Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Theatrical Release Date: 2007 07 11 (USA - IMAX) / 2007 07 11 (USA)

UPC: 012569593268

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Scary Moments]

Summary: Young wizard-in-training Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) returns to Hogwarts for his fifth year of studies, only to find that the magical community seems to be in a curious state of denial about his recent encounter with the sinister Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) in the fifth installment of the popular fantasy film series based on the best-selling books by author J.K. Rowling. Rumor has it that the dreaded Lord Voldemort has returned, but Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge (Robert Hardy) isn't so sure what to make of all the hearsay currently floating around the campus of Hogwarts. Suspecting that Headmaster Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) may be fueling the rumors regarding Voldemort's return in order to undermine his authority and lay claim to his job, Fudge entrusts newly arrived Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) with the task of tracking Dumbledore and keeping a protective watch over the nervous student body. The young wizards of Hogwarts will need something much more effective than Umbridge's Ministry-approved course in defensive magic if they are to truly succeed in the extraordinary battle that lies ahead, however, and when the administration fails to provide the students with the tools that they will need to defend Hogwarts against the fearsome powers of the Dark Arts, Hermione (Emma Watson), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Harry take it upon themselves to recruit a small group of students to form "Dumbledore's Army" in preparation for the ultimate supernatural showdown. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Fantasy

Awards: Best Family Film – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Art Direction – Las Vegas Film Critics Association Best Art Direction in a Fantasy Film – Art Directors Guild Best Production Design – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Production Design – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Special Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Special Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Special Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Special Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Format: DVD

Release Date: 12/11/2007

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 139 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
1. Dudley Demented [4:49]
2. The Advance Guard [5:25]
3. Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place [5:03]
4. The Order of the Phoenix [2:23]
5. The Ministry of Magic [3:08]
6. The Hearing [4:41]
7. The Originals [2:33]
8. Luna Lovegood [2:13]
9. Preserve, Perfect and Prune [4:32]
10. Professor Unbridge's Class [2:47]
11. Detention With Delores [4:07]
12. Thestrals and Sympathy [3:08]
13. The Hogwarts High Inquisitor [5:59]
14. In the Hog's Head [5:39]
15. Dumbledore's Army [6:50]
16. Under the Mistletoe [4:10]
17. Occlumency [3:36]
18. House of Black [5:14]
19. Hagrid's Tale [2:46]
20. Unquiet Escape [6:13]
21. Grawp [5:59]
22. Snapes Worst Memory [3:18]
23. O.W.L.S. [2:52]
24. Out of the Fire [3:57]
25. Fight and Flight [2:48]
26. The Department of Mysteries [1:30]
27. Beyond the Veil [2:37]
28. Side by Side [4:03]
29. Wizards Duel [4:49]
30. The Lost Prophecy [6:02]
31. A Way of Coming Back [2:17]
32. End Credits [2:36]

Tracie Cooper

With nearly 900 pages to its name, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the longest book in the Harry Potter series. In the hands of director David Yates, it became the shortest film. The presence of house elves is nearly non-existent, and there was no mention of Dumbledore's (Michael Gambon) controversial selection of school prefects, Quidditch, or the betrayal of Ron's (Rupert Grint) brother, who estranged himself from his family in favor of The Ministry of Magic. The dark artifacts in Sirius' (Gary Oldman) house appear to be collecting dust on the cutting-room floor, and aside from a brief mention of their "pureblood mania," so does the Blacks' family history.

Yet, despite the absence of these and various other moments from the book, Yates nonetheless admirably captured the essence of what fans refer to affectionately as "OOTP": oppression, rebellion, paranoia, denial, betrayal, and the rollercoaster that is being 15 years old. Rivaling Voldemort himself for sheer evil and his followers for unerring sycophantism, Imelda Staunton is superb as Dolores Umbridge, the Ministry-appointed Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher with a honey voice, pink wardrobe, and very little qualms regarding child torture. While Staunton darkens the palette considerably, Order was already a dark film; the first scene depicts a grimy, graffiti-ridden alleyway in the "muggle" world, and for the first time, the wizard community is hardly an improvement. The world is a generally unfair place in Order. Just a few months after witnessing the murder of a classmate, an already traumatized Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) is subjected not only to the disdain of his peers (a hazard of celebrity which he somewhat regularly endures), but also gets the cold shoulder from the community at large, which has been swayed by propaganda touting Harry as a spoiled egomaniac. Whereas Harry is none too pleased with his treatment, fellow outcast Luna (aka "Looney") Lovegood handles her own pariah status with a dreamy grace peppered by crackpot theories and genuine insight alike; soft-spoken newcomer Evanna Lynch seems custom-designed for the role. The infamous trio (Grint, Radcliffe, and Emma Watson as Hermione) deserve no small amount of credit for their own performances -- they've grown up with these characters and it shows. Still, the elder British cast couldn't help but steal the show once again. Gambon makes a believably impressive Dumbledore alongside Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) in the film's riveting final battle, while Helena Bonham Carter's relentlessly unhinged take on the �ber-loyal, prison-hardened Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange made for an interesting contrast to Staunton's infuriatingly restrained brand of cruelty. Overall, despite the lack of several key book elements and the addition of several not-so-key others, Order of the Phoenix is a rousing, effectively streamlined addition to the Potter series, and set the tone well for the next installment, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

Cast and Crew: David Yates  Director 
Lionel Wigram  Executive Producer 
David Barron  Producer 
Michael Goldenberg  Screenwriter 
David Heyman  Producer 
Nicholas Hooper  Composer (Music Score) 
Daniel Radcliffe  Actor 
Rupert Grint  Actor 
Emma Watson  Actor 
Michael Gambon  Actor 
Ralph Fiennes  Actor 
Gary Oldman  Actor 
David Thewlis  Actor 
Alan Rickman  Actor 
Helena Bonham Carter  Actor 
Robbie Coltrane  Actor 
Emma Thompson  Actor 
Jason Isaacs  Actor 
Harry Melling  Actor 
Jason Boyd  Actor 
Richard Macklin  Actor 
Kathryn Hunter  Actor 
Miles Jupp  Actor 
Fiona Shaw  Actor 
Richard Griffiths  Actor 
Jessica Stevenson  Actor 
Adrian Rawlins  Actor 
Geraldine Somerville  Actor 
Nick Shrim  Actor 
Robert Pattinson  Actor 
Natalia Tena  Actor 
Brendan Gleeson  Actor 
George Harris  Actor 
Peter Cartwright  Actor 
Bridgette Millar  Actor 
Mark Williams  Actor 
Maggie Smith  Actor 
Julie Walters  Actor 
Timothy Bateson  Actor 
James Phelps  Actor 
Oliver Phelps  Actor 
Bonnie Wright  Actor 
Jamie Wolpert  Actor 
Nicholas Blane  Actor 
Daisy Haggard  Actor 
Robert Hardy  Actor 
Chris Rankin  Actor 
Imelda Staunton  Actor 
Sian Thomas  Actor 
Tom Felton  Actor 
Jamie Waylett  Actor 
Joshua Herdman  Actor 
Katie Leung  Actor 
Matthew Lewis  Actor 
Evanna Lynch  Actor 
Ryan Nelson  Actor 
David Bradley  Actor 
Devon Murray  Actor 
William Melling  Actor 
Apple Brook  Actor 
Alfred Enoch  Actor 
Afshan Azad  Actor 
Shefali Chowdhury  Actor 
Warwick Davis  Actor 
Jim McManus  Actor 
Sam Beazley  Actor 
John Atterbury  Actor 
Arben Bajraktaraj  Actor 
Richard Leaf  Actor 
Tony Maudsley  Actor 
Alec Hopkins  Actor 
Robert Jarvis  Actor 
James Walters  Actor 
Charles Hughes  Actor 
James Utechin  Actor 
Jason Piper  Actor 
Michael Wildman  Actor 
Richard Cubison  Actor 
Peter Best  Actor 
Tav MacDougall  Actor 
Richard Trinder  Actor 

Country: USA