Review of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) by Mrmoviebuff — 15 Sep 2016

"The Goblet of Fire" is another strong "Harry Potter" movie after 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' (2004), a movie that is the first to not be given the family-friendly 'PG' rating because this one is darker and more violent, if not, more consequential than the previous three installments.

Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) are back and they attend the Quidditch World Cup, after the big event, there is danger lurking ahead as it seems that a murderer is on the hunt for Harry. As they head back to Hogwarts, there is another huge event that takes place called the "Tri-Wizard Cup", where they are informed by a newcomer called Alistair "Mad Eye" Moody (Brendan Gleeson) that no student under the age of 17 should participate as the contest and all the games involved are extremely dangerous and not for the faint of heart.

All the other schools also part-take, but it seems that there is a strange mix-up as when all the students over the age of 17 place their names in the Goblet of Fire to allow them to take part in the challenges, Harry, who is supposed to be 14, has his name on there, somehow. A confused Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) then proceeds to let Harry part-take in this tournament, which is risky, but they have no choice, nor do they have any knowledge of who placed Harry's name in that Goblet.

A reluctant Harry then decides to take these tournaments, but one day, during a deadly challenge, he comes across his parents' murderer, Lord Voldermort (a very scary Ralph Fiennes) who tries to kill Harry in the process, but luckily Harry manages to escape, unfortunately, a fellow student, Cedric Diggory (Robert Pattinson) didn't make it out alive, making this the most intense of the series, the fact that a student died under the Hogwarts premises, does raise the stakes for all the students, especially Harry, at Hogwarts.

This is a darker, more red-blooded, and violent chapter in the "Harry Potter" franchise, equally as enjoyable as its predecessor. The young cast start to grow even more in this world and in the Hogwarts world, the action and the "Tri-Wizard" tournaments have this style that keeps you watching. They have this sense of perfectly timed choreography and sure-handed direction (by Mike Newell).

The best is yet to come, this is where the series has peaked.