My opinion. Ok I went to see this expecting a reasonable film..like the others. I was quite disappointed to be honest. At first I think they could have cut some bits and replaced them with others. And I swear that a house elf was accused of conjuring the dark mark at the quidditch? If so they missed all of that out of the story line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, as for the actual content. Very bad acting in parts. Some of the acting was extremely terrible..and some very stereotypical. I doubt all bulgarians are skin heads and about 6 foot tall. Emma Watson needs to learn how to laugh in a film, as when she laughs in all the films, she sounds like a small ferret being shot with a tazer gun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have to say, this movie had some extremely cringe making moments. For example when there was like some cruddy fake rock concert in Hogwarts, and that small elf like person crowd surfing *shudder*. The Ule Ball dance was very hard to watch as well..At times I felt like tearing my own hair out and drowning myself in a pot of bile. Rons so called "witty" puns, and the overuse of the term "Bloody Hell," didn't add to this movies small list of strong points either.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

^>BIX<^

 

 

 

I totaly agree. Bilgarians were a laughstock in this movie. This weird steriotypes like: All bulgarians are visious muscular people, all Russians drink vodka and have a pet bear... etc this was just stupid of filmmakers to put stupid steriotype in the movie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just HATED the fact that they'v cut off the match. Gah! I was like: Where the **** is the match??? And as you mentioned there wasnt even a trace of elf activity in this movie. Dobby was supposed to give Harry thies underwater-breathing plant thingy. Ritta Skitter was suppesed to be captured as a bug in the end. Hagrid was supposed to have an argument with this tall french lady etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyways...The movie was so-so. I liked the graphics and all but thise cutinoff-parts thingy was just wrong. i gove it a 7/10

Yea they left alot of it out, although the I would have liked to see Ireland vs. Bulgary :P

Half of the story line was nerfed. :S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My advice - Wait til its on rental XD

i can't wait to see it in iMax wednesday

i can't wait to see it in iMax wednesday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I saw a movie on an Imax in Ottawa on a school trip was so sick :D

bah...im not surprised. lol they ruin all the hp movies.

 

 

 

yea they're good but they are no where near as good as they should be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

look at lotr series for instance. the books were massive but they still managed to fit all the important facts in (infact the movies were better then the books )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i cant be stuffed going to the movies to watch it lol im downloadin it as we speak :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it comes out on 1st of december in australia anyway :cry:

I just picked up my tickets for tonight. :) We're always late in Holland. :(

bah...im not surprised. lol they ruin all the hp movies.

 

 

 

yea they're good but they are no where near as good as they should be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

look at lotr series for instance. the books were massive but they still managed to fit all the important facts in (infact the movies were better then the books )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i cant be stuffed going to the movies to watch it lol im downloadin it as we speak :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it comes out on 1st of december in australia anyway :cry:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yea, but perhaps for HP it was a lack of funds that prevented them from making all the seens possible. And also LOTR movies with special edition are like 4 Hours long :P

Yea, but perhaps for HP it was a lack of funds that prevented them from making all the seens possible. And also LOTR movies with special edition are like 4 Hours long :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nah, the Lord of the Rings budget was almost 50 million dollars less per movie. Also the main audience of Harry Potter is different to the audience of the Lord of the Rings movies, Harry Potter is more aimed at young children, of course it is for all ages and by no means childish, but it is aimed at a younger audience. It's a risk to make a 3-4 hour movie for an audience like that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm going to see it now btw. Bye!! :)

i'l have to keep me satisfied with the newest book atm :o

we was gonna see it but it was bloody sold out, so we saw the libertine instead. right load of tripe that was \o/

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now I remember why I hate going to the normal cinema for Hollywood productions. We left at 18:30, we arrived at 18:45. We picked up the tickets that afternoon, so we didnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t have to wait and could get great seats right away. We went in and the hall was half full, and the places I aimed for (my fav. ones) were still unoccupied. The nasty part was that we had to wait for another 45 minutes for the movie to begin, while we were in a hall with screaming kids, pop-corn throwing (not at certain people or something) teenagers. This was all guided with the wonderful music of Sisqo (Where the HELL did they dig this guy up??) and a few dance tunes from the 80ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s. Anyway, after 45 minutes of pop-corn eating my bucket of pop-corn was half empty and finally the movie started.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The movie really starts with a thrill; they slightly adjusted the music for the intro, made it sound a bit darker, a little bit more mature and spooky. WeÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢re in HarryÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s dream and weÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢re experiencing the nightmare he is having, we see it all happening, and when the famous spell Avada Kedavra is casted we see him wake-up, soaking in sweat. Hermione comes rushing in, telling them (Ron and Harry) to hurry up because they have to leave, they donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t know where. Five minutes later we discover that they (the Weasley family) meet up with Cedric and his father; they are going to the Quidditch world cup. When we arrive we can see all the supporting wizards and witches partying on one big campsite, this was a really nice scene, all that joy people flying on the brooms almost hitting other people, and then we arrive at the tent Harry and the WeasleyÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s sleep in. We see a small tent, and they all hop in, Harry looks surprised and enters the tent as well to discover there is this huge house inside the tent. I really liked how they done this since this was how I imagined it when I was reading the book. After that weÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢re at the stadium where the Quidditch final is played between Ireland and Bulgaria (It was Bulgaria, right?:P), before everyone is at their seats we see a small confrontation between the Malfoy family (Draco and Lucius) and the Weasley family and Harry, which is very nice as well; you could really feel the hatred and disgust from both sides. When everybody is at their seats we get introduced to both teams and we can see everybody cheering. I really enjoyed this small part of it because it really portrayed the atmosphere at such a big match; we muggles have that as well with world cup football matches. I was getting really into it, getting the right atmosphere, almost cheering in the cinema for the Irishmen, and then the game started. Not. They start the game and suddenly we are at the end of the match, partying in the tent. What a big disappointment. WeÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢re in the tent, and suddenly there is panic, Arthur runs outside to see whatÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s happening and comes back in panic saying they should all leave right away; the death eaters arrived. In all chaos Harry loses his friends and gets knocked out accidentally by the crowd thatÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s running around in panic because the death eaters are attacking their tents and killing them. When we see Harry wake up again every single tent in the entire area is burned down to the ground and we can see a dark wizard approaching, yelling for Harry, but he never reaches him because the people from the ministry of magic are earlier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t mind IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ll skip the train part, since I didnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t think it was that interesting to share. We arrive at Hogwarts, but Harry and his friends arenÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t the only ones arriving to Hogwarts; there is a large ride powered by hippogriffs (I think they were hippogriffs), and a big boat-submarine combination getting out of the water. Then we ware at the dinner table, everything is settled and sorted and Dumbledore starts introducing everybody to the Tri-Wizard-Tournament. WeÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢re introduced first with the team of the beautiful Beauxbattons (beautiful wands), we can see them coming in their beautiful blue suits and when they do their moves with the flowers coming up you can almost smell their perfume, wonderfully done. Then we get introduced to the men from Durmstrang, we see them enter with an almost scary precision and tight moves, you can see they are more the physical types (just as Hermione later describes Krum in the movie), and they are really serious, again, a very well done introduction of a new school. I liked how the scenes for this werenÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t too long, since it can get a bit boring then, but the really captured them briefly but managed to get their basic emotions over to the audience. Dumbledore starts talking about the ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¹ÃâGoblet of FireÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢, itÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s the goblet where you need to put your name in when you want to compete with the tournament, but you can only put your name in when you are over the age of 17. During dinner you can start with putting your names in. After dinner weÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢re going back to the normal school life, although we donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t really get a proper insight of their classes and teachers. We get to see one class, and thatÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s the class of defence against the dark arts, with, yet again, a brand new teacher; Mad Eye Moody, who is more than greatly played by Brendan Gleeson (who was a teacher before he started his acting career!). I really like how they chose to do his make-up. I also really liked the character of Mad Eye Moody; he was funny, honest, smart and helpful. Then we go to the selection of the students who are going to attend the Tri-Wizard Tournament. The cup spits out a few names (Spoiler of the names that are spit out Krum, Fleur and Cedric) and when we think we are all done the cup suddenly spits out another name, I think we can all guess whoÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s name that is. Then there is some panic, Dumbledore loses his temper, which I think is quite good, so we can see heÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s not a synonym of the word calm, and adds some emotion to the scene. Harry attending the tournament creates some frustration and anger with Ron. I think their arguing, especially RonÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s behaviour, is a bit weird and overdone, I didnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t really liked how they worked out that part.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After that what we get to see the three assignments they have to do and the ball-scene. I wonÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t go on about how they worked out the assignments in dept, IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ll just say they were very good, the dragon-chase with the first assignment was just breathtaking, and the underwater scene was amazingly real and exciting, very, very well done. The last assignment in the maze was amazingly done as well; you could really feel the claustrophobia and the tension of the people entering the maze, again very, very well done. I thought the ball-scene was really good as well. When everybody was entering the ball-room it was exactly how I imagined it to be, it had so much atmosphere and the dance scenes captured so much humour, and the big rock nÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ roll part was really good, I really liked it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall, IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢d say it was a really good movie. Visually it was really brilliant, such great camerawork and of course stunning special effects. And where the first two movies werenÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t really scary or something, the third one had some pretty good moments that definitely werenÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t for children, and this movie goes a little bit further in that. Also Harry and his friends really lose their innocence; theyÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢re making sometimes pervert jokes, they are a bit more aggressive and the humour sometimes is a bit darker. The only thing I didnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t really like was how they had done the inevitable duel-scene, it seemed to be floating around in nowhere, it had no real connection to the story and just seemed like it was placed there in the end just because every Harry Potter movie has to end with a duel scene, that was where the adaptation lacked a bit. The movie was strongly focused on the tournament and therefore kind of lost the sub-plots of the books and some characters. All in all this was by far the best Harry Potter movie, and thanks to itÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s humour, thrilling moments, sometimes touching scenes, great camerawork, special effects and overall pretty good acting, I didnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t really mind the parts that got lost in the adaptation, though it would be better if they paid more attention to that. I had a great night and was entertained from the first to the last second of the movie. Be sure to see this in cinema.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/10

Jeez Daan, we're just wanting a review of the movie, not a CliffsNotes :P

Jeez Daan, we're just wanting a review of the movie, not a CliffsNotes :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lol :lol:

Well here's my piece on the film:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contrary to what most people said, I thought that this was pretty good. The problem that the filmmakers had was the the book was simply too long, and was not possible to make into a film for kids. In the book, they don't get to hogwarts until about chapter 8 (don't quote me on this). The fact that they compressed the first few chapters into about 15 minutes was very good (and done well), as they needed to leave time for the end of the film. I thought that the roles of Winky and Dobby were written out well, and you didn't really feel that you missed them (particularly as I find them very irritating).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generally, I thought that it was well put together, but I did have a few criticisms:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Rita Skeeter made a big impact near the start of the film, but then effectively disappeared without any explanation as to her secret. The film could have ended on the train with Skeeter. Makes it difficult if they want to write her into the 5th film...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) There wasn't enough dialogue at the end between

 

 

 

a) Harry and Crouch jr.

 

 

 

B) Harry and Dumbledore

 

 

 

c) Dumbledore and Fudge (actually there was none)

 

 

 

A few more minutes of the film would have just helped tie up a few loose ends that were missing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3) What was the point of having Sirius in for 1 minute of the film? He could have come in at the end (even in dog form). Poor Gary Oldman!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I rate it 7/10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well that's my 2 cents - feel free to flame, but remember its just my opinion...

Agreed, they should have emphasized Rita Skeeter more than they did :?

how2pk , how long did it take you to write that , and in the cinema in bruges ( het zwarte huis ) were not allowed to eat/drink :(

how2pk , how long did it take you to write that , and in the cinema in bruges ( het zwarte huis ) were not allowed to eat/drink :(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where I live we can only eat food from the theater :x

 

how2pk , how long did it take you to write that , and in the cinema in bruges ( het zwarte huis ) were not allowed to eat/drink :(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where I live we can only eat food from the theater :x

 

 

 

can some1 say 5 year old cookies.

 

 

how2pk , how long did it take you to write that , and in the cinema in bruges ( het zwarte huis ) were not allowed to eat/drink :(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where I live we can only eat food from the theater :x

 

 

 

can some1 say 5 year old cookies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No, more like 5 dollar cookies

how2pk , how long did it take you to write that , and in the cinema in bruges ( het zwarte huis ) were not allowed to eat/drink :(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think it took me about 20 minutes (I'm not English so it took me a little bit longer). At our cinema we've got an entrance where you buy your tickets, then you go in trough the gates; they check your tickets. Then you've got a bar where you can buy popcorn, coke 7-up etc. beer, ice-cream nuts etc. and then you go in. :) It's a bit of the same set-up as 'metrpolis' in antwerp but less check-ups before you go in the hall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTW, Smithie, Cliff's notes, that's a positive thing, or negative? :P I never heard from it.

 

how2pk , how long did it take you to write that , and in the cinema in bruges ( het zwarte huis ) were not allowed to eat/drink :(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think it took me about 20 minutes (I'm not English so it took me a little bit longer). At our cinema we've got an entrance where you buy your tickets, then you go in trough the gates; they check your tickets. Then you've got a bar where you can buy popcorn, coke 7-up etc. beer, ice-cream nuts etc. and then you go in. :) It's a bit of the same set-up as 'metrpolis' in antwerp but less check-ups before you go in the hall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTW, Smithie, Cliff's notes, that's a positive thing, or negative? :P I never heard from it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's neutral :P

 

 

 

Cliffs Notes is a series of books that have condensed summaries and whatnot of shakespeare classics and probably other lengthy classics

Ooh, I guess it's positive then. :wink: :P

 

how2pk , how long did it take you to write that , and in the cinema in bruges ( het zwarte huis ) were not allowed to eat/drink :(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think it took me about 20 minutes (I'm not English so it took me a little bit longer). At our cinema we've got an entrance where you buy your tickets, then you go in trough the gates; they check your tickets. Then you've got a bar where you can buy popcorn, coke 7-up etc. beer, ice-cream nuts etc. and then you go in. :) It's a bit of the same set-up as 'metrpolis' in antwerp but less check-ups before you go in the hall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTW, Smithie, Cliff's notes, that's a positive thing, or negative? :P I never heard from it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can get beer at a movie theater?

You can get beer at a movie theater?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yea, of course. You don't have that in America/England/w/e you live? :o