Product: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Rating: 4.0
Hint: Read book before viewing
This one’s the best of all to dateAnd still it ain’t enoughThey left out whole chunks of the bookand all the Quidditch stuffDursleys, Weasleys, house elves gone!The World Cup’s in one frameRita Skeeter doesn’t morphBlack’s just a head aflameNo magic money from the skyNo cash prize for the winnerThis movie is for HP fansAnd not for a beginnerThe goblet spews the fiery namesOf the ones who will competeTo represent the magic schoolsAt the Triwizard treatFor years it’s picked the chosen threeBut this time out comes fourIt’s quite a shock for all concernedEven for DumbledoreThis Dumbledore’s a wimpy manHis wardrobe’s really swishyAgain he hires shady staffAnd can’t smell something’s fishyThree tasks are set, and all are toughWith dragons, eggs and waterThe final takes them in a mazeAnd leads them to the slaughterTo understand about the tasksYou’d need to read the bookThe movie leaves out far too muchSo please, read first – then lookThe dance was great, the settings lushThis stuff never gets oldThe return of Ralph Fiennes’ VoldemortWas something to beholdThey did their best within the timeThey couldn’t fit all inNext time we want a lot more SnapeSo let the fifth beginAmanda Richards, March 25, 2006