It's the end of the world as we know it.

Rating: 4/10 (30 December 2005)

"Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire" is more of the same, ie it bears no difference at all with all previous Harry Potters. But was it an original recipe in the first place ? Hell, no. This is basically "Wizard of Oz" adapted for the age of Playstation, "Labyrinth" on steroids, "Neverending Story" on a high budget and produced by Steven Spielberg etc etc. In fact there's only one quasi-progression and that is a large dose of generic melodrama, as our young heroes approach teenhood and discover love. Cue dramatic strings. A meaningless and uneventful remake of Wizards & Warriors crossed with "Gone with the Wind" that deserves to go by unnoticed. Save your money.