Product: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Rating: 5.0
What's up with the bad reviews?
The film was wonderful from beginning to end, easily the best written/adapted, acted and directed of the series yet. It doesn't hurt that the themes have gotten stronger either.In particular, I was rather impressed by the inclusion of the three forbidden curses. I don't remember their names, nor do I believe in magic, but for both Secular and Religious/Spiritual audiences they teach very valuable lessons:1. It is evil to forcefuly control someone or submit them to your will (given that they are not trying to harm you or themselves).2. It is evil to cause someone undue pain and/or suffering.3. It is evil to take someone's life away... It is evil to kill unjustly (If you want to get into what actually justifies killing another human being, read "Atlas Shrugged").These lessons or "truths" run throughout the series but are here revealed cleverly during a classroom lecture so that the author can express a facet of her philosophical beliefs, leaving little room for literary misinterpretation.Like I said in my review's title: I don't know why people have recently written bad reviews. The film had depth, took its subject matter seriously (and rightfully so... but don't let the young ones watch it, it's much too dark) and was well executed/produced.... In short, I haven't enjoyed watching an action/adventure film as much since Spider-Man 2.