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swatkat ([personal profile] swatkat) wrote2005-11-27 07:30 pm

GoF

I finally got to see GoF! It's a good movie, very funny, *spectacular* visuals – but PoA was better. Can we have Cuaron back on team? And oh, [livejournal.com profile] msgenevieve - watch the movie. Dan will make you squee, as will David Tennant.



the bad:

Why was there no Narcissa Malfoy with Lucius and Draco at the World Cup? And why was there no Quidditch match? I wanted the Quidditch match!

Emma's acting needs to improve. No, seriously. She gets away with it because she has little to do in the movies, but it won't help her if she's to do something else other than play Hermione Granger.

Rupert is very funny, but he's *got* to lose those facial expressions. Rupert, honey? You're not Jim Carrey. Don't try to be.

The editing throughout the movie was very choppy. I understand that they had to compress the story, but that's not an excuse.

the good:

Dan's acting has improved. He's the best among the three.

OMG Viktor Krum! I know Cedric's fandom's latest favourite pretty boy, but Krum! So pretty!

The visuals were absolutely spectacular. From the Quidditch stadium to the Durmstrang ship, everything was spectacular. This is the reason I go to the movies – they bring JKR's world alive.

Miranda Richardson is the best. THE BEST! I now want to write Rita Skeeter fic.

Snape in the study sequence? Ahahaha!

OMG Voldemort! Ralph Fiennes *owned* the character. His creepyness and his mesmerising presence – it's all there.

I heart Harry/Myrtle. *g*
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[identity profile] swatkat24.livejournal.com 2005-11-28 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Dobby had his biggest role here, and they left that out! They left the whole Gilyweed episode out! (although I'm glad Neville got more screentime) They said they'd left SPEW out because it wasn't really Harry's story, it was Hermione's, which makes sense, but I missed Dobby and drunk!Winky.

And word on Rita the beetle. Miranda Richardson was teh awesome, and there should've been more of her. I wonder how they'll stage Rita's return in OotP now - she plays a pretty important role in that book.

Swatkat

[identity profile] mscyanide.livejournal.com 2005-11-29 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
They'll have to rework a few things, I imagine. Dobby has to at Hogwarts later on, Herminone has to hold the beetle thing over Rita's head, etc...
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[identity profile] swatkat24.livejournal.com 2005-11-29 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
They've reworked quite a few things (I found the reworking in PoA most annoying), so I suppose they'll do this too. Kloves isn't writing this script, which is a relief.

Swatkat