Harry Potter 4: The Goblet of Fire
Well, I must say this was my favorite of the four. But, I, unlike some poor, misguided souls who left the theater ahead of me, did not leave the movie screamiong that it was the best movie I had ever seen. Let's just say it doesn't take much for a movie to be better than the first three Harry Potter movies. They were awful. The other three produced only disappointment and tears for me. I am a vigorous fan of the books, and the movies had to be scaled down quite a bit to be put into a reasonable timeframe, but what drives me insane about the movies is that they cut out what really matters -- for example, the fact that Harry is supposed to have GREEN eyes, not blue, but moving on...
I suppose this was a very well-developed film. Everyone knows the characters, and the story is pretty well laid out in the books, so it's not exactly what you would call a 'surprise', because a true fan already knows the story, but for the sake of those who are either too illiterate, busy, lazy, or have a religious reason not to read the novels and haven't the cash or time to see the movie, here's a brief synopsis:
Harry Potter is a hero in the wizard world. He was nearly killed by the Dark Lord Voldemort when he was not even a year old and no one ca explain why, but he vanquished the dark lord even though he was only a vulnerable child. He was raised by and aunt and uncle who are very prejudiced against wizards and they tried to make sure Harry knew nothing of his magical heritage. But, of course, he finds out. Not only does he find out who he really is, but he also finds out he is a hero in the wizarding world because pf the fact that he survived the 'Avada Kedavera' curse. He leaves his aunt and uncle and goes to Hogwarts, a school of witchcraft and wizardry.
Each year he is there, the dreaded Lord Voldemort, who is only barely alive, chases Harry and tries to kill him and finish the job he started the night his parents died. This particular year, Harry is entered into the Triwizard Tournament, a contest between three wizarding schools: Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang. One contestant from each school will compete to get the grand prize. The only thing is -- Harry didn't enter his name into the contest. He's too young to enter anyway...and he has no particular desire to. Also, a champion was already chosen from Hogwarts to represent the school in the tournament. To have two champions from one school is unfair and unheard of. But, when the Goblet of Fire chooses a contestant, there is no turning back. So Harry is forced to compete and he knows that there is a dark, evil reason he was entered, but he doesn't know who could have done it.
You have to see it to find out how he does :)
I liked it...it was better than the other 3. The acting was better in this movie but the actors still showed about as much talent as four-year-olds. Since acting is my profession, I would expect someone that gets paid the big bucks to act better than these people did...
The camera work was very interesting. I really enjoyed the special effects and the beautiful scenery. Many of the scenes in the movie were exactly the way I had imagined them while I was reading the book. Again, they eliminated a LOT of the plotline, but they had to, seeing as how it would have taken about ten years to watch the thing if it had been full length.
Thee and a half stars. For those of you who think that HP 4 was the best mvie in the world and that my rating should be higher...I'll pray for you. Only God can help you now.
I suppose this was a very well-developed film. Everyone knows the characters, and the story is pretty well laid out in the books, so it's not exactly what you would call a 'surprise', because a true fan already knows the story, but for the sake of those who are either too illiterate, busy, lazy, or have a religious reason not to read the novels and haven't the cash or time to see the movie, here's a brief synopsis:
Harry Potter is a hero in the wizard world. He was nearly killed by the Dark Lord Voldemort when he was not even a year old and no one ca explain why, but he vanquished the dark lord even though he was only a vulnerable child. He was raised by and aunt and uncle who are very prejudiced against wizards and they tried to make sure Harry knew nothing of his magical heritage. But, of course, he finds out. Not only does he find out who he really is, but he also finds out he is a hero in the wizarding world because pf the fact that he survived the 'Avada Kedavera' curse. He leaves his aunt and uncle and goes to Hogwarts, a school of witchcraft and wizardry.
Each year he is there, the dreaded Lord Voldemort, who is only barely alive, chases Harry and tries to kill him and finish the job he started the night his parents died. This particular year, Harry is entered into the Triwizard Tournament, a contest between three wizarding schools: Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang. One contestant from each school will compete to get the grand prize. The only thing is -- Harry didn't enter his name into the contest. He's too young to enter anyway...and he has no particular desire to. Also, a champion was already chosen from Hogwarts to represent the school in the tournament. To have two champions from one school is unfair and unheard of. But, when the Goblet of Fire chooses a contestant, there is no turning back. So Harry is forced to compete and he knows that there is a dark, evil reason he was entered, but he doesn't know who could have done it.
You have to see it to find out how he does :)
I liked it...it was better than the other 3. The acting was better in this movie but the actors still showed about as much talent as four-year-olds. Since acting is my profession, I would expect someone that gets paid the big bucks to act better than these people did...
The camera work was very interesting. I really enjoyed the special effects and the beautiful scenery. Many of the scenes in the movie were exactly the way I had imagined them while I was reading the book. Again, they eliminated a LOT of the plotline, but they had to, seeing as how it would have taken about ten years to watch the thing if it had been full length.
Thee and a half stars. For those of you who think that HP 4 was the best mvie in the world and that my rating should be higher...I'll pray for you. Only God can help you now.
posted by JGreenEyes at 7:32 PM
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