love the Harry Potter books, disliked this movie.

Rating: 5/10 (18 November 2005)

I have read all of the Harry Potter books and have enjoyed every one of them. I'm not one to run out and watch a movie based on a book because I'm worried that they will ruin the book for me. When the first Harry Potter movie came out I couldn't help but go and see it. I thoroughly enjoyed the first two Harry Potter movies. Yes, they left some stuff out, but I felt they were minor details that didn't ruin the story. The third movie was good, but I had a hard time shifting from one director to the next. The third one was a lot darker but after a while it grew on me. I'm not sure why they changed directors, but I wish they would keep it consistent. I don't like change. As for Goblet of Fire, I knew beforehand that the director had changed once more and had also heard that the director wished to make this movie into two movies but ended up being able to squeeze it into one. Bad idea. He ruined the whole movie for me. They left out so much of what I thought was important. So many things were brought up and never finished. They brought Rita Skeeter into the movie and hardly showed anything about who she is and what she did. Why bring her in if you don't go anywhere with her character? I wish that Chris Columbus would direct the movies again. He did a better job. Thanks for ruining it for me Mike Newell. You should have made it two movies. For those of you who have never read a Harry Potter book, especially Goblet of Fire, you'll probably enjoy this movie just fine.