Utterly fantastic!!

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2006)

First off, i am a huge Harry Potter fan. I read the books constantly and i love watching the films, i am one of those strange Pottermaniacs. So this film was very important to me as it was one of my favourite books.
I managed to persuade my mum to take me to the first showing of this on the release day. I booked the tickets several weeks and i then spent the rest of my time wondering what the film was gong to be like. From the moment the lights went down to the end credits, i was mesmerised.
So the basic storyline is that Harry has to compete in a special tournament (The Triwizard tournament) when his name comes out of the Goblet of Fire, which is a big cup full of fire. The trouble is, Harry doesn't know who put is name in it, because he didn't. The tournament has three tasks which test the witches/wizards.
The film has jaw-dropping special effects, the likes of which i have never seen before. The dragon in the first task is truly amazing. The book was done to great accuracy, but a lot of key moments were missed, the Quidditch world cup match wasn't shown which was a disappointment. Every scene that did appear though was very much to how i imagined it. The actors were all superb in their big or small roles, especially Brendan Gleeson as Moody.
The film truly grabs your heart and your mind and takes you on a ride like no other Harry Potter film before it. It truly lived up to my expectations. However......there is one problem. The directors seem to be making the films at a length so that they are durable for smaller children. This can destroy the point of adaptions and ruin a franchise. The films need to be made longer, and if need be, split into two parts.
But don't let that ruin this completely spellbinding film, because it is fantastic and that is coming from a true Harry Potter fan. You really must see this one.