Well worth it

Rating: 9/10 (18 November 2005)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has finally emerged...and didn't disappoint. Though some scenes seemed rushed (I would have liked to have seen more of the Quidditch World Cup, really) and the subplots were gone (No SPEW...poor Hermione), the overall tone of the book is still present.
Though we can't forget the danger presented at the beginning of the film (in fact, if the music alone won't let you forget, the nonstop action and some of the characters' conversations will make sure you remember), there are still plenty of laughs (in fact, Moaning Myrtle's scene in the book has been expanded a bit in the film...providing plenty of amusement though poor Harry would probably say otherwise).
Some things, I think, could have been done better (Sirius' head in the fire just looked goofy and Voldemort's "I can touch him now" line...well, it can be misconstrued quite easily by fanfic authors writing slash), other bits that I had worried about surprised me by being well done. The dragon, for instance, was great - and the scenes involving Cedric Diggory's death were handled well.
Overall, 9 out of 10.