The Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD will be available on Tuesday. I'm excited. I admit it.
I went to see the movie with my mother, and she hadn't seen the other three movies or read any of the books. "It's OK. I don't need to see them to enjoy this one," she insisted. I was a woman of little faith because I didn't believe her. The result? I talked through most of the movie, explaining characters, why they did this, why that did that. My favorite line: "It didn't happen that way in the book."
Sorry, Mom!
Now I'll get to watch it and really enjoy it, although it's not my favorite of the four movies (See Favorite HP Books and Movies). That honor goes to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Reasons: 1) Director Alfonso Cuarón's work was beautiful; 2) I hadn't read the books yet, so I didn't know how much of the plot was changed. I could focus on the great special effects and continuation of the first two movies.
Now we face a long wait for the as-yet untitled final book. 
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March 6th, 2006 at 1:44 am
I was a late-comer to Pottermania as well. I read books 1-5 in the months before Goblet's release, and went with my wife (who has not read the books) to see the film.
The graveyard scene had her really unsettled. I kept stroking her arm, promising that the good part was coming…just wait, the good part is coming. Sure enough, that moment when the wands connect was pulled off just as well as the "expecto patronum!" climax from part 3. At least in my opinion. And my wife actually cried. Good tears–trust me.
We're actually picking up the 4-pack on Tuesday and watching number 4 with family over the weekend. Though, I'm sure we'll probably enjoy it before then, just the two of us.
March 6th, 2006 at 5:10 pm
Excellent. I just ordered mine.
March 7th, 2006 at 11:46 pm
Husband and daughter (19yo) have just gone to the local Tarzjay to pick up #4. She saw it in the theater, and both she and I have read all of the books, though not in order (3-5, 1-2, then 6 for me). I watched all 3 movies before reading any of the books. Can't wait until they get home!