Things that make me happy include: new Harry Potter movies! After the steaming pile of crap that was The Prisoner of Azkaban, I was a bit cautious (and it was my favourite book — what a bummer). That being said, I’m pleased to announce that The Goblet of Fire was faaantastic. Seriously. Although a book the size of that one can’t really accurately make the transition to the big screen, they did a reasonably good job of it.
Janet and I arrived way too late, however. I bought our tickets over the phone on Wednesday, but that does nothing to guarantee a seat. We got there about 20 minutes before the movie started and entered an absolutely packed theatre. The only seats we could find were front row, first seats on the far left. Ick. The brain is an impressive device, though, and it didn’t take too long to get used to the skewed angle.
Things of note: Cho, Harry’s love interest, has a Scottish accent. I’m sorry, it’s just very disconcerting to see an Asian person with a Scottish accent. I have no idea why. Also, Voldemort (who I was impressed with) bore a bit of a resemblence to The Mummy. Also very disconcerting. (Neither of these things impacted my enjoyment of the movie, but I do think they’re of note.)
Anyway, that’s about it. I’ve got exciting geek things to blog about, but I’ll save them for another day (yes, I’m random lately…sorry). Later.
Comments
Mark@OSX
Quote of the Day!
Steve: I mean, I *KNOW* I’m awesome, but I don’t make me prove it!!
Alex
I have my HP ticket for tomorrow! This will make my month…sad as that is…
Keddy@home
HP ticket???
Tony
I thought that the Goblet of Fire was really good, better than any of the others, however, I found that it wasn’t at all what I had expected. I found that they made references to things that they didn’t show in the movie.
Mark@Ion
They always do that, though (references). Fact of life in movie adaptations, methinks.
Chris @ Calgary
That’s why I ain’t reading the damn books. I’ll constantly be let down when something I thought was integral isn’t included. Bah..
crispin
Harry Potter ticket. Get with the times man
Keddy@home
Sorry… I dont care to watch or read any of that at all. I will not conform to your fashist ways… Steve will Agree with me. We want nothing to do with this whole harry potter thing…
Je
I’m not seeing it either. No interst.
Steve
Tony alot of film makers have learned that people have become smarter and actually understand references that aren’t directly explained out. Like people having conversations about something from their past like a party or something, they don’t have to explain it. And the contect of a harry potter film anything like that could be considered that magical thing that happened and thats all you really have to know about it. I also don’t feel any need to read/watch this stuff, at the same time I never stopped reading book I just don’t like to much new fiction.
Alex
There was no quidditch. None whatsoever. Just a crappy pre-game show. The quidditch world cup and not 2 minutes of actual game play!
I enjoyed the movie for the most part, but being _fanatical_ about the books I found everything was kind of rushed…nothing, of course, that should surprise me. The book being really long and all.
Mark
Yeah, rushed is definitely the word. They seem to have skipped over most of the non-action sequences. Still, what was there was good.