Harry Potter!, or, another post with adaptation spoilers

On Saturday, several of us went to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. (By "several," I mean that we took up more than an entire row in the movie theater.) It was great to see people, and the movie was fun too. It was a little bit frenetic, but I think that's just because they were trying to fit in so much plot in so (relatively) little movie time. For once, I don't think I missed many of the plot omissions, although I sort of wish we could have seen more interactions among Harry, Ron and Hermione (Ron flipped out, but everything was resolved kind of quickly). Also, I was bugged by the image of Sirius in the embers; wasn't he supposed to be in the flames above them? Most annoying was Dumbledore--why was he so visibly upset so early in the movie? Harry's return with Cedric's body seemed to affect him less than Harry's name being pulled out of the goblet of fire.

I did really like several things about the movie, though, including the way they handled Harry as a triwizard competitor. The scene where he sat quietly while the other competitors fought their dragons was really poignant. I also thought the dance scenes were hilarious, if overly pink, and that Ralph Fiennes was a very creepy Voldemort. (I just wish the priori incantatem scene wasn't over so quickly; I missed the novel's pace there.)

And now...for the obligatory geek photos: (I mean this with love!)


















P.S. Yes, we all posed in the movie theater hallway. This is because we are awesome.