Goblet of Fire
Ok, where to start...
This makes me sick to admit, but I didn't like it. yeah, I counted down the days, minutes, and seconds for a year to disapointment. I'll explain. The character flaws are the most obvious, so I'll start there.
Albus Dumbledore, why aren't you in this movie?! The character known by that name in the movie doesn't have much resemblance to the one that I've known for 5 years from the books. He is too... human. Too authority-figure like. He's supposed to be an ally. Someone who can be trusted through thick and thin. While the other characters fight and show their weaknesses frequently, he has stood strong. In the movies though, he seems so much less aware.
Harry Potter. Ok, Harry was pissed off to be in the tournament. He doesn't do anything in any of the books to draw unnecessary attention to himself. Yet, in the movie he hyped up the Gryffindor crowd just for the fun of it. That got under my skin. Secondly, he was not overcome with anger upon meeting Voldemort, he was (I can't believe I'm even saying this..) SHRINKING IN FEAR?! Thirdly, who taught Dan Radcliffe how to cry? that was just pathetic.
Hermione Granger. She wasn't a bitch in the books, just a bit stuffy. Like with the Age Line scene, Hermione would have been factually stating that Fred and George just couldn't pull it off, not taunting them/mocking them for their plan.
Rita Skeeter. go to hell, bitch, WE KNOW YOU ARE A BUG. haha, just kidding guys, but why didn't they show her being caught?
Ok, now for the plot holes. Basically, they didn't explain Barty Crouch Jr.'s escape from Azkaban, and you had to know what you were looking for to catch the explanation about the Longbottoms. I think they are vital to the emotional part of the movie, and hearing that story really starts to humanize (and de-humorize) Neville. He's important, we need to know him later. Things were happening so fast it almost gave me a headache, like when they threw poor harry into the courtyard and had him confront 3 problems in 4 minutes (tipping cedric off/the badges on other Hogwarts students, confronting Ron, and Malfoy's famous bouncing ferret performance).
I do think Neville was played brilliantly by Mathew Lewis. The special effects were, for lack of a better word, incredible. Voldemort's rebirth/physical appearance... wow. That was not only living up to my mental images, they surpassed them. I was just taken away. The Death Eaters were scary as hell, and brilliant.
so maybe it will grow on me. maybe I found comfort in looking forward to it in an obsessive way. Maybe Prisoner of Azkaban just can't be surpassed in any way. I'm sure it will grow on me the third time around.
This makes me sick to admit, but I didn't like it. yeah, I counted down the days, minutes, and seconds for a year to disapointment. I'll explain. The character flaws are the most obvious, so I'll start there.
Albus Dumbledore, why aren't you in this movie?! The character known by that name in the movie doesn't have much resemblance to the one that I've known for 5 years from the books. He is too... human. Too authority-figure like. He's supposed to be an ally. Someone who can be trusted through thick and thin. While the other characters fight and show their weaknesses frequently, he has stood strong. In the movies though, he seems so much less aware.
Harry Potter. Ok, Harry was pissed off to be in the tournament. He doesn't do anything in any of the books to draw unnecessary attention to himself. Yet, in the movie he hyped up the Gryffindor crowd just for the fun of it. That got under my skin. Secondly, he was not overcome with anger upon meeting Voldemort, he was (I can't believe I'm even saying this..) SHRINKING IN FEAR?! Thirdly, who taught Dan Radcliffe how to cry? that was just pathetic.
Hermione Granger. She wasn't a bitch in the books, just a bit stuffy. Like with the Age Line scene, Hermione would have been factually stating that Fred and George just couldn't pull it off, not taunting them/mocking them for their plan.
Rita Skeeter. go to hell, bitch, WE KNOW YOU ARE A BUG. haha, just kidding guys, but why didn't they show her being caught?
Ok, now for the plot holes. Basically, they didn't explain Barty Crouch Jr.'s escape from Azkaban, and you had to know what you were looking for to catch the explanation about the Longbottoms. I think they are vital to the emotional part of the movie, and hearing that story really starts to humanize (and de-humorize) Neville. He's important, we need to know him later. Things were happening so fast it almost gave me a headache, like when they threw poor harry into the courtyard and had him confront 3 problems in 4 minutes (tipping cedric off/the badges on other Hogwarts students, confronting Ron, and Malfoy's famous bouncing ferret performance).
I do think Neville was played brilliantly by Mathew Lewis. The special effects were, for lack of a better word, incredible. Voldemort's rebirth/physical appearance... wow. That was not only living up to my mental images, they surpassed them. I was just taken away. The Death Eaters were scary as hell, and brilliant.
so maybe it will grow on me. maybe I found comfort in looking forward to it in an obsessive way. Maybe Prisoner of Azkaban just can't be surpassed in any way. I'm sure it will grow on me the third time around.