Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005) Movie Information:

Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005) Directed by: Mike Newell Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005) Written by: Steven Kloves Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005) Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis, Devon Murray, Jamie Waylett, Joshua Herdman, Alfie Enoch, Oliver and James Phelps, Chris Rankin, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Robert Hardy, Shirley Henderson, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Mark Williams, Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Brendan Gleeson, Frances De La Tour, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Pedja Bjelac, Jeff Rawle, David Tennant, Robert Pattinson, Stanislav Ianevski, Clemence Poesy, Katie Leung, Shefali Chowdhury, Afshan Azad, Angelica Mandy

Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005) U.S. Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005) U.K. Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005) Synopsis:

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" welcomes back stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson for the fourth film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's popular Harry Potter novel series. Harry must contend with being mysteriously selected to compete in the prestigious Triwizard Tournament, a thrilling competition that pits him against older and more experienced students from Hogwarts and two rival wizarding schools. Meanwhile, supporters of Harry's nemesis, the evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), send a shockwave of fear throughout the wizard community when their Dark Mark scorches the sky at the Quidditch World Cup, signaling Voldemort's return to power. But for Harry, this is not the only harrowing news causing him anxiety -- he still has yet to find a date for Hogwarts' Yule Ball dance.

Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005) Movie Review:

Harry Potter’s (Radcliffe) fourth year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry starts with an attack at the Quidditch World Cup by Death Eaters, the loyal followers of Lord Voldemort. As Albus Dumbledore (Gambon) and the Ministry of Magic investigate, the Tri-Wizard tournament starts and the magical Goblet of Fire selects the three contestants from Hogwarts, Beauxbatons Academy and Durmstrang Institute that will face three challenging and dangerous contests. This tournament is going to be very different as the Goblet of Fire has chosen a fourth wizard to join the contest and that student is Harry Potter.

J.K. Rowling’s fourth book in the series hits the big screen but is Harry Potter’s new year at Hogwarts as good as his previous academic years? The answer is a magical yes.

When it comes to family entertainment you can’t get much better than the Harry Potter franchise. The stories of the boy who lived have captivated the cinema going public as much as it did with the readers of the books. Now as Harry enters his fourth onscreen year at Hogwarts, we witness some real changes not just to the world he inhabits but also to the boy himself.

Darkness comes to the franchise as Lord Voldemort’s influence starts to return as the forces evil gather strength. This, of course creates problems for not just the Ministry of Magic and the faculty of Hogwarts but for Harry, as he becomes the focus of evil once again. He also has to contend with the Tri-Wizard tournament, a competition that is as dangerous as it is prestigious. As well has these two dangers to his life he also has to come to terms with growing up and all the trappings that come with been a teenager.

This is the year that Harry, Ron and Hermione become young adults and experience all the problems that come with that. The relationship between the trio changes dramatically with tensions and jealousy coming to the forefront. We see them discover the opposite sex, as the pressure of their first ball sees Ron and Harry struggle to find dates and Hermione become the centre of attention. This adds depth to all three characters as Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint continue to grow into their roles. Of them all, it is Daniel Radcliffe that grows the most however. Whereas Emma Watson and Rupert Grint established themselves very quickly in their roles, Radcliffe never quite felt as natural as his on screen friends. While he did improve in ‘The Prisoner of Azkaban’, it is this movie that he finally becomes the Harry all of the fans have been hoping for.

The fourth instalment also sees the introduction of more youngsters into the fold. As well as the returning Fred, George and Ginny Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom and the rest of the Hogwarts students we have some new pupils to meet. Robert Pattinson plays the hero of Hogwarts Cedric Diggory. Katie Leung makes her motion picture debut as the object of Harry’s affections Cho Chang. Stanislav Ianevski is the world’s best Quidditch player Viktor Krum. Beauxbatons Academy’s representative is Fleur Delacour played by Clémence Poésy. These are important characters to the story but only Cedric Diggory gets the screen time and development unfortunately.

As with all the films in the franchise, the adult cast is made up of the best of British. Along with returning Potter stalwarts Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, Timothy Spall, Jason Isaacs and Michael Gambon who enjoys his second stint as Albus Dumbledore, we have some new thespians joining the Harry Potter family. Miranda Richardson is Daily Prophet reporter Rita Skeeter, who will do anything and go anywhere to get a story, even though she doesn’t always report the truth. David Tennant plays Voldemort’s disciple Barty Crouch Junior. Almost stealing the show is Brendan Gleeson as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor Alastor 'MadEye' Moody. As with all the dark arts professors, he has an important role to play and is one of the most entertaining characters of the movie. The main new character however is the one who’s name we cannot say. Ralph Fiennes instils a real sense of evil into him to produce a genuinely frightening source of pure evil.

The forth film is far darker than any of the other Potter story and might not be suitable for younger viewers. It is this fact however that makes the movie completely riveting throughout. The presence and threat of pure evil makes this quite scary for people of any age. This is fact is also made all more prominent by the amazing visuals. From the dream sequences to the jaw-dropping dragon contest, the visual effects are the best seen in the series and really enhance the storytelling.

‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ is another brilliant addition to the franchise and a must see for all fans of the young wizard. These films are the best examples of family entertainment to hit the silver screen, even though this one is a lot darker than the previous three. Intelligent, funny and downright scary in parts, this is the adventure that sees Harry and his friends grow to face the dangers that are still to come.

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Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005) review written by: Jamie Kelwick