Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Mike Newell

Writers (WGA):

Steve Kloves (screenplay)
J.K. Rowling (novel)

Release Date:

18 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

Tagline:

"Difficult times lie ahead, Harry."

Plot:

Harry finds himself selected as an underaged competitor in a dangerous multi-wizardary school competition.

Plot Keywords:

Goblet | Tournament | Fire | Wizard | Magic

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 9 wins & 28 nominations

Cast

Eric Sykes	...	Frank Bryce
Timothy Spall	...	Wormtail (Peter Pettigrew)
David Tennant	...	Barty Crouch Junior
Daniel Radcliffe	...	Harry Potter
Emma Watson	...	Hermione Granger
Rupert Grint	...	Ron Weasley
Mark Williams	...	Arthur Weasley
James Phelps	...	Fred Weasley
Oliver Phelps	...	George Weasley
Bonnie Wright	...	Ginny Weasley
Jeff Rawle	...	Amos Diggory
Robert Pattinson	...	Cedric Diggory
Jason Isaacs	...	Lucius Malfoy
Tom Felton	...	Draco Malfoy
Stanislav Ianevski	...	Viktor Krum

Also Known As:

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
The Goblet of Fire (USA) (short title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images.

Runtime:

157 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:12A | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG | Norway:11 | Germany:12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of St. Gallen) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:9 (canton of Basel-Stadt) | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Denmark:11 | Sweden:11 | South Korea:12 | Japan:PG-12 | France:U (with warning) | Mexico:B | Taiwan:PG-12 | Czech Republic:U | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Hong Kong:IIA | Austria:10 | Austria:12 | Peru:PT | Switzerland:10 (canton of Bern) | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:10 | Malaysia:U | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:10 | India:UA | Portugal:M/12 | Portugal:M/12 (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42055) | Hungary:14 | UK:12 (DVD release) | UK:12A (cinema release) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | China:13 | Chile:Y7

Filming Locations:

Ashridge Park, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

In the first draft of the script, a subplot featuring the Weasley twins and Ludo Bagman, the head of the Ministry's sports department, was featured prominently. In fact, it was reported that Martin Landham was cast as Bagman. In the subsequent drafts, the subplot was dropped.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Professor Moody chases Draco Malfoy, he leaves his staff stick in the ground at an angle. When he retrieves it a few moments later, it is sticking straight up, not slanting.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Frank Bryce: Bloody kids!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Le Mozart des pickpockets (2006)

Soundtrack:

Hedwig's Theme

See the movie for action, read the book for story

It's unfortunate that so much of the book needed to be cut for time and the movie is still nearly 2 1/2 hours long. The rule of movie editing is when you must trim for time you remove the sub-plots. A lot of story and character development isn't there.

But what is there is a great visual treat. If the movie leaves you with questions just read the book or get the audio version on CD. It would have taken a minimum of another half hour to flesh the movie out and that simply wasn't going to be done by a studio whose primary target is a younger audience. (Note how no studio wants to release an animated film longer than 90 minutes for this reason.) Perhaps Alphonso Curon would have done a better job of cohesion but there really isn't much more that could have been done in the time and the script would have been essentially the same. This movie begs for an extended Lord of the Rings type DVD, another 30 to 60 minutes to give you what was left out for theatrical release.

See it and spend the bucks to see it on the big screen.