Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - - (Spoiler zone)

[wendybeth]

Alex.

(Sigh)

If you had read the books, the majority of your questions would be answered. You wouldn't have even thought to ask them. Instead, you would be wondering why such and such a thing was left out, or why something you knew not to be in the book was present, etc. I read a review by someone at CNN earlier today, which reads something like yours. I am at a loss as to why on earth someone would review a movie based upon a series without reading the book, but there you have it. I've attended movies in the past with people who hadn't read the book the film was based on, such as 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' and more recently 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. They didn't get it, and I felt badly at the time they had wasted, not to mention the money. Perhaps some films should come with a disclaimer "If you want to understand or enjoy this film, read the book first!" Peter Jackson said he decided to operate on the assumption that people had read the LOTR's, primarily because he didn't feel like explaining the whole damned history of Middle Earth to them.