My Rating: ** - Fair
Director David Yates has directed the last few "Harry Potter" films. And, he's done a decent job. But Has he continued his streak with the 6th installment? Not so much. Not all of the films were directed by him but here is my opinion on the series so far: I didn't really like the first three and then the 4th one was pretty good and the 5th one to me was the best and then this one fits somewhere in the middle. There is not much satisfaction I gathered while watching the film but fans won't be disappointed. There are a lot of things in the film that will be fan-pleasing. Whether it's colorful spells, ghetto/nerdy action that was introduced in "Order of the Phoenix", or more kisses for Harry, the fans will probably like it. But i wasn't too impressed. I think that the films are making SOME progress and as Harry & company matures through the story, so do the movies. And that makes it all the more realistic. But it wasn't as good as I expected. The plot is very tongue-twisting to explain but here it is: Voldemort is rising and one of the people at Hogwarts has been working with his death-eaters and Harry has been taking secret lessons from Dumbledoore that are vital if he is too save his own life from his mother's killer. They later find out that Voldemort somehow broke his soul into pieces and stored them inside objects called "Horcuxes" and that leaves them going along with a kind of "oh well that's just GREAT!" kind of attitude. Although throughout the film you can see somewhat of a conspiracy unravelling and many of the people at Hogwarts can't be trusted. This makes it epic and interesting but it sometimes seems more like a "CSI: Hogwarts" T.V. show rather than a movie about a teenage wizard fighting for his life. The film may seem boring at times and didn't leave me in particular satisfied. I did not feel very engaged sometimes and there was no sense of adrenaline or the feeling that something was coming that both excited and frightened you. That was what the 5th Harry Potter brought to the mix an i was hoping for that in this film. But there are some qualities that are required for a film like this but the way these films should be done in my opinion is to give MUCH more than the minimum. Whatever will make it better should be put into a film to make it great. I'm not talking money I'm talking something entertaining but with an important message in the midst of it all. It is those messages that are a vital thing that i look for in a film. Especially where characters make an extremely hard choice because of the sole purpose that they know it's the right thing. That is what made films like "The Dark Knight", "Spider-Man 2", "Spider-Man 3", "Iron Man", ect. so great. Things like that could have fit into a Harry Potter story very well and that's what i was hoping for. Although after seeing the films you can start to have these characters grow on you and you develop some kind of emotional connection with them. A lot of that comes from the great acting portrayed in almost all of the films and sometimes you forget it's only a movie. The film is not as satisfying as I would have liked but serves as a great advertisement for "Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part One" which is scheduled for release on November 19, 2010. Overall, it doesn't really works it's magic like it should.
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe Director: David Yates
Rupert Grint
Emma Watson
Director David Yates has directed the last few "Harry Potter" films. And, he's done a decent job. But Has he continued his streak with the 6th installment? Not so much. Not all of the films were directed by him but here is my opinion on the series so far: I didn't really like the first three and then the 4th one was pretty good and the 5th one to me was the best and then this one fits somewhere in the middle. There is not much satisfaction I gathered while watching the film but fans won't be disappointed. There are a lot of things in the film that will be fan-pleasing. Whether it's colorful spells, ghetto/nerdy action that was introduced in "Order of the Phoenix", or more kisses for Harry, the fans will probably like it. But i wasn't too impressed. I think that the films are making SOME progress and as Harry & company matures through the story, so do the movies. And that makes it all the more realistic. But it wasn't as good as I expected. The plot is very tongue-twisting to explain but here it is: Voldemort is rising and one of the people at Hogwarts has been working with his death-eaters and Harry has been taking secret lessons from Dumbledoore that are vital if he is too save his own life from his mother's killer. They later find out that Voldemort somehow broke his soul into pieces and stored them inside objects called "Horcuxes" and that leaves them going along with a kind of "oh well that's just GREAT!" kind of attitude. Although throughout the film you can see somewhat of a conspiracy unravelling and many of the people at Hogwarts can't be trusted. This makes it epic and interesting but it sometimes seems more like a "CSI: Hogwarts" T.V. show rather than a movie about a teenage wizard fighting for his life. The film may seem boring at times and didn't leave me in particular satisfied. I did not feel very engaged sometimes and there was no sense of adrenaline or the feeling that something was coming that both excited and frightened you. That was what the 5th Harry Potter brought to the mix an i was hoping for that in this film. But there are some qualities that are required for a film like this but the way these films should be done in my opinion is to give MUCH more than the minimum. Whatever will make it better should be put into a film to make it great. I'm not talking money I'm talking something entertaining but with an important message in the midst of it all. It is those messages that are a vital thing that i look for in a film. Especially where characters make an extremely hard choice because of the sole purpose that they know it's the right thing. That is what made films like "The Dark Knight", "Spider-Man 2", "Spider-Man 3", "Iron Man", ect. so great. Things like that could have fit into a Harry Potter story very well and that's what i was hoping for. Although after seeing the films you can start to have these characters grow on you and you develop some kind of emotional connection with them. A lot of that comes from the great acting portrayed in almost all of the films and sometimes you forget it's only a movie. The film is not as satisfying as I would have liked but serves as a great advertisement for "Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part One" which is scheduled for release on November 19, 2010. Overall, it doesn't really works it's magic like it should.
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe Director: David Yates
Rupert Grint
Emma Watson
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