A darker, more suspenseful Harry Potter...

Rating: 9/10 (13 November 2005)

I won't give away a single plot line (if you really want to know - read the book) but I was much happier with this film then the last. Maybe I just don't like Alfonso Cuaron's style, but this movie had you mistrusting everyone. The Prisoner of Azkhaban seemed so frivolous next to this Mike Newell version of HP4.
Goblet of Fire asks as many new questions as it answered the old ones. I loved the new characters they introduced and Brendan Gleeson's Mad-Eye Moody was amazing. Much less involved was Hagrid and Snape but we all know they factor more in the upcoming story lines.
Two thumbs up - and DON'T wait until this one comes out on DVD. The special effects have to be seen on the big screen. I believe Daniel Radcliff did all his own stunts in this one as well, which makes the underwater scene all the more impressive... and this was a very impressive film.