Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
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Review #21 of 365
Film: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [PG-13] 154 minutes
WIP: $12.50
When 3rd Seen: 31 January 2006
Where Viewed: Bellevue Galleria Stadium 11, Bellevue, WA
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Review Dedicated to: David H. of Chicago, IL

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This was my third time of seeing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Each time, I have seen it, I think it gets a little better. This time I saw it in full Digital Projection which was wild. There are no blemishes, no flickers, no splotches to alert the projectionist to switch reels, no little artifacts, it was simply stunning to look at. Every image was so vibrant and real. In any case, while being somewhat dark, shadowy, horribly scary in parts, and occasionally wicked, this is a great movie. A lot of people have said it is the best of the Harry Potter films thus far. I hope they continue to say that about each successive film, however, I do not know if it is the best or it just feels like the best because it is the most recent, and we now know so much more about the undercurrents in the plot, etc. I remember thinking the first one was incredibly good at the time—mind you of course that I have yet to read a single word of a Harry Potter book. I simply don’t want to have any of the upcoming movies spoiled in advance. So, I shall wait. So, is the G.o.F. the best of the four films? I’ll leave that for you to decide on your own. All I know is that you should really see this one more than once. In the second time, you will notice a lot more of the clues as to what’s going to happen, and that is very satisfying. The third time around, you will notice how brilliantly the elements are put into place and why they must be this way to achieve the outcome from the very first use of the boot as a port key that the band uses to transport to the World Quidditch Cup Championship. I’ve got to say that this sequence at the QCC is still one of my favorite sequences in the movie, and maybe all four movies, the marvelous stadium, the entrance into the Weasley family tent where Harry says, after first wondering how everyone would fit in this diminutive tent, with that trademarked Daniel Radcliffe grin, “I love magic!”, the special effects of the Quidditch flyers and the Olympic-like feel to the whole affair. I could watch that part over and over and over. The third time around, you’ll also be more conscious of the devilish comment made by Lucius Malfoy as he and Draco are heading down to the ‘better seats’ and they run into the Harry Potter on his way to the nose-bleed section. Brilliantly delicious. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed HP: Episode IV. It is a great film.

My only wish, and this is a bit of a personal one, is that the Ms Rowling and the producers of this franchise please consider the impact things like the Tri-Wizard Tournament Annual Yule Ball have on the teenager and younger boys and girls in the audience. There is no reason that Victor Krum (a 17+ year-old) needs to be taking a barely 14 year-old Hermione Granger to the ball. Meanwhile, the consideration of the impact of the pressures on kids today to go to dances be ready for all the implications that dances have on teen culture today from freak dancing to after-dance activities, to finding a ‘date’, etc. All of this is a lot of social pressure for kids that often leads to them doing things and making decisions they otherwise might not want to. While this may seem innocent enough in a Harry Potter film, it has wide-ranging impact on the teens who spend their allowances to see these types of films. Frankly, while Hermione has been a strong and potent character throughout the first three films, in this fourth one, she really took the role of a stereotypical helpless girl a little too much.

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