It is rare that a film lives up to the book, quite understandable. Any spectator & Harry Potter reader is aware of it. But how much you can indulge? I don't comprehend how Rowling could agree on this script. The movie is a disaster. And I see Kloves get the job for the next part as well? If I was a producer I would not give the dude any job ever again. From a magnificent plot tailored by Rowling he managed to make some atrocious and puzzling B rate movie script. Obviously cuts leads to some alteration of the original plot. Still things make you wonder and frown, or even worse, you want to scream "what the f**!" Why on earth the shy, mysterious and rather subtle Krug was made into a testosterone pile of muscles? His romantic relationship with Hermione stays, yet it is made completely ridiculous – listen to that and hold on your chair firm, at some point Hermione tells Harry (about Krug) : victor is more of physical being.not particularly loquacious. WTF???????? You won't see a trace of house elves, thus the whole Barty Crouch Jr plot was altered. You won't hear about his relation wit his father, you won't hear his confession explaining various mysteries accumulated along the storyline. And best of all, he pops in 1st scene of the movie, in the room where Voldermort is discovered by the old housekeeper. In the scene when Harry experiences Dumbledore memories Crouch Jr isn't even on trial (wtf?) . He's denounced by Kharkaroff and appears like a possessed fanatic shouting and screaming... Raping the plot isn't the only thing Kloves managed. He also managed to add stuff of his own (God forbid him ever write a script again) – like the 1st task scene where all sudden the dragon instead of guarding the eggs comes off flying and chasing Harry all over Hogwarts. 2nd task, since there is no Dobby, brings Neville giving Harry the gilliweed, apparently a rare ingredient, which of course Neville got outta nowhere. 3rd task is a joke, NOT ONE creature appears in the maze, just wind and mist. No sphinx, no spider, nada. The movies is full of bad written scenes and things happening deus ex machina. Harry finds Barty Crouch dead (again creative touch of Kloves... sigh) and goes to tell about it Dumbledore, but never actually does! (lol?) The 2 schools arrive at Hogwarts, a scene of cheering and interested looking students, yet the tournament wasn't even announced. You won't see an inch of quidditch except a short glance on teams entering the stadium during the world cup. Of course , no Veelas either, which rapes in its turn the whole Fleur Delacourt intriguing charm aspect. Hagrid brings Mme Maxime to show her the dragons, she shouts ' Magnifique!' while you don't see any dragon yet, they are in crates and only then few moments after break out... Karkaroff is showed entering the room with the goblet of fire, yet his involvement in the plot is never revealed. We are to think that he did put Harry's name in it. If he didn't , why he ever entered that room so sneaky way at all? Fact that Karkaroff runs away after the 3rd task is not even mentioned. Dumbledore runs and shouts like an enraged nazi... When Harry talks to Moody in his room, the chest moves and shakes suspiciously (hint for morons added by Kloves) We got a dancing lesson scene, not in the book, which Kloves obviously found of more added value that all the things he shamelessly cut out already. Weezleys don't appear for the 3rd task at all. There is no argument, no developed scene between Dumbledore and Crouch which would explain what problems will be facing Harry, Dumbledore in the next part. Rita the paparazzi, animageus? Nope, you wont even know. I pity people who came to see this film, not having read the book, because they might be confused and lost, and I pity all HP fans for having endured this. If Reader Digest rewrote Harry Potter, it would be not bad as this. And from what I hear the next part is even worse. Read the book, it's fantastic. Watch the movie at your own risk. Few weeks passed and I still can't shake the disbelief you could make it so bad.
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