What a disappointment!

Rating: 3/10 (22 November 2005)

I would like to personally thank the director for ruining arguably the best Harry Potter book and making it into not only the worst movie of the series, but a pretty awful movie in general. By eliminating essential plot points and characters, such as house-elves and Mrs. Weasley, we miss the intricate world that JK Rowling created. This film has been reduced to merely the three competitions of the tournament and the rise of Lord Voldemort. We miss out on the richness of the characters and their relationships. Harry's friendship with the Weasley family is one of the most touching aspects of the series and it grows to become an essential part of Harry's character as he discovers that he can create his own family to draw strength from. Plus leaving Sirius out almost completely reduces his importance as well, and has ruined a great deal of set up for the fifth installment. Additionally, I just find it offensive to Rowling's fans to completely change the plot of Goblet of Fire. The ending of Goblet of Fire is completely surprising, and the film maker has changed it to be completely predictable by introducing characters at inappropriate times and eliminating others. The mystery in Goblet of Fire is completely absent from the movie. Albeit, the humor in this movie is enjoyable, but I'd rather the director not have included his fabricated dance scene and stay truer to the book. The editing and timing of this movie was choppy. Most of the scenes were extremely cheesy, I was laughing during the dragon battle rather than worrying about Harry. Also, the degree to which the characters were portrayed inaccurately was painful. The movie was reduced to mere events and no overall plot. Overall, this film was a huge disappointment and I left the theater wishing they could remake it to be true to the book.