Mark Kermode reviews Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix

BBC Radio Five Live 13.7.2007 (c) BBC

[@theParrotForeign]

Margret Thatcher on a broomstick lol

[@KSRugby]

alot of order of the phoenix was a holding pattern, part of a larger sstory, the most significant bit of the Order of the Phoenix in the book, they seemed to just skip almost entirely: The prophecy. It's like Mark said that there are alot of bits chucked in and then they go away again, the prophecy was the same. It was sort of just there in the film, and was never properly explained why it was so significant, and why it was that Voldemort marked Harry as his equal. The last line of the the film was atrotious "Even though we've got a fight ahead we've got one thing Voldemort doesn't have: Something worth fighting for" What??

[@huey6248]

Yh that line sucked I mean whats worth fighting for tell us?

[@Thecuregalore94]

Hands down the best book and film in the series.

[@BrucknerMotet]

4:19 the fun begins

[@Goochbot]

best potter movie so far, although you really need a good knowledge of the books to get the most from it.

[@TheConciseStatement]

Why the hell is an egg-based condiment called mayonaise?

[@markmalo]

I wish Mark would stop dissing the first two films, which are wonderfully cinematic. If it wasn't for Columbus the subsequent films would never have been made..

[@attckonutube]

Nah The first two were pretty bad.

[@NotHomelessAnymore]

1 - not actually that bad for what it was, but a true adaptation it isn't 2 - Never did anything new for the francise, played the story out as if it were a retread of the first (which it wasn't). 3 - Technically marvellous and the only one in the series where the actors aren't totally awful. 4 - Looks great, but the second act sags to the point of tedium. 5 - More plotholes than ever, more annoying adolescent angsty shit. The worst one so far.

[@mikey4483]

I believe order of the phenonix is the longest book. I might be wrong

[@raam726]

Is apne that indian film if im not mistaken? Appnee? Haha it's pronounced "up-nae". And it means "our own"

[@JamesMC04]

I think MK did a very good job of indicating plot points without giving them away. Clearly it sometimes helps not to have read the books.

[@iamnegan938]

My fave book and film but all films and books are just awesome

[@Mojosbigstick]

Everyone needs more Alan Rickman.

[@etocadet]

ive seen both sex traffic and state of play (the tv show) directed by Yates sex traffic is 2 x 90 minute episodes, with various characters which intertwine and collide, the main story is 2 sisters who are sold into sex work very chilling, (you can watch these on the channel 4 website for free). state of play is 6 x 60 min episodes about the deaths of 2 people from completely different circles being connected, this like harry potter is filled with the top notch of british actors.

[@darthmax4k]

Does he only hate Val Kilmer because they both look the same?

[@Orbis.Non.Sufficit]

darthmax4k You‘re right! Can‘t unsee that!

[@Goochbot]

It could have done with an extra half an hour, given the fact that theres a massive amount of plot in OoTP, I don't know why they made it overly short, at about 2 hours.

[@BUDDY6414724297]

Harry Potter, I have neices and I have read them guess what HARRY POTTER! HELP!

[@knownpleasures]

The two lads need to bring back that quick overview of the top ten

[@Guedingen]

Watched it at the weekend - does nothing for me, fir what it's worth.

[@riazomonero]

marks spot on about the films, as usual.

[@TheConciseStatement]

Aw, look at her wee face.

[@blokey8]

I think the perennial problem with this series is that there are several brilliant actors who are sidelined. By the first part of the Half-Blood Prince you ended up thinking "here's Hagrid for his two lines, here's a two-second Dumbledore reference, here's Isaac's being excellent for half a minute..."

[@iamnegan938]

ferris wheel they are sidelined in the book two so no biggy

[@batmanofni]

Shrek 4 does pull the franchice back up, thankfully Kermode was wrong.

[@iamnegan938]

batmanofni no it didn't

[@sulijoo]

Sorry, I have never, ever seen the point of Harry Potter. Fantasy is at its best when it is allegorical, metaphorical; Harry Potter is just about a boy (now a young man) riding a broomstick. It is meaningless. At least LOTR brimmed with symbolism and allegory, and had a point to it, spanning 3 jaw-dropping films. From what I have seen of HP, there are too many characters on screen at any one time; a lot happens on screen but in fact very little is actually happening that is of any substance.

[@crappymcdick]

Awful take, ik this comment is old but idc, just terrible take.