Post by The Candyman on Nov 22, 2005 10:31:44 GMT -5
As taken from the Technician newspaper:
Being a teenager can suck. Even when you’re a celebrity wizard.
That’s the idea behind the latest Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as our hero comes face to face with his most difficult challenge yet: puberty. Not to mention the Tri-Wizard Tournament, a competition in which Harry participates in potentially deadly tasks against witches and wizards from other schools.
When he’s not fighting dragons or saving the world from the evil Lord Voldemort, Harry’s coming to terms with his hormones and trying to discover the secrets of the most tricky of species -- girls.
There’s more sexual tension in this installment than in all the previous films combined and that’s not a bad thing.
It’s quite encouraging to see that even magical powers can’t stop one from being rejected. The social and romantic endeavors of Harry and his friends provide a lot of the comic relief, and I’d be lying if I said these situations aren’t funny, even if it’s merely because they’re so familiar.
Comic relief also provides a great contrast with the rest of the movie. This installment marks a turning point in the Potter series. Where there once was light, there is now darkness. Where there once was hope, there is now despair. Where there was once a boy, there are now the seeds of maturity.
If there is one major flaw in this film, it’s that it ends on a much more positive and less effective note than the book. Even so, the film as a whole is extremely dark, and all the better for it.
Gone are the happy-go-lucky days of the previous films, when you knew everything would turn out all right in the end. By the time the credits roll on this installment, you’ll be on the edge of your seat and uncertain of what the future may hold.
This movie juggles action, horror, comedy and romance, and somehow manages to avoid most of the clichés and the cheese we’ve come to expect from Hollywood. Director Mike Newell has crafted a film that is just as magical as the spells it presents on screen and the result is the most satisfying chapter of the series to date.
Yeah, being a teenager can suck. But it can also be enormously entertaining.
Rating: 4.5 stars
Being a teenager can suck. Even when you’re a celebrity wizard.
That’s the idea behind the latest Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as our hero comes face to face with his most difficult challenge yet: puberty. Not to mention the Tri-Wizard Tournament, a competition in which Harry participates in potentially deadly tasks against witches and wizards from other schools.
When he’s not fighting dragons or saving the world from the evil Lord Voldemort, Harry’s coming to terms with his hormones and trying to discover the secrets of the most tricky of species -- girls.
There’s more sexual tension in this installment than in all the previous films combined and that’s not a bad thing.
It’s quite encouraging to see that even magical powers can’t stop one from being rejected. The social and romantic endeavors of Harry and his friends provide a lot of the comic relief, and I’d be lying if I said these situations aren’t funny, even if it’s merely because they’re so familiar.
Comic relief also provides a great contrast with the rest of the movie. This installment marks a turning point in the Potter series. Where there once was light, there is now darkness. Where there once was hope, there is now despair. Where there was once a boy, there are now the seeds of maturity.
If there is one major flaw in this film, it’s that it ends on a much more positive and less effective note than the book. Even so, the film as a whole is extremely dark, and all the better for it.
Gone are the happy-go-lucky days of the previous films, when you knew everything would turn out all right in the end. By the time the credits roll on this installment, you’ll be on the edge of your seat and uncertain of what the future may hold.
This movie juggles action, horror, comedy and romance, and somehow manages to avoid most of the clichés and the cheese we’ve come to expect from Hollywood. Director Mike Newell has crafted a film that is just as magical as the spells it presents on screen and the result is the most satisfying chapter of the series to date.
Yeah, being a teenager can suck. But it can also be enormously entertaining.
Rating: 4.5 stars