The Goblet of Fire...a First Row Perspective
Disclaimer: Do not read if you have not read the 4th book or have not seen the movie!
I saw the fourth Harry Potter movie on Saturday night. We arrived at the theater at 6:30 for a 7:00 movie...and had to sit in the very front row. Let me just say, Voldemort was HUGE. The 2.5 hour movie left my back in a knots (not my wand Roma)...and my mind reeling. Let me just say that the movie is pretty awesome. It's a great action movie. However...as with the third movie, it does deviate from the book several times. For example, Winky and Dobby are not in the movie at all. That may not seem too important; however Winky appears in every book after the fourth one. Also, Winky leads you to discover Barty Crouch, Jr. In the book, Barty Crouch Jr is at the Quidditch World cup, but is invisible due to the fact that he is wrapped in an invisibility cloak. During the Death Eater scare, Crouch Jr steals Harry's want and conjours the Dark Mark. In the movie, Crouch appears at the camp site after the Death Eaters have burned the place to the ground and conjours the Dark Mark with his own wand. Another important point that is twisted in the book is in reference to the final 2 tasks in the Triwizard Tournament. The second task requires Harry to hold his breath underwater for over an hour. He can't figure it out. Moody gives Longbottom the book on underwater plants, however Longbottom doesn't put two and two together. Dobby steals Gillyweed from Snape's potion's closet. In the movie, Longbottom steals the Gillyweed. Finally, in the maze at the end of the movie, Krum acts very odd. In the book, you learn that he is under the imperius curse; however this is not even addressed in the movie. They state that the maze changes people - not true. Also, there are no monsters in the maze. The book has monsters and a sphynx; however Harry never encounters them because Crouch wants to ensure he touches the port key. I will say this...once the port key is touched in the maze, the movie follows the book almost to a "T." It is pretty incredible. Voldemort looks exactly as he did in my mind when I was reading the book. Ralph Fienes was an excellent selection for the part. Also, there is quite a bit of humor thrown in this movie. I laughed quite a bit. All in all it was a great movie; however if you're really into the books, it will be disappointing (just as the third movie was). I enjoyed the movie...in fact I'm going back tomorrow for a second showing. :)
I saw the fourth Harry Potter movie on Saturday night. We arrived at the theater at 6:30 for a 7:00 movie...and had to sit in the very front row. Let me just say, Voldemort was HUGE. The 2.5 hour movie left my back in a knots (not my wand Roma)...and my mind reeling. Let me just say that the movie is pretty awesome. It's a great action movie. However...as with the third movie, it does deviate from the book several times. For example, Winky and Dobby are not in the movie at all. That may not seem too important; however Winky appears in every book after the fourth one. Also, Winky leads you to discover Barty Crouch, Jr. In the book, Barty Crouch Jr is at the Quidditch World cup, but is invisible due to the fact that he is wrapped in an invisibility cloak. During the Death Eater scare, Crouch Jr steals Harry's want and conjours the Dark Mark. In the movie, Crouch appears at the camp site after the Death Eaters have burned the place to the ground and conjours the Dark Mark with his own wand. Another important point that is twisted in the book is in reference to the final 2 tasks in the Triwizard Tournament. The second task requires Harry to hold his breath underwater for over an hour. He can't figure it out. Moody gives Longbottom the book on underwater plants, however Longbottom doesn't put two and two together. Dobby steals Gillyweed from Snape's potion's closet. In the movie, Longbottom steals the Gillyweed. Finally, in the maze at the end of the movie, Krum acts very odd. In the book, you learn that he is under the imperius curse; however this is not even addressed in the movie. They state that the maze changes people - not true. Also, there are no monsters in the maze. The book has monsters and a sphynx; however Harry never encounters them because Crouch wants to ensure he touches the port key. I will say this...once the port key is touched in the maze, the movie follows the book almost to a "T." It is pretty incredible. Voldemort looks exactly as he did in my mind when I was reading the book. Ralph Fienes was an excellent selection for the part. Also, there is quite a bit of humor thrown in this movie. I laughed quite a bit. All in all it was a great movie; however if you're really into the books, it will be disappointing (just as the third movie was). I enjoyed the movie...in fact I'm going back tomorrow for a second showing. :)
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