Harry Potter 4

Original title:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Written by:
Steven Kloves (screenplay)
J.K. Rowling (novel)

Directed by:
Mike Newell

Made in:
UK & USA in 2005

Actors:
Eric Sykes .... Frank Bryce
Timothy Spall .... Wormtail
David Tennant .... Barty Crouch Junior
Daniel Radcliffe .... Harry Potter
Emma Watson .... Hermione Granger
Rupert Grint .... Ron Weasley
Mark Williams .... Arthur Weasley
James Phelps .... Fred Weasley
Oliver Phelps .... George Weasley
Bonnie Wright .... Ginny Weasley
Jeff Rawle .... Amos Diggory
Robert Pattinson .... Cedric Diggory
Jason Isaacs .... Lucius Malfoy
Tom Felton .... Draco Malfoy
Stanislav Ianevski .... Viktor Krum

Plot:
Harry's fourth summer and the following year at Hogwarts are marked by the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament, in which student representatives from three different wizarding schools compete in a series of increasingly challenging contests. However, Voldemort's Death Eaters are gaining strength and even creating the Dark Mark giving evidence that the Dark Lord is ready to rise again. In the unsuspecting lives of the young wizard and witches at Hogwarts the competitors are selected by the goblet of fire, which this year makes a very surprising announcement: Hogwarts will have two representatives in the tournament, including Harry Potter! Will Harry be able to rise to the challenge for the Tri Wizard Tournament while keeping up with school or will the challenges along with Voldemort's rebirth be too much for the young hero? IMDB

Review:
I have a lot of strong opinions about this movie.

All in all, I thought the movie itself was good.
But when you put it alongside the book, it was terrible. :/

The acting is perfect, the effects are great, but there is just so much missing in the movie.

The movie is 2½ hours long, but I would have rather watched a 6 hour completed version than what they made of the book. The movie is very chopped up and really jumps around too much with little explanation. I feel sorry for those that paid to see it and hadn't read the book yet, because it doesn't do it justice. The movie works as a good aside to the book, but only as a visual for certain specific spots.

There isn't too much in the movie that isn't in the book. Only a few things here and there, but only one major change to the plot.

I'm hoping that the director's version will have a lot more to it. And I am anxious to see the next movies.. I don't think they will be as choppy as this one, because the plots aren't so complex and drawn out.