Lol “pulling out his wand in public”

"mad as a box of frogs" some days I really wish I was British

240p... positively nostalgic

Imagine the actual Mark Kermode reading out your review. Still holds up all these years later!

Margaret Thatcher on a broomstick lol lol genius

Everyone needs more Alan Rickman!

I can't believe they didn't mention the incredible duel between Voldemort and Dumbledore! X

I love revisiting this review mainly to hear the credit given to Helena Bonham Carter and that hilarious mockery of her performance in Room With a View. I didn't realize she was hated in that movie and she went a very long way from playing the posh spoiled type to being the "Goth icon" with all the wits and quirks. Fight Club obviously did the trick to motivate them to cast her as Bellatrix after seeing her transition from those neat romantic roles into the weirder macabre territory.

The veil/archway wasn't really explained in the book either you get just as much explanation.

The film is well acted, stylish, intriguing, darker & is A very well crafted entry into the fantastical series. (82%) (4/5 stars) (positive)

the fact of the matter is that, post-Chris Columbus, they have been good to exceptional films in terms of craft and narrative.

Yep, I saw the film yesterday on tv and I agree with Mark on every issue here.

Problem is Lucius Malfoy & Snape don't appear that much in Book 5.

"Love, beauty, truth... SHUT UP!" XD
I've been wondering what Kermode thought of the Potter films, so happy to see that he had pretty much the same criticisms as I did. OotP is the longest book and the shortest film, but it's also one of the best films imo.

Yeah I thought it was interesting as a teenager and when I saw it late at night after work as a bartender in London

A paradox? Yeah, I don't think that word means what you think it means.

I don't know how anyone of any age can dislike the first two Harry Potter films

2:02 Honourable? They turned Galactus into a cloud.

ah i so wish Mark had read the Harry Potter books, they're so much better than the films. All the humour is gone in the films

Did this guy just compare harry potter to the twin towers?