Definitely the Worst Adaptation of the Book

Rating: 3/10 (14 February 2013)

I really miss director Chris Columbus. This version of the Harry Potter books was a tremendous disappointment. The house elves, important to the story, were left out of the movie altogether. The development of the other Triwizard Champions was severely limited. While I cried over the death of Cedric in the book, the movie version was hardly emotional at all, since Cedric was portrayed as a minor character, and not adequately explained. Same thing with Fleur and Viktor. They were both very minor in this adaptation. We did not get to know them or care about them, at all.
The story, although admittedly dark, did not have to be almost totally shot in the dark. It was hard to see, and rather annoying. Also, the fate of Neville's parents was parenthetical, and easy to miss. And where was Ludo Bagman, who was also an important part of this chapter?
Thumbs way down on this one. I really hope Mike Newell was NOT selected to direct subsequent Harry Potter films. He was a terrible choice for this.