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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

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Reviews Counted:214

Fresh:188

Rotten:26

Average Rating:7.4/10

Consensus: The main characters are maturing, and the filmmakers are likewise improving on their craft; vibrant special effects and assured performances add up to what is the most complex yet of the Harry Potter films.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images

Runtime: 2 hrs 38 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Theatrical Release:18-11-2005

Synopsis: Difficult times lie ahead for Harry Potter. Beset by nightmares that leave his scar hurting more than usual, Harry (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) is all too happy to escape his disturbing dreams by... Difficult times lie ahead for Harry Potter. Beset by nightmares that leave his scar hurting more than usual, Harry (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) is all too happy to escape his disturbing dreams by attending the Quidditch World Cup with his friends Ron (RUPERT GRINT) and Hermione (EMMA WATSON). But something sinister ignites the skies at the Quidditch campsite - the Dark Mark, the sign of the evil Lord Voldemort. It's conjured by his followers, the Death Eaters, who haven't dared to appear in public since Voldemort (RALPH FIENNES) was last seen thirteen years ago - the night he murdered Harry's parents. Harry longs to get back inside the safe walls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where Professor Dumbledore (MICHAEL GAMBON) can protect him. But things are going to be a little different this year. Dumbledore announces that Hogwarts will host the Triwizard Tournament, one of the most exciting and dangerous of the wizarding community's magical competitions. One champion will be selected from each of the three largest and most prestigious wizarding schools to compete in a series of life-threatening tasks in pursuit of winning the coveted Triwizard Cup. The Hogwarts students watch in awe as the elegant girls of the Beauxbatons Academy and the dark and brooding boys of Durmstrang Institute fill the Great Hall, breathlessly awaiting the selection of their champions. Ministry of Magic official Barty Crouch (ROGER LLOYD PACK) and Professor Dumbledore preside over a candlelit ceremony fraught with anticipation as the enchanted Goblet of Fire selects one student from each school to compete. Amidst a hail of sparks and flames, the cup names Durmstrang's Quidditch superstar Victor Krum (STANISLAV IANEVSKI), followed by Beauxbatons' exquisite Fleur Delacour (CLÉMENCE POÉSY) and finally, Hogwarts' popular all-around golden boy Cedric Diggory (ROBERT PATTINSON). But then, inexplicably, the Goblet spits out one final name: Harry Potter. At just 14 years old, Harry is three years too young to enter the grueling competition. He insists that he didn't put his name in the Goblet and that he really doesn't want to compete. But the Goblet's decision is binding, and compete he must. Suspicion and jealousy abound as muckraking journalist Rita Skeeter (MIRANDA RICHARDSON) fans the flames of the Harry Potter backlash with her outrageous gossip columns. Even Ron begins to believe his "fame seeking" friend somehow tricked the cup into selecting him. Suspecting that whoever did enter Harry's name in the Tournament deliberately wants to put him in grave danger, Dumbledore asks Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (BRENDAN GLEESON), the eccentric new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, to keep his highly perceptive and magical eye trained on the teenage wizard. Harry prepares for the challenging Triwizard tasks - evading a fire-breathing dragon, diving into the depths of a great lake and navigating a maze with a life of its own. But nothing is more daunting than the most terrifying challenge of them all - finding a date for the Yule Ball. For Harry, dealing with dragons, merpeople and grindylows is a walk in the park compared to asking the lovely Cho Chang (KATIE LEUNG) to the Yule Ball. And if Ron weren't so distracted, perhaps he would acknowledge a change in his feelings for Hermione. Events take an ominous turn when someone is murdered on Hogwarts grounds. Scared and still haunted by dreams of Voldemort, Harry turns to Dumbledore. But even the venerable Headmaster admits that there are no longer any easy answers. As Harry and the other champions battle through their last task and the advancing tendrils of the ominous maze, someone or something is keeping a watchful eye. Victory is in sight, but as they edge closer to the Triwizard Cup, all is not as it seems - and Harry soon finds himself hurtling head-first toward an inevitable encounter with true evil... --© Warner Bros. [More]

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Miranda Richardson, Jarvis Cocker, Jonny Greenwood, Phil Selway, Robert Pattinson

Director: Mike Newell

Director: Mike Newell
Screenwriter: Steve Kloves
Producer: David Heyman, David Barron, Tanya Seghatchian
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Never feels anything other than a single thread of a larger narrative.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment 4 Comments
09/28/06
Jonathan Barnes
Jonathan Barnes
Sight and Sound

It’s refreshing that Potter 4 aspires to be a paranoid thriller rather than yet another detective mystery. House points, too, for the movie's terrific effects and considerable charm.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/01/06
Angie Errigo
Angie Errigo
Empire Magazine
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Goblet is deliciously dark, wickedly funny and superbly mounted.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Time Out
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An overlong film.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
12/06/05
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Let the adjectives roll – this is the most thrilling, exciting, magical kids movie I’ve seen since, well, since the last Harry Potter film.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
12/06/05
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

Enjoyable sequel that should please fans of both the books and the films %u2013 it looks as gorgeous as the last one did and this time they've even tightened up the plot a bit.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
12/06/05
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
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A focussed, efficient film that lacks charm but gets the job done.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
12/06/05
Paul Arendt
Paul Arendt
BBC
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The first [Potter film] to really get under the skin of these characters. Strip away the CG dragons and sweeping vistas and you'll find Goblet of Fire has just as much impact.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
11/11/05
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus

It seems like only yesterday the three wizardy sprigs were battling giant spiders and cracking conspiracies in the girls' toilets. That knowing comedy keeps this episode sharp.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
11/07/05
James Christopher
James Christopher
Times [UK]
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Newell deftly avoids the mistake of making a kids' movie in which even the worst threat feels safe.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
10/27/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Chapter four in the boy-wizard franchise, and still no good scenes, interesting characters, or true imagination

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
09/01/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

Followers of the series will find a more mature Harry and a more mature style, less sugary but not actually drier than the previous films.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
04/03/09
Mark R. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Like a fine wine, Harry Potter continues to improve with age as each succeeding film version of Rowling's books seemingly surpasses the last.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

Finally we're seeing Harry (the character and the series) grow up.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

The action in Goblet of Fire is more exciting and faster-paced than in previous Potter films, and visually, it is by far the most splendid.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Shirley Sealy
Shirley Sealy
Film Journal International

This new story starts off as just another adventure, more or less, but by the end, the situation faced by its protagonists has become much darker, and much more dire.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
09/28/06
Peter T. Chattaway
Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today

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Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
09/10/06
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

The grim tone feels overwrought but, in [Mike] Newell's hands, and in those of his cast and screenwriter's, the movie remains dramatically solid

Full Review Source: Perihelion Journal | comment Comment
08/26/06
Jay Antani
Jay Antani
Perihelion Journal

The series is now being treated as it should be, with the right mix of magic, danger, and drama, without watering anything down just so a younger audience can be snagged.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
03/21/06
Rory L. Aronsky
Rory L. Aronsky
Film Threat

Anything but a disappointment. Even if it doesn't achieve the lyrical enchantment of Prisoner of Azkaban, it nonetheless makes good on Rowling's darker turn in the series.

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
03/18/06
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
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