I am sure we can soon expect a ton of early
reviews for Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire pop up at the same rate
that the reviews for Revenge
of the Sith did. Not that I am comparing the two films
in the slightest, but GOF should have equivalent hype [at least]
when the film enters theatres.
Goblet of Fire Movie Reviews
Check out two additional early movie reviews for
the upcoming film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Though both
say tons of great things about the film, both reviews dock off a few marks
[actually, Times only gives GOF three out of five stars. According
to one of the reviews, Goblet of Fire just tries to be too funny.
TIMES
What’s fresh about the Goblet of Fire is the intriguing tension between the feeble and the strong. This has always been Rowling’s tug of war. The playground duels between Harry and his peers are as bitter as ever, but there’s a delicious sense of anarchy about boarding school life. For the first time we sense what makes Harry tick under pressure.
There are plenty of old familiar staples for fans: the unsporting cut-and-thrust of a Quidditch World Cup; a maze that stretches for ever; and a mission impossible at the bottom of a lake. The Dursleys are sadly missing. But one can’t have everything. The red-herrings are worth hanging on a wall. Brendan Gleeson’s Mad-Eye Moody is the latest loose cannon on the staff. It’s impossible to fault the shades; I’d like to bid for the marble eyeball.
AICN
And what a ride it is. Clocking in at 2.5 hours, this is a great film - unquestionably the best of the series thus far. Personal opinion - it's also the best book of the series. I could have watched another hour and not gotten bored.
Potter fans will note there is A LOT missing from the book. But c'mon, it's about 700 pages. Of course they're gonna have to chop some stuff, otherwise the movie would be five hours (I wouldn't complain, myself). But while many things have been left out, nothing feels like it's missing. The movie stands on it's own very well.
The one downside is it seemslike the makers took every opportunity to inject humor in. While I can understand why they felt it necessary (it is a kid's movie, after all), and a lot of it does work, there are some little tidbits that seem to be there with no other purpose than to provide a light moment, which kind of takes you out of the intensity of the movie. Some of those could go, but I get why it was felt they were needed.
And seriously, that's my only criticism. It's a great film. Gotta give it a B+ easily. Lose just a bit of the unnecessary humor, and it's totally in the A range.
It has been confirmed that the Dursley's do not
make an appearance in Goblet of Fire. However, at least the opening
dream sequence from the book still exists.
To read either of the new reviews for Harry Potter and the Goblet of
Fire, click on the orange links [open in new window].
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire comes to theatres on November
18th.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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