Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (DVD, 2006, Widescreen)

This movie among all the others in the Harry Potter series really appeals to adults and starts to drift from the "children's genre" that catapulted the series to stardom. It’s funny to know that JK Rowling’s never really intended these books to be such a big hit with kids. As the books progress you can definitely see why. This movie is much darker than the others and I would caution parents to start watching the movies and reading the books from here on out before letting their kids watch/read them.

We ended up buying the 2 DVD collectors edition of this movie and I must say it was a waste of money. You only really need the movie. The "additional scenes" they cut from the movie shouldn’t have even been filmed in the 1st place. I was just hoping for more footage from the Quidditch World Cup.

All in All I really did like this movie. This was also one of my favorite books in the series as well. You really can’t go wrong with this movie!

It held my attention and was not boring. Many inventive special effects. So many creative supernatural ideas- one after another- I loved it.

This is the first time I watched a harry potter film. I have to say it was pretty good. I don't normally like the gothic/mystical stuff, but it kept me entertained, and my 3yr.old son too-which is a task in itself.

I thought the movie would be longer though. It did have a few scenes in it that my son could have done with out, but thats why they have MOVIE RATINGS! LOL. pretty decent, would highly recommend buying it, since there is alot of stuff that catches your eye every time you watch it.

Harry Potter and the Goblet Fire is a great movie. I am a huge fan of the books and the fourth book was by far my favorite. I was a little worried, for that reason, that the movie wouldn't be that good but, I was wrong. This movie puts a lot of pieces in place that were missing from the puzzle. Plus you finally get to really meet He-who-must-not-be-named. You finally learn what really happened on that fateful night 14 years ago. New, interesting characters are introduced and the the whole sorted tale will have you trying to figure out what happens next. If you liked any of the Harry Potter movies, even just one of them, you are most likely going to love this one. I urge you all to go right now and buy it. Or if you already have it, watch it now! I was still slightly disappointed, although I new I would be of course, that the movie left out a few good parts of the book. That was to be expected though, and that is why I scored this movie as good, 4/5 stars.

We are diehard Harry Potter fans, and this one doesn't disappoint! Excellent action, but too intense for kids under 7-8. The ending is scary!

From the beginning to the end, the movie is to fast. There are entire sections skipped in the book. For example, who won the Quidditch World Cup? What happened to Winkie, the house elf and the kitchen? Rita Sceeter caught as a beetle. Hogsmeade, blast ended scruts, and Dumbledore gets angry? For us real Harry Potter fans, this movie should be redone. Even if it is four or five hours long, there's nothing wrong with having an intermission.

For the people that have seen the movie, but have not read the book, this is a very good adventure in the life of Harry Potter. Th 4th year at Hogwarts School has Harry a well established character that draws you into the highs and lows of his ever growing life as a wizard. The story,supporting cast and action shown is straight from the book. But the story in the movie has had alot cut out to fit into a movie. In its self the movie is great. Better than the last one and the next movie should be even better than this.
I give this movie (DVD) 5/5.
BUT as a reader of the books I was dissapointed that some of the scenes could of been extended. As example, the Quidditch World Cup should of been shown in full. This is because Quidditch was the first thing at Harry achieved at school and through each school year gets better and better. In this movie Harry has the chance to see the big boys play in the World Cup. Pity the book describes the match and the movie just glosses over it.
Therefore as a reader of the books I give the movie (DVD) 3/5.
Please note for the people out there who have seen the movie and have not read the books, if you want the gaps filled in or the other 2/5 of the connecting story. READ THE BOOKS. You will find an even bigger and better Harry Potter experience in the books than the DVD short cuts.
Regards to you all.

P.S. If you don't or will not read the books why not try the books on CD. Just plug in and listen to the book being read to you?

FULL-FLEDGED SPOILER WARNING.I am an intense Potterhead. This darker interpretation was far more appropriate for this tale of good vs. evil. The problem with this film, the choppiness of the screenplay. I know it's not easy condensing a 700-page novel into a 2 1/2 hour film (approx. 150 page script), The film did suffer.The journey to the Quidditch World Cup with the Weasley family, was great but the filmmakers skip the match, jumping immediately to the afterglow. The Death Eaters, Lord Voldemort's followers, who look very similar to a parade of Klansmen in masks creepier than anything I imagined while reading the novel, terrorizing the Quidditch fans, but for a total of about 3 seconds. This was an important scene, and glossing over it was inappropriate. It implied they were doing so on Voldemort's behalf, when quite the opposite was true, as Voldemort supporter Barty Crouch Jr thrust Voldemort's bat signal, the Dark Mark, into the sky in protest of the Death Eaters, as opposed to in conjunction with them, as the film implied. Well before you know it, Harry,Hermione and Ron, at Hogwarts are joined by a dozen teenage witches from the school Beaubatons, accompanied by Madame Maxine, and a dozen teenage wizards from the Bulgarian school Durmstrang, accompanied by Igor Karkaroff. Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore introduces the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody and announces the participation of the three schools in the Triwizard Tournament. Everything happens very quickly, and before you know it, we're at the first task. At this point Harry Potter, was mysteriously illegally entered into the tournament. But the tasks are what this film is truly about. Amazing, exciting action sequences, demonstrating Harry's potential as an incredibly powerful wizard. Ron becomes angry with Harry, who Ron believes entered the tournament without confiding in his best friend. Emma Watson, her major plotline from the novel, the formation of a lobbyist group promoting the liberation of house elves was omitted from the film. Gleeson was given a number of juicy moments, such as Moody's first DADA class in which he performed the three Unforgivable Curses on a spider (but unfortunately not the Imperius Curse on Harry as in the novel) The first task, Harry and the other champion must remove a golden egg guarded by enormous fire-breathing dragons. This sequence alone should have merited an Oscar for Visual Effects. The whole thing was so exhilarating. Task Two, Neville is given further character development, as the character's gift for herbology. The four champions embark upon an adventure underwater to retrieve a hostage each. The grindywalds and the merpeople were right-on. Task three, the labyrinth the most important scene in the entire saga.When Voldemort shows himself, it almost seems impossible to imagine this moment to live up to the build-up. He looked perfect! The duel between Harry and Voldemort was intense. What follows is the most intense and goosebump-inducing scene in all four films.Harry arrives back to Hogwarts with Cedric's corpse.Then we have the big reveal in Moody's office. Some problems,Severus Snape(Alan Rickman)role was trivialized. There was one line in the graveyard from the book that was positively needed. It’s special to see these three young actors growing into their own, improving their talent with every new installment. We already can’t wait until the next one.
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i loved the movie and the 3 other ones as well. its a great movie to watch with your kids as well with your significant other.

This is one of the best Harry Potter movies I've seen! You can watch this with the entire family. The graphics were awesome and you kept your attention on the movie! Even the kids sat quietly!

This most recent installment in the Harry Potter series is an absolute delight. As always, we enjoyed the visual feast with very nicely done special effects and cinematography and the respect with which the film remains true to the book. I was personally delighted that the Penseive in Dumbledore's office was exactly as I envisioned while reading about it.
This episode features what feels like much more dire and dark danger for Harry, Hermoine, Ron and many of our other favorite characters. As the students at Hogwarts mature we see love and jealousy blossom, with the tension between Ron and Hermoine stepped up a notch. Of course no story about Harry could be complete without his growing to understand himself and the world around him a little more. It's not exactly accurate any longer to refer to the stars of this picture as "child actors". We've watched them grow and change, as have the characters that they so skillfully portray.
Love, danger, intrigue and lots of magical moments, all set to a wonderful musical score, delight viewers young and old and offer a welcome distraction from our rather "Muggle-some" lives.

I saw this in the theater, and boy was it worth it. Since you cant see it there now, I would really suggest getting ahold of the DVD and poppin it in the player! Harry Potter is great for all ages, exciting, adventurous, and fun!

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is an excellent film; in my opinion, it's the best yet in the series. I was a little worried when the series started that the later films might suffer from an acting standpoint; all to often, it seems that when young actors grow older, they become less likely to be able to give a performance of the caliber we have come to expect of older actors. There are exceptions to the rule of course: for example, Elijah Wood was a child actor in "Radio Flyer" and he went on to star in "Lord of the Rings," as did Sean Astin, who was a child actor when he was in "The Goonies." The cast who play the students of Hogwarts are also very talented, and they are all convincing as the characters that they play.

"The Goblet of Fire" is about the fabled Triwizard tournament, in which 3 schools compete for money, honor, and what looks like the Wizard version of the Stanley Cup. The goblet of fire picks the names of the competitors, all of whom are supposed to be over 17. Instead of 3 competitors, 4 are chosen. Can you guess the 4th? That's right, it's Harry! The problem is, he's only 14. The rules are clear though; anyone chosen by the goblet has to compete. Harry faces 3 challenges. He must get a golden egg away from a fire-breathing dragon, save his friends in a dark underwater lake, and finally he must find the goblet in a massive, sprawling maze, which is really quite breathtakingly large when viewed overhead.

Now while the other Harry Potter movies have be relatively light (they HAVE been getting progressively darker), this movie is heartpounding, intense and dark, and while there are many scenes that provide comic relief, on the whole it is much darker that any Harry Potter movie up till now. I've seen some sellers on eBay refer to this as a "family movie," and it CAN be enjoyed by the whole family, but be aware that it is PG-13 for a reason. This can be scary for younger audiences, and I urge any parent to use discretion when deciding whether or not this is appropriate for your child.

If your child is pretty brave or he/she has read the book version and is fine with it, the chances are that they will be fine with this. Still you might want to talk to them about it, and if your child is one who is easily scared, this may be to extreme for him/her. If they really want to watch it and you are concerned, consider viewing it for yourself before letting your child watch it. After all, who knows your child better than you? Some of the highlights of the movie (for me, at least,) included the Quidditch World Cup, the dance, the dragon challenge, and the climactic battle (which, btw, is perhaps the most intense scene in the movie). Sorry, I'm not going to tell you who the battle is with... if you don't know, I don't want to ruin the surprise.

As far as what dvd to go with, I'd go with the 1 disc version (I got the fullscreen copy :D). The sound and picture quality are outstanding, and are what you should expect from a dvd. There are no special features on the 1 disc version, but I rented the special edition 2 disc set, and can assure you that you aren't missing much. The deleted scenes were nothing to write home about, and the only upside to them is that it gives you the utmost respect for whoever decided to cut them out of the movie. The games are ok, but they don't merit buying the 2 disc set. I highly recommend buying the 1 disc set. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the Goblet of Fire!

This is an excellent movie. I would definitely say it's a tad more mature than the previous movies. Seems a bit darker, but I thought it was the most entertaining. Buyer beware on the DVD. The DVD that I bought had a few issues. Make sure the seller has a good return policy.

It's amazing how they keep this series so to the books and how well the bring it from the books to the big screen. The same actors return in this fourth movie. Year 4 at Hogwarts brings new troubles for Harry and his friends but also new friendships. The special affects are great! You could believe there is a dragon really on set next to the actors. While I was suprised at how fast the first 20 minutes skipping over a lot that was in the book. I understand though since that was a very long book to read there was things that were not going to make it into the movie. Great movie all around though!

I enjoyed this one much more than the last. I thought Ralph Fiennes did a great job as Lord Voldemort. I thought they did a great job on his face and the rest of the effects were great too. However, I could see how this one might be kind of scary for little kids. It is very dark; but as an adult, I thought it was exactly what it needed to be. My only complaint is how much they do cut out from the book. Of course, if I had it my way, they’d make 2 movies for each book.

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THEY CHANGED TO MUCH OF THE STORY LINE,MANY KEYPOINTS THAT LEAD IN TO THE NEXT BOOK.THE MOVIE WAS GOOD BUT TO THE AVID HARRY POTTER FANS WHO READ THE BOOKS IT BECAME QUITE A DISAPIONTMENT.THEY NEEDED TO EITHER MAKE IT LONGER OT BREAK IT INTO SEPERATE MOVIES LIKE THE LORD OF THE RINGS SERIES.

First off, I have read all of the Harry Potter books and have seen all the movies, so I'm not some numbskull ranting here. "Goblet" was an OK movie, but it was too cliche. Ron said "Bloody hell" every three seconds, the introduction to the two schools was a joke, and the acting just didn't seem realistic. It seemed like it was being too dramatic, especially on Ron and Hermionie's part. But the most dissapointing thing about this movie was how I felt it didn't rise up to the occasion on parts that were *supposed* to be dramatic.

The number one red flag: VOLDEMORT!!! Come ON! Is that the best you can do? The entire scene was so underwhelming, including the part where the wands connect and they're supposed to be flying in the air. The graveyard was tiny, they stayed on the ground, and Voldemort just seemed so...not the evil dark lord he was supposed to be, even though he would be "weakened".

Another thing that bothered me that couldn't be helped was that the entire thing was rushed. The Cho sequence was nothing more than a 2 minute sidestory, and everything else was downsized to make room for the competitions, which, looking back, was the thing most advertised by the trailer (and consequently, what *most* people wanted/were expecting). I understand that they had to make the movie within a reasonable time limit (and since the book was twice as long they had to cut it down to size), but it took away the background of the film, which I feel was important. I would have gladly sat another hour and had the film get things right.

***QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP! COME ON! You can't show more than 1 minute!?!?!?!?*** Ok, I just had to let that out.

The entire movie just didn't reach my expectations, I guess. The arenas where the competitions were held were pitifully small, the acting was overexaggerated, and it overall left me saying "...that's it?" I saw this movie with my good friend and I enjoyed my time at the theater, but I wouldn't go and see this movie again.

Oh, it might entertain you if you haven't read the books, but I think that if you do care at all about how it held to the plot, you won't give the movie at 5/5.

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What is so great about the harry potter films is that they grow with your child, they become more intelectually stimulating and more emotionally involved. This film is deffinatly not for your very young children as it addresses the topic of death and has many scary sceens. You 9+ year old should be very much glued to the tv though... heck you'll be glued to the tv!!

I agree with some of the other write-ups in that the movie is dark but enjoyable. However, they spend most of the movie focused on the Tri-Wizard Tournament and completely miss so many of the other stories and relationships that build and continue in the next books. I was truly disappointed in missing that Skeeter woman get her commupance. I also missed out on the building of the coming of age relationship issues. Heck, the movie makes you wonder if they are even going to classes for a school year or if most of this doesn't happen in just a month. A longer movie like done for the Lord Of the Rings (3 hrs) with real additional footage could have started to do the books justice.

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Great movie and a great book, like the title says don't just rent it, buy it. You will want to want watch it over and over again!

The movie is excellent. But if you want to buy this movie, but the Two-Disc SE version. This version has NO extra features what-so-ever.