Blog:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was a 2005 fantasy film, although it also encompassed some horror and mystery elements. It was directed by Mike Newell and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.[4] The film was based off of the fourth Harry Potter book and was thus the fourth in the series.

Bad qualities:

1. The film's pacing is very uneven. 2. Many of the mystery plotlines (e.g. Is Barty Crouch jr alive?) that the novel centered around are not included in the film. 3. Michael Gambon's portrayal of Dumbledore is beyond horrid. In this film, Dumbledore is portrayed as being curmudgeony, grouchy, and cantankerous, whereas the novels always portrayed him as being kind, calm, and sagely despite being perhaps the most powerful wizard in history. 4. The film goes to the trouble to create an enormous Quidditch stadium packed with hundreds of thousands of people for the Quidditch World Cup, but does not show the actual match at all, instead skipping to the next scene. 5. The Death Eaters' robes resemble those of the KKK (later films changed this). 6. The scene involving the dragon chase is way too drawn out and long, and introduces several plot holes. 7. We never see Ludo Bagman in this film, despite him being a fairly major character in the novel. Charlie Weasley also does not show up at all (and doesn't for the rest of the films either.) 8. In the novel, the mazes' hazards included magical creatures such as a sphinx, but in the film, it was the maze itself that was trying to kill everyone. 9. There isn't much character development in this film, especially when compared with the film preceding it (Prisoner of Azkaban) and the film that succeeded it (Order of the Phoenix). 10. The director, Mike Newell, had many ideas that would have made this film far worse. Luckily, the crew was able to talk him out of them. Good qualities

1. Almost all the recurring characters aside from Dumbledore are portrayed very well by their respective actors or actresses. 2. Brendan Gleeson does a very good performance as professor Moody (who is actually Barty Crouch jr in disguise). 3. Ralph Fiennes' performance as Voldemort is also very strong and memorable. 4. The underwater scene with the grindylows is very well done. 5. The entire graveyard scene is dark, suspenseful, and bone-chilling to the core. 6. Professor Moody revealing his true identity of Barty Crouch jr is a good plot twist for those who haven't read the novel. 7. Cedric Diggory's death and his father's reaction is an incredibly heart-wrenching scene to watch. 8. This would very good as a stand-alone movie.