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Harry Potter and The
Goblet of Fire
Directed by: Mike Newell
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe
Genre:
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Run Time: 157
min.
Release Date:
November 2005
On The Web:
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Site
Teaser:
Movie Trailer
Reviewed by
Byron Merritt |
The Harry Potter film
franchise takes off with another wizardly tale of growing up at Hogwarts
with all of its interpersonal banter and dark underpinnings.
Watching the young actors age on
the screen is probably becoming one of the more satisfying things for
me. It makes it seem more "real" even though this is just a fantastic
fantasy.
Coming back to the wizard school this time, we see
that Ron, Hermione and Harry
have hit their growth (and hormone)
spurts. Dancing, love, friendship, and danger are now forever linked as
we’re introduced to the Goblet of Fire Tri-Wizard competition. Normally
set as a triad competition (between three individuals of different
schools) this time there will be four contestants, obviously including
Harry. Angst and anger are the melange of the day as Harry has to deal
with his lack of knowledge about the competition and grapple with his
growing affection for girls his own age. Oh yes, and he’s still be
chased by the evil Lord Voldemort (the wizard responsible for his
parents’ death and the unusual scar forever emblazoned on Harry’s
forehead).
Harry’s not old enough to compete
in the competition and his fellow Hogwartians aren’t happy with the fact
that Harry seems to be outgrowing his own shoes. Is he too cocky? Harry
never entered the competition and doesn’t know how his name got picked
but his fellow classmates don’t believe him.
As the Goblet of Fire contest
continues, we see Harry battling dragons, saving one friend but unable
to rescue another, and then meeting face-to-face with true evil.
Perhaps it’s the dark qualities of
these latest Potter films that drags me in, or perhaps I’m just a fan of
the genre (junky?), but whatever it is, I find the dangers and limited
successes of Harry and his friends comforting and realistic (not overly
done with a "Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes" attitude). This one’s rated PG-13,
too, so keep an eye on the kiddies.
Like the PRISONER OF AZKABAN,
this one has very dark over and undertones. And clocking in at
two-and-a-half hours, it’s one of the longer in the series but well
worth the sitting time.
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Features one of the
largest underwater sets ever constructed; capacity of up to 500,000
liters or 132,000 gallons of water. The largest ever was for THE ABYSS
reaching 7 million gallons.
Movie Quote: "This
year Hogwarts will play host to a legendary event: The Tri-Wizard
Tournament!"
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