A Fantastic Movie

Rating: 9/10 (19 November 2005)

After the third movie, I thought the fourth won't match up to it. But, lo and behold, it was, in my opinion, the best Harry Potter adaptation yet. It was faithful to the text most of the time, which is great because it gives the other people (who haven't read the book) the opportunity to watch and understand it based on the real story. It is fantastic how the movie people were able to add humor and romance to it. The visual effects were AWESOME. I, as a reader, couldn't imagine it any less than the effects they showed on screen. It was a little disappointing, though, that the Quidditch World Cup wasn't shown fully. But the presentation of the leprechauns (of the Ireland team) was enchanting! (too bad they weren't able to show the performance of the veelas). I was also a bit sad that they didn't show Bagman and all the other important characters (like Dobby and Winky) although I commend the cast for their excellent acting. They are indeed growing up (Radcliffe, Watson, Grint, and the others) however they still are the perfect actors for the characters of Harry, Hermione and Ron. No one can do it like they can. Cheers to another great Harry Potter movie! Hats off to the actors and to the people who worked behind the scenes, you've done a marvelous job. Overall, it was a movie definitely worth watching and would be an outrage to miss.