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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Lost its magic?.... nah i don't think so!
An entertaining movie from the start, the acting from Daniel Radcliffe this time was much better than the other movies, You can see & feel that Harry has matured more & not only is he dealing with people not believing Vol... (He who must not be named) is back but also trying for the affections of a certain Ravenclaw.
Imelda Staunton is great as Umbridge, down to the little "hmphf" of hers. The scene where she slaps Harry! Ouch!
Ron, Hermione, Neville, etc are fine (Luna is great!) but wished there were more development on the teachers & other adult characters (Order of the Phoenix).
The Visual Effects were pretty impressive & the Ministry of magic was what i imagined it would look like from reading the book. The end battle was good but you wanted it to last for ages!
Some people are saying that the movie has lost its magic & wonder. We have been in the Harry potter world now for the last 4 Movies & 7 books & I think the magic is still there but its not taking centre stage this time. We know of the Wizards, Witches, brooms, Spell books, Giants, Owls, Wands, etc & this time its shown as things they use & cope with in their normal lives (for Potter universe that is). Feels like its making it a bit more real.
All in all its a fun entertaining movie, good sequel, with a lot of wonder & some of its magic too!
Sione's Wedding (2006)
Funny Aye Bro!
This is a very entertaining Film from start till finish. During the movie,OK it can be Abie predictable at times but you soon forget about those little gripes & just enjoy the journey these 4 very funny samoan boys go through just so they can go to Siones Wedding.
The challenge for them each is to get a girlfriend (first) then get them to go to the wedding or else they can't go at all. (Sione is one of the guys brothers). All the actors look like they are having fun with this simple story with tonnes of tongue-in-cheek humour. The White Boy trying to be a Samoan "thats what they do in the hood" is a laugh.
Watch the different dramas unfold for each of them, you won't be able to take that smile from your face.
I like these type of movies....