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luvturtled 2012-05-24 00:43:11

Unsatisified but entertained

As many fans of Harry Potter did, I flocked to the theatre tonight tosee the newest in the Harry Potter collection. In attendance with mewas another person well versed in the Harry Potter lore and someone whohad never read the books. The un-read friend found the movie slow andfloundering, as we, the well read, did. She found herself dozing andyearning for more of the Harry-Hermione-Ron interactions that this filmlacked.The well-read attendee and I felt that the movie was rushed. Fullyrealizing that a book that is as long as Goblet of Fire is cannotcontain all of the fun and enjoyable plot points, many of the pointsthat were included dragged the movie down. I would prefer to see amovie that stays true to the overall theme of the book rather than amovie that forces a story together and shouts "I hope you like what wedid, we sure tried to get everything." I left the theatre desiring to read the book again to regain theenjoyment I had and the anxiety I felt about the friendship and thetournament. Although there is no good place in the story to create asplit, I would have preferred to have seen this movie split up into 2films to get everything, rather than what Mike Newell and companyforced together.However, despite what I wrote, I did enjoy the film but do suggest thatyou be prepared for a long film and not be tired. I will try again atan earlier showing and hope to leave feeling better about the latesttribute to Harry Potter!

tovao-1 2012-05-23 13:44:09

terrible!

nothing to spoil, i joined just to tell you to save your money and gosee ANYTHING else. i am sad i spent the money. wow and i thought #3 wasbad, this makes it look Oscar worthy. the movie was poorly edited andcharacters were removed. if you are going to change things in theinterest of time, at least cut the whole thing or character! and ifthings don't make it shorter, why change them? also way overboard onthe CG effects, maybe 2 movies would have been a good idea. the girlswere not very pretty. I don't know how they can possibly continue afterremoving essential plot elements, like the plot. the film sor of jumpedfrom one scene to the next with little transition and dumbledore cansuck it. he has no grasp on the sprightly wise kindly character in thebook. Hermione is way to pretty and confidant, in the books she isawkward and gangly and a know it all, but by the second movie she wasall cute little popular girl looking. The ghosts seem to havedisappeared from the plot all together as well as house elves and themaurauders map, which was sort of ditched in film 3. also they coulduse a haircut, all of them. and since when do they wear muggle clothes?

potato2 2012-05-20 04:27:23

Deatheaters and *gasp* Dates!

Now in his fourth year at school, Harry Potter (Dan Radcliffe) becomesunwittingly involved in the infamous "Tri-Wizard Tournament," whereinchampions from Hogwarts and two visiting wizarding schools facefrightening challenges in the hope of winning eternal glory. With helpfrom his buddies Ron and Hermione, Harry battles dragons, survivesunderwater, and faces a terrifying maze. Equally scary for him: He mustchoose a date for the Yule Ball. He has his eyes on the lovely ChoChang but is too shy to ask her. Lord Voldemort and his Deatheatersplay a prominent part in this installment as Harry faces a life anddeath duel.The movie is very well written and the acting is good, too. The threekids are now playing 14-year olds and are showing a greater range ofemotions. There is much humor when it comes to dealing with theopposite sex, a talent the usually capable Harry seems to lack.Watching the three at the Yule Ball is sweet and awful, as these thingstend to be at that age.The soundtrack and special effects are wonderful as usual and thesuspenseful story is acceptable and enjoyable for children over eightas well as older audiences. If you're a Potter fan, you're sure toenjoy "Goblet of Fire." This is the best of the series so far anddefinitely lives up to all expectations.

Joshua Tyler 2012-05-19 18:13:36

This is a good movie, and a fun movie, but not a great movie. I think Harry's fans are pretty happy with mediocre. At least mediocre isn't bad.

2012-05-19 16:09:25

Get the Two-Disc Special Edition, All this has is the film.

This review is from: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Single-Disc Widescreen Edition) (DVD) Contrary to what others may tell you, all this copy has is the Film itself, nothing more, nothing less. If you truely want a good copy, get the two-disc special edition. It has far more materieal, including Deleated Scenes! So just spend a few dollars more and get more.

cunctator-2 2012-05-18 19:07:04

The worst Harry Potter movie!!!

One thing I'd recommend to every person who votes HP-4 as the best inthe series, or anything but a disaster, would be to go back and watchit again or, more importantly, read the book at least few more times toget a sense of the story, characters and many other elements,...Dumbledore, Voldemort and... almost every other character in this filmare portrayed as though the director had never read any of the HarryPotter books in his life. I watched the film only once and will neverwatch it again... unless, I really want to torture myself with a typeof pain that any cruciatus curse would ever deliver to a tastefulperson's mind. P.S. Most likely the worst Harry Potter movie ever!!!

day_sp16 2012-05-14 16:53:05

excellent movie!

i love harry potter the movie it was fantastic. i 'm a fanatic fromharry potter since i have memory. i reed every book. it was a greatexperience for me see this movie on the cinema. i think that a 10 itsnot en of this movie have action, passion,love, drama, comedy,everything. i just love it. it was great, am my favorite movie. andRupert and Daniel they was beautiful in the movie. probably for be afan of harry potter i do not have am critters to Calif this movie, butwhat ever! i love it best movie of the last times. far from the lord ofthe ring. funny and great! i wait the next movie with to manyespectitives. kisses

EmperorNortonII 2012-05-14 02:24:13

Still Magical!

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is the latest installment in thepopular series based on the books by J.K. Rowling. The fourth movie isdirected by Mike Newell, and has most of the regular cast returning.Some newcomers include Brendan Gleeson as Mad Eye Moody, this year'sDefense Against the Dark Arts teacher. This movie boasts all theamazing visuals and thrilling excitement of the previous three movies.Some fans of the books may be unhappy with what was left out of thisfilm. (Editing a 700+ page book into a two and a half hour moviecouldn't have been easy!) While quite a bit from the book was left out,what was left in the movie will not disappoint. Gleeson makes the mostof his debut, and becomes a standout character. And the appearance ofRalph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort will be a landmark for this moviefranchise. It all makes us anxious for the next installment of theHarry Potter series.

primal_envy 2012-05-12 23:20:28

It's OK now, Goblet of Fire has redeemed Prisoner of Azkaban.

If I could vote this movie 8.5 out of 10 I would. Everyone knows theplot of the story so I won't go into it.I'll start with the cons, Dumbledore shaking Harry? That was justweird. Dumbledore is supposed to be a gentle, old codger who's as niceas pie. That part didn't suit his supposed character at all. And getthat hair tie out of your beard old man!!!And the part where Harry found Crouch dead behind a tree, and all of asudden, you cross over to Dumbledore and Fudge talking about it. Thatwas just too fast, and I only saw it for the first time today, but didyou ever actually find out at the end who killed Crouch? Also, themissing out of the 1000 galleons prize money given to Fred and George,that bit gave the clue of their ideas to start a joke shop, it mightnot have been completely necessary, but that part is used a lot in thefifth and sixth book.And I think lastly, how Harry didn't have to fight anything in the mazeto get to the cup, that was a bit stupid.I wanted to see the mermaidthingy giving him the riddle like she did in the book, and Harry havingto fight the blast ended skrewt. And how could Harry know that Krum wasbewitched? The eyes weren't that obvious, and he didn't know about itin the book, Cedric and Harry just thought Krum was a traitor. Oh wait! I remembered another!! Barty Crouch Jr, he said hardlyanything when he had the truth serum, what about his mum sneaking himout of Azkaban? And all that, I'm not sure if I blacked out half waythrough the movie or not, but I thought that was pretty important.ONE MORE!!! I thought Hermione reacted pretty over the top at the YuleBall, that part was just weird, Ron and Hermione, get it on already.They so totally will in the seventh book I reckon.Anyway, sorry guys for rambling on about the cons, but the prosdefinitely outweigh the cons. The acting by the very sexy DanielRadcliffe, (I'm allowed to have a crush on him, I'm 16) was so muchbetter this time round, he was awesome. (Neville was good too.) Thespecial effects were amazing and the scenery and the music. Thecharacters fit their roles well, except for Dumbledore, and I thinkthey could have picked a better Cho Chang. Most of what was cut outdidn't disappoint me much, I didn't think much of it, only the minordetails weren't explored enough, the ones I mentioned above. HarryPotter 4 was a brilliant movie, I'm going to go see it again, andagain, and again and again! I suggest you do too!

reluktantwarrior 2012-05-12 15:56:03

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: they could have gone deeper

While the Goblet of Fire book is over 700 pages, and we can't expecteverything to be covered int he movie as it is laid out in the book, Istill found the movie to be lacking. The movie pulled in only the mainstory line, and left out all the small details, mysteries, clues, andpuzzles that makes Harry Potter so fun and interesting.I think that the movie suffers greatly from this simplification. Whilethe 3rd movie did not cover the book exactly as it was written, itstill gave the characters and setting a depth that made them seem likereal people. The characters in this movie acted more like caricatures,using small "familiar" (such as the way Ron's twin brothers aremanufactured to be a duel-voiced automaton of pranks who happen to bearound all the time), details to make us recognize them from the books,rather than creating an in-depth human being. In addition, the schooland the school setting felt much more superficial. The school settingswas constantly cold, dark, and foreboding, a weak attempt to set thetheme of the storyline, without having to truly go into depth as towhat is happening in this time.I think this movie failed to capture the intensity that makes HarryPotter as drawing and addictive as it is, and instead of feeding intothe Harry Potter 'world' this more left us merely, vaguely entertained.

sp0ngeb0bx0x 2012-05-12 15:44:48

Disappointing

I've recently seen Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and I came outfeeling extremely disappointed. While the graphic effects were amazing,the story that was the Goblet of Fire seems to be totally different.Whilst non-readers of the books sat in amazement at the sight ofdragons and mer people I sat furious that characters such as LudoBagman and Winky had been cut. Acting for most part was awful, withDaniel Radcliffe's cringe worthy attempts, Ralph Fiennes seemed morecomical rather than horrific and Michael Gambon plays Dumbledore with aportrayal that makes him appear to be Lord Voldemort himself. If I wasJK Rowling, I'd be furious at the pathetic attempt to bring Goblet ofFire to life.

catzoomoo 2012-05-11 17:17:11

Shockingly good.

Being a devoted fan of the books, I feel obliged to go see each film asit comes out, but to be honest the first three as everyone knows arenot amazing. Prisoner of Azkaban was a lot better than the first two,but still not amazing. Goblet of Fire was awesome!!!! It was scary, andpassionate and just amazing. A lot of things from the book were notincluded in the film versions of the others, but this one was so muchmore accurate to the book!! With the pensieve and what Harry sees init, and particularly Neville's reaction to the Cruciatus curse!! It wasjust wikkid. And the guy playing Krum is hot too. And Ralph Fiennes isfabulous. And Pulp are in it!!!! It didn't drag at all, they've reallyused the 2 and a half hrs, i couldn't believe id been in the cinema forover 2 n a half hours when it ended! Mad Eye Moody looked JUST as I hadimagined from the book, so did Crouch's son. And Amos Diggory'sreaction at the end!!! It was heart rending!!!!!! So yeh, go see thisfilm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ameysm 2012-05-08 20:22:05

soundtrack comment

My vote for the movie would be 10 / 10 (even though have not seen itbut soon shall) but I would like to add that John Williams should havescored for the latest Harry Potter movie soundtrack. Patrick Doyle hasscored it in a marvelous way. Man...this person has shown lot ofcreativity in the soundtrack, as he just paints the whole scene infront of us just the way John Williams does....!!!! EXCELLENTJOB....!!!! I shall rate 9.9 out of 10 (Given 9.9 and not 10 because ama fan of John Williams thats all ;) ). Hope the future ones are createdby none other than John Williams or now can say that Patrick Doyle. Ashe has created it in an excellent fashion.

Spence D. 2012-05-08 08:22:25

A brisk, darkly-tinged adventure yarn that boosts the action quota considerably and as such becomes a whirlwind blast of post-summer escapism.

2012-05-08 13:24:18

the best potter movie yet...

Like almost everyone else on the planet, I'm a huge Harry Potter fan. I've loved the books since 1999 and the films since the first movie premiered in 2001. Each book and movie continued to meet my expectations and beyond. Like every true crazed Harry Potter fan, I've seen all four movies the day of release and each time I struggle to sit still in anticipation. This time was no different. I was especially excited because the movie had gotten the best reviews of the series and it was my favorite book out of all 6. I was also hoping it would be better than the last one, because with each film, though still amazed by each, I was slightly less impressed. The first was truly amazing, as was the second. The third was much different, but after adjusting to the new feel, I loved it ALMOST as much as the others. Therefore, this time I was hoping for it not to be an 'almost'. While actually watching the 4th film, I was slightly confused. It was a little fast and hectic. However, having read the book 3 times, I could fill in the blanks. At the end, my friend with me said, "Oh come on! That had to have been your favorite!" At first, I wasn't sure and disagreed with him. I said I needed to think for a minute. And after that minute, I put all the pieces together. He was 100% correct. The movie, although still different than the feel of 1 and 2, was amazing. It had wonderful special effects, and the story line was perfection, despite a few details left out from the book. But, I promise you, that this it's IMPOSSIBLE to not like this movie. To sum it all up: The movie was rushed, but you can't expect it to be 10 hours long. So, it was well done in the time they had. It had maturity. This series has finally become a man. 5/5 stars

poohlittle 2012-05-08 02:58:28

Big disappointment

I was rushed to see this movie, however, was overwhelm bydisappointment within 5 minutes into the movie. Where should I start??hm.. Let's see.. the movie started out w/ Harry at Weasley's and dreamof Voldemort w/ Wormtail & Barty Crouch Jr. (??), the Quidditch Worldcup was only last about 5 minutes screen time up, no game play.. noveela.. no Winky... no woods.. all you see the the pre-game seen, introof the player (mainly on Krum), then you see the death eaters firing upthe camp site, then straight to the school to the gable of the firewhere Dumbledore lost his cool (he pretty mush jumped on Harry & shookhim to death!), no Hagrid teaching the care of magical animal class orthe blast-end skewt! And the dragon seen was totally SO not in thebook! There are main characters missing (Charles & Bill Weasley) andthey had made Hermione Granger looked as-if she is boy crazy!! Oh, andFleur Delacour was a blond! Wasn't she suppose to be part Veela? Whereis the silver hair? And if you think you don't see enough of Hermione(about total of 10-15 minutes of screen time), then you will see a lotless of Ron! Or anyone else for that matter! Should I continue?? Thewhole story was chopped & twisted!! I understand that it is hard to doa whole movie w/i 3 hrs of time frame, however, I just think they cando a better job than this.Man.... Can I have the original director back? This is the worst of all4 movies!! I really like the first 2! The 3rd one was good, stillfollow the story line, for the most part...even though they had madeDumbledore seem like a crazy angry old nut w/ a little personal hygieneproblem (have you seen the fingernails?) but this... is somethingelse.... really....

Wai-Yun Wong 2012-05-05 03:15:45

Seen it, loved it, however...

I'm am a Harry Potter fanatic and book 4 is my favourite book at themoment, I was so excited when this film came out!!!!!!!!!! I literallyhad goosebumps from the beginning till the end of the film. The 12arating evidently implies that the trio are kids no longer and they havegrown-up. It was good to see the film done by a British director foronce as it is a British novel. The visual effects (especially thedragon and underwater scene), were realistic. However, I felt that thedummies used in the underwater scene looked unrealistic and nothinglike the actors. I also felt that the maze scene could have beenimproved (i.e. in the novel, there were several magical creatures inthe maze, unfortunately in the film there wasn't). The quidditch worldcup proved disappointing also as it was only on for 5 minutes. I alsowas disappointed about the fact that some characters were either notincluded or had little time on the screen (i.e. Mrs Weasley, Winky andDobby, Ludo Bagman and Sirius Black).Performancewise, Ralph Fiennes' Lord Voldermort exceeded myexpectations and portrayed the dark lord very well. I would have likedto see some of the newcomers more on screen such as StanIvanevski(?)(Viktor Krum), Katie Leung (Cho Chang) and the Patilsisters.The music was impressive, though I would have preferred Williams tohave composed the score.Like most British films, plenty of comedy was provided. But this filmalso provided a lot of unsuitable material for younger children. In thecinema I went to, there were a lot of young children and Voldermortappeared, there seemed to be a large number of young children headingtowards the toilet. It is an incredibly dark film, all we have to doknow is wait for a Harry Potter film with a 15-rating!

lindsayleighh 2012-05-04 06:40:55

Well, better than the others...

In general, this movie was better than the others. The tasks wereamazing to watch. The Yule Ball was done nicely. I'm upset by the lackof Dursley's, and the non-existent Quidditch World Cup, but Iunderstand that certain things needed to be cut.However, there are many things I did not like. For example, MichaelGambon's Dumbledore. In POA, I thought he was good, but in this movie,he annoyed me. He yelled way too much, when Dumbledore is supposed tobe calm. He shook Harry (and in Order of the Phoenix, yells at Umbridgefor doing the same thing), and in general, he lacks a proper Dumbledoreattitude. Do I think that he can achieve a perfect Dumbledore? Yes, Ibelieve he can, but he needs to work on it.The next thing on my list of annoyances was Voldemort. I also thoughtthat he yelled way too much. I missed the talk with the death eatersabout immortality, as I believe that is one of the most crucial thingsin this book. I loved his costume and how it billowed about him. I alsothing that with some understanding of the books, Ralph Fiennes willmake a very evil Voldemort.The last thing I'll mention is Sirius. I thought he played a fairlycrucial part in the book, and was very sad to see his small part in themovie. I had hoped that Sirius would become more active, and I believethat he absolutely has to in the next film. Of course, he will play avery important part next time, so I'm really hoping for more time withGary Oldman in the next one! Other than those things, I thought this movie was as good as it couldbe for such a long book. I appreciate how closely they tried to stickto the book, and hope that they make some small adjustments to the nextones.

2012-05-03 11:57:08

Good Cinematics, But Horrible Scriptwriting!

I didn't get the chance to see the movie in the theater, but I got the regular (1-disk) DVD, and watched it in hopes of a pretty good movie. I was sorely dissapointed. The script cut out so many scenes and bits of information, that I was furious by the time the movie was over. From what I remember of the book, compared to what I saw in the movie, I would say about 50% or possibly more of the book was cut. I understand the need to cut out pieces so the movie can fit in a decent time frame. That was done with all 3 previous movies. But they flowed well, had a balance of what was left in and what was taken out to still be understood, and follow the underlying currents around the main storyline. In "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", the script was horrendous. From the beginning, there is very little of the Quidditch game, when what happens at the game sets the tone of the book. You don't see any muggles, who are supposed to be floating in the air later by Death Eaters, who then scatter when someone sets off the Dark Mark in the sky. Harry initially has his wand taken from him from where he is sitting in the stands, and Fred and George make bets with Bagman, who later seems disturbed, especially since he owes some Goblins. Throughout the book, Harry, Ron, and Hermione see Fred and George trying to talk to Bagman or get their money back from him. After the event, Harry, Ron, and Hermione get separated from the rest of Ron's family, and are supposed to see the Dark Mark. Plus when Ron's dad and the rest of the Ministry appear to apprehend whoever set off the Dark Mark, Harry points over to some bushes, and Crouch's house-elf Winky is caught holding Harry's wand, which is tested and it is proven that his wand made the Dark Mark. Crouch gets embarassed/upset and boots Winky from his home.There is no mention of the visitors from the two other magickal schools before they make their theatrical appearances, and you never see any of the school classes. Also in this book, Hermione is supposed to start her crusade for the freedom of the house-elves, and Dobby (previously Malfoy's house-elf) has semi-befriended Winky, and Winky's ramblings help Harry and his friends realize Mr. Crouch and his family has quite a bit to do with what is going on. Also, yes they introduce Rita Skeeter, but in this book, Hermione can't understand how Rita is writing stories about incidents she couldn't possibly overhear, such as when Harry's scar hurts him in Prof. Trelawny's class, and after the second task when Krum is sitting with Hermione and pulls a bug from her hair after asking her something about keeping in touch with him. Hermione finds out Rita's secret, and catches her, which has quite a bit to do with the fifth book. Also, they only show Mr. Crouch dead, they never show Harry finding him, and Mr. Crouch out of his mind, and they never show Percy (Ron's brother) coming to be a judge for the Tri-Wizard Tournament. They also never have Ron's mother and siblings show up to support Harry for the 3rd Task (the maze).Finally, near the end, once Harry returns with Cedric's body, they never show Fudge getting frustrated with Dumbledore, and incessantly insisting that there is no possible way You-Know-Who could have returned, Fudge giving Harry the gold for winning the Tournament, Harry giving the winning galleons to Fred & Geroge for the creation of their joke shop, and Dumbledore asking Mrs. Weasley and others to help Dumbledore spread the word that Voldemort's back. So when you see Dumbledore talking to Harry and saying that "hopefully people will do what's right and not what's easy" you would understand the reasons behind him saying that. There was so much left out, that I felt it almost defeated the whole purpose of creating this movie in the first place. This book/story is not just about the Tri-Wizard Tournament. It is about so much more, and the parts missing tie into the fifth book, if not the sixth and seventh probably as well. I don't know what Warner Brothers, J. K. Rowling, and the director were thinking about when creating the script and making this film, but I am horribly dissapointed and upset. If you only want to watch this movie for the extras and the fancy CGI Graphics, then by all means buy it. But if you want something that feels like the book, and you can see in your mind as you're reading the book, then I doubt you'll like this. People, CGI graphics and 3-4 action sequences do not make a movie, and I feel that is what this is, deplorably. I would willingly watch a 3 to 3 1/2 hour movie if it had more of what is characteristic of J. K. Rowling in it. This didn't have it.

2012-05-03 02:19:54

Above average for the Harry Potter series

This review is from: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Two-Disc Deluxe Widescreen Edition) (DVD) ON THE FILM:As a fan of all the previous Harry Potter films, and having read all of the books, I was really looking forward to "Goblet of Fire," especially since it was my favorite book as well. That may be why I was so disappointed after actually seeing it. The main problem with "Goblet of Fire," is that Director Mike Newell tried to condense way too much into a two hour movie. I know this has been a criticism of the previous films, but I have never agreed with it until now. There is no way to include everything from the books into the films, and in most cases the cuts in previous films have been just. However in this case, the book was way too long for a two hour movie.Noticeably absent are the relationships between Hermione and Ron, Harry and Cho, and Harry and Draco. Harry and Draco are enemies, and their rivalry has always played a very large role in the books, especially given Draco's actions in future books. His character had roughly 60 seconds of screen time in this film and a handful of lines. His scenes could have been cut out completely and it wouldn't have changed the movie much from the way it turned out. Professor Snape was given a similar treatment. Newell tried to display jealousy between Ron and Hermione, but it failed miserably as they did not have development for the audience to believe in it. The character of Rita Skeeter was introduced as a nosy reporter, however she added absolutely nothing to the movie and is another character that is very prominent in the book, but could have been completely cut out of this film and it would not have made a difference.The majority of the movie focused on the Tri-Wizard tournament, which was very well done, but was not the focus of the book and made for a film that kids would probably love, but does not do justice for the adult viewer who wants to see more character development. The final task of the tournament, the maze, was not adequately explained at all. In the book, the maze brings out the worst fears in someone and turns them against themseves. In the movie, it was condensed to just being a creepy maze that attacked you with roots.My other biggest problem was with the casting, specifically Michael Gambon as Dumbledore and Stanislav Ianevski as Viktor Krum. I've heard the complaints of Gambon not living up to the precedent set in previous films by Richard Harris, and never believed it until now. He comes off completely out of character from the Dumbledore in the book. He is gruff and abrasive in this film, at one point grabbing Harry and shaking him violently. Where is the wise and compassionate, yet still powerful, Dumbledore from the books? Ianevski looks good on the posters, but his acting seems too unseasoned for a role this big. Cedric Diggory and Fleur Delacour are very well casted however.Edit 5 January 2012 - Having seen all of the films in the franchise now, I actually appreciate this movie a lot more and think it is one of the better ones in the series. I still think it should have been cut into two films and feels condensed, but the tri-wizard tournament is one of the more climatic events during all of the movies and is very well done.