General Chat / Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I've met Rupert, lives about 10 mins drive away from me.  Not even joking.

Metro

Hmm. Doesn't he live up here in the Huddersfield area?

Hmm. Doesn't he live up here in the Huddersfield area?

I'm pretty sure he lives in London, as he went to Sussex House school (in Barnes) before he left for his acting career.

Oh, Micool, wtf?

Edited by Stargazer, 22 November 2005 - 05:01 AM.

Don't they go to school when not filming? IE now?

I saw the film today - fantastic! Really, really good. Excellent style, I really felt emotionally attached to the characters (felt so sad when harry/cedric's body reappeared at hogwarts), great effects, moments of hilarity and mostly faithful to the book. I would have liked to have seen the sphinx/dementors in the maze, but apart from that no complaints. The Ball scene was excellent.

I'm definitely going to see it again, and might even buy the DVD. Can't wait for the 7th book now

Did everyone else think that the lead up the the portkey in the first 15 min of the movie was absolutly amazing? I was like, that cinematography is absolutly genius!

So Brits, who is this David Yates guy? He seems to be a big person in the U.K..

Need I say more?

Dude, edit, please.

Joe, are you in 800x600 or something?

....oh never mind. Triple post status.
Dude, Bruckner. Edit, please.

Edited by Micool, 23 November 2005 - 11:36 AM.

Saw the movie today and enjoyed it a lot. Not the greatest movie ever, but they latched onto what was important and executed it well. There were some minor tidbits that seemed odd, like Croutch dying for no explained reason (you'd have to have read the book to really get it). Also, Ralph Fiennes as Voldie was alright, but he didn't seem to command the screen. I still say Christopher Lee would have made a better one, but since he seems contracted to Tim Burton, I guess that wouldn't have worked.

Anyway, great film, and it's sort of a shame we'll have to wait till '07 for the fifth one. Emma Watson was lovely, especially in the Yule Ball, and Katie Leung wasn't too bad...

I loved the comedy. It was a pretty dark film all things considering, so the laughter helped break it up. Too bad we didn't get to see more Gary Oldman... I don't care if he was barely in the book either.

4.5/5

That executed well and realised greatly line is what I say to everyone.

my mother and sister hated this. And they LOVE the movies.


*spoilers*


They focused too much on the relationships. I was not in the mood for a teen/chick flick. The acting was actually worse in this one than in the 3rd one, but I attribute that to bad directing in this case. If I'd wanted pissy teen romance, I wouldn't have gone to see a fantasy film. Even my little sister, who is a real sucker for those cheesy teen movies, thought the whole focus on the relationships was just distracting and stupid.

Also, this director had HORRIBLE pacing. He cut things that would have made for a more cohesive experience, and whatever he didn't cut, he dragged out unnecessarily. Someone who can't get their point across in a concise and economical manner can't be called a director. The ball scene was a disaster, and a disgrace. The only thing that made this one bearable was LESS DRACO. Thank god.

Oh, and they totally did voldemort wrong. He was a bit too "hyperactive", but suave not only would have been more accurate, it would have WORKED better too.

You know, as the number of movies keeps rising, I keep thinking "these movies are the ones chris columbus should have done, not the first ones".

Edited by Blitz, 24 November 2005 - 11:08 PM.

Wow, I have to disagree with you Blitz.....I think that these stories are way out of Columbus's league.....hes' much more astute at the Mrs Doubtfire type of thing....I think that our resi Brit has done a fine job of pearing down 700 pages into 2+ hours........can't wait for the 5th.

maybe... i just couldn't stomach the characterizations, and the utterly pointless focus on the relationships. There was simply too much "dressing down" going on. Particularly, the ball scene.

It made me roll my eyes, and that's never a good sign.

Wierd. You're the first person I've heard to say that Blitz. You are saying Chris Columbus did a good job? What are you smoking?

I just saw it for a third time last night and I was noticing a lot more subtly in the acting, great subtly.

I thought the pacing was brilliant, the movie was never slow, it moved the story very well.

Interesting point of view. I wonder why you hated it so much.

okok... it was just the melodrama. Screw all the boys&girls club bullshit romance. I just didn't give a fuck about that stuff at all. And bonus! They dragged it out to boot. I can watch boring teen drama movies anytime, they crank out like, 15 a year don't they?

and I still think voldemort should have been suave, and not acting like a kid in a candy store.

Come on, wouldn't you be a tad excited if you'd just been reformed from a little troll like thing into a kick ass alien thing?
Also, I thought the romance thing was surprisingly restrained compared to how it happens in the book.

Interesting use of words. I wouldn't describe it as a melodrama, there was maybe, 20 mins out of 150 dedicated to the romance of the characters. Since these books and movies are about the childern, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, I think it is appropriate that they focus on that.

What did you expect? All out motherfuckingramboaction!

What did you expect?  All out motherfuckingramboaction!

yes.

Funny, cuz most people who comment about the coming of age part of the film said it wasn't developed enough, whereas you imply they spent too much time on it. Ah well. To each his own.

But I do agree that Voldemort wasn't done too well. He sounds really creepy, sinister, and cruel in the book, but in here, he's almost a campy villain in comparison. When I think Voldemort, I think someone with Christopher Lee's Saruman grace and and coldness. A sort of elegant evil.

I also realized what disappointed me so much about his appearance... it's similar to other characters I've seen:


LORD VOLDEMORT:



IMHOTEP (from The Mummy and The Mummy Returns):



WWE Superstar KANE: