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• 1 - Eric Berlin

  Nov 19, 2005 at 8:49 pm

  I haven't seen it yet so I don't want to look at the reviews! If I know I'm going to see something, I try not to take a peak... although sometimes I can't help myself.

• 2 - Chris Beaumont

  Nov 19, 2005 at 11:29 pm

  I avoid spoilers, so mine should be safe! :)

• 3 - Eric Olsen

  Nov 20, 2005 at 11:11 am

  We are very excited about seeing this - we're going when we're over at Dawn's sister's house for T-day weekend. The reviews I've seen are almsot all positive

• 4 - Victor Lana

  Nov 20, 2005 at 11:43 am

  Two points of view on this:
  
  -My 13 year old nephew loved it!
  
  -My 7 year old nephew was scared silly!
  
  What does that tell you?
  
  I think the series, like the Beatles, has grown with its fans. However, the younger ones are just not up to speed. They will be someday. Just not right now.

• 5 - meryl

  Nov 20, 2005 at 12:25 pm

  Victor -- I have an almost 7-year-old who wants to see it... what is your recommendation?

• 6 - DJRadiohead

  Nov 20, 2005 at 2:05 pm

  Allow me to be the first splash of cold water.
  
  My wife and I are both dedicated HP fans (her moreso than me but we've both read the books and seen the movies multiple times).
  
  This was easily the worst of the movies- in both our views. We were shaking our heads in disbelief and laughing at it, not with it. Our reasons were many (and I might write them in a subsequent review, don't want to go overboard here on the thread). My wife was particularly disappointed because 'Goblet' is her favorite book in the series. The movie? Not so much.
  
  EO, hope you and the fam love it. We were less than thrilled.

• 7 - k

  Nov 20, 2005 at 4:05 pm

  Normally, Im not the biggest fan when it comes to the movies but GoF really surprised me. I had expected to hate it, just like PoA the first time I watched it. Of course, the movie did make me want to scream and at certain times more so since GoF is my favorite book in the series but I forced myself to remember that they couldnt have everything in the movie and that it atleast had the most important parts. They also altered the story a bit and I was surprised but it makes sense for the people who have not read the books. I recommend the movie, just be prepared for a bit of disappointment.

• 8 - Victor Lana

  Nov 20, 2005 at 5:49 pm

  Meryl,
  
  The seven year old was up all night, wanting to sleep with his parents. He was scared out of his little mind. It's up to you, depending on how he handles the fear stuff.

• 9 - Josh. I'm 17.

  Nov 22, 2005 at 6:16 pm

  The movie was 2.5 hours long, and still it seemed rushed. Time passed by so quickly in the movie, and there isn't much dialogue.
  
  I was dissapointed, because, like Prisoner of Azkaban, they failed to include and explain certain things.
  
  The ending of Goblet ended abruptly as well, let me add some teenage words here-
  
  It was pretty cool if you read the book and understood what was happening, but it sucked because you realize what WASN'T happening.

• 10 - Eric Olsen

  Nov 22, 2005 at 6:36 pm

  wow, Victor, that's pretty intense - we are going over the holiday and couldn't keep the 6 year-old away with wild horses. I hope she can handle it.
  
  Josh, you can't expect a movie to give the same ifnormation as a book - it's simply a different medium. But a movie can also visually convey in an instant what it may take words pages to convey. There is always a trade-off

• 11 - Malt

  Nov 29, 2005 at 4:42 pm

  Goblet of Fire movie review:
  
  It all comes down to separating the book from the movie in terms of interpretation and tone.
  
  Dumbledore in the book is always under control, eyes twinkling, on the edge of humor under the most extreme conditions. The movie Dumbledore is stressed, tense, and slightly mad (as he grabbed Potter and gave him a shake while asking if he put his name in the Goblet).
  
  For special effects and set design creations the movie was entertaining but as a book purist the movies remain a separate entity regarding storylines.

• 12 - John

  Nov 30, 2005 at 10:17 pm

  I am sure CrimsonLight will get on board and start talking about this one. They have a little already.