Are You Ready for Harry?

'Goblet of Fire' Promises to Impress Young and Old

Published on November 15, 2005 By singrdave In Movies & TV & Books

"...My bags are packed, I'm ready to go..."

My tickets are bought online for Arundel Mills Muvico 24. My mother, bless her, took the day off from work to come down and see it with us. (We didn't ask her, but whoo hoo!)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the most action-packed yet of all the books (in sequence... SIX isn't a film yet...) and promises to be extraordinary. I am very excited.

My buddy Christopher Bahn wrote a wonderful interactive article for MSNBC. The link is here and at the bottom of the page. Acquaint yourself with the characters and get ready for an excellent film.

We'll be there! Friday night, 6:20 pm. Boo yah!

Comments

jennybean

on Nov 15, 2005

Yea!!! I am super excited as well. We already have our tickets, too. We always seem to see the movies more than once at the theater. Can't wait

dharmagrl

on Nov 15, 2005

Dave's going to try and drive home from the academy thanksgiving weekend and we're going to take the kids to see it on the saturday after turkey day.

I'm more excited than they are, I think!!!!

Dr Guy

on Nov 15, 2005

5 is not a film yet either! My wife is still reading it. My son hates them,so it will just be my wife and I going to see it. SHE is watching 3 now.

Locamama

on Nov 15, 2005

I can't wait. I didn't even think about preordering tickets. Maybe we can go on Saturday. Friday night we have a pack meeting. But Saturday for the matinee maybe?

singrdave

on Nov 15, 2005

I would suggest preordering tickets, either online or at the theater. Simply because that way you can be certain what time you're going.

singrdave

on Nov 15, 2005

5 is not a film yet either!

Right, but six was a much better book.

Dr Guy

on Nov 15, 2005

Right, but six was a much better book.

Tell my wife!

Spc Nobody Special

on Nov 15, 2005

My buddy Christopher Bahn wrote a wonderful interactive article

So, like you know the walking skeleton guy from The Machinist? Wow. (just kidding. mostly.) (that guy still makes me want to go eat an entire tub of lard when I think about that movie........)

singrdave

on Nov 20, 2005

Okay, it took a couple of days to get back into the blog, but here is my review.

Excellent film. 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. Just a trememdous film, with lots of energy. Knowing the story beforehand did not hurt the narrative. Though I did notice where they took chapters out for the screenplay, it was just extraneous fluff and not meaty enough to make the screen.

For example, do we have to see the Dursleys in every film? Can't we just assume that he went home for the summer and got out early for the Quidditch World Cup? Yes we can, because the film skipped right over that and did not even have the Dursleys in it. The only mention was a short sentence: Hermione asks Harry when he got here. He says yesterday. Perfect.

The special effects were blindingly good.

I was very concerned over the PG-13 rating. Would it be too graphic or scary for my four-year-old daughter, who just loves Harry Potter and would never forgive us if we left her behind? It was not too much for her. There were only two scenes that were of questionable nature. The first was when mer-creatures attack Harry in the Black Lake, and that was a flurry of clawing and furious activity. The second disturbing scene was when Voldemort becomes flesh again, and it was a little shockingly biological.

All in all, an excellent adaptation of the best yet of Rowling's books.

Once again, 4 1/2 stars out of five.

Dr Guy

on Nov 20, 2005

Once again, 4 1/2 stars out of five.

Brad gave it 4 of 5. I hav enot seen it, but my son gives it 0 of 5. He does not like Harry.

singrdave

on Nov 20, 2005

Brad gave it 4 of 5.

Yes, I read his review of the film. I was more impressed with Voldemort than he was. He thought Voldemort was weak-ish and not at all what he expecetd. He also said Ralph ("Rafe") was a wussy. My kids said that he looked weird; he had no nose. Not cute at all. Okay, whatever that meant. Anyway, I thought Voldy was excellently portrayed, and that he will come into his own as a character in films 5 and 6.

I thought it was an excellent film. I had no major complaints.

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