Goblet Of Fire - The Movie, What did you think? (Spoiler Warning) Options

[hershey]

Hi all. It's 3am! I've just got in from seeing GoF and it is brilliant.
Everything I could have asked for in the time alotted. A whirlwind ride, but I had heard it would be. You definitely get the sensed the entire film is rushed, but how on earth do you cram 700+ pages into 2 1/2 hours?!

Please don't read further if you've not seen the moive. I don't want to spoil anything for anyone.

Really liked how they reconstructed Barty Jrs. storyline to allow for no elves in the movie. Bothered only by the portrayal of the Patil twins both being in Gryffindor which I swear is incorrect. It stuck me as incredible odd that they would be sitting at the table together in the opening when everyone else is with their own house. Won't sleep until I check it out, but I am sure Padme was in Ravenclaw. The graveyard scene was incredibly creepy and Finnes portrayal of Voldemort was riveting. A bit disappointed the Velas were left out and I found Dumbledore to be a bit harsh towards Harry. More on that when I am not running off to sleep.

Jerry, must hear from you as to your opinions on the score. I found it to be a delightful change and perfectly intune (pun intended) with the storylines and the visual imagery.

Off to dreamland now my dears. Please share your opinions.

Hershey

[LizWeasley221]

I saw the movie on Friday night and I enjoyed it. It was funny in the right places, it scared me in others, but all together I would give it 4 stars. I think they cut too much out that was worth seeing (like Rita's secret want of finding info) and ... none of them are turning into good actors....

....I know it's terrible to say, and Dan Radcliffe is the best of the bunch, but they aren't actually good. Rupert Grint is okay and I don't cringe when he is talking but Emma Watson is SERIOUSLY annoying. She can't act! She was cute when the first movie came out and it worked, but now she is just awful and unnatural. The only thing she has going for her is that she has turned out to be a pretty girl and they want a pretty girl in their movie. As my better half said, "She looks the part of Hermione, but she can't play it." She tries too hard, has only one way of expressing "SAD" to the camera, and lines do not come out of her mouth like she is saying them. Her outburst to Harry when she was passing on the information from Ron almost made me laugh. I know she had a script! At least with the other two you think they maybe they thought it up themselves.

Obviously I have many objections to her, but overall the movie was good. She wasn't in too much of it to spoil the whole thing and the visual effects were fantastic. I loved seeing Harry with the gills, and the maze was far darker than I remembered it. Was it always more psychologically scary than visually? I liked that a lot.