Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Hmm...how do I begin to describe this movie...oh, I know, It was friggin awesome. I was really impressed with how much of the book it covered. The Goblet of Fire is my favorite book in the series so I was really worried a lot of stuff was going to get cut out.
The Good
First of all, the special effects are amazing. This movie totally makes up for the crappy quality of HP3. Everything just looks a lot more real..well except for one part in the second task. Like I said, this movie does put a lot of what's in the book onto the screen so the beginning is super fast. Some parts worked and some parts I felt should have had some sort of a buffer zone, but I kind of liked the fact that the movie didn't have to show every detail for a person in the audience (who has read the book) to know what's going on. Scenes jump pretty quickly and you can tell that the director is just itching to show you his fabulous ending which I will get to later. As Magda pointed out, midnight showings are the best because the audience is filled with people who really want to see the movie, and therefore will laugh, cry, gasp, or "aw" at just the right times. The tension between Harry and Ron and Ron and Hermione was well done. Oh, and if you thought HP3 had some sexual innuendos..(hey I think I saw a porno like that once...) HP4 far outnumbers it. It's definitely some funny stuff. Speaking of funny, the entire movie is funny, probably to make up for the really depressing ending, which is, to me, the best part of the movie. Well, you all know what happens but I'll just say that the ending is VERY well done. Like, you can tell that most of the energy went towards making the ending look really good and all the momentum and quick, unexplained scenes were all sort of obstacles that needed to be shown in order for the ending to make any sort of sense. I have to admit, I got a bit teary eyed.
The Not-So-Good
Even though I loved that so much of the book was covered, as a result, other characters i.e. Snape and Draco, fell way to the side and the movie could only handle so much to keep the momentum of the plotline going. In retrospect, it was more like writing the entire book over again but in 100 pages. I will add however, that there seemed to be a lot of hinting at Snape's duplicity and I thought that was a nice way to set up future movies. Another thing that I will always whine about is the fact that the characters are never in uniform anymore. I really hate the "preppiness" of the movie and the attempt at trying to make the characters seem "hip" -so to speak, especially during the yule ball. Oh and the long hair. That sucks.
Anyway, the movie's far from perfect, and it really can't be seen without reading the book, but yeah you'll love it. I think the books would have worked better as a miniseries rather than individual movies though. Wow, I hope someone turns Harry Potter into a miniseries. I think that's about all I have to say, Ben and Magda should write reviews too. Man, I can't wait for the 5th movie.
Oh and Peter Jackson is hella skinny now. Crazy, I know.
The Good
First of all, the special effects are amazing. This movie totally makes up for the crappy quality of HP3. Everything just looks a lot more real..well except for one part in the second task. Like I said, this movie does put a lot of what's in the book onto the screen so the beginning is super fast. Some parts worked and some parts I felt should have had some sort of a buffer zone, but I kind of liked the fact that the movie didn't have to show every detail for a person in the audience (who has read the book) to know what's going on. Scenes jump pretty quickly and you can tell that the director is just itching to show you his fabulous ending which I will get to later. As Magda pointed out, midnight showings are the best because the audience is filled with people who really want to see the movie, and therefore will laugh, cry, gasp, or "aw" at just the right times. The tension between Harry and Ron and Ron and Hermione was well done. Oh, and if you thought HP3 had some sexual innuendos..(hey I think I saw a porno like that once...) HP4 far outnumbers it. It's definitely some funny stuff. Speaking of funny, the entire movie is funny, probably to make up for the really depressing ending, which is, to me, the best part of the movie. Well, you all know what happens but I'll just say that the ending is VERY well done. Like, you can tell that most of the energy went towards making the ending look really good and all the momentum and quick, unexplained scenes were all sort of obstacles that needed to be shown in order for the ending to make any sort of sense. I have to admit, I got a bit teary eyed.
The Not-So-Good
Even though I loved that so much of the book was covered, as a result, other characters i.e. Snape and Draco, fell way to the side and the movie could only handle so much to keep the momentum of the plotline going. In retrospect, it was more like writing the entire book over again but in 100 pages. I will add however, that there seemed to be a lot of hinting at Snape's duplicity and I thought that was a nice way to set up future movies. Another thing that I will always whine about is the fact that the characters are never in uniform anymore. I really hate the "preppiness" of the movie and the attempt at trying to make the characters seem "hip" -so to speak, especially during the yule ball. Oh and the long hair. That sucks.
Anyway, the movie's far from perfect, and it really can't be seen without reading the book, but yeah you'll love it. I think the books would have worked better as a miniseries rather than individual movies though. Wow, I hope someone turns Harry Potter into a miniseries. I think that's about all I have to say, Ben and Magda should write reviews too. Man, I can't wait for the 5th movie.
Oh and Peter Jackson is hella skinny now. Crazy, I know.
posted by Nancy at 12:43 AM
2 Comments:
Yeah, so I actually really did like the movie. First HP-related thing I cared for in the least, and I really like it.
And even though I didn't read a single book, I pretty much understood it all. Of course, I've heard the backstory like eight thousand times.
I'll post my full review on The Gravy in a day or so...right now it reads like ass. But yeah...I'm not a total Harry Potter geek now, but I am looking forward to the fifth flick.
Yeah, pretty much. What you said.
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