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GoF reviews in Associated Press & Rolling Stone

The Associated Press and Rolling Stone magazine have each published their reviews of 'Goblet of Fire'.

Associated Press:

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Director Mike Newell has crafted a film full of images that are vast and wondrous, but strangely detached and obviously artificial, similar to the look of the "Lord of the Rings" movies. You can appreciate the enormity of the visuals, but they seem so distant, it's difficult to feel engaged by them.

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Newell (working from a script by Steve Kloves, who has adapted all of Rowling's books and had his work cut out for him with the 734-page "Goblet of Fire") seems less interested in the whimsical magicality of Hogwarts' halls — thankfully, since we're all over the moving staircases and talking portraits by now — and focuses more on Harry and his friends as they come of age.

"Goblet of Fire" is more effective in these smaller, more intimate moments than in the bloated bombast of its larger set pieces. One of Newell's best-known and loved films is "Four Weddings and a Funeral," and he applies that same keen sense of romantic comedy timing here.

Rolling Stone:

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Confession: the juvenilia and wizard bling of the first two Potter movies left me cold. Whatever magic author J.K. Rowling worked on the page evaporated onscreen.

Newell also does the action proud, staging an exciting Triwizard Tournament and an underwater chase involving evil spirits. Scariest of all is Ralph Fiennes doing his Red Dragon stare as Lord Voldemort, the fiend who killed Harry's parents. Freud would have loved this Goblet. With the cast getting looser and the mind games kinkier, it's hard to resist.

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First to post..woohoo!

Despite some reviews, I think that GoF will be great! It sounds really humorous too, which is always a good thing. ;)

This movie is going to be awesome, and nobody can change my mind. :)

This movie is going to be great no matter what the reviews are saying. And they are all so different i dont know what to think. All i know is that its funny and action packed! two great combinations!

Didn't seem like a good review. But not everyone will love it. I can't make my judgement until I see it. But I think I will love it. People who just go to see it cause it's a movie and have never read the books don't appriciate it as much. And that bugs me. It'll be good. I already plan to see it twice opening weekend.

the movie will be awesome to all us fans just because it is the movie to only the best books in the world...i cant wait - though i probably wont see it till december *cries* but i can probably get it then too

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Freud would have loved this Goblet. With the cast getting looser and the mind games kinkier, it's hard to resist.

Gosh I love Rolling Stone!!!!!! :lol: Love em!

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Harry (Daniel Radcliffe, more confident than ever), Hermione (Emma Watson, more vibrant than ever) and Ron (Rupert Grint, who's, well, still a little goofy) are beginning to figure out who they are and struggling to understand the opposite sex, something they're forced to do upon the unexpected arrival of students from two other schools.

-Associated Press

Interesting!! :ballcap:

I dont think neccessarily bc people loved the books they will love the movies. I of course am a huge fan of the books, but i thought the first and second movies, esp the first were not nearly what they could have been and i found my self mad in the theaters because they nowhere near did the books justice. The third one was better and i think this one will be one step closer to getting there, but they arent nearly doing the justice that say, the lord of the rings, did to their books. That being said of course ill be seeing the movie this weekend, and im excited to see it.

Oh yeah, go Rolling Stone! Cant wait till I get the December edition.
hmmm, but everyone's going to have their opinions. I mean everyone is going to like the books better because, well obviously, nothing is left out and it's how we want to see it. Not to mention trying to put something that is nothing but imagination on a television screen is going to be hard.

hmm... i def. think GoF will be a movie that i will enjoy

:mad: Why do they always have to compare one film with the other, that is so annoying :hairpull:

That's great! Ain't it awesome that no-one (at least that I've heard) hasn't told bad things about the film? :D

cool i heart the reviews

I don't care waht anyone says I know I'm going to love it!

:jump: :woot: GUYS. 2 DAYS. aaaaaaaaah!

I'm definitely excited regardless of any bad reviews.:radish:

hmmm .... well, everyone have their opinion....and i, for one, can hardly find anything wrong wid any of hp movies......
so i dun care whteva reviews say......i know i m gonna love it
and yah, i m soooo looking forward to that Voldemort scene.....

Who cares what the reviews are saying. GoF will rock n we all know it!!

dude i can care less about bad reviews...I HEART HARRY POTTER!!!

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focuses more on Harry and his friends as they come of age.

I saw GoF last night (yup, we're some of the first, haha), and I couldn't agree more with the quote above. Won't say anymore here, just go watch!

I bet you alot of people still feel engaged to the film!!! I agree with The Rolling Stoens!!!!