i haven’t seen a harry potter movie i didn’t like. they’re very enjoyable, entertaining, and heartfelt, even though i don’t read the books.

this latest fourth installment, harry potter and the goblet of fire, is no different. as the characters get older, they have to deal with more mature themes. betrayal, angst, love, dragons, death, and dancing. everything a teenager must face at one point in their life. strangely, though, i didn’t see any pimples on any of their faces. maybe they have a magical zit cream.
harry is unknowingly entered into a dangerous wizard competition involving three players. luckily, they can bend the rules to accommodate harry as the fourth player in the “tri wizard competition”. in the land of make believe, anything is possible. and that’s… ok.
there is a bit of turmoil among the main three friends, harry, hermione, and ron. harry and ron get pissed at eachother, i can’t remember exactly why they were getting into arguments. i just chalked it up to hormones and mainly concentrated on hermione’s chest. then, later on, hermione got pissed at ron for not asking her to the dance and… blah, blah, blah. we get it. they are building suspense for their future relationships.

on to valdemort… ralph fiennes played him masterfully. and how did they get ralph’s nose to flatten out like that? i spent much time trying to figure out if they pasted it down, or if they folded it to the side, before putting on the prosthetic piece. and, also, could he still breathe through his nose like that? wow. i hope they explain that in the commentary. i need to know.
i still love the prisoner of azkaban the best. it’s my favorite potter movie, because of the dreary look of it and the story. but the goblet of fire ranks a close second.