Product: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Rating: 3.0
Heavy handed Cliff notes
While the first two films were cut to the point of losing depth of character they still remained true to the spirit of the story. This film was butchered to the point of a one note song that was simply boring. After awhile you just adapt out to the heavy dark mood that has none of the Harry Potter spirit. There is no humor. There is no strength to the characters and Dumbledoor is so off key it is painful. Much of the story is changed to the point of losing meaning. I suppose all the budget and time was spent on special effects (also what took away from the third film, Prisoner of Azkaban). I had hoped that in the Prisoner of Azkaban the Bluray version might be extended so that it did not feel so cut (it did not) but even extending this film would not have done anything to improve it. I understand a director wanting to put their mark on a film but this was not the mark to have left.It is a fine Disney or Warner Brother's type film to enjoy which is why I gave it 3stars. It is not worthy of the book.