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Very good movie of a somewhat problematic book. In some ways improves on the book. Tha action and special effects are great. Harry and Kids are growing up. You should see how tall Neville has gotten. The teenage angst and problems are given fairly short shrift due to time constraints, I'd guess. They were not that entertaining in the book, anyway. A fairly non existent rendition of teenage lust. That is to say -5 on the erotimeter.Harry is growing up and contending with you know who. Won't tell you about you know who, but he is in here. Ralph Fiennes in perhaps the the second most entertaining role in the movie. I won't tell you the first. You should see it yourself.
I also thought that Prisoner of Ashkeban improved on the book, but what do I know?
Just for grins, anyone want to rate all the the Potter movies in order of enjoyment?
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My son has seen the previous 3 installments, and he and I have read the GoF together, so he knows the story. However, I can imagine that the film treatment could either be fine or too scary for an 8 year-old (esp. the bit in the cemetary). Can someone comment on the "scare factor" or suitability for younger ones?Thanks.
An expert is someone who knows no more than you but is from out of town.
-Mark Twain
I had a hunch it would be too much, esp. given the PG-13 this time around. The kids don't see other PG-13 films yet, so this should be no different I suppose. He just really enjoys the Potter series, so I was considering bending the rules. He'll see the DVD in a couple of years.Thanks again for the comments.
An expert is someone who knows no more than you but is from out of town.
-Mark Twain
Myself at 8...no.Your son - since he already knows what happens, he may be just fine. There are some very intense sequences - the first task is ramped up quite a bit, the graveyard scene at the end is a bit scary - but if your son can handle LOTR, he should be fine.
Very brutalizing imagery in the cemetery footage. If you are really serious about this, see the movie, yourself, before deciding to allow your son to see it.I would not allow an 8 year old to see it.
1.) Prisoner of Azkaban/Alphonso CuaronFirst in my estimation by a considerable margin. One of my favorite John Williams scores too.
This is the only HP film which evokes for me the feeling/spirit of the books. The magic is contextual and slyly funny, the big scenes seem organic, not like a bunch of big fx moments all piled up together. You truly believe that Cuaron not afriad to be clever and arty and has dotted the movie with delightful grace notes and details (the bass singing toads of the Hogwarts Glee Club/the Shakespeare referenced song; the foxes on the hillside heading to Hagrid's cottage; the bloated Aunt spiralling away into the sky in a tiny corner of the frame as Harry stalks down his suburban street in adolescnet fury; the wizzard in the Leaky Cauldron reading "A SHort HIstroty of Time while magically stirring his te cup...and what was AHrry doing with his wand under the covers at Privet Lane?????)
Kloves & Cuaron couldn't completely get around some of Rowling's awkward plotting nor her prediliction for having characters spout long paragraphs of exposition at dramatic climaxes...but I think PoA improves on the book in many ways. I quite liked the additions and didn't fret over the deletions. David Thewlis' scenes with D. Radclifffe are among best and most touching in the entire series for me. And I positively live to hear Alan Rickman give three devilishly different line readings of "Turn to page 394" in the defense against the dark arts class. The Hypogriff is fab, although the werewolf seems in urgent need of skin ointment. Bring Cuaron back!!
Next in my pantheon of Potter flicks would be....
2.) Goblet of Fire/Mike NewellEntertaining outing although it lacks the visual sophistication and wit of Cuaron's effort. Much of GoF seems pitched a little too high to me (Gambon's performance case in point), plus I missed Cuaron's fluid pacing - sometimes events in GoF seem to pile up rather untidily. Still, it has some good moments (e.g. the first task, quidditch world cup, Yule Ball) and Newell is quite deft with the light character bits. It remains far superior to the first two HPs and probably the most appealing to audiences who could care less about Cuaron's poetic moments. GoF will make scads of money.
However, I was longing to give Harry & Ron haircuts throughout the movie...the long dos were an unflattering mistake...and who decided on Fleur's look?! Yech. I never thought I'd say this, but I missed J. Williams! Found the score a bit pedestrian. (I can't believe I said it.)
Then waaaaaay below HP4 we find....
3.) Chamber of Secrets/Chris ColumbusHas its charms, mainly due to veteran cast (Snape, Snape I adore you), better FX than first, but rather clunky and leaden footed). However it is much better than...
4.) Sorcerer's Stone/Chris ColumbusGreat casting. FX feel rushed. Camera static and action at the rather magnificent Hogwarts Academy of Witchcraft and Magic feels visually constrained. Clunky editing, too much exposition (although I grant you Koves had a near impossible task in satisfying young fans with this adaptation). It is literal and sincere where the books are witty and deadpan. Some of the reation shots are truly painful to watch now. Columbus is a hack - but this is his best movie.
Excellent flic and greatly improves the book. I'm not so sure about 2nd choice. I really liked the Chamber of Secrets movie. Better than Goblet? I need to replay the Chamber sometime while I still have a fairly clear memory of Goblet.
I actually became bored and was suprised by a seemingly untidy ending. The actors have passed their cuteness and by the next movie may actually turn unattractive or ugly. Chilly aspect.
You are from the dark side, right? You a DeathEater?
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"The actors have passed their cuteness and by the next movie may actually turn unattractive or ugly. Chilly aspect."Personally I think it was the haircuts - horribly unflattering to the young gents. In the books, Hermione is not supposed to be attarctive.
But Dan R. better grow soon.
The serial nature of the series shows in the ending - not great but worked OK for me.
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