# "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" Excitement Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-excitement-thread/330880 "2005-11-13T19:26:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-excitement-thread/330880/41 "2005-11-17T16:45:21Z")
My grandmother, my cousins, my brother and I are all making a date to see it… I can’t _wait!_ _bounces around like a three-year-old, glee_ ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-excitement-thread/330880/42 "2005-11-17T19:38:17Z")
Looking very much forward to it, but as in years past, will wait for about three weeks after it has opened so I can go to a theater matinee and see it with a crowd of just about 10 other people. ---
**Author:** ![dare\_devil007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-excitement-thread/330880/43 "2005-11-17T22:02:28Z")
I just watched the trailers again…I can’t wait!!! It’s tomorrow!! (or tonight, for some of you lucky people!) _Bounces around with **Kythereia** _ ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-excitement-thread/330880/44 "2005-11-17T22:17:34Z")
> [@Hamish](#): > > It’s the second-longest, after **Order of the Phoenix**. And they certainly did drop stuff from it: > > [spoiler]Gone are the House-Elves – not just SPEW, but they rewrote the story to remove Winky and Dobby altogether. > > Gone is most of the World Cup, although the most crucial scenes have been thrown in. > > Gone are the Dursleys – though the actors playing them begged the director to write them into a brief scene. > > Gone is the weighing of the wands and the re-appearance of Ollivander. > > Gone is Ludo Bagman – completely, totally, utterly. > > Naturally, Peeves puts in no appearances. I’m going to miss his scenes in **Order of the Phoenix** :([/spoiler] A co-worker told me about the first item on your list. Considering it hasn’t come up again in subsequent books, I think it was okay to cut. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-excitement-thread/330880/45 "2005-11-17T22:43:00Z")
I have to take my daughters this coming week. Even without seeing the newest installment, Kyle Smith seemed to sum up my past HP experiences and expectations quite well: > [@](#): > > Expect to see more of the same in what amounts to a $150 Million Dollar Magic Show. There’s always;A new professor, > An elaborately staged sporting contest that doesn’t really have much to do with anything, > A scary climactic journey through a life-sized puzzle, > And finally, a big revelation that all has not been what it seemed.Harry Potter is a Dickensian orphan in a Scooby-Doobious plot. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-excitement-thread/330880/46 "2005-11-17T22:51:18Z")
Gee-don’t strain yourself, there, **John**. Maybe somebody else could take your daughters. If your daughters are excited about it-can’t you just enjoy their excitement? I would say that the “sporting contest” is very pertinent to plot and series in this particular movie. Need to at least rest this evening. I have been doing yard work and am already tired! ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-excitement-thread/330880/47 "2005-11-18T00:27:26Z")
Just wanted to thank everyone for the recommendations re: see the movie first/read the book first. Guess I’m not surprised that reading first was the preferred option! Advice noted, and I’ll pick up a used copy of GOF to read before checking out the film. The trailers look very very cool, though, which makes it harder to wait…! ---
**Author:** ![dare\_devil007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-excitement-thread/330880/48 "2005-11-19T17:12:24Z")
Wooohooooooo!!! I watched it last night and it was definitely worth the 45-minute wait and the really long line. Okay, highlights (for me and my friend) of the movie: [spoiler] - The Quidditch World Cup: It was really short, but it was amazingly breathtaking. - The Yule Ball: My friend fell in love with Cedric Diggory. The Yule Ball was absolutely cool and different from anything we’d seen in the previous movies. - The 3 tasks: Especially the dragon one because I love dragons and I love it when Harry flies around on his broom. - Mad-Eye Moody: Brendan Gleeson portrayed him just as the way I’d imagined him. - Harry Potter shirtless. Need I say more? - Voldemort and the graveyard scene: It was played out the way it’s described in the book and I thought they did an amazing job of it. - Cedric’s death: I cried. End of story.[/spoiler] Overall, it was amazing fun. It was really funny, too. Fred and George were hilarious as usual. They’re two of my favourite characters. I’d love to watch it again! ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-excitement-thread/330880/49 "2005-11-19T18:20:23Z")
I am soooo excited, but I have to wait until my Dad comes into town. Every year we watch a movie together, the LOTR, The Star Wars and now, Harry Potter. 🙂 The only bad thing is…I have to wait until her in here in December, but at least I get to see it on Imax. ---
**Author:** ![dare\_devil007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-excitement-thread/330880/50 "2005-11-19T18:34:37Z")
> [@Poysyn](#): > > I am soooo excited, but I have to wait until my Dad comes into town. Every year we watch a movie together, the LOTR, The Star Wars and now, Harry Potter. > > 🙂 > > The only bad thing is…I have to wait until her in here in December, but at least I get to see it on Imax. Trust me, it’ll be worth the wait. [off-topic]BTW, I like your username. :)[/off-topic] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-excitement-thread/330880.md?page=2)