The Worst Harry Potter Film

Rating: 5/10 (26 May 2007)

Let me start by saying that I did enjoy watching "Goblet of Fire." Unfortunately, it was still the worst of the four first Harry Potter films.
The fourth film takes place during Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts. The basic premise is this. The Hogwarts school is hosting a tournament called the Triwizard tournament, along with two other schools. Harry is mysteriously chosen as a fourth competitor, and must compete in three daunting tasks to win the tournament. At the same time, Voldemort is slowly gaining power, leading up to a confrontation between Harry and him at the climax of the film. Here are the problems with this could-be masterpiece.
1. No Quidditch: About ten minutes into the film, when the trio and the Weasley's sit down in their seats at the Quidditch World Cup, I suddenly got very excited. The Cup was the highlight of the book, and I was finally going to see it on screen! Unfortunately, the scene stops abruptly before the Cup begins, which was very angering and made the first part of the film seem - well - not as good.
2. No Magical Score: Unlike the first three films, the musical score of "Goblet" is bl;and and unoriginal. John Williams created the real magic in the first two films with his enchanting Hedwig's Theme, and the composer of music for the third film gave it a very different and spooky quality. The music in this film is terrible, making the magical quality much less intact.
3. Cheesy Lines: the script for "Goblet" is full of lines that made me want to cringe. In the first three films, bad lines were somewhat acceptable due to the innocence of the children. However, they are now too old to be staying ridiculous and stupid things.
These, among others, are the reasons that "Goblet" is my least favorite Potter film. Still, the fifth seems enormously promising and the film is not so bad that it cannot be redeemed.