It's a ritual and tradition that I watch every single Harry Potter movie on the first day it comes out. And in the Philippines, the release date was yesterday...so obviously I've watched Goblet of Fire already.

I loved it.

No matter how much my other classmates who have seen it said that they were so disappointed or they expected something much bigger, they have not biased my opinion on this movie. I loved it.

Of course, you'd feel a hint of a disappointment, because not everything made the cut and some parts were changed. But you can't be absolutely 100 percent true to the book to pull Goblet off...that would be impossible. You have to let some things go. I won't go into detail, of course...because some people might not have watched it yet.

So yes...how'd my day go yesterday? I was thankful to get the heck out of school and get myself ready to go watch the movie. It was traffic going there, and when we got to the theaters, I was so surprised to see a swiveled line. I was so freakin irritated. But we got in anyway...got good seats...until these useless fuckin a-holes sat behind us. Really. They were so loud and obnoxious, talked at the wrong parts, laughed at the wrong parts. It was annoying.

Anyway...the movie. I loved it. And I can't say it enough. I'm not really good in explaining the good stuff. So I'll just leave you to watch it.


But here are some things I was kinda ticked off about:

- Cho Chang (Katie Leung) and her ugly face, her ugly accent, and her ugly acting skills. No offense to fans...but it's true. I absolutely don't know why she was cast for that role. Really...I mean she's never acted before, not even in school plays. And the producers are all "she's such a natural actress"...but she's not. To prove my point: owlery scene.

- Hermione/Emma Watson. They put her in way too many scenes, gave her way too many whiny lines, and I don't know why she was crying after the Yule Ball. Also, the writers seemed to think that Harry and Hermione are super duper close...and they're hugging all the time, kissing each other's heads, and being all touchy-feely about it. It's annoying...

- The movie was actually funny. And there were a lot of laugh out loud moments. But sometimes, the jokes became too corny. And there were a lot of Fred and George scenes. Don't get me wrong, I loved them...especially in the whole putting their names in the goblet thing (fuckin funny)...but I think the writers put them in too much scenes for comic relief.


And here are some things that I liked:

- Cedric is fuckin hot! He's fuckin hot! He is. Robert Pattinson is fuckin hot!

- Dan's still sort of on the whole staring thing...but he's doing a lot better with his acting. Kinda weird though in his crying part, but I really felt it, you know. And maybe it was just me...but you could really see the pain in his eyes in the part after Cedric died, and I really felt it.

- I found Ginny (Bonnie Wright) annoying in the second movie...but she seems so much cooler now.

- Rupert is a great actor. He really is. He embodies Ron Weasley. ("Piss off!")

- Durmstrang entrance scene.

- Voldemort!


Ok...so...

The important parts were kind of stripped down (i.e. the talking and explaining things)...and that was a bit disappointing. But the movie had that grand effect that really left you awed. A lot of scenes were really great...and even at the start of the movie I was already crying because I was so filled with so much emotion. I've waited for so long for this, because Goblet is my absolute favorite book. When Harry brought back Cedric's body, and was filled up with so much sadness, I was crying! I felt the movie.

I just hope that some people realize that you can't really come into the theater having too much high hopes and expectations, 'cause if you do, you'll just be disappointed. You have to take things as they come, and be grateful for them. I really am happy with the way the movie turned out. As I said, there is a hint of disappointment with some parts being changed...but really...the movie was fuckin awesome.

Update: I just found the most beautiful Harry Potter review every. I was personally touched with this review. (As if I made the movie!?!?) Really...I've always read the reviews they posted in this site, and I especially looked forward to the reviews of Christopher Null. He didn't give a lot of praise to the first three movies, but he was definitely thumbs up to Goblet of Fire. 4/5 stars, and not a single statement of disappointment uttered. He even says he understood the movie even though he hasn't read it before. Goodness! I love this guy. I always thought that since he's so hard-to-please, he'd shoot down the film...but I was wrong.

If you've seen the movie, check out the review here.

"But overall Goblet of Fire has succeeded in doing one big thing that the first three movies completely failed at: For the first time, I'm actually looking forward to the next in the series."

I'd probably show this to everyone who says the movie was a letdown...because it's not...and everyone who says so should go to hell.