Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Originally Posted on Quaestiones Quaedam Philosophicae on April 10, 2006

Watched this as soon as I could in the theatre back in November of course... and I have the same mixed feelings I had back then about it as I watched the special edition DVD.

Unlike Prisoner of Azkaban, this one has a much jerkier flow to it. No wonder, given how much larger the fourth HP book is compared to the third... but to me, that just kills the attention level I can devote to the movie. The acting/ special effects/ action/ story all are satisfactory... but I'm beginning to more and more firmly believe that the best audio-visual medium for Harry Potter is a television series made lovingly, and at a liesurely pace. Full of all the glorious detail that makes J K Rowling's world come alive in the books.

And I shudder to think how the fifth movie (based on the mediocre but huge fifth book) is going to turn out. Erm...