Product: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Rating: 3.0
between 2 and 3 stars...serious character degradation
I'm a big fan of the Harry Potter books, simply because I am hopelessly attatched to the characters. The books are fun, but JK Rowling's real strength is in her character development. Up till now I have thought the movies were worth seeing, and I've never been distressed when they didn't match up exactly with the book. This movie, however, has completely lost the integrity of the three main characters. All Hermione does is look cute and cry a lot, which is so wrong I just wanna throw up. Ron is comic relief, and Harry's just a mixed up teenager. They're just turning Harry Potter into another Hollywood action film with typical good-looking teenaged leads. The reason I give it 2 or 3 stars is because the acting is very good (the three kids have actually improved their acting over the years, even though their characterizations are faltering). Voldemort and Mad-Eye Moody are well acted, and of course so are Hagrid, Snape, McGonagal, etc. The special effects are also incredible. They could have left more of the story in without making the movie too long, but overall, a decent adaptation of the book. The main unfortunate thing about this movie is destruction of the original characters, and I have a feeling that the Harry Potter movies are going down the drain.