73 out of 74 people found the following review helpful:

Rip from Manchester, 13th June, 2006

Like all the Harry Potter films this is excellent.
I always look forward to enjoying a good 2 hours of magic.
great to see Miss Jones from 'Rising Damp' on the screen again too!

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25 out of 31 people found the following review helpful:

Better than I expected

Gromit from , 23rd June, 2006

First off, I haven't read the books so I can't tell you how closely it relates. However as a film its a worthy watch. The effects are good, the acting is solid and the cast are certainly the 'best of british'. My only complaint is that the script is quite poor in places and there are noticeable chunks of storyline missing - some of the edits leave a lot to be desired and even though I haven't read the book, I could tell that there was pretty large pieces of the storyline missing. It appears that the editor/producer/director believes that no-one will be watching this film unless they've read the book first. This did make it a little confusing (and somewhat annoying) in places but not enough to spoil the overall effect of the film. I still thoroughly enjoyed it. One last warning though, do not let young children watch this film unsupervised - its really quite disturbing near the end and I could certainly imagine younger children getting upset. Possibly one you'd want to watch first before letting your kids see it. A solid 8/10 for entertainment value alone.

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24 out of 34 people found the following review helpful:

Can't complain

Alexander Howard from Nottingham, 20th November, 2005

Being someone who's read all the Harry Potter books - I enjoyed them but am hardly an obsessive fan - I can appreciate the problems they had with making this film. It crosses the finish line at just over two and a half hours making it rather long for a 'family film' and yet it still missed or overlooked a hell of a lot of the material when compared with the book. The end result is something that I fear will dissapoint the hardcore potter fans while being overly long for those who've never read the books - and there is no doubt that there are many people who will see this film who have not. This is a great shame as Goblet of Fire has been very well made and is certainly a lot of fun if you don't take it too seriously. The acting is still dodgy in places, especially from the kids, but there is no doubt they have improved since the earlier Potter installments, where the line delivery made me cringe. The special effects are stunning, the dragons in particular. But this is no more than we expect these days, post Lord of the Rings/New Star Wars trilogies. There's very little character development of the main characters (with the exception of Voldemort) which takes the sideline in place of fanatsy action and all-around fun. No, it's not and never was going to be as good as the book - I could list everything they left out and it would go on forever. But they gave it a fair shot and arguably produced the best Potter film yet. For that credit is deserved. Four stars.

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15 out of 20 people found the following review helpful:

best of them all so far

crazee9290 from staffs, 27th February, 2006

i really enjoyed this one, i thought it was better then the "prisoner of azkaban" which was a bit of a let down, but goblet was just fast paced and funny and stayed well to the book.

can't wait for the dvd.

Brilliant

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'Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire'

A Customer from Pontefract, 31st October, 2009

My gandchildren enjoyed it very much.

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Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire

Lion from , 15th October, 2009

Another good Potter film, excellent effects & can't wait for the next one.

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The most entertaining HP fillum..Still just for kiddies

Huntsman123 from , 29th September, 2009

This is the most joyful book for me, taking the classic plot device of engaging the cast in a series a trials (which finally gives some linear quality to a HP story) and then making them REALLY bright and flashy! Throw in the greater immersion in the ministry, wizard lifestyle and the Death Eater back story (although there's disappointingly no big revelations or twists- the Voldemort bits in this book are set-ups for Deathly Hallows, or show how brutal and conniving the 'goodies' were in the punishment of Death Eaters- a real social phenomenon seen often in Latin America in clearing out old or inhumane regimes. Shades of grey between good and evil? In a kiddy's film? Gosh. But then that's why there are four houses in Hogwarts whose alumni have completely different ethics. Keeping the peace is a dodgy business. On this line I did enjoy Reeter Skeeter in the book and she's undercooked in the film, but maybe the satire of the gutwrenching injustice of tabloid misinformation is too much even for the increasingly dark HP movies). Also there's even more chances for the young actors to start whetting their beak with the introduction of sexuality in a exceptional teen-sensitive way. (JK Rowling may have the literary prowess of a Mills & Boon loving suburban housewife, but she's got the tribulations of young people down to a T). The film is more of an ensemble piece than any of the books have ever tried to be and I laud them for it. Apart from a great wee story, G.O.F. continues the trend of the movies becoming less uncertain of themselves, for example being more knowing and mirthful in the 'cameo' star turns and the realisation of the grandiosity and inherent darkness of the wizard world. Beautifully dressed, set, lit, filmed and edited. The attention to detail and ability to fascinate visually is what really makes this more than simple kids schlock. I find this book makes much more mature and effective condensation of the sometimes dreary and waffling book (aka Harry Potter and the Structurally Reinforced Bedside Table- thanks Hugh Dennis) and I believe that the studio was influenced by the attention to detail required by Peter Jackson's LOTR and as such gave that scope to the new team from Prisoner of Azkaban onwards. The difference in the new films (and begrudgingly the books) is fuller appreciation of the locations and the social issues different from 'muggle' society other than we have electrical goods (what a hoot) and this adds depth to the characters actions. The better use of the completely imaginary landscape is what is making each film more engaging and relative to the first two IMO, watchable. Still, not one for grown-ups, so leave your maturity out and find an excuse to find a young relative to watch it with.

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Good Film

filmdog from , 11th September, 2009

Good film, dark and disturbing, good acting.

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