what did u think of the movie GOF compared to the book i thot it kinda sucked because they cut out the quidditch world cup and dobby and winky the house elves and NO Dursley's idk just my opinion?
Unfortunately, if the movie included all the things we love about the books, they'd be 5 hours long, and they'd have to give an intermission break (really a bathroom break!) half way through, for all the kids and adults to run out and rush back.
I learned with the first movie to let go of my faorite scenes in the book and understand that the screenplay can only hit the high points of the book, and will take shortcuts that J.K. didn't, in order to move the story along.
OTOH, I was in the theatre with a 5-6 yo and his Mom, and at every juncture where the movie deviated from the book, true to form, the kid would tell his Mom just how wrong what they'd just seen was. He was particularly unhappy over the World Cup as well, the fact that Neville tells Harry about the Gillyweed and not the kitchen elf, and that there were "many more Death Eaters than that. That's wrong!" at the restoration of the Dark Lord.
However, that said, I thought this movie, thanks to the character that played Moody and his suggestions, who kept inserting more and more of his character than had apparently been included in the screenplay, we got to see more of Moody than we might have!!
I'm planning on going to see HP/GOF again this week - and hope to see it in the same theatre I did last week, with the wide screen and Dolby sound. I'm hoping that they haven't changed the screening times, because the other theatre that was also showing the movie was a much smaller screen and I suspect didn't have Dolby. I may wind up, sitting waiting for the show in the theatre I know to be the better of the 2 at this multiplex that is showing multiple screenings. Wish me luck!
Oh, one more thing. One thing I did NOT like was the character of Dumbledore in this movie. It was wrong, wrong, wrong. The kid and I agreed - DD was NEVER mean, he never yelled at the kids and he never ever showed his weakness, if he had any, to either the Hogwart's students or Harry. When he yells for "Silence", it was with the wrong tone of voice and the kid and I responded the same way: DD would never have been so angry, or so belligerant in his tone! I especially didn't like his beard tied ith that silly string or whatever it was, as J.K., always describes DD's beard as "flowing". How does it "flow" when it's tied up, for Pete's sake?
I hope the Director gets back on track with next movies as far as the character of DD.