Product: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Great movie, but PG-13???
This movie was certainly excellent, but I don't think it deserved a PG-13 rating anymore than the next movie. Yes, it was darker, but not SCARY. The scene that sparks the controversy is Lord Voldemort's Rebirthday Party occurs. Yes, Wormtail does chop off his own hand, but you don't see anything and all you hear is him gasping. He doesn't scream or shriek or anything. Voldemort is tipped nakedly into the cauldron, but we see nothing but his upper back and neck. The only part which is rather violent is when Voldemort, reborn and restored to his body, touches Harry on the forehead and he yells. Being a male, when Harry screams it doesn't sound bad, mostly it's just "Aaaaahhh owwww ahhhh owwww gaspgaspsighsigh". It actually made me angry, to see Dan in pain, even if it was only pretend. Overall, the only other violent part was when Harry is thrown over some rocks by a dragon's tail. The mermaids are definitely not Ariel, and as such are rather frightening. Mostly their voices more than anything else. There is no sexuality or anything, except for when the camera zooms in for all of 2 seconds on Beauxbatons(rival school) girls' rear ends. Ron says "Bloody hell" about 3 times, "Piss off" once, and Harry says "Damn" and "git" once each. A ferret crawls inside another boy's pants, and the boy's friend reaches in to get the ferret out. It's presented in a comical way so I don't think it was a problem. Of course, Harry(portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe) is growing up and as such, there is a scene with him ina bathtub. Nothing from mid-stomach below is shown, but still, the female members of the audience I was watching with all sighed happily. Myself included. ;-)