Saw Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire the other day, and I have to say it's better than what I thought it would be. (Then again, I didn't hold particularly high hopes for it.)
As a film, it was pretty good. Mike Newell managed to convey every emotion he wanted us to feel with his directing, such as [Spoiler Alert:] the scene at the Quidditch World Cup where the Death Eaters came. The way Newell presented the scene really brought out the fear and panic. Although I gotta say, I didn't picture the Death Eaters looking like members of a black Ku Klux Klan. But it did add to the creepy feel of the scene, since the KKK weren't exactly bundles of joy.
On the bright side, Harry wasn't as angsty as he annoyingly was in JK Rowling's book, which is a major plus point. However, Newell also left out chunks of the book. Of course, considering how thick the book is, it's understandable that he had to cut it down so much. But [Spoiler Alert:] I wished he'd kept at least one Quidditch World Cup match in. And given Sirius Black the bigger role he deserved instead of just a distorted face in a fireplace. After all, he's gonna be killed in the next movie (sob sob). Also didn't expect the garden maze to whoosh buy so quickly. And Cedric dying rather...abruptly. I know, I know, Avada Kedavra is an instantaneous thing, but still. Sighs it's tragic. The one decently hot guy in HP since Oliver Wood is dead. (Although I do think Seamus Finnegan's pretty cute. And the Weasley twins, in a funny way. Laughs.)
On the whole, though, I must say that HP4 was a visual treat, with its cool CGI of the three trials. Of course, I would have liked to see the Quidditch World Cup's actual quidditch, but oh wells. Also totally cracked up over the Moaning Mrytle scene in the fifth floor bathroom. *Snicker*.
Gotta admit, didn't really imagine Voldemort looking like that...Although, to repeat Sandy's comment, he had a way of conversing that was pretty poetic, and if he wasn't so ugly, I'd say he's pretty charming. Then again, Ralph Fiennes always had that cultured manner and tone that's oh-so-charming.
Dame Maggie Smith and Alan Rickman are perfect for their roles as Professors McGonagall and Snape respectively. Really imagined them looking and behaving like that. Was particularly amused by McGonagall teaching the Gryffindors how to dance. And funny how defeating dragons is an easier task than asking someone to be their date... Guess there isn't much difference between Muggles and Wizards in that respect huh?
"The house of Godric Gryffindor has been a beacon in the wizarding world for nearly ten centuries, and I will not have you besmirching it in one night by acting like a babbling, bumbling, bunch of baboons." - Prof. McGonagall's opening words to her dance class.
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