(All the talk of Harry Potter had me looking around at my old notes, where I found my original review of the third film. So I thought I'd include it for completeness.) This is the best film of the franchise so far. This is probably helped by the fact that…
As I’ve mentioned, I enjoy the Harry Potter series. I enjoy the world that JK Rowling has created and the characters that fill it. The attention to detail, from the huge history to the names of people and spells, and the placing of a world of magic next to the…
There are many aspects of the Harry Potter films that have got darker as they have progressed, to be expected from a series about the rise of a dark wizard who killed the hero's parents, with the last film including the onscreen death of an albeit minor character. And this…
(When I said tomorrow, I obviously meant the day after the day after tomorrow. You knew that.) The third film is where things begin to click and is my personal favourite. It is utterly charming – Aunt Marge is still floating in the sky when we see Harry leave the…
As the fifth Harry Potter film gets ready to hit our cinemas, and the final novel gets ready to assault our book shops, it seemed an appropriate time to remember the earlier films. I enjoy the books and the films, and have read and seen them a few times respectively.…