Harry's adoptive family are still as revolting as ever so our hero is considerably keener than your average 12-year-old to get back to school and when the nervous self harming elf Dobby appears in his bedroom to warn him against returning, Harry is having none of it. 'Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets' sticks firmly to the format that the first film established, the special effects are great and some of the new creatures are genuinely scary but once again the enthralling simplicity of JK R
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HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (2005)
Certification12 Our Rating
Harry becomes the youngest student ever to compete in the legendary Triwizard Tournament, a highly lauded but very dangerous competition between all the great schools of wizardry. Though not averse to taking part, Harry never actually entered himself into the games and it soon becomes clear that dark forces have orchestrated his inclusion. The Goblet of Fire is the fourth in the ever improving Potter movie franchise, with some great subsidiary characters, a darker more malevolent tone and the ch
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HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (2007)
Certification12 Our Rating
Harry and the gang return to Hogwarts and must prepare themselves not only for the inevitable battle with Lord Voldemort, but the beaurocratic and paranoid ‘Ministry of Magic', who have appointed Dolores Umbridge as the school's ‘Defence Against The Dark Arts Professor' purely so that she can suppress an imagined rebellion against the ministry by leaving the pupils powerless. 'The Order Of The Phoenix' is the darkest of an increasingly dark franchise and easily up there with the previous films.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (2001)
CertificationPG Our Rating
JK Rowling's all conquering apprentice wizard gets his first film outing. Enrolled at Hogwarts school of wizardry and witchcraft the young Harry is soon up to his neck with trolls, evil wizards and hockey on a broomstick. 'The Philosopher's Stone' is a slick entry to the world of Harry Potter, not quite as engaging as it could have been, but an amiable way to while away a couple of hours.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004)
CertificationPG Our Rating
A brief sojourn in suburban misery and Harry is back for his third year at Hogwarts, a year that will turn out to be no less of a life-threatening adventure than the previous two. Harry discovers that Sirius Black, a man he believes is in league with his arch-enemy, has escaped from prison and talk at the school is that Sirius is determined to hunt Harry down and finish the job his mentor started. 'Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban' has all the blemishless CGI we have come to expect, alon
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IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SEIGE TALE (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
In a medieval..ish world gone by man lived a simple rural life under the benevolent gaze of their ailing king, but a dark evil is lurking and when finally unleashed it is left to a simple farmer to save his life, his wife, his king and his people from those who would plunge the kingdom into darkness. Adapted from the video game ‘Dungeon Siege' is an entertaining mess of a ‘Lord of the Rings' style sword and sorcery epic; good? No; fun? Yup.
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OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (2013)
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SOLOMON KANE (2009)
Certification15 Our Rating
Solomon Kane is a cursed man, a ruthless killer in search of redemption after he comprehends the hellish consequence of his actions. However, having escaped death once, a life of praying humbly in the confines of a monastery is not going to be sufficient to save his soul and a pacifist vow is non-sustainable when the Devil establishes a murderous coven in his vicinity.
With its roots in Dennis Wheatley's occult tradition this swashbuckling high budget British film attempts, with some succ
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STARDUST (NEIL GAIMAN) (2007)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Tristan is a poor village lad smitten by the radiant, but spoilt, local squire's daughter. When the girl promises her heart to Tristan if he brings her a fallen star the naive, but fearless, young lad embarks on a fantastical adventure to make her wish come true. Evil witches in search of eternal youth, murderous ghostly brothers, camp pirates and last, but by no means least, the beautiful human form of a star on earth are the delights and terrors that await Tristan. Stardust is a good natured,
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THE BROTHERS GRIMM (2005)
Certification12 Our Rating
Will and Jake Grimm travel the land collecting and imparting magical tales to the villages they visit, but their real money spinner is the age old con, creating elaborate scenarios whereby they rid the locals of various imagined demons of the night. This being the 19th Century and a Terry Gilliam film it is inevitable that the two are eventually confronted by the dark tales of fear and superstition that they weave. When Will and Jake arrive at one particular village they find the folk under the
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