Rushed but still a great movie

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2005)

It is hard for me to judge the quality of a Harry Potter movie. Simply because I am in love with the book series. For me watching the Harry Potter movies are like reading very entertaining spark notes. They are there simply to remind me of the world of Harry Potter. This is not saying that they are horrible. In fact the movies are a great sample of the magic of HP. Having said that the fourth movie is no exception. It does a great job bringing to life the events of the Goblet of Fire and for the most part the emotions as well. However, it is difficult to squeeze a 734 or so page book into a 2-hour and a half movie. It just can't be done. Some of the characters as well as a large amount of the beginning chapters had to be cut out strictly for the sake of time. The first 30 minutes of the movie fly by and I remember sitting in the theater praying for the pace to slow down. Luckily it did, and once everyone in the theater took a breath, we were all able to start enjoying the movie. Not to expose too much of the movie and to let you make your own judgments I will end this review here saying that if you are a fan of the book series then I would strongly recommend you see it, you will not be disappointed.