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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Finally, A Harry Potter film that does the book justice!
Ever since the age of 11, I have been a die-hard fan of the Harry Potter books (Im registered on probably 20 fansites and read the books 30 times. each) and went seeing the first film with an open mind. I thought it was quite impressive with strong performances from Rupert Grint (Ron) and Emma Watson, (Hermionie) even when they had to say such squirmingly awful things ('holy cricket!') but there two things that really annoyed me- Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and the script.
To be honest, I feel quit sorry for Daniel. Harry is quite an ordinary character and it would be extremely difficult to play him without looking overly fake, or just plain wooden. And with the combination of the piece of garbage (i.e. the overly-americanised script that was once J.K Rowling's work of art- no offence Americans, but its a British book!) he gave a poor performance.
It got worse with the 2nd and 3rd films. The scripts became even more cheesy and the acting became even more awkward (again, partly wasn't Radcliffe, and at times, Grint's fault as their voices were breaking, which made them sound even more robot-like) and I am sure fans of the books screamed in horror at how much the books had been warped. The films might have well been called 'Daniel Radcliffe, some other British kids and these pretty visuals that I am going to use in attempt to hypnotise you into liking this film'.
But, in November 2005 our prayers were answered as we were given a decent Harry Potter Film! Now, a strong point in all the films has been special effects and this film is no exception. The dragons were exactly how I imagined them and the lake scene sent a shiver down my spine- it was so haunting. My favourite scene was the yule ball- The way they transformed the Great Hall was magical! The thing that really stood out in this film was how fast paced it was. Usually the film spends a good 10 minutes at the Dursleys' house but in the Goblet of fire, you feel afraid to blink in case you miss something! It wasn't until the 1st task that the film started to slow down. It was a refreshing change to the films.
Ceratin acting performances have always been good but I felt everyone in this film gave a great performance. The person who really stood out was-who would have guessed?- Daniel Radcliffe. I noticed -but maybe this was the script, which by the way I felt had greatly improved- he was much less wooden, and he managed to portray emotion on his face, and he gradually got better at this as the film went on. His best acting performance-I think- to date was after returning with Cedric-now dead- from the graveyard and started crying. And thats when I started crying, partly because its an emotional scene, partly because the very attractive Cedric had died, but mostly because Radcliffe gave such a heartfelt, honest performance. I felt like standing up and clapping in the cinema. I can now say: THANK GOD! THAT BOY HAS LEARNT HOW TO ACT! You'll be happy to know I went home and danced around my J.K.Rowling shrine and thanked the gods for the best Harry Potter film so far! Well....I would have done....if I had a shrine.
Little Secrets (2001)
Meh......
To be very honest, I wasn't impressed with this. The only thing that I thought was good was the acting and most of the kids in that are very talented.The story was quite good, but I have seen better.
The only thing I really disliked about this film was David Gallagher, who I don't think was right for the role, and isn't the best actor.Oh yeah, and I was hoping for Phillip and Emily to get together.
Some is this film was quite funny at parts, but overall the script writing was not great. I would only watch this once in a while if nothing else was on. I think 9-12 year olds would enjoy watching this the most, but it is a good movie for all the family.
Lizzie McGuire (2001)
7/10
This isn't all bad. It is pretty typical cheesy Disney type stuff but its OK. Ill tell you the good points and bad points of what I think about this series.
This show Isn't AT ALL like real life. The show is supposed to be about a normal girl dealing with problems. But this show did not portray Lizzie of having a normal life. In the show, Lizzie has a big house, lots of clothes, perfect hair and make up, and no spots, braces or glasses. Nobody who has a normal life lives like this. Everyone on this show looks perfect and anyone who has braces of glasses or spots is portrayed as a 'geek'. NO 13 year old goes through life without spots/braces/glasses unless you are very lucky. And if you don't have these you are probably a model or something. And i don't get why if you are a cheer leader you are evil! Girls i know do cheer leading are nice. This show has many stereotypes. The gross guy, the evil cheerleader, the hot but dumb guy, etc, but you can laugh at some of them.
The good points now: i think this show is quite entertaining, but it is more like an escape from life rather than something I can relate to. I think some on the characters are funny, such as Ethan Craft and Larry Tudgeman, who make me laugh. The Matt McGuire sort of jokes are more my 10 year old brother's kind of humour, but his girlfriend with the blonde hair (forgotten her name) is funny to watch. She reminds me of my friend who it really bossy. My favourite character is probably Gordo who is sort of like me. I am , like him, short for my age and look about 11 even though i am 14, but i like him because he is very smart and he is a better friend than Miranda, who really just talks to Lizzie about Ethan Craft.
Overall I enjoy watching the show and i would give it 7/10.