What was Kloves thinking?!

Rating: 2/10 (19 November 2005)

I open the newspaper and all i see is outstanding reviews of "Goblet of Fire" and i don't really understand why. I mean yes it is the best out of the four films but it didn't really have to work to hard to get that title. I am usually and open minded person when it comes to harry potter. I was expecting that the movie wouldn't be as good as the book of course but i really wasn't expecting this.
Firstly I must say what was Steve Kloves (the screenplay adapter) thinking?! I mean yes the book was long but the movie cuts out so much of the plot. There is hardly any explanation of why Barty Crouch Jr. was using the polyjuice potion to impersonate Moody, or how he got there, and why harry was the the quidditch world cup and for that matter what it was.
And please parents do not take the PG-13 rating lightly. There are some very intense scene with images of voldemort and violence that may disturb your children. This doesn't mean that kids shouldn't come but if your child is scared easily you might want to wait for this one to come on video.
As for the acting I must give Emma Watson some credit. She has improved greatly throughout the films and is definitely the best of the trio. She brings graceful presence to Hermione but unfortunately sometimes is a little to glamorous for our little bookworm character.
Daniel Radcliffe seems to be getting all of this praise for being such a wonderful actor but I find his performances dry and not very well acted. Because of his lack of acting abilities and the fact that Harry is such and emotional character the makeup department seems to be covering his face in wounds and sweat so that no one will notice that there are no tears coming from his face Rupert Grint has always confused me. Sometimes i don't' like his style yet he never fails to make me laugh. I think he could use some improvement but bring a quirky charm to the character of Ron The adults in the film always put on a wonderful performance. Maggie Smith is an amazing actress as well as many others. But Michael Gambon's portrayal of Dumbledore is a bit too angry and aggressive for my taste. It may just be that I am comparing him to Richard Harris and he to me seemed like the ultimate Dumbledore. In the great hall scenes Gambon yells and seems somewhat agitated the entire time, where as Dumbledore is supposed to be a stressed yet gentle character.
I hope I am not being too critical, i just expected a better adaptation from such a wonderful book.