Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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Fantasy / Family / Adventure / Drama
UK / USA, 2005, 157 min

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When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools - the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named. In this fourth film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, everything changes as Harry, Ron and Hermione leave childhood forever and take on challenges greater than anything they could have imagined. (official distributor synopsis)

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kaylin 

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English When I saw this installment of the series in the movie theater, it made quite an impression on me, probably because it's again so grandiose, unlike the third installment, where I actually liked the intimacy. The effects are sometimes absolutely great, no doubt about that, but apart from the emotional finale, not much else stayed with me from the film. And I particularly like the fourth book. It's an excellent film, but for me, the third one is still the winner. ()

novoten 

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English When you love a book series and its film adaptations, you can watch them over and over again and forgive many things. For example, the forced chase with the dragon, the insufficient explanation of the second task, and the fact that the film has to rely on catchphrases (even if they are magical). For the first time, Steve Kloves' screenplay had to omit a lot from the original, which occasionally leads to missteps, turning Harry into an indecisive fool, Dumbledore into a hyperactive weirdo, and the film into definitely the worst adaptation. The only good luck is that Mike Newell does what he can in the non-action passages and transforms The Goblet of Fire into an adventurous romantic comedy with his good ideas and brilliant multi-layered scenes of dubbing, dancing, and the actual ball. But that is ultimately the crucial problem. I want to see what the book gave me: more precisely, the spirit of the book. While Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is still largely a fairytale story, the source material of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is already a dark, dramatic, almost thriller-like fantasy set in the wizarding world. The Goblet of Fire is supposed to represent a combination of both. However, that transformation is missing here. And it is a huge relief that under David Yates, it ends up being much, much better from the next film onwards. ()

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Kaka 

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English Mike Newell doesn't have a particularly distinctive directorial style, but the quite interesting adaptation of the book makes up for it and the result is very solid. The Goblet of Fire is definitely the most technically mature, balanced, and best film of all the previous installments. We owe this mostly to the magical wizards who truly unleash their creativity with dragons, lots of spells, the beautiful setting of Hogwarts, and many more explosions that create an excellent and atmospheric spectacle, together with the monumental and diverse production design. The characters fortunately are practically unchanged, and we also have a superb performance by Brendan Gleeson as a one-eyed professor. Unfortunately, this visually appealing piece is once again spoiled by a relatively unremarkable and ordinary screenplay, which offers very few gripping moments. ()

D.Moore 

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English When Harry and Ron have a falling out and piss Hermione off, you feel that it's really happening, not that the actors are just acting out something in the script. And that's great. Despite the abundance of action scenes (and that there are a lot of them in Goblet of Fire and that they are good), this is what I liked most about the fourth installment of the Potter saga. And when the teenage magicians tried to ask the female teenage magicians to the ball, when they learned to dance, and when they eventually danced, there was so much feeling and tenderness and perhaps even romance... No Beverly Hills, no Teen Idol romance, really believable situations. Well, Mike Newell. As far as the young actors are concerned, I was very pleasantly surprised by Robert Pattinson, who I haven't seen in any film so far and who is very likable. The adult ensemble cast is traditionally excellent, especially the slapping Snape and Dumbledore, who certainly doesn't give that tired old man impression anymore thanks to Michael Gambon. Plus the casting of Brendan Gleeson as Mad-Eye Moody was a great idea, and I don't think I'll even mention Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort. He looks great, and his resurrection definitely matched the darkest moments of Cuarón's previous contribution in terms of horror atmosphere. In conclusion: Great music by Patrick Doyle, John Williams couldn't have asked for a better successor. ()

Lima 

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English If I may express the opinion of an ordinary Muggle such as myself, Newell has not spoiled anything, but neither has he impressed. First of all, there’s not a single scene or a single character that impressed, intrigued or frightened me. I recall with a tear in my eye Cuarón's stylish dementors who strummed the dark string of the story so perfectly; in Newell's film, the darkness is represented by Voldemort, who wouldn't scare my hamster (and I like Ralph that much) and whose overacting theatrical finale is one of the film's weakest moments. But the main problem is the lack of deeper emotions (at least for me) and the too fragmented narrative. Many scenes are plotless, Newell hastily, probably thanks to the script, jumps from scene to scene, a person untouched by the book's source material gropes, and the bare fact remains that only readers who can compare their visual imagination with what is happening on the screen can fully appreciate this film. I believe it would have helped to "stretch" the film, or divide it into two parts and make the plot feel fuller. Oh, and by the way, I no longer want a hypogryph, mow I'm longing for a "frogwood", with my swimming misery it would be good to show off in front of the women in the pool :) ()

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