[HPFGU-Movie]GoF screening

[huntergreen_3]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, lynda wrote:
> If you go to The Leaky Cauldron (_http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/_ 
> (http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/)  )  there are links to some 
other sites with 
> reviews from folks who attended that  screening.  "Ain't It Cool  
>News" site had 
> three the last time I  looked.  Yeah, LUCKY people!!!

Actually one of the people fortunate enough to go to a screening is 
posting at the Leaky Lounge (the-leaky-cauldron.org's forum), and 
although she hasn't read the books, she's been answering everyone's 
questions about the movie, to the best of her memory. There are A LOT 
of spoilers, but its really helpful to know ahead of time what's NOT 
going to be in the movie (as least in my opinion). 
Here's a link to the forum (remove the spaces and paste it into your 
address bar...its too long for yahoo to understand):
http ://ww w.leakylounge. c om/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?
s=0e256b32cf86acbcaf6f54a5eca2aec1;act=ST;f=22;t=5534;&#top

(if any of you are going to ask questions, by the way, please read 
through the thread first, a few things have been asked several times 
already).

I read through the reviews on AICN and the one on Mugglenet, AND the 
thread I mentioned above, and if you put it all together, you get a 
pretty clear picture about what is and isn't in the movie. If you are 
unafraid of being spoiled (and these are HUGE spoilers) I have posted 
it below.
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-The movie starts with Harry's dream about Frank Bryce and the Riddle 
house, though for some reason Crouch Jr. is there too (I am so happy 
that scene is going to be in it, I was *really* worried it would be 
cut). 
-Harry wakes up and he's at the Weasley's house (the Dursley's have 
been cut from GoF, in case you didn't know already). There is no Molly, 
Percy, Bill or Charlie in the movie. 
-They go off to the Quidditch Cup pretty soon after this, and there is 
only enough of it shown (based on what a reviewer said) of the game to 
introduce Krum. There are some shots of the campsite and all the wizard 
tents though. Afterwards, they are discussing the game (I think, I 
don't remember which article I read this in) when Arthur bursts in and 
tells them to run, and there's a shot of the Death Eaters, and I guess 
a quick shot of Muggles in the air. Harry gets knocked out and wakes up 
when the Dark Mark has been shot in the air. 
-There is no Winky or Dobby in the movie. But Crouch Sr. is shown a 
little rattled or nervous or something about the Dark Mark.
-The opening feast includes not only the introduction of the tournament 
but the introduction of the schools themself (which is not surprising, 
I thought they'd do something like that). 
-There are only girls in Beauxbaton and only boys in Durmstrang for 
some reason.
-The fight with Ron and Harry sounds like its done really well and 
really true to the book; it sounds like it'll be a lot better than the 
wimpy version of the Ron/Hermione fight in PoA.
-Moody still turns Malfoy into a ferret.
-The unforgivable curses scene is (of course) still in, though it 
sounds like they might have cut out Crucio. Neville is very unnerved by 
the lesson and is found later staring listlessly at a window.
-The only Sirius scene is when he shows up in the fire. (I am *very* 
disappointed, not only is Sirius my favorite character, Gary Oldman is 
one of my favorite actors).
-Harry's procrastination about the tasks is present.
-The balls sounds very close to the book. Hermione is dolled up, Ron 
has horrible robes, and Ron and Harry ignore their dates, who do 
eventually desert them.
-The Egg and the Eye chapter (just after Harry goes to the prefects 
bathroom) appears to have been cut out (which is quite a loss, since it 
was so funny in the book). 
-Neville is the one giving Harry the gillyweed, since Dobby isn't in 
the movie, and Snape does accuse Harry of stealing it later.
-There is no "half-giant" mention (at least as far as I read, it could 
be very quick).
-The pensieve scene is a single scene, which consists of Karkaroff 
accusing Crouch Jr. of being a Death Eater, which means no Bellatrix 
and no reference to Neville's parents. 
-Bertha Jorkins has been cut out.
-The maze scene, from what I can tell, sounds like it was shortened 
quite a bit, but it ends the same way of course. 
-Wormtail is not seen cutting off his hand (he does it with his back to 
the camera), but him cutting Harry is shown, and it's said to be very 
bad cut.
-One of the reviewers said the graveyard scene was exactly like the 
book, which I assume means the chain of events is the same; I can't 
imagine Voldemort's speech hasn't been cut down.
-Ralph Fiennes, from all accounts, is very creepy and scary as 
Voldemort (the effects weren't even done yet, apparently all the 
Voldemort look is going to be CGI, not prostestics, since there were a 
bunch of green dots on his face at the screening, indicating unfinished 
special effects).
-Harry's parents *are* in the film in ghost-form.
-He brings back Cedric's corpse, in what sounds like a *very* emotional 
scene, as Harry is crying really hard and has to have his hand pried 
off of Cedric (and, for those who are wondering, the crying is better 
than the random crying bit in PoA).
-There is no hospital scene or one in Dumbledore's office (when Harry 
tells him what happened).
-There is a Veritaserum scene, though I haven't read any heavy details 
on it (only that Snape gives him the serum, and the transformation is 
right after that). 
-Snape's Dark Mark is revealed.
-Harry doesn't give the Tri-Wizard winnings to the twins.

-There's no mention of the Maurader's Map.
-As far as I can tell, Ludo Bagman is not in the movie.
-The only classroom scene (unless there's one overlooked) is the DADA 
class about the Unforgivables.
-Rita Skeeter is only seen twice and there's no reveal of her being an 
Animagus.

Again, I suggest reading that thread, there's a lot more there, and if 
you have something specific you are wondering about, she'll answer it 
for you (if she can remember). My only burning question was how much 
Sirius was in the movie, and it has sadly already been answered (sadly 
because of the one scene).


-Rebecca