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The latest entry in the Harry Potter saga could be retitled Fast Times at Hogwarts, where finding a date to the winter ball is nearly as terrifying as worrying about Lord Voldemort's return. Thus, the young wizards' entry into puberty (and discovery of the opposite sex) opens up a rich mining field to balance out the dark content in the fourth movie (and the stories are only going to get darker). Mike Newell handily takes the directing reins and eases his young cast through awkward growth spurts into true young actors. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe, more sure of himself) has his first girl crush on fellow student Cho Chang, and has his first big fight with best bud Ron. Meanwhile, Ron's underlying romantic tension with Hermione comes to a head over the winter ball, and when she makes one of those girl-into-woman Cinderella entrances, the boys' reactions indicate they've all crossed a threshold.
But don't worry, there's plenty of wizardry and action in Goblet of Fire. When the deadly Tri-Wizard Tournament is hosted by Hogwarts, Harry finds his name mysteriously submitted (and chosen) to compete against wizards from two neighboring academies, as well as another Hogwarts student. The competition scenes are magnificently shot, with much-improved CGI effects (particularly the underwater challenge). And the climactic confrontation with Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes, in a brilliant bit of casting) is the most thrilling yet. Goblet, the first installment to get a PG-13 rating, contains some violence as well as disturbing images for kids and some barely shrouded references at sexual awakening (Harry's bath scene in particular). The 2 1/2-hour film, lean considering it came from a 734-page book, trims out subplots about house elves (they're not missed) and gives little screen time to the standard crew of the other Potter films, but adds in more of Britain's finest actors to the cast, such as Brendan Gleeson as Mad Eye Moody and Miranda Richardson as Rita Skeeter. Michael Gambon, in his second round as Professor Dumbledore, still hasn't brought audiences around to his interpretation of the role he took over after Richard Harris died, but it's a small smudge in an otherwise spotless adaptation.--Ellen A. Kim, Amazon.com
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Film version of the 4th Potter book where Harry is unwittingly entered into the Tri-Wizard Tournament. Sensibly the two-and-a-half-hour Goblet Of Fire film concentrates on the tournament rather than the other sub-plots in the book though there is still some room for lightness and humour amongst the darkness of the main story.
The effects are of course brilliant and Goblet Of Fire another excellent adaptation though Prisoner Of Azkaban is the pick of the bunch for me so far.
The effects are of course brilliant and Goblet Of Fire another excellent adaptation though Prisoner Of Azkaban is the pick of the bunch for me so far.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This film, I think so far has the best special effects yet, the scenes involving the triwizard tournament are brilliant not just for kids but adults too as it has been made more scary. Also there are some funny scenes in the film too. Overall a very entertaining film that you must see.
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I am a true Harry Potter fan, having read all of the books about a hundred times each, but i thought that this fourth film was fantastic. Sure, it cut out quite a lot and added a couple of things, but it was still a brilliant watch. Definately the best of the four and the kids are so much better at acting! People who dislike the film need to get a life-its brilliant!
The film follows all of the major plot, and although there could have been a little more about the world cup i thought it was amazing. The special effects were fantastic-especially the underwater scenes!
The film follows all of the major plot, and although there could have been a little more about the world cup i thought it was amazing. The special effects were fantastic-especially the underwater scenes!
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love harry potter films
great film, my kids love it too fantastic family film to watch on those rainy days when the kids get bored.
Published 19 hours ago by scottishlassie
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found film a rated 12 watched once learnt that the books come first prior too dvd thankyou worthy purchase amazon
Published 2 days ago by mr brown
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Brilliant!
Love the way it looks on my shelf, however a little disappointed about the Blu-ray : DVD ratio. But overall happy!
Published 3 days ago by Daniel Wilcox
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Ok
Not my favourite in the series, but it needs to be watched to understand what is going on. The actors are great and flows wonderfully
Published 1 month ago by faye player
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good present
this was a present and well appreciated.
played lots of times and thoroughly enjoyed.
good quality and service.
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played lots of times and thoroughly enjoyed.
good quality and service.
no problems
Published 1 month ago by Jj Ferguson
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Daughters choice.
My daughter loves Harry Potter, watches him almost daily, she likes this film a lot. I'm not that interested other than to pay, which I thought was more than reasonable.
Published 2 months ago by Annette
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Good product
My daughter bought this as she would wanted to watch the Harry Potter DVDs, after reading the books.
It wasn't expensive. It was easy to purchase: a success.
It wasn't expensive. It was easy to purchase: a success.
Published 2 months ago by Pippa Coutts
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Fab
I bought this for myself as i am a huge Harry Potter fan and would highly recommend for any Potter fan.
Published 2 months ago by julie wales
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Good presentation, missing extended version.
I would like to see an extended version of Mike Newell's Goblet of Fire but WB is still keeping it inside their vaults, despite that this edition contains great content and... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Natan Baessi
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Fantastico
Magnifica presentación que los verdaderos fans de la saga sabremos valorar como se merece. Los documentales no tienen ningún desperdicio, la entrega ha sido... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Francisco Rego
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