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Darker and yet funnier than the previous films.

Advantages: Amazing special effects. Excellent acting.
Disadvantages: Unfaithful to the book in parts.

...film in its own right Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is one of my favourites of the series so far. This film is much darker than the others, the wizarding world has now admitted that Voldemort is back and Harry has to realise his ties with Voldemort more than ever before. Despite being a much darker film it is also more comedic than many of the others. The strong theme of romance and various different love stories give the film much needed ...
...are hilarious. The acting is of an excellent standard and Jim Broadment makes a welcome addition to the cast as Professor Slughorn. This film contains less action than many of the others, largely to focus upon the storyline and retell the wealth of information revealed in this book. In order to create more action there are several scenes in the film which do not appear in the book. Some I think work well (the dementors destroying the millenium bridge ...

loobylou88 10.12.2009 · Read full review
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Dazzling action in superb Willow

Advantages: Magical, entertaining, fun, funny, great special effects, action packed
Disadvantages: I cant see any!

...line. The main character, Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davies- plays many other famous and often not acknowledged parts such as Wicket in "Star wars" and marvin the paranoid android in "hitch hikers guide to the galaxy") (the best PC word I know) a dwarf, lives in a village with similar people. He's married happily with two kids, life is simple but good. Then he finds a baby floating down the river and things change. He is given the task of taking the ...
...to fall into evil hands Willow is given help from fairies, brownies and in particular a cocky swordsman called Madmartigan (played by Val Kilmer). Cue a spectacular battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil as they vie for possession of the baby. This film is made by George Lucas and Ron Howard, so you know its in good hands and it will be full of great special effects. With creatures such a trolls ("I hate trolls!"), two headed dragon ...

stinkbadger 03.03.2006 · Read full review
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Eagerly anticipated: Jar Jar Who?

Advantages: It's Star Wars!
Disadvantages: Jar Jar Bin, some overly long scenes, some FX

...In 1999, twenty years after Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was first released at the cinema amidst a wave of fanatical behaviour, followed by episodes V and VI, George Lucas' considerable enterprise starts off the prequel trilogy with Episode I: A Phantom Menace. The film was eagerly anticipated for so long, with die hard Star Wars fans queuing, sometimes for days, to be one of the first to get a glimpse of the new film. This was to set the scene ...
...of them, would tell a chronological tale. Phantom Menace was met with much excitement, and raving reviews. It also met with criticism, and there was disappointment amidst all the eagerness. The Plot A dispute between the Trade Federation and the Galactic Republic has led to a blockade on the planet Naboo. Two Jedi, Master Qui-Gon Jin and his fully trained apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi, are attempting to resolve the dispute with Viceroy Nate Gunroy ...

pmcds 26.03.2009 · Read full review
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And this is was where the standards slipped

Advantages: Performances, music.
Disadvantages: Storyline.

The fifth Harry Potter film...the effects got better, the performances are amazing but the storyline isn't that brilliant. The pressure of making the Harry Potter films better and better is immense, but it didn't work that well this time. Story The film starts off in Little Whinging. Harry is in a park when his cousin Dudley comes across with his mates to tease Harry about numerous things, including his parents. The atmosphere goes from ...
...mates take off, leaving Harry and Dudley in the park. As the rain comes, the take shelter in the underpass when they are confronted by the Dementors. They perform the "Dementors Kiss" on Dudley and Harry tries to fight them off with the "Expecto Patronum" charm. Just as the second dementor turns to Harry, they disappear when an old lady enters the underpass. She also lives on Privet Drive, and Dumbeldore had asked her to watch out for Harry. She ...

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The Dark Lord Returns

Advantages: Great acting, good story, excellent special effects
Disadvantages: So much of the book is missing

Harry finds himself back once again at Privet Drive but has found peace at the playground where he likes to be by himself, that is until Dudley and his gang arrive. A storm is fast approaching so the boys start to run home. Disaster strikes for Harry when he is forced to use magic to fight off the Dementors which are attacking him and Dudley. As a result of the use of magic he is expelled from Hogwarts and soon finds himself at a strange house after ...
...Harry soon learns that this house is the control base for the Order of the Phoenix who are trying to fight of Lord Voldermort. Luckily for Harry he is given a trial and as he wins he is allowed back to Hogwarts. Things start to change at school though when the Ministry but in and soon they are trying to make out Harry and Dumbledore made up the whole story of Voldermort being back. Harry and a group of students who do believe him set up a new group ...

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