The best and darkest yet!! Upto now I have quietly enjoyed the first 3 movies although they were nothing special. In previous reviews I gave all of them 3/5 and to be honest up until the final 20 minutes I was about to award the same for 'the Goblet of Fire'. The finale' certainly makes this film and we see Lord Voldermort at his evil best. Actually, it is a darker more absorbing film than the others and carries on in a similar vien to 'The Prisoner of Askaban'. The downside to this film is that it does drag on for a bit but that... more info
The big plot hole The film itself is well shot and the effects are very good which almost goes without saying these days. The script is plain and lacking any kind of natural dialogue, and the acting is of the usual wooden standard but the well known adults make up for that. But what about the story itself?
Well when I read the book, and then in the film, it struck me early on that alarm bells should have been ringing when Harry's name magically appears in the Tri Wizard Tournament. If it's been known to be fatal in the... more info
The Best Ever Potter Many critics have questioned whether young Daniel Radcliffe is up to the task of creating the passion of the central protagonist from J.K Rowling's series. Personally I believe he is performing well as the young troubled wizard and this film showed Radcliffe again rising to the occasion to prove he will do whatever it takes to make Potter an interesting character. Radcliffe stars as Potter who is forced to compete in an ancient magical competition, the Triwizard tournament, only someone put Potter's... more info
Poor I'm in the position of seeing all the released films first, and only now am I reading the books (misguidedly I filed them as children's books and so overlooked them, a mistake I made with 'his dark materials trilogy' too!)
First time I saw this film, although slightly disjointed, it was an entertaining way to spend a few hours. The film contained a lot more action then the previous films, and a lot less character development. But the tri-wizard tournament and CGI was enough for me to enjoy the film.... more info