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10/10
I was moved by this movie..
30 November 2005
Warning: Spoilers
***Contains spoilers*** Still here? If you haven't watched or read the book don't read any further....

Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire's director is ace. He managed to make me cry after Harry and Cedric (*dead*) come back to Hogwarts and I've only cried during games and books. Never movies... (Well, I've also cried in Lotr Rotk but LOTR's not a film it's art) That was the first film to manage making me cry. Not tearry, I'm talking about sobbing.. And when the scene ended. I stopped. Directing magic...

After that it was the fact that despite it's short length you really felt as if the movie was going for hours and this was a good thing after the rushed movie version of HP#3.

I also liked a lot that Deatheaters looked like members of the KKK only clad in black. That's a nice way to teach children that racism in any kind isn't 'cool'.

Big pluses: Emma Watson whose acting has improved loads and tons. Angry!Dumbledore, Snape in the library and the line "Potter, what's your hurry?" <-priceless :) Disappointing facts: Dumbledore didn't explain why the wands connected, Hagrid never revealed being a giant, No Bill& Charlie and no Animagus!Rita Skeeter... Sniff... Oh and Emma's dress. Why pink? Hermione+pink= no way.
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10/10
The whole movie was like a painting. A work of art.
7 December 2004
I was fascinated by that movie. Every scene looked like a painting and they perfectly captured Vermeer's light . I also liked the historical references to how Vermeer liked to paint young people so he could work on big surfaces of colour and avoid the shading wrinkles give. The music was beautiful and gave off a Dutch feeling of the 17th century as it should have. The time customs that were mentioned are also a great asset.Griet looked so much like Vermeer's original painting that I thought in a moment that this was real (but of course it couldn't cause back in 17th century were no cameras around :p).It was a perfect movie for someone interested in art. Other might find it a bit tiring but if you are an art lover you definitely have to watch this.
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