Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Therefore, here is the third part of early reviews for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Goblet of Fire Movie Reviews
Here are three new movie reviews for the upcoming film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Unlike the last two sets of movie reviews we posted, this set does feature on negative review. However, it is not all that negative.
Slant Magazine
Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuarón showed sensitivity to the characters and placed them in a Charles Dickens landscape, attentive to all the musty details of aged locations. Goblet of Fire is a workmanlike effort by Mike Newell, who helmed Four Weddings and a Funeral and shows no talent for action sequences but has an underlying sweetness in his approach to young love. Audiences that have grown attached to young Harry, Hermione, and Ron will be pleased to see them working through their growing pains. Would that the fantasy elements of the Potter series were as fantastic as the simple act of surviving young adulthood.
Roger Ebert
The film is more violent, less cute than the others, but the action is not the mindless destruction of a video game; it has purpose, shape and style, as in the Triwizard Tournament, which begins the film. Three finalists are chosen by the Goblet of Fire, and then the Goblet spits out an unprecedented fourth name: Harry Potter's. This is against the rules, since you have to be 16 to compete in Triwizardry, and Harry is only 14, but Dumbledore's hands are tied: What the Goblet wants, the Goblet gets. The question is, who entered Harry's name, since Harry says he didn't?
With this fourth film, the Harry Potter saga demonstrates more than ever the resiliency of J.K. Rowling's original invention. Her novels have created a world that can expand indefinitely and produce new characters without limit. That there are schools like Hogwarts in other countries comes as news and offers many possibilities; the only barrier to the series lasting forever is Harry's inexorably advancing age. The thought of him returning to Hogwarts for old boys' day is too depressing to contemplate.
Hollywood Report Card
Enough of the warnings. The direction in this film is phenomenal. Seldom does a 90-minute film come along with such a vibrant pace, fun at every turn, never a dull moment. The picture sports rich texture, keen dialogue, and captivating imagery. The special effects are so well integrated into the story/production that they don't stand out. There's a shot of a dragon clawing its way along the rooftops that captivates with weight and seriousness. The acting is top notch all the way around (save for the dark lord). Brendan Gleeson brings wonderful life to Harry's mechanical-eye'd, hard-scarred mentor. "Moody is a gunslinger with a wand," Geeson says of his character.
A strong A- or a weak A. I'll round up because the direction is so darned good.
Just in case you couldn't tell what review was negative, it was the first one. So, how many of you can I expect to be seeing the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire? If you do, send in some early reports and we will post them!
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire comes to theatres on November
18th.
For the trailers, movie stills, movie posters other reviews and synopsis,
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