I FELT EXTREMELY Disappointed

Rating: 6/10 (18 November 2005)

I was EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS ADAPTATION OF THE 4TH HARRY POTTER BOOK, THE GOBLET OF FIRE. This book was a favorite of mine of the whole Harry Potter series. I walked in hoping to see what I envisioned while reading the book. Where the book allows the reader to become emotionally connected with the characters and what happens to them. THE MOVIE DOES NO SUCH THING. IT IS APPALLING HOW THE MOVIE REMAINS SO DISTANT WITH HOW THE CHARACTERS INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER. The relationship that forms between Harry and Cedric in the book is no where to be seen in this new movie. Fortunately for me I read the book and knew what was supposed to be happening. For the non reader they would not be able to feel for the character when something happened to them fully whether it was good or bad, because the movie did not form the attachment for them. This was not the only disappointment in the movie. Too many things were cut out along with characters that were not even in the movie. A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT ONES WERE THE FACT THAT WINKY WAS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND, HERMIONE'S REVENGE ON RITA SKEETER DID NOT TAKE PLACE, THE PRIZE MONEY THAT HARRY WON AND EVENTUALLY GAVE TO THE WEASLEY TWINS FOR THEIR JOKE SHOP, WHICH IS CONTINUED IN FUTURE BOOKS, AND MANY OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS WERE NOT EVEN SUGGESTED OR THEY WERE COMPLETELY CHANGED. This left a deflated feeling for this viewer. who was looking forward to seeing one of her favorite books take place on the movie screen. I realize it is very difficult to take such a long book and make a movie from it, but if you are going to do it justice, less time should be spent on adding things that did not happen as well as changing things that did happen in the book. Creative art is honest , true to itself , not adding something just to show off the special effects and to forget about characters that are already endeared to the audience. I would have enjoyed it better if the movie was more true to the book and used the important descriptive and funny details that would have given meaning to the story for the viewer. Now it will be more difficult to truly continue with the accurate story in the future movies. It is a pity that the director and writer for this script went in the direction that they did. Overall, the movie was fairly good but it left this viewer with a feeling that something was not right.