Harry lacks direction

Rating: 6/10 (18 November 2005)

may contain spoilers! Goblet of fire, great acting, fantastic effects, interesting dialog but no segues. What should have been a grand sweeping story about the deadly dangerous Tri-wizard Tournament was anything but. All I really can say is I'm glad I read the book so I could follow the disjointed plot, and morn for the loss of side plots. I would have given another half an hour of my life for the segues that were needed, even the seasonal changes that were in the other three.
On the plus side, the dragons were awesome and the elongation of Harry's fight with the Hungarian Horntail was trilling. Mad Eye Moody/young Crouch was perfectly insane (but there was so little of Mr. Crouch that the tension wasn't on pitch for their relationship.)I believe they cut down the pensive flash back to just it's most important point. And where the maze lacked the monsters that made it tense in the book, the movie more than made up for in there choice of Voldemort and his and Harry's confrontation in the grave yard was perfect.
Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire was fun to watch, but is only understandable and interesting if you have read the book. There were many things that were cut out that disappointed me (Dobby and Winky, Ton Tongue Toffee, s.p.e.w., Sekeeter's bug and the Veela) and lacked continuity which made it confusing and frustrating. In conclusion, HP:GoF felt more like I was peeking in on a series of moment in Harry's life rather than a movie goer.