAL FUCKING NAME TO IT*.
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both looked too cartoonish.
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I can't really tell what this movie is trying to suggest. Is it trying to be a pure fantasy or is it suggesting some realism?
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Yobo- I submitted the review Tuesday afternoon. The movie opened at Midnight Wednesday morning. I wasn't putting anyone in danger and I was playing by the rules.
NACHO-Look at what I said about 10,000 B.C. I didn't say anything about Egypt, since you obviously knew that there were pyramids at other places and times throughout history, why did you automatically assume that I was talking about the Egyptian pyramids? Do you have a grsp on ancient history? Maybe you should have your 'Mum' proof-read your posts. While she's at it, see if she can help you redirect your hostilities away from someone you view as a 'tard.'
BTW-My name wasn't attached to the review, it was Memflix. My name was on my website, but my employer already knew full well who 'Memflix' was. I wasn't hiding from anyone, which is pretty much the point I have made all along. -
when was the last time you heard from everyone's least favorite psycho-anti-semitic troll, homewrecker (aka zfisk)? Does he still frequent your site?
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Pussyfart, wussyfart,
Poopypants, WHap!!!!
If its Harry Potter..
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Does he do appearances? Is his fee reasonable?
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Uh, whatever you say (???) But it shouldn't have been too hard over in the 10,000 B.C. thread.And I agree. If it's Harry Potter, "Ita a huge pile of CRAP!!!".(Please forgive me, Mr. Oldman.)
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You didnt tell me about your troll friend is all, I wanted to hear about the troll, thats why i had to find you
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Though it seems to be the unpopular opinion, I'd have to agree with RetroActive and phoenixmagi in thinking that not enough was developed with the material that was left in. I did enjoy the movie, but didn't love it, and people that I was with who aren't familiar with the books didn't seem to understand why Voldy was so keen to have Harry get that prophecy or what the "weapon" mentioned in the beginning could be referring to...I hated that they vindicated Cho, don't know if I bought cuddly Grawp, was devastated by the lack of character development necessary for the next installment and seriously wonder how Yates is going to tie up loose ends as he's left so much information out. That being said, the dude completely nailed the feeling of isolation, loneliness, angst and depression of the books. I adored Luna, love Neville even more, Umbridge was sick and the Weasley twins were fantastic. The DA scenes were really great, but on the whole, the editing and choppiness of the structure really bothered me. And the D/V battle at the end...how disappointing. Dumbledore's supposed to hand Voldemort his ass in that fight.
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Friend? More like mortal enemy. It's obvious you have no idea who I am talking about = probably before your time.As for Trolls, look where you're posting! THIS IS AICN!!!
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Sounds like grandmas talking about grandchildren, its kinda weak, and boring as hell...read lord of the rings...else if it containeth a wizard and is not by Tolkien of White...its most likely derivative and simple minded...worst of all this private school for "magic" talk about reinforcing elitism.Muggles? Fuck you, Potter.
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No I dont know this troll, a foe of yours. I must be cautious. AICN? a wretched hive of scum and villany.
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Quit bringing up how long youve chatted. You sound sad. Ive visited this site since around 97 or 98 but only started chatting recently. My apologies, oh, chatterest of the chatterers...ill never speak in your old ass presence again
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DUDE, RELAX!Do you see that post of yours right above your most recent one? That's where this conversation should have ended. Now, I have no idea what you're blabbering on about. Nobody is talking about how long they've "chatted". And neither is anyone holding it against you that you've only just recently begun to post here.Chill.
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You did start out slammin' "noobs" though...and dont lecture me dad
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Latin for (so long and be well)
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of course as a "fan" of the books there were a few things that disappointed me, but I do understand it's an adaptation, so things change. I do however wish that two things hadn't been left out,
1) The lady in the picture that screams [i forget her name, but I'm sure you know what I'm talking about]
2)Not a single mention of quiditch, not even in the newspaper montages. This is when Ron makes the team, it should have at least been briefly mentioned...
I remember the books getting longer, but it seems the films are getting shorter?
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Yes mammoths roam around with men, until we did the usual and killed them off. As for the pyramids being built around then with solid gold tops…that’s kind of lame teetering on gay.
As far as Memflix being stupid because he’s an American that statement alone is retarded. Stupidity runs in the family i.e. the human race. Although Memflix you might stop watching so many retarded films and pick up an ancient history book.
The only real review that matters is MY review.
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That really made me sound like i'm still on LSD
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When Black calls Harry "James" I don't think he's confused, I think it makes Harry proud that Sirius sees him in the same light as his father.
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The word ''James''
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he's compared him to his father repeatedly now. It's a gesture of equality and respect.
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I'm with you all the way. The editor should be tested for ADD.
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I'm pretty sure Sirius calls Harry "James" because he's mistaken him for his father in the heat of the moment. If the story had been told properly you'd know that people repeatedly remind Sirius throughout the story that Harry is not, in fact, his father and that he doesn't have his best friend back from the dead. Sirius is just a lonely man who spent 12 years trying not to lose his sanity. He's allowed to have has his moments of confusion.
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theater I saw it in. Funny.
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It has some slow moments. If you're looking for ADD look no further than Mikey Bay.
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Ron and Herminine get witchie with it. Suck on it, suckas!!!
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Leave the guy alone already. He ain't bothering you.
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I knew book 5 almost by heart because I have read it so much. I really hate Hagrid and Grawp. They were in it just long enough not to ruin it.
Also if you have never read the book it might be a little confusing. Plus I really could not understand most of the British accents. Dan yeah but the rest...huh?
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Let's just say that I checked out Memflix's blog and saw that zfisk/homewrecker left some loony-tune comments on it. Seeing as how he vowed a return to AICN, I thought I would make an inquiry.What do you care, BSB?!
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You crazy bastard. How could anyone confuse you for ol' Ringy? Bay...maybe.
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Aintitcool news is the fox news of movie sites
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It's true. Long time sci-fi fans should recognize mediocre writing. Not to forget that Harry is the lamest protagonist in recent history. Seiously, for three books he just stands there abd watches the action, then jumps in at the end to save the day. Bullshit man.
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I can spell. Kind of lame on my part when I'm calling out bad writing.
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I don't think Memflix was paying attention on this one. At several points in the film, both Sirius and Snape say Harry is just like his father (for one, it's a compliment, the other an insult). And in the room with the family tree, Sirius clearly says how much he sees James in him. So the 'James' mistake at the Ministry does NOT come out of nowhere. I actually liked how it was underplayed.
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What I loved in this movie, that for the second time we get see what the wizard world at large looks like. Our first glimpse was the world cup in 4 - but this film offered so much more in the ministry of magic. Also, it was great to see what it means to be a wizard in a world filled with muggles. Very cool that the wizard world always is one step away from ours.
Also, how creepy was Umbridge? In the past Hogwarts had giant 3headed dogs, a dragon, a troll and all manor of creepy critters - but none as scary as her. The fact that evil comes in a small pink package makes it even more disturbing. Altough oddly, some people in the theater had trouble looking past her appearance. They kept laughing at her at a point in the film were she´s long exposed to be extremely menacing, and doing some heartbreaking stuff. I´ll admit it: my eyes teared up at the winter courtyard scene. But oddly enough, quite some people found this funny. -
eh? is supposed to create a break, why doesn´t it work?
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And can't wait.Book 7 better be the shit.
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Have Poshknob arsebrain, Private school wankers refer to people who don't attend their elitist school for plum-in-mouth accented English stereotypes as Muggles just makes me want to put an injuction on J.K. Rowling an prevent her from ever writing again. Thank Fuck for Lindsay Anderson's IF! Hopefully Deathly Hallows will end in much the same way.
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wtf are you trying to say? Something about 'muggles' being a slur? It really isn´t - altough some people in the wizard world may use the word in that way.
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Because you slander him every day and he's not here to defend himself, that's why.
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I "slander him every day"? Don't fool yourself.
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What else would you call the persistent, groundless insults and name-calling you heap on him? Just leave the kid alone. His photochops are funny.
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The fact that you are jumping to the defense of someone who was banned from AICN for posting anti-semitic rants is pathetic and sad. Birds of a feather, eh?You will excuse me if I don't exactly find him "funny". (Kind of like your Indy 4 spam.)
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and persecution of someone who is not here to defend himself. If you fancy yourself some great Nazi-hunter, I suggest you infiltrate a Neo-Nazi hate group instead of vilifying a Talkbacker.
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who is not here to respond to your baseless accusations. Don't try spinning, you're no good at it.
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Those may be some of the dumbest and most hypocritical posts I've ever seen you put up. Talk about spinning? Well, look at you go.Bottom line: everyone familiar with him knows the story. EVEN YOU. So, again, the fact that you are jumping to his defense is truly pathetic and inexcusable. It's stupifying.Now, in the better interest of peace, I'd rather not get into a flame war with you over that particular fucktard. It's hardly worth it.
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It was draggy in parts. There were a few times I thought about checking the clock...
Final battle: Only the subject of a prophecy can retrieve it, but a bunch of wand-waving-wizards can make shelves crash down and destroy hundreds of prophecies? The duel between Dumbledore and Voldemort looked too much like the end of Ghostbusters for me. Don't cross the streams!!!
Daniel Radcliffe: Maturing as an actor. Held his own.
Emma Watson and Rupert Grint: Underused.
Imelda Staunton: Frightening without being frightful. Really, really good.
Helena Bonham Carter: Room With a View is one of my favorite films. Here she convincingly looks and acts like an insane person. I wish she had the opportunity to do more.
Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom): Was really looking forward to more character development here. I think the actor can handle it.
Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood): She's either an excellent actress or a wacked out nut case. Is this acting, or real life? Perfect for the role. Wow. Again....wow. One more time----wow.
Grawp: Agree with the poster who said he looked like Alfred E. Neuman (crossed with a non-green Shrek).
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So much as it is a classification, such as race. Mudblood is a swear, like the N-word. -
All I'm doing is pointing out how unfair it is for you to drag this guy's name through the mud at every opportunity. You said, "people who are familiar with him". Well, I think that amounts to .01% of the Talkbackers. Meanwhile, you're calling him "anti-semitic" in front of the other 99.9% and he's not here to take you down for that. That's fucked up, my friend.And I think your constant, arbitrary labeling of people as "anti-semitic" does the idea of racism an injustice. Be careful who you label, because you're dramatically diminishing the value of that label every time you abuse it.
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Go back and read my initial question to Memflix. Then re-read my response to you about why I asked about zfisk/homewrecker in the first place (did you see his post on Memflix's blog?). That's about the extent of my so-called "dragging his name through the mud". And since he still reads AICN and his current name hasn't been deleted, he's more than capable of "defending" himself. All you've done is try to amplify a situation into some ill-advised act of personal sanctimony.As for calling him an anti-semite, what do you think it was that got him banned in the first place?! Or have you simply chosen to "forget" this since you've defended him in the past and now the present?You're making a very strange, obtuse argument and I'm not buying it. But since it's Friday, you've caught me in a good mood. I'll just bid you, good day.
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. . . in the first act when the kids are listening to the order through the extendo ears with verbiage taken strait out of the book. Molly Wealsy is chastising Serius "He's not James Serius!"
That all made good sense to me.
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