It Is A Movie Not A Book & It Is A Good Movie.

Rating: 9/10 (24 August 2006)

OK I have been reading what most people who did not like the movie have to say and all they are doing is moaning and whining about how good the book is and how much the movie sucked. OK before you start talking trash about a movie that was adapted from a book learn what it is like to try and adapted that said book to a movie. It is a major effort to adapt something, anything to a movie. Not to mention Goblet is one of the thicker books lets keep that in mind. That is the reason why the first 2 were more true to the books because that wasn't as much material to adapted duh, it has nothing to do with the directors, just because people have never heard of a director doesn't mean that he/she is a bad director (I would think that being old enough to write a review that people would be old enough not to hold such child-like concepts of directors/movie making.) It being so thick and long they did not have time to worry about such minor characters like the ghosts. I like the ghosts, I think they are a nice comic relief in the movies , but they do not drive the plot. Not the mention when you read you read at you own pace you control the pacing of the story, so therefore you think things are going to happen a different time then the screenwriter and/or the director does. People who are fans of the books before the movie have to understand that the movie cannot and I mean cannot be a word for, carbon copy of the book when it is a long piece of work like Goblet. The movie and book are two different things. You also have YOUR idea what it is and that is different for what the screenwriter can or should do. In addition with what the reader thinks the movie should be concerning characters, once again that is what the actor thinks the character should be not you so stop whining!
If you want the movie to be your way you raise several millions of dollars, spend a few years writing and rewriting it, casting the actors, directing the actors the way "they were in the book" and negotiate with the theaters to play your movie and then you can complain all you want about how it isn't like the book. Until that said time shut-up and understand it is a movie and they did the best they can trying to make a GOOD MOVIE. A good movie that is BASED on the book. Like screenwriter Jay Wolpert(Count of Monte Cristo) said when he was asked what would he'd say to the people who said he wasn't true the book version of The Count of Monte Cristo he said "Thank you.", he continued "It wasn't my job to write a book it was my job to write a movie, you want the book read the book it is a good book." The same applies here so stop whining about stupid little stuff!
Enough frustrated rantings. The movie is fun and great to watch, all the seasoned actors(ie Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes)loved playing their characters, and really get into them. The SFX where good I mean nothing different just run of the mill but still good. Let's face it was a good, fun fantasy adventure and that is all we want the Harry Potter movies to be. We just want to be taken away to place that isn't real and escape reality for a few hours, and Harry Potter 4 does that in spades. You get to know and like the characters, you care about them and you have fun while watching it. It has everything you want from a fantasy adventure movie dragons, magic,psychotic bad guys, a little bit of comic relief and you leave the theater happy. They are also starting to go into the back story of different characters, which makes the Harry Potter world more real and interesting. I would say if you like fantasy give this one a look. In addition to the fact that it is fun the story of young Mr. Potter is starting to get dark and more violent, so if you thought this was just a kid story not anymore. So just enjoy it for what it is a good fantasy movie, that is getting better and darker with every movie.