Before I start, I want it known that I enjoyed this movie the best. I give it a B+, but I'm also grading on a curve. !!!SPOILER ALERT!!!
The suck parts:
Dumbledore grabbing Harry. This was a major disconnect from my view of the character not because of the grab, but because of the anger directed at Harry. Perhaps, I'm reading the scene wrong. Maybe Gamdon was suppose to be portraying fear for Harry rather than anger at Harry. Then I can kind of see Dumbledore grab Harry... kind of.
What the hell happend to Crouch Jr!? Though It was interesting, knowing what we know, that Snape was the one left alone to Guard Crouch Jr. instead of MacGonagall.
The Quidditch World Cup. We don't see it. We see the pre-game show, barely. But the stadium was impressive. Newell's brevity is understandable here because the World Cup is not important to the plot. It's the post-game activities that are the reason we, the audience, are there.
I'm a big strong-female-character fan. Fluer sucks and is weak. I was hoping for the screenwriter to take liberties with the character by making Fluer fierce. But, in the end, that's a minor complaint.
The Production Values seemed $$$$$$ at times and than $$ at others. The special effects were sweet. The seating for the first and third tasks and the scenes that took place their were a bit bland. This was a disconnect for the film as a whole
Neville is in the library at 3am-ish? 'I killed Harry Potter' ?!? Lame line.
Snape suggests to keep Harry in the tournement!? The Snape-ophobes will be elated. Boo...
The death of Crouch Sr. The first time I saw it, I didn't get it. The second time, I did; Moody, in Crouch Sr.'s eyes, flicked out his tongue much like Crouch Jr. did which got Crouch Sr looking at 'Moody' in a new light. But if you blinked like I did the first go round, you may miss the subtly of the plot twist(?).
Voldemort has pretty eyes and needs more lines from the book.
What the eff is up with talking about the Foe/Faux Mirror and then not using it later!?! I was so looking forward to the seen from the book where Harry sees Dumbledore, MacGonagall and Snape in that mirror right before the three blast in the door to save Harry. Boo... Newell... Boo...
Now for the Rave.
Mermaids. I liked how they were more fish like than dolphin.
Ralph Fiennes. Good Voldemort
Dan Radcliffe. I've hated him as Harry. Sure, he had the look but he lacked the soul. Also, his acting was great for school pagents at best. Wow! Has he improved. I got teary eyed when he brought Ced back.
Emma Watson. Also, never quite a fan of hers. However, that too has changed. Though some of the lines she gets seemed out of character and more for the audience then the characters on screen, I recognize that this is not her fault.
Rupert Grint. I've always like him as Ron and felt him a better actor than Dan. His performance was the best of the three though they were all great. I can't wait to see his new film next year.
Dragons. Well done, though I would like to have seen what Krums looked like (we only see a wing) and what the Fireball looked like instead of having to hear Crouch Sr 'Oooooh...' it, but it was funny. However, I did wonder... did they run out of money?
Neville. Yea!!! More Neville. Who cares if he's at the library at 3am?! More Neville with better lines. More Neville with better lines! More NEVILLE with better LINES!!!
--Kemper
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