The 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' Rambling Review

The 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' Review

• It Rocks!
• It Rolls!
• It Rules!

Well the 4th installment of the Potter Movies rocks! I was thoroughly blown away. It strays a bit from the book, as was expected due to the enormity of the book, but it keeps the main thrust of the book. One of the largest missing pieces was the effects that Rita Skeeter’s articles have on the schools' and the public's opinion of Harry and Hermione. I kind of missed that part because it shows a bit of Hermione that isn't just a nerdy schoolgirl. She sets her sites on Ms. Skeeter and takes her down, which leads to Hermione bending Rita to her will in the 5th book. If you haven't a clue what I am talking about then you don't read the books so just keep skimming this article as well, maybe the movie version of my review will come out so you can take the time to enjoy some of my writing. Hehe. The other piece that bothered me is the catching and disposing of the culprit in the end. It did not follow the book and I am not sure how that will affect the movie line. The huge feud between the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore was not spelled out and the lack of the dementor's kiss leaves me curious of the next movie. It will work out and nothing that was left out will destroy the franchise or lessen the impact the story has. That being said lets review the movie.

We are in the 4th year of Harry's wizarding education and the game is getting bigger, harder and more dangerous, as are the special effects. This movie is a grand adventure with realistic looking dragons, an underwater nightmare, a scary maze (even without the sphinx), a world quidditch cup, and a grand ball. It is a whirlwind of a movie even though it is like 2 and a half hours long. For those who do not read or cannot remember what they read a few years ago I will give a brief synopsis. Harry, Ron and Hermione are about to set off on their 4th year at Hogwarts. First they get to go to one of the biggest sporting events in the wizarding world, the Quidditch Cup. It is an extravagant display of quidditch that is marred by the sudden re-emergence of the Death Eaters. The Death Eaters are none other than Lord Moldevort's Hench men. With that dark and foreboding beginning we head to school. Where we find that Dumbledore has teamed up with two other schools to reprise a long forgotten tradition known as the Triwizard Tournament. Where 3 wizards are chosen, 1 from each school, to represent their school and compete for the cup, a cash reward, and bragging rights. The rules are changed to allow only wizards of the correct age to apply but somehow during the selection process a 4th name pops out and Harry is forced to compete. The challenges are scary and visually amazing. The movie rocks all the way through. It tells a good story which I think they forgot to do in the third movie. They also succeed in abandoning the cutesy Harry Potter movies of the first two, as a disclaimer I liked the first two but you know what I mean. This is a great, fun, and sometimes amazingly scary story. It's not 'Land of the Dead' scary, which is to say not gory scary but more situational scary. Harry fights his way through some pretty amazing scrapes. You know what go see this movie, stop reading this review and go see it.