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[justjaney]

Hmm...Well, I've haven't seen Goblet of Fire yet. This is the first time I'm planning on taking one of my kids with me. We've read the series up to and including Goblet of Fire and my daughter is old enough IMO to see the film in the theatre. She's very, very excited. The last three movies I saw with my brother, which was fun. I have enjoyed

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[justjaney]

Hello! About the Christopher thing? I think you're right about getting him mixed up with Tolkien's son. It's funny, I didn't realize that I'd done that until a few days after I posted it. It just hit me out of the blue that I had gotten the name wrong. I wasn't even really thinking about my LJ, either. My brain sometimes works really slowly, and mysteriously... (Was too lazy to correct my mistake, so I appreciate you mentioning that.)

I enjoyed GoF. So did Alex, though she isn't the type of kid to say much about it. It was very funny - IMO it captured the humour better than any of the other movies. I think I'm just starting to realize how unpopular PoA was with some fans, now that I've read some of the reviews comparing the two movies. Everytime I think of the, "Well done, dragon!" line I crack up. It is hilarious and somewhat redeems the gratuitous escaped dragon chase scene.

The graveyard scene was more horrible than I had imagined it from my reading, but in a good way. I didn't want the horror of Cedric's death and the gruesome events that followed to seem cartoony and silly. In some ways, that stupid ugly hairless werewolf really made the ending of PoA seem a bit dumb. (See? I'm comparing them, too.)

I thought the Ron/Hermione stuff was underplayed, but I was pleased that Neville was given something to do besides looking like a helpless moron.

I am hoping that someday the series will be made into a really excellent mini-series.

I can hardly wait to see LWW in the theatres. I am taking the whole family. It looks like something the kids will love.