Very good

Rating: 9/10 (21 October 2006)

Overall, this movie was better than the previous three, and ALMOST perfect. There were many mistakes/goofs in the movies that, believe me, are nearly impossible to notice, and it seemed far too short. I understand that they had to edit some parts out, but I think a 2 1/2 hour movie doesn't do a 730-page book justice. I can only hope that the 5th movie will be longer...
Now that that's out of the way, I can get to the compliments. First of all, I applaud the realistic shots of the Second Task, which were actually filmed in a giant water tank. The First Task was also very spectacular through and through, and the build-up with Harry in the tent is very intense. However, the Third Task could've been a bit longer, as it is the most crucial and was longer reading in the book.
I have nothing bad to say about the graveyard scene with Voldemort. Ralph Fiennes does an incredible job with the Dark Lord's character, and I don't think any other actor could have done him justice. The Priori Incantatem was spectacular, and I watched it several times when I got the DVD. The emotional bit when Harry returned to Hogwarts with Cedric['s body] was a bit stretched, though, as Harry's initial reaction when Wormatail killed Cedric wasn't as...well...sob-inducing. It was a bit embarrassing to see almost everyone in my theater crying at the scene, as it is a fictional character and I didn't find it moving at all. Professor Moody's character was also very well-done.
However, the few mistakes are made up for with the humor, from Filch's repeated early firing of the cannon to Ron waltzing with McGonagall. I think that this movie might have gotten a lower rating if it weren't for the humor, which wasn't as desperate for laughs as I found Movie 3's humor to be at times. I highly recommend the IMAX version of this movie, although probably not available anymore, but I would've given it a 10 for sure. If there was a 3-D version of the movie, I would've given it an 11.
I highly recommend this movie to everyone, Potter fan or not. Definitely the best in the movie series so far.