Mike Newell wasn't a good choice.

Rating: 4/10 (12 May 2020)

This movie suffers because of some questionable choices. Thankfully, some of Newell's crazy ideas didn't make it into the film. His idea was to burn down the Forbidden Forrest during the First Task. Even though this stupid idea didn't make it into the film, the final version of the First Task was a disaster. They stated that Dragon Tamers were there to ensure safety of the Champions, yet they still thought it would be a great idea to let the dragon leave the arena to create an "edge-of-our-seats" experience. I couldn't help but cringe. And over the period of filming, Newell was complaining how he had to read the thickest book in the entire series, how it was hard to get through and so on. If you want to make a good adaptation, don't let people who don't have a deep connection with the series direct the movie! It's absolutely ridiculous.
Next, I had problems with how they portrayed Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. In the films, it looks like Beauxbatons is school only for witches, while Durmstrang is a boy school. This doesn't make any sense and I had a lot of questions which brought me out of the movie. "Does this mean that French wizards have to go study to another country? Or is there another wizarding school in France specifically for wizards?"
The Second Task was easily the best, but there were still some problems. I loved how they filmed this underwater. The entire Task was great, but after they had gone to the surface, I couldn't help but ask: "So, the audience was just sitting there for the entire hour?" Same goes for the Third Task. But this isn't only the filmmakers' fault, JK Rowling forgot about that part too.
The books are liked by so many because they are magical mysteries. So, naturally, I didn't like the fact that they took this element out of the story. In the books, there were subtle clues that someone was impersonating Moody, while in the film, we knew this information by the halfway point.
Now onto the Third Task. I was hoping to see the obstacles. Sphinx, Blast-Ended Screwts and many others. However, I was let down more than I thought possible. The only obstacle were hedges. Yes, that's right, hedges. That's not scary nor challenging! The Third Task was supposed to test the Champions in various ways to make sure the best one won. But here, it seemed very random and luck-based whether you found the Cup or not.
Other than that, I had other complaints but this review is way too long for that. But I couldn't leave without mentioning the infamous line: "Harry! Did you put your name in the Goblet of Fire?" Dumbledore asked CALMLY.