The Great Harry Potter Liveblog Experiment Continues With Goblet of Fire
Somehow, I had never seen a Harry Potter movie before yesterday. Continuing through today I will watch all six films leading up to tonight's preview screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. And I will liveblog the entire experience because, well, why not? I'll be checking the comments if you have any words of explanation or encouragement. Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets and Prisoner of Azkaban are down; let's resume with chapter four, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
12:40 p.m. On to the Order of the Phoenix thread...
12:32 p.m. End credits... Ok, I'm expecting greatness with these next two, no?
12:28 p.m. I'm losing it. I just had a five minute internal debate with myself about the name of the colonel on M*A*S*H. Which is Sherman Potter. Played by Harry Morgan. Which led to my confusion.
12:23 p.m. I'm making the assumption that Luke Wilson is not in a Harry Potter movie. Because, honestly, I have no idea if he is or not.
12:22 p.m. Look, I get why these movies are popular. But, honestly, after watching so many in such a short time, I really feel like I need to watch something with Luke Wilson in it.
12:16 p.m. Wow, Harry's parents finally talk to him and they are already nagging him. "You must go here." "Let go."
**12:14 p.m. Actually, I just remembered that Fiennes was in the new Clash of the Titans. Nevermind.
12:13 p.m. I feel Ralph Fiennes makes any movie better.
12:09 p.m. If I get arrested for some sort of noise violation for watching Harry Potter too loud, what would be the New York Post headline? "Pot Bust"?
12:06 p.m. Awesome, my neighbor just yelled at me through the wall for my television being on too loud. She has to either assume that I am a huge Harry Potter fan or that John Williams has come for an overnight visit.
12:02 p.m. I've never understood the hedge maze. I've never been in one, but couldn't one just walk through the hedge?
11:57a.m. Someone in the commensts yesterday mentioned a drinking game based on repeated phrases. Not mentioned: "Silence!!!!"
11:49 a.m. OK, this made me laugh. From Scraps in the comments, "I once competed in the Chicago Regional of the World Series of Pop Culture. We were in the final match, winner goes to New York to compete on TV on VH1!! I lost my round because I was asked what the name of the game they played on Harry Potter. I said Dunder Ball."
11:47 a.m. Dumbledore, this guy. If I were a student playing in one of his contests, his constant "even though Harry lost, he wins (or finishes second) anyway" shtick would get really old. I'm starting to find myself siding with Malfoy.
11:43 a.m. It sounds less "underwater" and more "autotune."
11:42 a.m. Perhaps it's Harry's new fish powers, but Harry speaks very well for being underwater.
11:36 a.m. My least favorite movie characters of all time: Jar Jar Binks, Greg from Boiler Room, Myrtle from Harry Potter and Turbo from Breakin'. (To be honest, the last one might be out of jealousy.)
11:32 a.m. Oh, good, Myrtle is back.
11:30 a.m. This movie is also weird because Harry and Ron are starting to look old yet Hermione hasn't quite hit that point yet.
11:27 a.m. It kind of remeinded me of when Big Bad Voodoo Daddy was in Swingers for some reason.
11:24 a.m. Well, this ball just took a weird turn. What the f*ck?!?!? The alt rock music seems a bit out of place, no?
11:17 a.m. I would love to look inside Severus' closet. Does he have just a row of black turtlenecks and black capes? How much eaiser would that make life? Knowing every morning, "yep, going with the black cape again."
11:13 a.m. OK, in all seriousness... Is this movie just all over the place? One second Harry is fighting a dragon; the next, Ron is getting dance lessons.
11:08 a.m. If I were Harry Potter, I would seriously consider giving up sports at this point. I don't think he has much else to prove, plus something always goes very wrong.
11:02 a.m. I like that there are different dragon types. The little ones remind me of going into a Dylan's Candy Bar for some reason. I bet the red one tastes like cherry.
11:00 a.m. Has any Hogwartz student had a haircut since the first film?
10:57 a.m. Here's what I like about Malfoy: No one pulls off the "hanging out in a tree while throwing around insults" quite like he does.
10:55 a.m. I swear, I will say that on Thanksgiving day.
10:54 a.m. I think, as a society, we should be more thankful that reptiles do not actually breath fire.
10:48 a.m. I hink the only reason Harry Potter spoke to Rita Skeeter is because she uses a pen that doesn't need to be dipped in ink.
10:41 a.m. Honest question: Why, four movies in, is everyone so shocked that Harry Potter can do something special? This time, fooling the age machine. I mean, the guy already went back in time to save his own life.
10:37 a.m. Everyone's hair in this movie kind of looks like Tatum O'Neal in Little Darlings.
10:33 a.m. If anyone was ever going to teach me "the torture curse" --yes, I would picture this fellow.
10:30 a.m. OK, I am slow. Is there a new teacher in every movie? This seems to be a recurring theme. This joker, Moody, seems kind of mean.
10:27 a.m. The Winklevoss twins are REALLY upset about this age limit rule. I love it when the word "rubbish" is used with such anger.
10:24 a.m. I wonder how long these other two schools spend on "making an entrance." Seems like time that could be used elsewhere... Then again, look how I'm spending my time. I digress.
10:21 a.m. @Katey "Strangely excited? Looks like the Stockholm Syndrome has set in." That is one way to look at it...
10:18 a.m. The selection from the snack cart on the train really hasn't been upgraded much since the first film.
10:15 a.m. I will says, Malfoy is dressing a lot better these days.
10:12 a.m. My money is on Italy.
10:11 a.m. Forget it, I suppose it doesn't matter. They are somehow now at the Quidditch World Cup
10:09 a.m. I'm already confused. Are they living in some sort of summer rental together?
10:07 a.m. "Goblet of Fire" sounds ominous on its own. I hate when I order a beer and it comes in a goblet, I immediately think I've made a mistake. If that goblet was on fire -- well, that would be worse.
10:04 a.m. Should I be nervous about this one? I have yet to meet a person who claims that this movie makes any sense.
10:00 a.m. I can't believe that I just said to myself, "I'm watching four Harry Potter movies today." Also, I can't believe that I'm strangly excited about this fact.
PREVIOUSLY
· Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
· Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
· Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Comments
I can't enjoy this film. I spend too much time thinking about how badly Daniel and Rupert need haircuts.
Strangely excited? Looks like the Stockholm Syndrome has set in. Also you get to go all Team Edward during Goblet of Fire, so there's that to look forward to!
I like watching the HPs as a marathon, I've done it before just for kicks. I liked HP4, even with Harry's bad wig and all the stuff from the book that was left out. It serves as a good film transition between the earlier, more kid-centric chapters and the more intense & dark chapters to come.
I wouldn't know where to get a beer served in a goblit outside of Medieval Times.
Only the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher changes every year.
It usually means that I ordered some sort of 25 percent alcohol beer.
Yes, they are like the drummers in Spinal Tap.
Honestly, I wouldn't be too surprised if Spinal Tap showed up in this film at this point.
I once competed in the Chicago Regional of the World Series of Pop Culture. We were in the final match, winner goes to New York to compete on TV on VH1!! I lost my round because I was asked what the name of the game they played on Harry Potter. I said Dunder Ball...
As a tween when I originally saw this movie, I thought the shaggy hair was quite sexy.
If you tried to walk through a hedge, you'd probably get scratched by branches. Now imagine that the hedge is enchanted...you'd probably suffer worse.
Will Movieline bail you out of jail?
That's a great question.
Not a fan of the shag. They grew up nicely, though. I'll say that.
For those interested, we're moving this party to this thread:
http://www.movieline.com/2010/11/the-great-harry-potter-live-blog-experiment-continues-order-of-the-phoenix.php
Could it be that the confusion as to what is going on in the movies and how it all connects, is tied to the fact that you are watching it with a computer in your lap? I don't think I could make sense of any movie, if I was sitting on the computer typing instead of actually paying attention. Those little details that get missed while typing up random thoughts get lost. In H. P. the small details can make a huge difference to the story as a whole.