GOF!! Squee!

[emmagrant01]

I've now seen it twice -- at midnight last night and again right after work today. In fact, I just got home from the second viewing. :-D I haven't read anyone else's comments yet, because I wanted to write my thoughts without influence from anyone else.



Overall impression: Wow. Fast paced, action packed, funny, touching, exciting, scary -- I comepletely LOVED it. There really wasn't anything about the film that I didn't like. I'm sure there are people who will complain bitterly about what was missing, but I'm not one of them. The fact that they could tell that story in two and a half hours is frickin' amazing. My metaphorical hat is off to the screenwriter!

The trio: They were so adorable! As actors, the three kids were really great. Their performances were subtle, nuanced, and so perfectly crafted. Rupert is finally becoming natural, not so much the face-pulling clown he's been in the earlier films. Dan was so deliciously awkward, absolutely perfect. Sometimes that awkwardness was painful, because it was just so real. When Harry came back with Cedric's body, Dan's emotion was perfect. It was the first real anguish we've seen from him, I think, and he did it so well. In general, Dan was adorable! And Rupert in the sleeveless shirt? Hello! Emma's in an A-cup, bless her heart.

The Twins: They fucking STOLE the movie! They were perfect, just like I imagine them to be. I was so thrilled to see them finally get their due in this film! Every scene they were in was fantastic. Their interactions with Harry and Ron were great too, and their endless teasing of Ron was hilarious.

The Quidditch World Cup: It went by fast because it had to, but it was so exciting while it lasted! I would have loved to have seen a straight-on shot of Draco in that turtleneck, though. ;-)

Harry/Ron: Geez, OTP! The Harry/Ron angst was so slashy I could hardly believe it. Hey kerryblaze, rec me some fic?

Neville: I LOVED the fact that Neville got to shine in this film! It was a brilliant idea to let him be the one to help Harry with the gillyweed, and I loved the fact that we saw Neville being good at and absorbed in Herbology. He was so adorable! And he was the first boy to stand when McGonagall asked them to practice dancing -- such a Gryffindor!

Lack of Pumpkin Pie: I was worried that the film would be Pumpkin Pie-ish from the preview stuff I'd seen, but it really wasn't like that. It was so clear at every point (IMO) that their relationship is entirely platonic. Harry ogled her when she came down the stairs at the Ball, but it was in a "I'm so happy for you" way. Otherwise, he didn't look at her like he looked at Cho.

Cho: Yikes, the accent! I wasn't expecting that!

Cedric: Oh, so lovely and sweet! His male friends just couldn't keep their hands off him, I noticed. Heh.

Favorite moments:
• Nagini cam!
• Cedric, his dad, and Arthur knowing how to land from a portkey while everyone else landed on their asses.
• Ron being "in love" with Krum!
• Ron telling Harry to piss off and turning away, looking for all the world like his widdle heart had just broken. (Sooooo slashy.)
• Harry and Ron making up. I was like, kiss him already!
• The shot of Ron ogling the Beauxbatons girls' asses, heh.
• Hagrid/Madame Maxime! Oh, him putting his hand on her ass while they were dancing was fantastic! Did anyone else see the shot where they were dancing and he had his head on her chest and think "Sixteen Candles"?
• The twins rolling on the floor wrestling. I've never been a big fan of twincest, but... ;-)
• Fred or George (can't remember which) asking Angelina to the Ball. God, that was adorable! And the look he gave Ron after -- wow.
• Snape in that study hall scene. I swear Dan and Rupert are cracking up in one of those shots! But Snape rolling up his sleeves before the last one just killed me!
• Harry in the tub with Myrtle trying to sneak a peek! Oh, there's a fic waiting to be written. *coughs* (Oh, and the audience in the midnight show totally squeed when we saw half-naked Harry!)
• Rita Skeeter dragging Harry into a closet and remarking that he must feel right at home. *grins* Come out, Harry!
• Barty Crouch Jr. doing the tongue flick thing at Snape, heh. And "I'll show you mine if you show me yours." That guy needs to be slashed, pronto. With Snape, preferably. Or Lucius. ;-)
• Ron starting to flip the twins off when they teased him for dancing with McGonagall, but her catching his hand just in time.
• The ferret scene, obviously. The ferret going down Crabbe's pants was great! And did I dream this, or did Goyle go after it? (People are telling me in comments thath he did!)
• The Yule Ball looking so much like a typical school dance, with the grungy band and the kids bouncing all around! And Flitwick!
• Crouch-Moody's attire at the Ball -- complete with dead ferret hanging over the crotch!
• The smirk on Harry's face when Hermione admitted that her relationship with Krum was entirely "physical".
• The Patil twins chorusing, "Hi, Harry!" every time they walked by. On my second viewing, the teenage boys sitting in front of me loved that bit too. Every time it happened, they said, "Harry, go for the twins!!"
• Voldemort touching himself. Nuff said.

More thoughts added:
• People seem to have strong feelings about Dumbledore in this film. My thoughts are here.
• My thoughts about the addition of Barty Jr. to the scene with Voldemort.


There's so much more I want to say, but I'm operating on three hours of sleep! In summary, I LOVED IT SO MUCH!!! I think it's my favorite HP film yet, and that's saying a lot because I loved POA!

ETA: It must finally be time for bed, because the sheer number of "Hated it!" posts on my f-list is starting to piss me off. People are entitled to their opinions, but be reasonable, folks -- it's not just a visual of the 700+ page book! It's an interpretation of it, and one done in a completely different medium. There are things you can show on film in a single moment that would take pages of text in a book , so of course it isn't the same. Watch it again, and think about it -- some of what you think is horrible and missing and OMG-so-awful is not what you think.

And with that, I think I'll go to sleep!

ETA 2 (the next morning): For my own reference, I'm going to link to other people's awesome reviews here.

amanuensis1 here
anise_anise here
jedirita here, complete with dirt on how drunk I was, heh
marksykins here
longtimegone here
skarch86 gives a pretty good blow by blow here
charlotteschaos here. Fun and snarky, as always!

Pimp your own review on fandom_history here.

Comments

[joesther.livejournal.com]

OH YES OH YES OH YES. Harry's smirk at the "physical" comment. I DIED. Sooo funny. And Pervy!Myrtle in the bath. And "I'll show you mine if you show me yours." And Voldie... OMG the mansnake needs a good blow job. Right now. I mean, hell, it's been thirteen years, hasn't it?

Rita pissed me off with her "you must feel right at home" comment, but she was supposed to, wasn't she? Oy. I wanted to throttle the bitch.

Go to sleep. I can't wait to get more input from you. I love your posts.

Night! *waves*

[sparkysparky.livejournal.com]

My personal favorite moments of the movie were the Cedric/Harry slashy-angst! And the end....OMG! I kept expecting Ced to be, I love you Harry. Please take my body back to my dad, or something! And the Neville/Harry was ACES. Also, Ron/Harry and Snape/Harry and even *shudders* a little Dumbledore/Harry...so many slashy moments for us slash 'ho's! Rita Skeeter cracked me up! THe only things I missed were Bill and Charlie! We didn't get to see Harry's little school-boy crush on Bill! *sad face* But other than that, the movie rocked my little world on it's axis. Can't wait to see it a second time!!!!!!

[askani.livejournal.com]

The ferret scene, obviously. The ferret going down Crabbe's pants was great! And did I dream this, or did Goyle go after it?

omg. i NEED to see this movie. that part sounds like it is to die for. haha.

[cjmarlowe.livejournal.com]

Wow, I actually haven't seen a single "hated it" post on my friends list, that I can recall. :) This makes me happy.

[tastyeyeliner.livejournal.com]

HOW COULD ANYONE HATE THIS MOVIE?! It was brilliant. I totally cried...did you cry? I felt like such a moron, but when Cedric came out of the wand I couldn't take it anymore! And then all the crying...and Amos...ooooh! So painful. I'm glad this movie got to show off so much of their acting talents...they're amazing!

My favorite scene? Dan bending over in Dumbledore's office ;) Such a lovely ass.

oops...did I just say that? Hehe.

Goyle did go after it. Got his fingers bit! I sense a rhyme there...

[thatzeppogirl.livejournal.com]

Finally! Someone else who really appreciated all the work they put into the film and realized that stuff had to be cut out. Shirtless Dan is absolutely.. gorgeous. Pervy!Myrtle was hilarious, though :)
And yes! Harry/Ron angst was soo obvious, and I got a hint of Ron/Krum going on too ;]

[cheshyre]

They've actually already released the ferret scene in Quicktime and WMV formats.
I blogged it here, including a still image illustrating the trouser ferret.

I thoroughly expect this clip to inspire a thousand icons...

[spinfrog.livejournal.com]

er.. *shuffles feet* ..'hate' is such a strong word.. there were so so many reall awesome moments in this movie... can I say I loved about 85% of it? ;)

[fatale.livejournal.com]

You know, I haven't really seen any negative reactions, which pleases me since I haven't seen it yet.

[likeafox.livejournal.com]

Wow, I haven't seen a single "Hated it" on my f-list. Anyway, I agree with you totally. I thought the movie was brilliant. I got to see it last Saturday, then again at a midnight showing, so I've been waiting on the edge of my seat to see what other people's reactions would be. So far I think I called it pretty well, which is unusual for me, to say the least. :P I love love loved all the Ron slashing that was happening, though! I also might have to go read some Ron/Krum now, because that is a ship I could get behind.

[gmth.livejournal.com]

I'm seeing bunches, and it's bugging the hell out of me, too. This fandom is so damn critical of absolutely EVERYTHING. It drives me batshit.

Loved it too

[fodirteg.livejournal.com]

Loved the Snape adjusting his cuffs, too.

Maybe I'm an old lady perv, but the camera seemed to focus on Harry's crotch & butt in lots of shots... hee.

[balfrog.livejournal.com]

I had to scroll down really quick not to read your comments- weird, i thought I saw so many "OMG! THIS IS THE BESTEST SO FAR/EVER" sort of posts.
:D
hehe
*fingertips wrinkly with anticipation*

[cenas-plots.livejournal.com]

I am sooo with you. I absolutely loved this movie more than the others (but I didn't really care for POA).

I think you picked on all of my favourites too.

The only thing I didn't like about the film was how rushed it was in the beginning, but I understand that they had to do it.

My absolute favourite scenes were of Snape in study hall continuously smacking Harry and Ron in the head. I really thought that last time he was going to knock their heads together. :x lol.

And of course the ferret scene. I laughed so hard when Goyle went after the ferret in Crabbe's pants.

I loved the little bits of Draco. Especially at the QWC. Wow. Gorgeous. *shifty*

I can't wait to see it again. I was supposed to bring my brother tonight, but it was completely sold out AND it was in two theatres. Hopefully we'll have better luck tomorrow. :)))) ♥

[gloriousgentry.livejournal.com]

I personally loved it!! I hated Dumbledore. He was too violent for my interpretation of him from the text, but the rest was love!! Harry in the bath was yay!! *swoon* And Cedric? He would have done Hedda Gabbler and Eilert Loveberg proud!

Gloriousgentry

[cjmarlowe.livejournal.com]

How can anyone hate my BIG GAY MOVIE? That's just wrong.

[xcarex.livejournal.com]

I would be all for some Barty Crouch Jr. slashing. We've been slashing David TENnant for months in the Doctor Who fandom, mostly with John Barrowman/Captain Jack... and his regenerating from Christopher Eccleston/Nine is way sexier than his transformation from Mad Eye, trust me! The whole film was amaaaaazing, but compared with him and the Twins, the Trio barely held my attention!

[singlewoman.livejournal.com]

Yes, it did my little slashy heart well to see this movie, twice today! The Harry/Ron bit really did seem like a lover's quarrel. And when Harry grabbed Ron's face when he was underwater you just wanted to scream "Kiss him you fool!" And when Snape dragged Harry into the storeroom it warmed my Snarry fantasies, especially when Harry smirks at Snape when it is discovered that he was not stealing potion ingredients.

As for those who "hated it", well give people credit for artisitc license. Sure there are parts that I didn't really like, such as adding Barty, Jr. to the opening scene and subsequently Harry's memories. But I thought the maze was much better in the movie. Very Stephen King. And I was so glad to see Lucius again. He is so deliciously evil.

Yep, must see it again, maybe on Sunday.

[illuminations.livejournal.com]

I agree with everything. Really. Everything. Especially your ETA.

Let's be honest, Daniel absolutely sucked in the SS, but GOD. When he brought Cedric's body back...UGH. My heart just broke. Really. WHERE ARE MY HARRY/CEDRIC FICS.

[thalia]

We're not going to be able to see it until Tuesday, unfortunately, but so far all the comments I've seen have been really positive. I'm really looking forward to it. And when did Daniel Radcliffe start looking like Elijah Wood's little brother, anyway?

[charlotteschaos.livejournal.com]

My flist > your flist

I haven't seen a negative review yet ;) Well, other than someone I know in rl, but we won't talk about that ;)

OMG so much giggling. You and Rita were adorable... drinkers... *shifty* hehehe!

[lunadeath02.livejournal.com]

My favorite scene? Dan bending over in Dumbledore's office ;) Such a lovely ass.

OMG yes!! That's one of my fav. scenes too! I was like 'omg, what's with the biting candy?' and then when he was bending down... my eyes just literally bulged adn i'm like "omg firm ass!" :D

[bloodstaindnght.livejournal.com]

There were only two parts of the movie I disliked, otherwise I totally loved it.

It was such a slash fest for those of us looking. I loved all the twincest implications, and Snape shoving Harry and Ron's heads down made my night. Such a reminder of what they do for him. I am right there with you on Harry and Ron's kissing and making up. They were so close. I loved how Hermione was about to cry or something. You know she thought they needed to kiss.

Honestly, I am not a cryer in movies, but when Harry came back with Cedric's body and wouldn't let go? I just had to cry. The emotion Dan showed was fantastic. And poor Mr. Diggory? I don't know how people managed not to cry. Overall, I agree with your review-it was fab. I'm jealous you've seen it a second time already.

[marciadanielle.livejournal.com]

I don't understand how people could hate this movie! It was fantastic! I adored it and want to see it again and again.

Your comment about Fred and George was spot on! I loved them in this! They were hilarious!!!

After Surrender the Grey and this movie, I love Cho. I love her accent. How am I going to hate her in the fifth movie???

Green eyes!!

[jackhallin.livejournal.com]

Did anyone else notice?

He had INCREDIBLE green eyes in this one!

They were gorgeous!

And those nipples!! Mmmmmm, finger-lickin' good!!

I think this is probably my favorite movie so far. Things were sacrificed for the overall plot, but the story stayed the same. It was intense, without a single dull spot, all the way through.

I can't wait to go to W-Mart for the soundtrack.

And I am going to ruin my TV when the DVD comes out.

Hehe, Dan's nipples will be burned into the screen from being watched so many times.

Jack