Sorting order/The second task

[Matt]

No disrespect intended but do we really need all that?  What really 
happens in GoF?  

1. World Cup
2. Triwizard Tournament
3. Volemort Returns

Looks like a simple Act 1, 2, & 3 to me.  To flesh it out somewhat:

Act 1 World Cup
a. Dursley's/Travel to Burrow/Game (7 minutes)
b. Game/Krum (7 Minutes)
c. Dark Mark/Winky/Crouch (11 Minutes)
d. Travel to Hogwarts (3 minutes)

Act 1 Total: 28 Minutes

Act 2 Triwizard tournament
a. Announcement/Sorting/Feast (3 minutes)
b. Schools Arrive/Intro Maxine & Karakoff (3 Minutes)
c. Age Line/Goblet Anouncements (5 Minutes)
d. Harry Backlash/Ron's attitude/Moody's Class (7 minutes)
e. Hagrid shows Dragons/Sirius pops in/Harry worrying (5 Minutes)
f. 1st task (7 minutes)
g. Egg/Hogsmeade Visit/Skeeter (7 Minutes)
h. Yule Ball (12 minutes)
i. Prefect Bath/Dobby & Gillyweed (5 Minutes)
j. 2nd Task (7 Minutes)
k. Pensieve/Crouch Sr (10 Minutes)
l. 3rd Task (3 Minutes)

Act 2 Total: 74 Minutes

Act 3 Volemort Returns
a. Portkey (1 Minute)
b. Death of Cedric (1 Minute)
c. Volemort's return (3 Minutes)
d. Death Eater's return/Voldemort's speech (4 Minutes)
e. Duel (4 Minutes)
f. Portkey back (1 Minute)
g. Dumbledore learns truth (1 Minute)
h. Moody kidnaps Harry/Turns into Jr. (2 minutes)
i. Dumbledore saves day/Jr talks (5 Minutes)
j. Dumbledore's speech to school. (2 Minutes)

Act 3 Total: 24 Minutes
End

Total time :126 Minutes

CoS total time :161 Minutes

Obviously this is condensed and VERY simplified, but it does prove 
that the book can be made in 1 film.  We all know we can sit throuhg 
CoS.  I am sure even if we added some time here and there we can get 
it to be slightly longer then CoS.  I have cut some things that 
others have outlined.  Spending time devloping certain characters is 
fruitless, espeically when visually, they can be established just as 
well.  How many lines does Snape actually have compared to some 
others?  Yet we have a good idea for his character.  Personally, I 
feel this running time issue is WAY overblown as most Harry Potter 
fans will go and watch a 3 hour film.  I am positive that GoF can be 
a 3 hour film as outlined above.