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- Review count6
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- First reviewJuly 28, 2008
- Last reviewJanuary 3, 2011
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- Average rating3.5
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Very Good
PostedJanuary 3, 2011
CNSTL
from St. Louis, MO
Excellent movie. I enjoyed the casting and acting, and the special effects were fine. I especially enjoyed diskliking the little boy -- what a face. I've heard that it doesn't follow the book effectively; I read the book 30 years ago, so I don't recall. But unlike the latest Harry Potter movie, if you haven't read Dawn Treader, it is still a good standalone. Only detraction: the very thinly veiled religious tone at the end with the lion. Could have lived without it.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Terrible Stand Alone
PostedDecember 5, 2010
CNSTL
from St. Louis, MO
Every other HP movie is an excellent stand alone apart from the book. You don't have to read the 900+ page part 6 to enjoy the movie. This one? Terrible. Slow (45 minutes in the woods waiting for something), predictable (Ron being a bonehead and Hermione getting angry with him), nothing about why Snape betrayed them, etc. They didn't develop any characters at all -- all the characters are pretty fully developed. They introduced some new ones -- Ron's brother, for example -- and never did anything with them. One of my children, 11, fell asleep during it. My 13 year old had to consult with friends to find out why what happened, happened. Terrible. Which is too bad, because we have to wait another six months to watch... hopefully a better sequel. This is easily the weakest of all the films.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Pretty Good
PostedJune 11, 2010
CNSTL
from St. Louis, MO
Action was good, casting spot on, storyline a good one, special effects weren't overwhelming or completely hokey. Ostrich scenes were great. Only detraction: this is so completely predictable. Lion King meets Alladin. But I do hope the evil Hansassin dude shows up in part 2 -- he is alive, right?!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Not Close
PostedSeptember 7, 2008
CNSTL
from St. Louis, MO
This movie is a classic... example of a few spots of brilliance in a pool of cheap muck. Some comic timing -- like the end of the director -- and the show stealing by Tom Cruise -- give this maybe a "worth a rent" rating. It isn't worth $100+ million at the box, that's for sure. I laughed at it's stupidity more than once, I'll admit, but the novelty of it being stupid quickly wore off.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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95%
PostedAugust 1, 2008
CNSTL
from St. Louis, MO
I'll get the bad news out first. You've probably read it before -- about 20 minutes too long. It should have ended with the introduction of two-face. Lots of eye candy, but I tell you what, the strength of the movie rode with the Joker, and two-face, with Rachel's death, was a distraction. All other aspects of the movie were as most others have said -- amazingly good.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Pretty good, politics aside
PostedJuly 28, 2008
CNSTL
from St. Louis, MO
Animation was, as always, outstanding. The story is pure politics, which was a little outlandish for my 9 year old daughter, who kept asking why all of the humans were fat and couldn't move. I got past the obvious slant of it and moved to the "love" story of the two main characters, which was great. I found it immensely entertaining -- after getting past the thinly veiled gloom and doom message of the garbage heap once called Earth.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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