HP Books finally come alive through the movies...

Rating: 9/10 (18 November 2005)

Goblet Of Fire, the fourth movie of the ongoing Harry Potter series is finally a movie that the hardcore fans of the books would appreciate. It has been a mammoth task for Mike Newell and his crew to put together a 500 page book into a 2.5 hrs long movie. And he performed the task admirably. Whereas the first movie, was pretty good, the second disastrous, the third being a good once but kept the hardcore book fans wanting for more, this one would surely fulfill everyone's needs. All the important parts including some well invited comic relief is included.
This movie is likewise, the third, where it is set in a much serious tone. Plus, it is much dark and for the first time we see Lord Voldemort, the nemesis of Harry Potter. It sets off just like in the books, and Mike Newell very subtly clips some unnecessary portions of the books. Although the hardest of the hardcore fans may complain that the quidditch World Cup could have lingered a bit more, but for your information fellas, the quidditch world cup was cut from the original script, just because it caused a massive uproar, Steve Kloves decided to put it in for a few minutes. Also the maze wasn't quite up to the mark, there wasn't any fanciful/dangerous creatures that Dumbledore (Gambon) warns the champions about.
The special effects is state of the art, so is the camera direction. As I stated previously, the acting is way better, particularly because it is a much mature movie, now that all the guys are 16. The music, and score was good, but frankly Harry potter scores aren't the same without John Williams.
Overall 9/10, a must see for all Potter fans...