A darker but marvelous fourth chapter to the incredible saga...

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2005)

Harry Potter(Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione(Emma Watson), and the Weaselys attend the Quidditch world cup over their summer break, but it is terrorized my a large amount of Death-Eaters shortly after the match, showing signs of Voldemort's loyalty.
After the Qudditch World Cup, they return to Hogwarts to find that Hogwarts is hosting the Tri-Wizard Tournament, in which three schools compete for the Tri-Wizard cup. One student from each school will be chosen from the Goblet of Fire, but you must be 17 or older to enter. Mireacously, Harry finds himself the fourth champion selected and becomes hated by many because the widely spread belief of cheating on his part. As if he doesn't have enough problems with his friends, a nasty reporter, and vicious dreams involving Voldemort, Harry finds himself battling dragons, solving puzzles, and dealing with sea creatures in the name of "Eternal Glory".
Let me start my review by saying that The Goblet of Fire is a personal favorite for me, so I most certainly viewed this forth film with extremely high expectations.
Being the forth film to the saga, and third director used, "Goblet of Fire" shines brighter than any other of the Harry Potter films, or shall I say "darker". If you thought that the previous Harry Potter film (Prisoner of Azkaban) was dark, then you are in for a treat. This is by far one of the darkest family films I have ever seen, but it most certainly impressed me. Vicious, bloody battles are scattered throughout the Tri-Wizard tournament along with wonderful acting on the part of Daniel Radcliffe, who I am starting to find more talented with each movie. The brutality of this film was so much more than the previous three, that it might be hard for parents to enjoy as much with their kids. The film is definitely more clever and humorous at certain points, but can get extremely intense and dark. The one single aspect of the film that I can see fans having a problem with is the way the movie flowed and their choices of what scenes to use or not use. The story differed a little from the book and the movie seemed to move a little fast but then again, what choice did they have. The movie is still two and half hours long and they had to narrow down a thousand page book! Fans need to get over it and just enjoy the film for the film, not the book. Overall, The Goblet of Fire did not disappoint my extremely high expectations in any way whatsoever and the film set forth what should be an excellent next couple of movies.
I highly recommend this film.