Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (censored).

Rating: 8/10 (20 November 2005)

so last night, me, my bf and a couple of old friends from Murrow, Hunter and Cooper went together to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. From the time the Warner Bros. sign came up on the screen, people were already screaming, hooting and clapping, including me since we've waited for so f***ing long!!! Some people were even taking pictures of the screen when the "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" title came up on the screen. So what is with worth the wait? I must say, yes, it was definitely worth the wait. I'm not going to say F*** YEAH!!!!, because it could've been a better movie if they didn't omit some parts, and underplayed others.
A prime example would have to be the Quidditch World Cup, which was merely introduced fantastically, but the actual match was completely left out so that was disappointing. I mean, quidditch is always part of Harry Potter, the excitement, the thrill of those matches that J.K. Rowling brings us into was completely shattered in this movie. Another example would have to be Rita Skeeter. She was underplayed in this movie. We didn't see her enough and all the fans were looking forward to seeing her in a face-off with Hermione. Other parts that were omitted were Winky the House-Elf, Molly Weasley and his interactions with Harry after the graveyard episode, the Dursleys who weren't even mentioned in this movie and a few insignificant others that I'm not really bitching about.
At the same time, some scenes really get to your inner core and can truly bring out your sensitive side. When Harry and Cedric come back from the graveyard, I felt that that scene was truly powerful as many people will agree with me. The actor playing Amos Diggory was able to truly portray a father's sorrow to the loss of his son and seeing Diggory like that on the ground, lifeless, without that inviting smile is truly traumatizing.
The young actors have gotten better and are still improving with every movie. Daniel Radcliffe is showing acting skills by truly showing Potter's sorrow, his grief, his uneasiness growing up, the troubles he must face every day being Harry Potter. Rupert Grint was much better since he wasn't really acting in the previous movies, just being really stupid. In this movie, he was able to show us Ron's dark side towards Harry and his overprotective side towards Hermione. Now, Emma Watson is a problem, The girl is too melodramatic. She emphasizes on every line where sometimes, it was unnecessary and come on, do you really need that many hand gestures to make your point across? An addition though which I think would make for Watson's "diva"-esque personality, would be none other than Matthew Lewis who flawlessly portrayed Neville Longbottom's character showing that he is not only the nerdy boy where nothing ever works out for him, but also his sensitive and knowledgeable side, without losing that adorable, geeky charm.
As for the Professors and the adult actors, they were as always flawless even the ones that had only a few scenes. Alan Rickman, who is my favorite actor, had a few lines in this movie, but still made us feel his presence on many instances throughout the movie. Professor McGonaggal, a.k.a. Maggie Smith played the heartfelt mother figure to Harry, capturing the essence of the character. Brendan Gleeson, was by far one of the best of this movie, truly portraying Mad-Eye Moody's strange character and enjoying it himself as you could tell from his acting. My problem is still with Michael Gambon. I love Richard Harris and I still believe he is the best Dumbledore out there and no one can ever top that. Gambom does a good job but he doesn't give off that grandfather figure, that protective, loving character.
Overall, I give this movie an 8 out of 10 stars, because, again, it could've been better, but was still good. Now, can't wait, for "The Order of the Phoenix" and the next Harry Potter book, which is, sadly the last one (sniffs).