Disappointed in "Goblet of Fire"

Rating: 7/10 (20 December 2005)

The latest installment in the Harry Potter series was disappointing. While I realize that they can't possibly include everything that was in the books, I do think that they left out some details that make the characters who they are. If you haven't read the books, I can't see why you would care what the characters were doing -- the details that they left out were the ones that make the people well rounded, and explain their motivations. Hermione is just pettish and spoiled if you don't know that she is smart and frustrated by the boys' "laziness" and Ron seems off balance if you don't know that he has a crush on Hermione and is jealous of Krum. And why did they leave Dobby out of the Quidditch scene and the 2nd challenge? He was already introduced as a character... Just stuff like that was disappointing to me.
This was just a let down in general - and I was completely prepared to love the movie, but they seem to be going downhill.
That said - I would recommend seeing it if you enjoyed the other movies -- but don't expect it to follow the book or have all of the suspense and detail that has made the books so enjoyable.