HP and The Goblet Of Fire

Jennifer Doyle · Post by **Jennifer Doyle** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:14 pm

I find the movies interesting, haven't read the books, but I don't think I'll be seeing this one. In theaters anyhow. I've seen the other movies as a babysitter because the kids are allowed to watch them. I don't think I am allowed to watch them myself thought that has never been said. My father believes they are bad. I've never really cared either way. I have plenty of movies/books I can watch/read that I wouldn't have to battle with my parents over, so ya.

Thursday Next · Post by **Thursday Next** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:03 pm

I'm going to go see it....I'm excited that one of my favorite scenes is in the movie.

COWBOY OF TEXAS · Post by **COWBOY OF TEXAS** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:06 pm

HP dies? (And no, I am not talking about Hewlett Packerd.)

Yours Wondering,
Odyssey Bank Teller,
-Cowboy of Texas

Shadowpaw · Post by **Shadowpaw** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:12 pm

COWBOY OF TEXAS wrote:HP dies? (And no, I am not talking about Hewlett Packerd.)

I'm not sure where you gathered that, but no, HP doesn't die

. He may die in the final book (in fact, some would say that's likely considering all the foreshadowing) but he is not, as of book 6 (and certainly not during the Goblet of Fire) dead.

Lord Sesshoumaru · Post by **Lord Sesshoumaru** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:46 am

Shadowpaw wrote:
COWBOY OF TEXAS wrote:HP dies? (And no, I am not talking about Hewlett Packerd.)
I'm not sure where you gathered that, but no, HP doesn't die . He may die in the final book (in fact, some would say that's likely considering all the foreshadowing) but he is not, as of book 6 (and certainly not during the Goblet of Fire) dead.

Geez now you may have spoiled the movie for some people

Lord sesshoumaru

Shad Lexer · Post by **Shad Lexer** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:32 pm

COWBOY OF TEXAS wrote:HP dies?

If he did, that would be the only way you'd get me to go see it...

(Kidding, of course)

No, I don't like Harry.

Arwen · Post by **Arwen** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:43 pm

Neither do I, so I'll pass on the movie.

Bennett · Post by **Bennett** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:04 pm

HARRY POTTER IS EVIL!!

Yeah, sure, I'll go see it.

BC

COWBOY OF TEXAS · Post by **COWBOY OF TEXAS** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:14 pm

The BC wrote:HARRY POTTER IS EVIL!!

Yeah, sure, I'll go see it.

BC

Glad that you are so adament with your convictions.

Yours Truely,
Odyssey Bank Teller,
-Cowboy of Texas

Iverkid · Post by **Iverkid** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:11 am

yes i will definitely go and see it. the books were great and the movies have been ok. i am annoyed that they are cutting so much out though. i have heard they are cutting dobby out which is so not cool. anyway, the fourth book was my favorite so i've got to see the movie.
Iverkid

Tuxlover · Post by **Tuxlover** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 11:42 am

Garbage in, garbage out. That's all I'll say.

jollyholiday · Post by **jollyholiday** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:30 pm

My wife and I will definately be going to the movie. The books are excellent and the movies have been done fairly well.

Our kids will have to wait to see it on DVD as we have with the previous 3 movies. Not due to the content of the movie per se, but due to the previews that theaters tend to show before films that are most often not appropriate to the ages of the movie goers in the theater.

-jolly

map · Post by **map** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:37 pm

I'm a fan of the books, even though I have debated on reading them or not because of the whole witch/evil thing.

I'm not too big a fan of the movies because they do cut so much out.

I think I'll be giving it a miss, or be like Jolly and wait till dvd

FluteBoy · Post by **FluteBoy** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:18 pm

Wow. I just took my 9 year old brother to see Goblet of Fire. Great film in some respects; I haven't read the book in several years so perhaps my faulty memory has spared me remembering some of the swaths of sub plots I'm sure they cut out. Still, a very different sort of directing style and feel, at least it seemed to me.
Personally I was psyched getting to see this Brendan Gleeson's performance as Mad Eye Moody. This was mainly on a personal level as I recently met Brendan on a trip to Los Angeles, and had some tunes with him. Had some what with him, you ask? I play traditional Irish music. Brendan is from Dublin, Ireland and a fantastic fiddler. I played several weeks in a row at session (informal Irish music jam) at a pub in Santa Monica and had the pleasure of hearing and playing with Brendan on several occasions. It was very cool because I had been wondering ever since Idiscovered he played fiddle if our paths might cross in a session. Well, he was in town for a few weeks filming and stopped by when he could. Very nice (and very humble) man and a absolutely gorgeous fiddle player. If you want to hear Brendan both play fiddle AND sing, go out and rent "Cold Mountain". He's not a main character, but has a sizeable part as an old-timey musician during the Civil War era. Now, this film IS rated R, and is very graphic and violent. However it is also an amazing and stunningly filmed story about a Confederate soldier trying to return home from the war. I think it very nicely shows both the incredibly evil nature of wicked men and the extreme and God-given decency and kindness that men can also possess. An extremely haunting film, and I highly recommend it.
So why this post? Mainly I just think Brendan Gleeson is a really cool guy and an immense talent both in acting and as a musician, and he deserves all the fans he can get! So do yourself a favor and see Goblet of Fire and rent some of Brendan's other films. Meanwhile, I'll do my part to support a fellow Irish musician;) http://imdb.com/name/nm0322407/

Cheers,
Zac

*thread merged*

* Post originally contained the poll "Isn't Brendan Gleeson Awesome?"
Results:
Yes! (6 votes)
No! He's not a super-hot chick! I don't like him! (5 votes)

STRYPER · Post by **STRYPER** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:29 pm

I thought he was pretty good in the role. But I haven't read the book so I don't know how good he did compared to the character in the book.

Thursday Next · Post by **Thursday Next** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:54 pm

I abousolutly loved his portrayl of Moody. Since I had always had a difficult time coming up with a visual image of Moody on my own his portrayal helped. My favourite scene is the Draco the bouncing ferret scene. That was my favourite part in the book and it's one of my favorite parts in the movie (the dance lessons given by McGonagall runs a close second).

As for the other that is sooo cool. I love Irish music and that would be soo cool to play with him. Some of my favorite songs when I was in Orchestra were those that had a Celtic flavour to them.

Lord Sesshoumaru · Post by **Lord Sesshoumaru** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:55 pm

I'll throw my two cents in on the GOF while I am at it. I too had a hard time pictureing Moody. His performance was great. The only acting I didnt really care for is the guy who played Albus, but then yet I still think Richard Harris would have been better but alas he can't.

As far as the movie goes I think they cut out WAY to much and then above that rushed through nearly all of it. for example the begining scene which I'm covering from after Harry wakes to after the world cup, I feel they should of taken a lot more time with that. It was almost not worth showing since they didnt even show any of the quidditch match. Just seems to me like they wanted to get this one over with so that they can get started on the 5th movie or something. Not a great idea in my opinion.

Ahh well now that's out of my system I'll let the rest of you chat untill I chat again.

Lord Sesshoumaru

STRYPER · Post by **STRYPER** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:27 pm

Lord Sesshoumaru wrote:The only acting I didnt really care for is the guy who played Albus, but then yet I still think Richard Harris would have been better but alas he can't.

I think Michael Gambon doesn't work for Dumbledore at all. Even Richard Harris wasn't quite right in my mind but he did a great job just because he's Richard Harris

Danadelfos · Post by **Danadelfos** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:46 pm

Harry Potter, Bleh I don't like it.

Elrohir · Post by **Elrohir** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:17 pm

me too, but for some reason I watch the movies anyway. GoF was awesome!

The Town of Odyssey

HP and The Goblet Of Fire

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