Product: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Rating: 4.0
Darker but still Magical
Goblet of Fire is the longest of the Potter books to be adapted to film so far so oviously sevral things had to be cut out.Fortunately though the film version nicely captures the bulk of the book from the exciting Tri-Wizard Tournament(The dragon chase scene is terrifically realized in this film)and the scary climatic return of You Know Who.Part of the fun of the books is experiencing the characters growing up and the same goes for the film version.Remember way back when when Harry and Hermione were just little tykes running around in big robes?Now that they're teenagers the movie tackles young love leading up to a nicely done dance ball sequence.As always this film has great special effects but nicely balances them with mystery and humor(There's a great scene where Ron's teacher tries to show him how to dance).The ending is pretty intense with an actual murder that might frighten the very young but if you've read the books you'll know there'll be much worse to come in the future... As an avid reader of the Potter series and fan of the movies I still feel each book and each film is better than the last and Goblet Of Fire is the best Potter film so far!