My review of Harry Potter four the movie.

[Lord Voldemort]

First I'll start with the bad. Well The beginning was very fast paced and choppy. There was no Dursleys,Bill,Charlie,Winky,Dobby or Ludo Bagman. Also Sirius Black's parts in the movie were cut and there wasn't enough. The other schools came to Hogwarts right when the students got there and in this film you never find out about Hagrid being a half giant. Then the maze scene had no sphyinx or Blast Ended Skrewrts. All that was in it was the bushes attacking you. Then there was the quidditch world cup. No game at all just a quick little introduction of the players. Like I said the beginning was very fast paced and choppy. Now here is my biggest problem with the movie. There were too many hints about Madeye Moody's real Identy. I mean come on! When I read it there weren't that many hints about it.
Now to the good stuff. This movie has much humor in it and I belive that is to try and even out the darkness of it. Fred and George hillarouis. Ron being in love with Fleur Delacour. Also done well. But I think the two best well done scenes were Harry Versus the Dragon and of course The Graveyard scene. In which Voldemort to me is beyond description perfect job with that scene. But they could of made the duel longer. Now here is what got me. I cried when Diggory and Harry got back from the graveyard. Just the way they did that scene made me cry. Now this is the only other movie that has made me cry since Return of the king and the Titanic. This is my review of Harry Potter and the goblet of fire.

[LordTBT]

The entire movie was too fast, not just the beginning.

As LV said, pretty much the entire Quidditch Cup/MorsMordre sequence takes place in 2 minutes. And there's no quidditch games at all in the movie.

There was, as before, way too much cut out of the movie, particularly, ALL the humor. Every amusing thing Fred and George do, not in the movie.

It has nothing on their betting in the beginning, and nothing on their getting the galleons at the end, none of that. I was very upset.

Characters were hardly developed at all, and there was no Dobby.

The only well-done portrayal was Voldemort in the graveyard, how he looked physically I mean. Next to that it gets 2 1/2 out of 5 in my book.

[Ember Nickel]

There was, as before, way too much cut out of the movie, particularly, ALL the humor. Every amusing thing Fred and George do, not in the movie.Age line? Fred asking Angelina out?

With the exception ofthe Skeeter sub-plot and the fact that she was an unregistered Animagus not being in the movie, it was pretty good. Cedric Diggory was portrayed exceptionally well-I certainly respect him as a character more than I did before. His sense of honor borders on badger/Andalite, which is a good thing.

[Lord Voldemort]

I think there going to put the Rita Skeeter Vendetta in the next film. But I forgot to mention that I did have one problem with Lord Voldemort's graveyard scene. One his speech wasn't as dark as it should of been. Two I think they should of had someone with a deeper voice. I did not think he had a voice like that were basically any one could have his voice. I thought he had something darker that could really scare you. Kind of a Darth Vader deep voice not a normal everyday British voice you can hear. Or I thought he would sound like a snake or something of the sort. But they did a very good job on Mad Eye Moody I was just mad that they left out " CONSTANT VIGALANCE!" :(

[Wormerwing]

I certainly respect him as a character more than I did before. His sense of honor borders on badger/Andalite, which is a good thing.
You reaaaally like your Animorphs, don't you?

[Ember Nickel]

You reaaaally like your Animorphs, don't you?
I put badger first.

[Josiah the Warrior]

Two I think they should of had someone with a deeper voice. I did not think he had a voice like that were basically any one could have his voice. I thought he had something darker that could really scare you.
Nope, they were accurate. Remeber, LV had a "high, cold voice," or so every description of him in the books go.

But yeah, Teebs and Voldemort hit the nail on the head; no Quiditch, no houselves, no Ludo, no character development, bad maze, bad scene selection (ie they put it some unecessary scenes and left out some good ones) and Cho Chang wasn't hot (but Fleur was ;)). Also, what was up with the World Cup scene, when Harry gets knocked out? That was just a stupidly unecessary plot change...

[LordTBT]

yeah i forgot to mention the no rita skeeter thing. That bugged me too. And they didn't have Snape go to Voldemort (that we saw). And correct me if I'm wrong but at the end of book 4 doesnt Dumbledore send Snape to spy and Hagrid & Maxime to talk to the giants? There was none of that either.


There is no need for spoilers. We've all read book 4 obviously.

[Lonna Bowstripe]

and Cho Chang wasn't hot (but Fleur was ;)).
:lol: That one made me laugh.

[Bladeswift]

I had nothing better to do today so I went to see it afterall.

Along with everything already stated here, I disliked how they neglected to mention Barty Crouch Jr.'s fate with the dementor, and the subsequent argument between Dumbledore and Fudge. The political events that follow are too important to overlook. Furthermore, the ending of the fourth book is dark, ominous, and foreboding. The film's was far too light hearted given the situation.

However, I was very much impressed with the special effects concerning the Dark Mark. Much better than the cartoony version in the book.

[LordTBT]

Also something I've been forgetting to say is that Dumbledore appeared cold and angry a lot of the time. That's not Dumbledore.

[Josiah the Warrior]

:lol: That one made me laugh.
Are you laughing at my shallow bluntness or mocking my taste in women? ;)

[The_Outcast_of_Redwall]

I thought it was very good, and the best of the four movies. Michael Gambon was much better as Dumbledore than he was in the third film, though I do agree with LordTBT that he was too violent at times, like when he grabs Harry's throat and yells at him.

The acting was much better all around, there was a lot of humor, and altogether it was great.

[Lukesed]

I think Michael Gambon will be great in the final battle in movie five, but not so good on the "I'm sorry, I screwed up," scene.

[Lonna Bowstripe]

Are you laughing at my shallow bluntness or mocking my taste in women? ;)I'm just laughing at how you judge movies. (Although that does help ;))

[LordTBT]

What I dont get is this:

For LOTR, you have an incredibly long movie. Then on DVD you get an extended version.

Why can't they have extended versions of the HP movies and keep them true to the books?

[Lukesed]

Budgets, MBA's.

[LadyBeelze]

Compared to the previous three movies, Goblet Of Fire is great, you've got to admit that. It's only when yah start comparing it to the book that it falls a little bit short. :rolleyes:

[Lonna Bowstripe]

Why can't they have extended versions of the HP movies and keep them true to the books?
'Cause Harry Potter sucks ;)

[Lord Voldemort]

Then why are you posting on this fourm? Hmmmmmmm. Yes seems I've got you there. CRUCIO! :mad:

[Lonna Bowstripe]

1. Because this forum is about Redwall, not Harry Potter.
2. Notice that there was a winky symbol after my post, meaning that it should not be taken literally.
3. Avada Kedavra! ;)

[Lord Voldemort]

1. Because this forum is about Redwall, not Harry Potter.
2. Notice that there was a winky symbol after my post, meaning that it should not be taken literally.
3. Avada Kedavra! ;)
I see. Ha find my horocruxes then that might work!;)
Truce?

[Lukesed]

I thought this was definately the best one yet. I thought the beginning was too rushed, but I realize what a feat it was to fit so much story in such a small amount of time.

[Lord Voldemort]

That's true

[Rimrose]

Like it or not, the Harry Potter movies are made for the fans of the books. It's assumed that you've read the books and understand things without a long explanation. Overall, I think they did a good job getting as much of the book into the movie as they did.

I was much happier with this movie than the last one. The last one glossed over too many details. (They didn't adequately explain the Marauder's Map or the significance of the stag being Harry's patronus.) The Priori Incantatem was nicely done in this film. I didn't really like Voldemort... his face, particularly the nose, bugged me. :p

[Iyla]

Yeah, his nose annoyed me too. It was like they couldn't decide whether to give him a snake nose or a human nose. I thought that the movie was considerably better than the last, but sometimes it ran like "Harry Potter Greatest Hits Book 4". I thought the graveyard scene and the water scene were both good, along with the scene where Mcgonagall taught everyone how to dance. ALOT better than the last.

[Lonna Bowstripe]

Someone's been listening to too much Michael Jackson...

[LordTBT]

It was like they couldn't decide whether to give him a snake nose or a human nose.

No, they gave him a snake nose. They erased his human nose with computers;)

[Tesra]

I thought the graveyard scene and the water scene were both good

I've heard that Daniel Radcliffe really play this scene into a great "swimming-pool", after 6 months of training in order to learn how to well move into the water, exact gestures, and so. And that a diver was giving him oxygen every 11 seconds ! :D I'm astonished !!!