Blimey!
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” was much anticipated by many, fans and myself included. Having seen the grandiose (to say the least) trailer previously on cinema, I was really thrilled about how the new movie would look, sound and feel. And alas, I’m not (thank God!) really disappointed by the outcome.
The movie itself was more mature, more frightening and more, well, “adult” than any other Harry Potter movie I’ve seen. It offered a 3D graphics galore, as many of the scenes (especially outdoors) required the presence of a crowd (well, it’s about a Triwizard Challenge, what would you expect?) and the designers really did their best.
What was a surprise for me was the acting : the three main actors (Harry, Hermione and Ron) have matured, and believe it or not, they have made real progress with their acting skills. I especially liked the way the movie portrayed the eternal angst between boys and girls in the tender age of 14 : Harry’s line “They scare me as they grow older” is a typical.
The storyline was robust, with no obvious gaps or lapses, and in general the movie kept you riveted till the end. Sure, many may dislike the lighter intermission concerning the wizard prom, but we can’t jump from a semi-children movie to a full-scaled adventure in just one movie, can we?
It’s about time for the list:
Five Things I Loved :
- The more mature leading roles : Harry, Hermione and Ron at their (teenager) best.
- 3D graphics and overall photography : very quality work in this section.
- The script became more serious : the addition of a death (tada!) surprises (almost) pleasantly.
- Voldemort, in both of his forms, looks as frightening as he should look.
- The professors. Oh my, how I love those characters. And Ron’s twin brothers.
Five Things I’m Sceptical About :
- How the Harry Potter series treat the non-fans, non-readers of the book series. Many gaps.
- How Harry manages to stay alive even when an ACME anvil falls on his head. Even Coyote couldn’t escape that!
- How everything just “turns back to normal” always in the end of the movie. Well, almost.
- How Hermione fell for that cheese-head quidditch freak. Naaaaaah.
- The EA Games PC game that was based on the movie sucks. Hard. And I say that with the experience of all three previous games on my back.
All in all, the movie is a must-see for both Harry Potter fanatics and people that appreciate fantasy movies. Well done and well performed, it just keeps you in agony about what-the-heck will happen in the next movie.
(By the way, I see a greek flag burning there? Go figure, greek wizards is not a legend after all.)
December 13th, 2005 at 6:31 am
Well I haven’t seen the movie yet (kill me!). Now, having said that, two things:
a) I think it’s high time Harry changed his stupid glasses! I know it’s a trademark for him but for heaven’s sake, he’s 14, if he wants to get laid he seriously needs to change his glasses!
b) The greek flag?! Huh? When is this scene supposed to take place in the eternal timeline? :S
December 13th, 2005 at 11:58 am
Well, I enjoyed the movie a lot, and yes, Harry maybe needs a change of glasses, he’s better without them anyway
The greek flag burning is supposed to be among the tents of fans outside the Quidditch World Cup stadium. I guess we have some avid Greek quidditch fans, then.
And then some bad people attacked and… well.. go see it for more spoilers.