The greatest Harry Potter so far!

Rating: 10/10 (30 November 2005)

Finally, after having waited for this movie for months, I saw "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", as soon as I could!
First of all, ALL Harry Potter fans  and especially, fans of the books  must take into consideration that they mustn't start counting the differences between the book plot and the movie plot  it will ruin everything and I believe nobody wants that. Judge it as a movie, not as an accurate adaptation of the book. Being a huge Harry Potter fan, I used to complain about the alterations of the plot, but unfortunately, keeping every single detail would result in a 4-hour movie!
Now, my comments. The first events happen really fast, in my opinion  the dream, the preparation for the Quidditch World Cup, the Quidditch World Cup itself and the Dark Mark scene. The last one was a really great scene but didn't last very much, either.
The arrivals of the foreign students happen equally fast, but they are impressive. The infamous scene where Dumbledore pushes Harry onto the wall when he asks him if he put his name in the GOF is indeed a bit strange, we wouldn't expect such violent reactions from Dumbledore, no matter how worried he is.
The 1st task is incredible (the dragon is REALLY scary), as well as the 2nd one. The Yule Ball scene doesn't last very long, but I truly liked the emotional depth they put into it, in the scene where, when Ron gets jealous of Krum and tells Hermione off, she cries and blames him for ruining everything. It was a beautiful scene, showing that the heroes are now teenagers and their emotions and behaviour get intense.
The 3rd task is frightening but not more than the graveyard scene. Really, the latter justifies completely why the film has been rated PG-13. Most people won't feel very comfortable watching the scene where Wormtail cuts his and Harry's hand, although we don't see those precise moments, but Harry's face and reactions. Voldemort is terrifying  but you still can tell from his face who's the actor playing him. I really liked the scene where he unmasks the Death Eaters  so that people who haven't read the book can understand that among the DEs there is someone we 've already seen in the movies. The "Priori Incantantem" scene is really touching, especially where Lily talks to Harry and Cedric's ghost asks him to get his body back to his father.
I nearly cried when Harry gets back to Hogwarts and he and Amos Diggory cry over Cedric's body. It's a really depressing scene. The ending is nothing really special.
The young actors' performances have really improved and it's great to see that and the new ones (Robert Pattinson, Clemence Poesy, Stanislav Ianevksi) are very good, too. The adults (Miranda Richardson, Brendan Gleeson) and especially the villains (Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs) are truly AMAZING, they did a great job!
To sum up, the "Goblet of Fire" is a great movie, with lots of humour (Ron's role and the Hagrid-Madame Maxime love story are the best!), but it's also frightening, touching and most of all realistic, showing perfectly how it looks like to be a teenager. Mike Newell did a fantastic job.
The "Philosopher's Stone" and the "Prisoner of Azkaban" had been nominated for Academy Awards but didn't get any. The "Goblet of Fire" deserves at least one  the special effects are amazing!
10/10. One of the best movies of the year and the greatest Harry Potter movie so far! Definitely worth watching!