...according to this guy. I thought I was a bit disappointed in the movie but this person is hardcore! I must admit that I agree with some of the stuff he says but I thought that this was so heart-felt and intense I had to share it with you fans! (If you didn't watch the movie or haven't seen it yet and don't want to know what may happen, or if you really just don't care about it don't read what follows this.
~cb
"This movie...makes me physically ill. Today, my aunt and I went to go see the movie. And of course, being HUGE Potterheads, we were extremely excited to view another year at Hogwarts. But we were sorely disappointed. There were so many plot gaps that it SLAUGHTERED the book! The whole premise about Winky being caught with Harry's wand was COMPLETELY left out! We don't even get to MEET Winky! I mean Harry and Hermione never even TRIES to figure out who sent the Dark MArk into the air! Barty Crouch's plot was completely glossed over. He didn't even die! They even left out Percy! How are they supposed to explain how Percy and the Weasley's are estranged in the next movie?! And in the part where Harry goes into the Pensieve, it was supposed to be in black and white, and Crouch Jr. was supposed to be denying it until the very end! We didn't get to meet any of the other Death Eaters. Also, WHAT THE HELL WAS WITH THE TRIWIZARD TOURNAMENT?!?! It didn't even show it at all!!! That was infuriating! And they REALLY glossed over the whole part about the Dark Mark! That was an important part in the story! At the very end, Voldemort is NOT supposed to know why he can't touch Harry! Dumbledore is supposed to tell Harry that he can't touch him because of the love his mother gave him by sacrificing her life. Not to mention, they didn't do the Weighing of the Wands, so we don't find out that Harry's and Voldemort's wands are kin, and that's why they repelled eachother. Also, when Voldemort comes back, the Ministry is supposed to deny it immediately! The whole movie was dark and gloomy! Sure, this book is dark, but it was still written relatively light-hearted. Not to mention, that in the other movies, it still had a plethora of color and life, and this movie was drab and depressing. None of the characters beared even a little resemblance to the characters portrayed in the book! Krum was supposed to be thin with hulking shoulders, always slouching and shuffling his feet, with low self confidence. Fleur was supposed to be devastatingly beautiful with snow-white hair and fair skin and Madame Maxime was supposed to be thick as well as tall. The most disgusting part in the movie was Dumbledore's behavior. HE WOULD HAVE NEVER EVER PUT HIS HANDS ON HARRY! Dumbledore never let his emotions run away with him!! He ALWAYS had a calm and decisive demeanor. This Dumbledore is waaaay too eccentric and angry, and completely ruined the movie for me. Hermione was extremely huffy, and never had a good time in the movie. Fred and George lacked luster. Sure, of course the movie HAD to have some things cut out to save time. But Winky, the changed Dumbledore, the Triwizard Tournament, and the stuff about the Ministry was all too much. This was horrible...and TRUE Harry Potter fans would be outraged at JK Rowling for giving this piece of crap her okay. "
~cb
"This movie...makes me physically ill. Today, my aunt and I went to go see the movie. And of course, being HUGE Potterheads, we were extremely excited to view another year at Hogwarts. But we were sorely disappointed. There were so many plot gaps that it SLAUGHTERED the book! The whole premise about Winky being caught with Harry's wand was COMPLETELY left out! We don't even get to MEET Winky! I mean Harry and Hermione never even TRIES to figure out who sent the Dark MArk into the air! Barty Crouch's plot was completely glossed over. He didn't even die! They even left out Percy! How are they supposed to explain how Percy and the Weasley's are estranged in the next movie?! And in the part where Harry goes into the Pensieve, it was supposed to be in black and white, and Crouch Jr. was supposed to be denying it until the very end! We didn't get to meet any of the other Death Eaters. Also, WHAT THE HELL WAS WITH THE TRIWIZARD TOURNAMENT?!?! It didn't even show it at all!!! That was infuriating! And they REALLY glossed over the whole part about the Dark Mark! That was an important part in the story! At the very end, Voldemort is NOT supposed to know why he can't touch Harry! Dumbledore is supposed to tell Harry that he can't touch him because of the love his mother gave him by sacrificing her life. Not to mention, they didn't do the Weighing of the Wands, so we don't find out that Harry's and Voldemort's wands are kin, and that's why they repelled eachother. Also, when Voldemort comes back, the Ministry is supposed to deny it immediately! The whole movie was dark and gloomy! Sure, this book is dark, but it was still written relatively light-hearted. Not to mention, that in the other movies, it still had a plethora of color and life, and this movie was drab and depressing. None of the characters beared even a little resemblance to the characters portrayed in the book! Krum was supposed to be thin with hulking shoulders, always slouching and shuffling his feet, with low self confidence. Fleur was supposed to be devastatingly beautiful with snow-white hair and fair skin and Madame Maxime was supposed to be thick as well as tall. The most disgusting part in the movie was Dumbledore's behavior. HE WOULD HAVE NEVER EVER PUT HIS HANDS ON HARRY! Dumbledore never let his emotions run away with him!! He ALWAYS had a calm and decisive demeanor. This Dumbledore is waaaay too eccentric and angry, and completely ruined the movie for me. Hermione was extremely huffy, and never had a good time in the movie. Fred and George lacked luster. Sure, of course the movie HAD to have some things cut out to save time. But Winky, the changed Dumbledore, the Triwizard Tournament, and the stuff about the Ministry was all too much. This was horrible...and TRUE Harry Potter fans would be outraged at JK Rowling for giving this piece of crap her okay. "
November 21, 2005 at 11:37 AM
whoa....that is intense...i guess the reason i like the movies and the books together is because i try to treat them seperately...of course there is going to be missing parts in the movie b/c there is not a budget to put it all in, or the time. i will admit the only thing that bothered me in that movie, and it is very minor, is the part with harry and cedric when they were racing towards the cup and they were fighting...i don't remember that happening in the book, although i could be wrong.....ahhh but alas, i still loved it!!
November 22, 2005 at 11:13 PM
Hi Casey this note is about how much your mustard seed contribution made everyone so happy!!! I had three people who are staff come up to me and mention how please they were. Tom said he would like to write you a thankyou e-mail so I was wondering if you could send me your e-mail so he could write you. He asked me to make sure I talked to you about it. They were all so impressed with your kindness.
November 23, 2005 at 9:58 AM
Look people the movie will never be as good as the book, just accept it...i was dissapointed some parts got left out of the movie but it was good never the less...if they had put everything in...the movie would have been 5 hours long! The guy needs to relax