I went to see Harry Potter 5 on Saturday. In my opinion, it was better than the book! I didn't really like The Order of the Phoenix book. Too many angsty teenagers. So I was somewhat surprised that I enjoyed the movie so much. Maybe cause they left out a bunch of stuff.
Anyhoo, while watching the movie, I was just really impressed with the soundtrack. So I decided to download it from iTunes. From some of the reviews on there, it seemed like people weren't too excited about it. Now, the composer, Nicholas Hooper, is no John Williams, but I really liked his work on the movie.
I really loved the new cast members for movie 5. Both Imelda Staunton (Prof. Umbridge) and Helena Bonham-Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange) are excellent actors and they do perfectly in their respective roles. I really was pleased with them. The other new actors were great as well. Tonks was just how I imagined her, and Kingsley Shacklebolt was way cool. They just did a great job with this film. I just really enjoyed the whole thing.
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Sometimes movie adaptations of well-known books make me nervous. I worry that they'll screw it up and make a stupid movie out of a good book, like Starship Troopers or Congo. So when the screenwriters actually do a really good job (like Lord of the Rings), or even a decent job (Harry Potter), I feel like we dodged the bullet.
This was a movie that left me feeling quite satisfied. I went to see it in the 3D Imax theater at the Pacific Science Center here in Seattle. WOW! It was big. And loud. But still, well put together. And I have the blessed trait of forgetting plots the minute I put the book down, so I was still surprised when I saw the movie!
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