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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 212

Fresh: 188

Rotten:24

Average Rating: 7.5/10

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

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 attending the Quidditch World Cup with his... 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

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 2 Comments
09/28/06
Jonathan Barnes
Sight and Sound
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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
Empire Magazine
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Goblet is deliciously dark, wickedly funny and superbly mounted.

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02/09/06
Time Out
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An overlong film.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
12/06/05
Philip French
Observer [UK]
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Let the adjectives roll – this is the most thrilling, exciting, magical kids movie I’ve seen since, well, since the last Harry Potter film.

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12/06/05
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]
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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.

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12/06/05
Matthew Turner
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A focussed, efficient film that lacks charm but gets the job done.

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12/06/05
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
FilmFocus
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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
Times [UK]
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Newell deftly avoids the mistake of making a kids' movie in which even the worst threat feels safe.

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10/27/05
Rich Cline
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01/15/08
Garth Franklin
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07/14/07
Joe Lozito
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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.

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03/01/07
Shirley Sealy
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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.

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09/28/06
Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today
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09/10/06
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses
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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
Perihelion Journal
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Es agradable observar como la saga de Harry Potter añeja como un buen vino. Cada nuevo filme ha sido mejor que el anterior y Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire no es la excepción.

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05/03/06
Flavio J. Arosemena
Doncinema.com
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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
Film Threat
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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.

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03/18/06
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
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...the Potter movie series has not only not run out of steam but appears to be getting better as it goes along.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
02/21/06
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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