Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
I just got home from watching the fourth installment of the Harry Potter series on IMAX and it was one hell of an experience. From beggining to end the movie never lets up and keeps you interested the whole way. I'd say it's the best one out of the four so far. The films themselves have been getting darker and darker and this one certainly doesn't dissapoint. All the actors and the character they play have matured so nicely and this movie shows a lot of that transformation. They aren't just innocent little children anymore, but coming of age adolescents discovering themselves and the opposite sex.
I must say the direction and photography in this movie was excellent. There are shots that you'd think came from the best cinematographers. I won't give away any of the story but I will say there was a great deal of excitement throughout accompanied by a lot of humour. One thing that may dissapoint some, was the absence of Gary Oldman. His voice was there but he "appeared" in a different form. It was hard at first to actually rate this against the other three, since I love them all, but as far as depth goes this one is the deepest I've felt into the world of Harry Potter and for that I rate this one best so far. Go see this epic movie, and try to view it in an IMAX theatre if you can.
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PS: I haven't read the books (one day I will) so I cannot say whether they ruined it with respect to that. I've jsut finished reading the forums at IMDB and other places and people say that they are missing some good stuff found in the book. Those who have read the book might be dissapointed at these differences but I find this happens often when a story changes mediums. To me, it's best not to look at the movie as a direct page to screen translation but just as an adaptation of the story. There's only so much you can fit into those 2 1/2 hrs. posted by psychobabbler @ 3:18 AM
