Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I heart Harry Potter so I fandangoed us tickets for opening night. Unfortunately, it is only being shown on the EAST side in the now hella ghetto theater. No reclining stadium seats and no 36 inches between you and the moron sitting next to you. Apparently the Transformers still needs showings every 10 minutes which I'm finding harder and harder to believe.

*NOTE To the people who brought their 2 year old to this PG-13 movie: why? (Since I have a 2 year old, I reserve the right to judge other parents of toddlers. ) I won't even let Layne watch the end of GoF and I certainly wouldn't let him see most of this movie. WTH, people. Hire a sitter.

What I didn't like about this movie was it felt very choppy. They tried to touch on as my many plot points as possible and it just felt rushed and jumbled. There are a lot of NEW characters like Tonks and Kreacher that will return and hardly got any screen time. And old faces like Lupin and Draco were barely there as well. I really wished that they would have added another 45 minutes. Most summer movies have been pushing 3 hours. I for one wouldn't have complained.

What I wanted to see: More scenes with Snape at the house and just more at the house in general. The scene where Harry and the kids go to the hospital and see Neville with his parents. More of Snape's flashbacks. More Tonks. She is the coolest female character and got the boys asking who's that. What happened to Frieze the centaur or however you spell his name?

What I actually like about the movie: the Weasley Twins. They had the best lines as usual but I miss the unkept locks from GoF. Their exit from the school was almost as enjoyable as what happens in the book. I liked Umbridge as a sweetly evil woman. And I did like Sirius' death except I didn't get the chance to cry since we were rushed off to the next scene.

The most disturbing part of the movie was Voldemort standing at the station in his black suit. Omg, he was hot. Maybe it was my reaction that I found disturbing but he is now on the list of do-able characters. Sure, he doesn't have a nose, but he dresses well. Maybe it's just the power that makes him hawt, but if Snape is evil, I'm already half way converted. Bring on the disturbing fantasies.

The last 20 minutes kicked ass and the "love" scenes weren't too painful. Overall this was an ok HP movie. I still love Prisoner of Azkaban the most and I think Goblet of Fire was planned out better. It still beats the overly naive Chris Columbus poo that was the first two movies.

7.5/10