![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
So, one of the things we did while on vacation was go see GoF. I am not going to review it properly because I think most of what I would laud over or complain about has already been gone over in much detail. But I will make a couple lists...
Things I think they did especially well:
~Filch. Oh lordy. Best non-speaking part ever.
~The Ron-Harry fury. That was luvverly. Especially the make-up session.
~Freorge. I MISS THEM. I WANT A WHOLE SERIES JUST ABOUT THEM.
~The Yule-Ball sequence. Quite nice, actually, complete with everything I could have hoped for from Hermione and Ron.
~Death Eater costumes. Oh no. They aren't commenting on the KKK. Nooooo. Just an innocent kid's movie, doing nothing of the sort.
~Moody. Ohhhh, Gleeson is our King. That was a marvelously rendered part. Equal parts grandfatherly and creepy.
~The Dragon Task. So realistic-looking! And I DID like the extra bits, so don't even say anything.
~Miss Myrtle of the Moaning. GOOD LORD, THAT ACTRESS MUST HAVE FELT CREEPED OUT AFTERWARD, COMING ON TO A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD LIKE THAT IN ALL HIS NAKEDNESS.
~The Maze Task. Yes, I know. No skrewts. No sphinx. No spider. No turn-me-upside-down-wall-of-sparkly-gold. But omg Teh Skary Imperio! And the roots! And the hungry walls! And the part where Mr. Diggory hugged his son before he went in... just broke my heart because I knew what was coming.
~Neville. Oh good lord. He was FANTABULOUS. *loves*
~Miranda Richardson. Yes, I have issues, as you will see below. But NONE of them have to do with her acting. She brings a special spark to every role she plays. Ever. I loved her in this.
~Cedric Digory. That actor had him down to a fine art. Perfect. Made me love Cedric even more.
~All the Harry/Cedric shagging. Oh come on, you KNOW they were doing it. Look for the director's cut.
~And that extra bit about the Polyjuice ingredients going missing. Nice touch, I think. Helps tie things together at the end, what with all they left out.
...............
Things I wish they had tweaked just a touch, because it would have MADE the movie:
Now. The main gripe I had was that the movie felt more and more rushed as it went along. The closer they got to the end, the faster it barrelled, until it felt like they were speeding through, trying to tie things up so the credits could roll. The beginning was much better than the end, for me. So, aside from the obvious (um. Where were the troubles with the Ministry at the end? Why wasn't Skeeter a bug? Why were the FX in the water task so sketchy at times?), here is a list of things that could have tipped the movie right into the wonderful category, had they been addressed...
~Wormtail crying a bit more when he hacks off his own hand. He sort of did that without a by-your-leave. I wanted sobbing, simpering, whining... Just one way they could have made the movie just that much better.
~Crouch Jr. recognizing Snape and commenting on it at the end. Hell, ANY sort of problem with the other Death Eaters would have been great. Which brings me to tweak-thing number three...
~Voldemort being more sociopathic and less emotional. He just didn't frighten me like he did in the book. Maybe because he was too nice to the DEs. Maybe because he was too accommodating to Wormtail. Maybe because he was moving too much, acting too angry, and rushing so that the movie people could meet their time-quota. Alas, Mr. Fiennes, you were robbed.
~An explanation of Priori Incantatem, please? Um? MAYBE? Hello? Hell, that whole scene could have been longer, with more lingering and action and fear and such.
~Lestranges! Aaaaagggghhhhh!!! *wants Teh Skary Bella*
~Yeah. Could Charlie and Bill have maybe shown up for a second? Please? And what about Percy?
~A teeny tiny bit of the Quidditch World Cup would have been nice. Though that was probably the most obvious thing to chop due to time constraints.
~Personally, I liked that whole backstory about Crouch Sr. being a bad-ass thundering DE-imprisoner. Like the lurvely Mr. McCarthy of the 1950s. Why was that not developed?
...............
Reasons Draco Malfoy will not be a Death Eater because he will need endless hours of therapy:
~Getting shoved down Crabbe's pants. That's reason enough.
...............
Reasons Mike Newell is shaggable:
~Oh, he knew what he was doing with Cedric and Harry. And Cedric and those Hufflepuff boys. And Harry and Myrtle. And Ferret and Pants. He was grinning like a jack-o-lantern and snickering like a hyena the whole time. I bet he's a slash-fan. He sekritly reads slash-PWPs every night.
So, I reserve the right to add to these lists at any time.
Things I think they did especially well:
~Filch. Oh lordy. Best non-speaking part ever.
~The Ron-Harry fury. That was luvverly. Especially the make-up session.
~Freorge. I MISS THEM. I WANT A WHOLE SERIES JUST ABOUT THEM.
~The Yule-Ball sequence. Quite nice, actually, complete with everything I could have hoped for from Hermione and Ron.
~Death Eater costumes. Oh no. They aren't commenting on the KKK. Nooooo. Just an innocent kid's movie, doing nothing of the sort.
~Moody. Ohhhh, Gleeson is our King. That was a marvelously rendered part. Equal parts grandfatherly and creepy.
~The Dragon Task. So realistic-looking! And I DID like the extra bits, so don't even say anything.
~Miss Myrtle of the Moaning. GOOD LORD, THAT ACTRESS MUST HAVE FELT CREEPED OUT AFTERWARD, COMING ON TO A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD LIKE THAT IN ALL HIS NAKEDNESS.
~The Maze Task. Yes, I know. No skrewts. No sphinx. No spider. No turn-me-upside-down-wall-of-sparkly-gold. But omg Teh Skary Imperio! And the roots! And the hungry walls! And the part where Mr. Diggory hugged his son before he went in... just broke my heart because I knew what was coming.
~Neville. Oh good lord. He was FANTABULOUS. *loves*
~Miranda Richardson. Yes, I have issues, as you will see below. But NONE of them have to do with her acting. She brings a special spark to every role she plays. Ever. I loved her in this.
~Cedric Digory. That actor had him down to a fine art. Perfect. Made me love Cedric even more.
~All the Harry/Cedric shagging. Oh come on, you KNOW they were doing it. Look for the director's cut.
~And that extra bit about the Polyjuice ingredients going missing. Nice touch, I think. Helps tie things together at the end, what with all they left out.
...............
Things I wish they had tweaked just a touch, because it would have MADE the movie:
Now. The main gripe I had was that the movie felt more and more rushed as it went along. The closer they got to the end, the faster it barrelled, until it felt like they were speeding through, trying to tie things up so the credits could roll. The beginning was much better than the end, for me. So, aside from the obvious (um. Where were the troubles with the Ministry at the end? Why wasn't Skeeter a bug? Why were the FX in the water task so sketchy at times?), here is a list of things that could have tipped the movie right into the wonderful category, had they been addressed...
~Wormtail crying a bit more when he hacks off his own hand. He sort of did that without a by-your-leave. I wanted sobbing, simpering, whining... Just one way they could have made the movie just that much better.
~Crouch Jr. recognizing Snape and commenting on it at the end. Hell, ANY sort of problem with the other Death Eaters would have been great. Which brings me to tweak-thing number three...
~Voldemort being more sociopathic and less emotional. He just didn't frighten me like he did in the book. Maybe because he was too nice to the DEs. Maybe because he was too accommodating to Wormtail. Maybe because he was moving too much, acting too angry, and rushing so that the movie people could meet their time-quota. Alas, Mr. Fiennes, you were robbed.
~An explanation of Priori Incantatem, please? Um? MAYBE? Hello? Hell, that whole scene could have been longer, with more lingering and action and fear and such.
~Lestranges! Aaaaagggghhhhh!!! *wants Teh Skary Bella*
~Yeah. Could Charlie and Bill have maybe shown up for a second? Please? And what about Percy?
~A teeny tiny bit of the Quidditch World Cup would have been nice. Though that was probably the most obvious thing to chop due to time constraints.
~Personally, I liked that whole backstory about Crouch Sr. being a bad-ass thundering DE-imprisoner. Like the lurvely Mr. McCarthy of the 1950s. Why was that not developed?
...............
Reasons Draco Malfoy will not be a Death Eater because he will need endless hours of therapy:
~Getting shoved down Crabbe's pants. That's reason enough.
...............
Reasons Mike Newell is shaggable:
~Oh, he knew what he was doing with Cedric and Harry. And Cedric and those Hufflepuff boys. And Harry and Myrtle. And Ferret and Pants. He was grinning like a jack-o-lantern and snickering like a hyena the whole time. I bet he's a slash-fan. He sekritly reads slash-PWPs every night.
So, I reserve the right to add to these lists at any time.
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2005-11-28 05:33 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-11-28 06:37 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-11-28 10:47 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-11-28 06:53 pm (UTC)From:hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! I showed that to my sister, who saw the movie, but had no idea what was so funny... I think she thinks I'm crazy. oh well.
no subject
Date: 2005-11-28 10:48 pm (UTC)From:Too bad it wasn't Harry's pants.
no subject
Date: 2005-11-29 09:14 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-12-01 03:54 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-12-02 03:04 pm (UTC)From:"You've been cordially invited to the Harry/Draco/Cedric videotaping orgy to be held in the Quidditch lockers after the Gryffindor/Hufflepuff match. The orgy is being hosted by Freorge Productions, and at the request of the individuals involved, they would like to allow other students to join the fun. The only requirements are that said students are male and willing to allow themselves to be transfigured into animals of the star's choice. Twincest is forbidden and no fourth year redheads will be permitted. Please remember protection spells, and we look forward to your appearance."
no subject
Date: 2005-12-04 10:01 pm (UTC)From:^___^
no subject
Date: 2005-12-04 10:16 pm (UTC)From:Thank you, thank you!
no subject
Date: 2005-11-28 07:06 pm (UTC)From:Even in the books, the Harry/Cedric subtext was really obvious (if it is possible for there to be obvious subtext). OMG JKR's sekkrit OTP is not HD, it is HC!!!!
Getting shoved down Crabbe's pants. That's reason enough.
*falls off chair laughing*
no subject
Date: 2005-11-28 10:49 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-11-29 09:16 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-12-07 03:58 pm (UTC)From:*cheers*
no subject
Date: 2005-11-28 10:50 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-11-29 08:56 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-11-29 12:40 am (UTC)From:So true!
Loved your review! priceless! absolutely priceless!
no subject
Date: 2005-11-29 08:56 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-11-29 04:33 am (UTC)From:I know! The gooey eyes! The drooling! The coy smiles! I was quite surprised Harry didn't ask him to the Ball...
no subject
Date: 2005-11-29 08:57 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-11-29 05:41 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-11-29 08:58 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-11-29 07:34 am (UTC)From:Oh, me too. I mean, he whimpered more in PoA when he thought he was going to the dementors...but he couldn't scream over losing a hand? I loved how the book really made an image of his character's worth there. Although, I did like the look of horror on his face when Voldie asked for his 'other' arm, and dug the wand in. Ewwwwwww.
~An explanation of Priori Incantatem, please? Um? MAYBE? Hello? Hell, that whole scene could have been longer, with more lingering and action and fear and such.
Amen! People who didn't read the books were all..."what?" when Albus said it at the end.
~Yeah. Could Charlie and Bill have maybe shown up for a second? Please? And what about Percy?
yeah, I was really hoping to see Charlie once Hagrid said his name..but alas! I knew that Percy, Bella and the whole SPEW and Winky plot were being cut before the movie came out...but still...how cool would it been to have Percy just following Barty Sr around everywhere with a wizard's clip-board? heh.
~A teeny tiny bit of the Quidditch World Cup would have been nice. Though that was probably the most obvious thing to chop due to time constraints.
I would have love to see that, and a really short clip of the other students in task one, but, oh well.
*loves*
Movie squeeage!
no subject
Date: 2005-11-29 09:07 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-12-07 01:08 pm (UTC)From:oh, me too!
no subject
Date: 2005-11-30 01:02 am (UTC)From:No I don't. I mean, hey, we've already done death defying dragon shit and there's that whole, woh, Cedric is dead right there lying cold on the ground and all due respect to Ralph Finnes because I LOVE HIM but sorry, he's prancing around like some cutesy bootsy kid's cartoon villian!!! No. Won't have it. I want major John Malcovinchian Sociopathy here people! I want to see a look of cold cold cold cold evvvvvvvvvvvvil in a pair of shiney red freaking eyes!!!!!
But yes, the whole slashy feel and that Myrtle thing. I'm all, shit, Harry's about to get groped by a ghost!!! Ahhh,somebody call the Bloody Baron, we's got to get this dead girl to back off Harry's shit.
Okay. I shall reread your points later. I have only scanned them. But I felt I could now rant to you properly, as if I didn't rant a little before you even watched it.
no subject
Date: 2005-12-01 03:56 pm (UTC)From:And yeah. Where the heck were the crimson eyes???
no subject
Date: 2005-12-01 06:02 pm (UTC)From:And so we are forced to agree to disagree. ;-D
In other unrelated news, yeah, where were those eyes!!!! ARRRRGH!
no subject
Date: 2005-12-01 01:39 pm (UTC)From:I read in an interview that he, after much musing over the character, took John Wayne of all people as a model - it gave me the creeps back then, and I thought, Holy Shit, he's gonna blow it! And then I was there, in the theatre, with my mouth hanging open... what a performance!!
OMG the Crouch Sr./McCarthy parallel! So true!
Must agree on Fiennes, as much as it pains me, because I love that bloke... and why did poor old dark lord have to do his own exposition?
no subject
Date: 2005-12-01 03:58 pm (UTC)From:On the McCarthy front, as we are about to have an HP movie featuring the queen of McCarthys, I say Dame Judy Dench. I think she'd have fun with Umbridge.
no subject
Date: 2005-12-02 04:49 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-12-02 09:22 am (UTC)From:Do we know who is cast yet?
no subject
Date: 2005-12-03 09:51 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-12-04 10:03 pm (UTC)From:*keeps fingers crossed for Helena Bonham Carter or Kristin Scott Thomas for Bella*
no subject
Date: 2005-12-05 04:22 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-12-05 08:58 am (UTC)From: