Good, but not great.

Rating: 7/10 (18 November 2005)

Honestly?
Coming from an avid reader of the books, this movie was not as fantastically wonderful as I'd really imagined it to be. Of course, I understand that time is of the essence and that cutting down on certain parts of the book is to be unavoidable. However, while leaving out some 'quite-important-but-okay-not-to-have' parts, the movie concentrated on some very unimportant, insignificantly retarded parts. Parts that have been added in by the screenwriter and weren't even in the book to begin with.
And I'm thoroughly disappointed with the casting of Michael Gambon as Dumbledore. Richard Harris was a FABULOUS Dumbledore, Michael Gambom pales in comparison next to him. In the movie, Dumbledore certainly doesn't ACT like the Dumbledore we all know and love in the books, and that really got on my nerves throughout the movie. Mad Eye Moody, I can forgive. But not Dumbledore, never. Also, they've wasted the talents of Stanislav Ivanski (Viktor Krum) and Clemence Poesy (Fleur Delacour), both the characters having less than 20 lines each.
However, that having been said, Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire does have its redeeming qualities. Certain scenes will make you laugh till tears roll down your cheeks, the Weasley Twins, having finally been given more airtime, will steal the movie away. Neville Longbottom grabs more airtime as well, and you'll find yourself endeared to this forgetful, cute fellow.
The graphics are magnificent, and I was blown away by the sceneries and details they'd place in each scene.
Though not up to the readers' standards, I say that this movie will still blow your mind away.