Dark and Difficult Times Lie Ahead

Rating: 9/10 (14 July 2007)

Harry's fourth summer and the following year at Hogwarts are marked by the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament, in which student representatives from three different wizarding schools compete in a series of increasingly challenging contests. However, Voldemort's Death Eaters are gaining strength and even creating the Dark Mark giving evidence that the Dark Lord is ready to rise again.
In the unsuspecting lives of the young wizard and witches at Hogwarts the competitors are selected by the goblet of fire, which this year makes a very surprising announcement: Hogwarts will have two representatives in the tournament, including Harry Potter! Will Harry be able to rise to the challenge for the Tri Wizard Tournament while keeping up with school or will the challenges along with Voldemort's rebirth be too much for the young hero?
This movie is the best entry in the Harry Potter series yet! It's weird. Each film gets better and better. For regular folks (who never read the books), you will enjoy this film immensely. For Harry Potter fans (like me), it'll depend. Unlike the first two films, this (and the third) focuses more on the story, instead of making a 15 hour movie. No doubt this film is the darkest yet, receiving a PG-13. Parents need to take that as caution because there are things too scary for little children.
Yeah, I was quite disappointed they cut out and revised so many thing in the movie but you know what? Who cares? I loved every moment in this film. I really didn't mind the revisions and editing. You got to hand it to Steve Kloves who does a hell of a job writing the scripts and J.K. Rowling writing the books.
Like I said in the past three films, this film isn't all about the action and special effects. It contains more mature roles on the three main cast and it has a plot, unlike many dumb popcorn movie. The performances by the main cast (Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint) are better and their interaction is still great. You'll find them engaging.
The special effects (which gets better in every film) is terrific. There are even more action scenes in here, some which are mind blowing and keeps you to the edge of your seats. The set designs are even better and the whole "teen romance" is a bit exaggerated but it's fantastic! The music is different in here, and it's better. The cinematography is also good.
I think Mike Newell does a terrific job on delivering this book to the screen. Although some fans will not like it for the huge cuts, some will love it for that very reason. Average movie goers will also love this. This, not only the best entry so far, this is one of the best movies of 2005!