Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2-Disc/Special Editions/BD) [Blu-ray]

Obsessed with the Harry Potter series

Good movie good old times

Another fantastic installment in the series! The plot thickens with incredible twists and character development. The Triwizard Tournament is thrilling, and the stakes are higher than ever. Can't recommend this enough to any Harry Potter fan!

Good quality DVD, and good 4th film installment of the Harry Potter movie series. Excellent cast.

Harry Potter offered to stream. Kids loved it

It's about time. No longer did the filmmakers feel the need to tone down some of the scarier moments and themes. Finally, we have a HP movie that (at least somewhat closely,) captures the darkness, as well as humor, of the book. Prisoner of Azkaban made an effort to do this, but Goblet of Fire succedes fully.Goblet of Fire is paced very well. It takes off almost instantly and the pacing rarely lets up. But unlike Prisoner of Azkaban, where important plot points were sped through (to the confusion of non-readers,) Goblet of Fire at least makes sure most loose ends are tied up. From the beginning, the movie seems epic. The music, by Patrick Doyle, is great, and, in my opinion, and improvement on John Williams's music. The music when they ride the portkey is excellent, for example, and Doyle's new HP theme, (that plays a couple of times during the movie, most notably when Harry sees the ghosts of his parents,) is excellent. Williams fans don't need to worry, though; his HP theme remains in the opening scene and at the start of the credits.Special effects have improved all around, and some scenes, like the Quidditch World Cup, the Portkey scene, the 2nd task, Priori Incantatem....these scenes are amazing. And after basically having had his character ruined in Prisoner of Azkaban, Ron is FINALLY more than just "comic relief." And Rupert Grint shows that he can actually act, rather than the mugging for the camera he did in the past 2 movies. Dan Radcliffe's performance as Harry has also improved, and while there's still some occasional issues, overall, he's completely captured the essence of the character. Emma Watson as Hermione....she's good in some scenes more than others. At times, she seemed to be overacting a little bit. Yet, in other scenes she did a great job. It's really hard to say for sure. Hopefully her performance will be a bit more even in Order of the Phoenix.I'm also glad to see that they didn't squeeze a happy ending out of this movie. Yeah, the ending's still slightly more happy than the book's, but it's more of an "uplifting" happy than the "cheesy" happy that was used in the previous 2 movies. I said this with Prisoner of Azkaban, and I guess I'm saying it again with Goblet of Fire; the HP series is heading in the right direction. Can't wait for Order of the Phoenix.My only problems with this movie are minor. Dumbledore's personality....I didn't have as much of a problem as most people apparently did, but the scene in the trophy room was way over the top. Dumbledore even looked INSANE in some shots. (Look at his face in the close-up after Moody explains that "The goblet of fire is an exceptionally magical object")Also, each of the tasks, (as well as the Quidditch World Cup scene and Priori Incantatem,) literally don't last 1 second longer than they had to. ...but I think that some, especially Priori Incantatem, (I really doubt I'm spelling that right,) could have lasted for at least another minute or two.Anyway, overall, it's an excellent movie. The HP movie series has finally grown up. I can't wait to see what they'll do with the next movie....as for the DVD features...it's a bit disappointing this time around. This series has never really had good DVD's. Sorcerer's Stone was a joke. Chamber of Secrets was an improvement. Prisoner of Azkaban was a bigger improvement, although the interviews were ruined by the Shrunken Head.Goblet of Fire, though, (DVD features-wise) is better than the first 2 movies but behind PoA. While GoF has a ton of "making of" stuff dealing with special effects, it's missing the "making of the movie" itself! Director Mike Newell doesn't get interviewed, (although he briefly makes some comments) none of the adult cast is interviewed, and Steve Kloves (screenwriter) and JK Rowling are completely absent. So the special features are mostly special-effects related. Although even these aren't done particularly well. They cover the 3 tasks, Voldemort, and the Yule Ball, but dont feature Priori Incantatem, the Quidditch World Cup, (or the attacks there,) the portkey, or anything about Moody's magical eye or the Pensieve.Although there ARE some worthwhile features. The "Reflections on the 4th film" is a great feature, and the feature where you watch a typical day on the set for each of the 3 champions is interesting, (although again, I wish more focus was put on how they actually SHOT the scenes and less on what the studio looks like.) Plus, the deleted scenes were worth a look, even though it's clear why most of them are cut. (Only 2 of them really seem like they should have been left in; the scene where Harry, Ron, and Hermione talk in the common room before Harry visits Dumbledore, and the scene where Harry steps outside at the Yule Ball.) And, finally, they have the lame teaser trailer. (No Theatrical trailer...why...I don't know.)Anyway, great movie, bland DVD. Someone's really gotta step it up in the DVD department on the next movie. For a movie that's grossed over 290 million domestically, the DVD features here are surprisingly uninspired. And make sure you get the "2-Disc Special Edition" DVD, or you get no special features at all.

Well to me, so far, this is my favorite Potter film, ahead of Order of the Pheonix which was also very watchable. I'll admit, I fell asleep on Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets as the stories were too slow moving, perhaps set up for kids to slowly understand; but this forth film kept me interested. I'm not going to do a book vs film comparison as I have not read the books, but from a theatrical standpoint this is the definitive Harry Potter movie. Goblet of Fire one contains fun for kids, teens and adults whereas the first 2 films were mainly for kids. I have not watched Prisoner of Azkaban (probably going to purchase this one next) in its entirety so I cannot pass a snore-review on that one, but from a film-making standpont this film also has succeeded in its goal to scare and captivate audiences to their seats. In this film we see the maturitity of the Potter cast, it includes suspense, horror, comedy, adventure, action and overall fun-factor.Director Mike Newell, placed a more serious and darker twist on the Potter series which sees the outcome of Potter as a true hero. Harry is challenged by his nightmares, the Tri-Wizard competetion, and his friendship with Ron and Hariome. Through all the trials and tribulations the audience watches as Harry matures and overcomes all odds with very little question and moderate help.The cinematography is simply awesome. Colors reflect emotions as you watch Harry's nightmares and also as Harry's name is chosen from the Goblet of Fire. There are many cues in the story which serves a sort of a guide of whats to come. This one is definitely worth watching more than once. One scene that comes to mind is when Harry attempts to escape from the fire-breathing Horntail Dragon and capture a golden egg...WOW! Now this scene really pleases your surround sound system while boasting stunning visuals. Ambient noises are also well positioned to take advantage of you rear surround channels.If you are going to add any Harry Potter Movie to your HD DVD collection, this is the one to get. It has 5 star story, picture and sound quality. The extras include a 30 minute interview with Harry, Hermione and Ron. Also, as with all other films in the series for HD DVD, it includes The In Movie Experience aka 'the iciing on the cake.' Goblet of Fire is a must OWN!