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Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Sizing up the Goblet...

Song of the moment: Izawa Asami - Fly Away (Eureka 7 2nd ED theme)

First on the agenda, I have finally watched Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire. Sadly, only with Wallz as company into Jubilee Screen 1. Nonetheless, watching Harry Potter will always be an enjoyable experience, whether alone or with friends (having friends who are HP fans with you will certainly enhance the experience though). Goblet of Fire finally introduces characters like Cho Chang (played by the rather cute Katie Leung) more in depth and signals the start of the war between the light and the dark with Voldemort's 'resurrection'.
I had rather high hopes for the show. However, by the end of the show, I left the theatre feeling very disappointed. Admittedly, due to the length of the book, it was expected that certain scenes had to be sacrificed in order that the movie not be too long/draggy. The cutting of the Quidditch World Cup final I expected as it did little to advance the plot however, certain scenes which I felt were crucial to character development were deleted and certain inaccuracies throughout the film really ruined the experience. For example, one of the more obvious 'inaccuracies' (and that's putting it nicely) will be that Neville, instead of Dobby gives Harry the Gillyweed for the second task. Another one will be the Yule Ball, where the 'Weird Sisters' became the 'Weird Brothers' in the film (instead of 3 gals, we get 3 guys instead). For the 'deleted' scenes, other than the Quidditch, the scene where Ginny tells Harry that she's going with Neville to the Yule Ball is missing, as is the scene where Hagrid reveals his half-giant status to Madame Maxime.

Best Scene in the movie: In my opinion, definitely has to be 'Blood of the enemy, forcibly taken...' though Voldemort's and Harry's duel, Yule Ball and the first task all came close.
Conclusion: Could have been a very good movie, but suffered from severe editing and feels rushed. Rating: 3/5

Went to eat lunch at Carl's Jr with Dad and Bro. Pretty good and the burgers were freaking gigantic. Tastes better than BK and more expensive too. Definitely not a restaurant I'll visit regularly. ^_^
Managed to get off 'slider' duty this coming Saturday but will still be coming early to meet Sandar to discuss Sunday's prelims. Those who come can look forward to playing a game called Scene It (at least that's what I call it, based off a real movie quiz game). Want to know how to play, find out this Sunday!

One more baptism class to go. Kind of looking forward to my baptism this Christmas. Especially since I'll be doing it with Sebastian, Daniel, Jia Wei, Angela and Wan Zhen. Still got my testimonial to write too. I was supposed to do it today but got side tracked everywhere I go. I'll try to finish it this weekend.

Lastly, I'll be leaving for HK next week so pass me your shopping lists and cash or forever hold your peace. ^_^

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