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<blockquote data-quote="Vocenoctum" data-source="post: 2756214" data-attributes="member: 2477"><p>Just saw the movie tonight, it was okay, but sort of disappointing.</p><p></p><p>The nazi gnome? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I hated their entrances, flipping and posing and... they had the feel of a traveling circus come to town.</p><p></p><p>The mention of the dragon's all being female and nesting was cut. In the book, Harry has to lure the dragon away to swoop in and get it. In the movie, he basically just flee's.</p><p>How much time did Harry have to loop back and grab the egg, instead of flying away from it? They had to have him "defeat" the dragon, rather than just get the egg?</p><p></p><p>Also, the tournament is supposed to be watched, to insure SOME level of safety, but the dragon is flying around ON THE SCHOOL!</p><p></p><p>IIRC, Harry tries a disarm spell, which Voldemort rebuffs with a spell of his own, before they lock wands on a subsequent spell... so the Priori Incantatum effect is meaningless in the movie, given that the two wands didn't lock the first time.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Why did they give him verataserum, to ask where the real Moody was? (and showing him at the bottom with a "yeah, I'm fine" was bleh) There wasn't a whole lot of plot exposition.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I enjoyed:</p><p>The graveyard scene: had a good eerie feeling to it, and was fun.</p><p>The underwater: though the changes were bad, having him attacked right after almost making it to the surface was eh.</p><p>Fred, George and Ginny: all fun in their ways.</p><p>The Unforgivable Curse Class: the dancing bug was fun, the change of mood when he makes to drown it was cool.</p><p>Giving Nevill more stuff to do was good also. I still think he should be fatter though, can't they make him chubbier? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>Stuff I didn't like</p><p>Voldemort didn't look sinister and mysterious, he looked like an alien out of Star Trek. I did like his exit from the cauldron, but the figure himself was bleh. Plus, when he said "love", it just sounded wrong.</p><p></p><p>Moody: he was one of my favorites in the book, and in the movie he was lacking. The swigs from the bottle are polyjuice, but also because the real Moody is paranoid in extreme. In the movie, he looked like an alcoholic. That whole tongue thing? That was just dumb IMO. The repeated bludgeoning clues of "polyjuice potion in the pipes" and such were wierd. More time should have been spent endearing him to the audience as a mentor than leaving clues for his falseness. Also, Crouch Jr's hatred of "betrayer" Death Eaters never came up.</p><p></p><p>The start was way too fast. Dream was fine, but then BAM, World Cup, BAM World Cup Night, BAM! Hogwarts express.</p><p>Ron apologizing to Harry in the middle of the common room was just awkward, in a very odd choice of a scene to insert.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Changes from the book I'm mixed on;</p><p>No Elves/SPEW: I think the Crouch elf was needed, but the lack of plot exposition makes that meaningless I suppose.</p><p>Crouch Jr: his early appearance was a bit off setting. His later appearance in the books is more of a surprise, which is fine.</p><p>No Ron Jealousy: I didn't care much for this in the book, so didn't miss it in the movie.</p><p>Karkarov never really seemed like much of a red herring in the movie, but perhaps that's because I've read the book.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vocenoctum, post: 2756214, member: 2477"] Just saw the movie tonight, it was okay, but sort of disappointing. The nazi gnome? :) I hated their entrances, flipping and posing and... they had the feel of a traveling circus come to town. The mention of the dragon's all being female and nesting was cut. In the book, Harry has to lure the dragon away to swoop in and get it. In the movie, he basically just flee's. How much time did Harry have to loop back and grab the egg, instead of flying away from it? They had to have him "defeat" the dragon, rather than just get the egg? Also, the tournament is supposed to be watched, to insure SOME level of safety, but the dragon is flying around ON THE SCHOOL! IIRC, Harry tries a disarm spell, which Voldemort rebuffs with a spell of his own, before they lock wands on a subsequent spell... so the Priori Incantatum effect is meaningless in the movie, given that the two wands didn't lock the first time. Why did they give him verataserum, to ask where the real Moody was? (and showing him at the bottom with a "yeah, I'm fine" was bleh) There wasn't a whole lot of plot exposition. I enjoyed: The graveyard scene: had a good eerie feeling to it, and was fun. The underwater: though the changes were bad, having him attacked right after almost making it to the surface was eh. Fred, George and Ginny: all fun in their ways. The Unforgivable Curse Class: the dancing bug was fun, the change of mood when he makes to drown it was cool. Giving Nevill more stuff to do was good also. I still think he should be fatter though, can't they make him chubbier? :p Stuff I didn't like Voldemort didn't look sinister and mysterious, he looked like an alien out of Star Trek. I did like his exit from the cauldron, but the figure himself was bleh. Plus, when he said "love", it just sounded wrong. Moody: he was one of my favorites in the book, and in the movie he was lacking. The swigs from the bottle are polyjuice, but also because the real Moody is paranoid in extreme. In the movie, he looked like an alcoholic. That whole tongue thing? That was just dumb IMO. The repeated bludgeoning clues of "polyjuice potion in the pipes" and such were wierd. More time should have been spent endearing him to the audience as a mentor than leaving clues for his falseness. Also, Crouch Jr's hatred of "betrayer" Death Eaters never came up. The start was way too fast. Dream was fine, but then BAM, World Cup, BAM World Cup Night, BAM! Hogwarts express. Ron apologizing to Harry in the middle of the common room was just awkward, in a very odd choice of a scene to insert. Changes from the book I'm mixed on; No Elves/SPEW: I think the Crouch elf was needed, but the lack of plot exposition makes that meaningless I suppose. Crouch Jr: his early appearance was a bit off setting. His later appearance in the books is more of a surprise, which is fine. No Ron Jealousy: I didn't care much for this in the book, so didn't miss it in the movie. Karkarov never really seemed like much of a red herring in the movie, but perhaps that's because I've read the book. [/QUOTE]
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