I Don't Get The Critics ...

Rating: 9/10 (20 August 2013)

I was really surprised when I first read the critics about this movie. In my opinion this film is just great - nothing else. The story is really interesting and different this time, because two other magical schools, Beauxbatons from France and Durmstrang from East Europe, are visiting Hogwarts. The three institutes organize the Triwizard Tournament. There's one champion from each school who fights for the win. Of course, somehow, Harry is a champion, too, even though Cedric Diggory from Hufflepuff is chosen before. The result is that there are four champions. All have to withstand three tasks. That's the beginning of the plot.
The tasks are shown just beautifully, maybe there's more action than in the books, but it's still great. The effects are particularly in this film amazing. New characters like Mad-Eye Moody, Victor Krum or Fleur Delacour are mostly like I imagined them.
Though the new style of the film is great, it's maybe the weakest of the first four movies. And, I'm a little disappointed because of it, for the first time important scenes from the books are missing or are changed. Just a few examples (these are not spoilers, as they are only included in the books!):
The Quidditch World Cup at the very beginning is way too short. In the book everything's described very detailed, also the finale, which isn't even shown in the film.
Ludo Bagman, who for me was one of my favorite characters in all books, is missing entirely.
From the fourth book on Hermione has some sort of desire to help the house elves, which is a very funny part. This is also missing completely.
I can't remember that Dumbledore has been angry or furious ever in the books. Sadly he has this somehow cold personality from the fourth movie going on to the sixth.
It's very sad that scenes like these aren't included, but on the other hand I also understand it, because if you take everything from the book you'd have a four to five hour movie.
Because of that, I give the film nine out of ten points. Sadly, it's the last adequate Potter until "The Deathly Hallows: Part 2".