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I really didn't like this. It has so many things I just hate. PoA lost the musical magic a little bit for me but it is almost completely gone in this film. The music here is just generic action-y music. None of it says "Harry Potter" to me. There's maybe 1 theme I like but it only appears in this film and never again, so I have no emotional connection to it.
The other schools' entrances are absolutely laughable, and terrible. Why are they both 1 gender schools? Why is 1 one of them this sexy french ballet school and the other a martial arts school with fucking war drums? Why is there a shot of the french girls' asses while running with Ron saying "bloody hell"? It is awful.
Victor Krum is a fucking paedophile. Ron even says at one point to Hermione "he's way too old" and she responds "is that what you think?" Yes Hermione, he is way too old. He is a paedophile. You are 14, he is 18. He even has a noncey beard.
Mad-Eye Moody being secretly Barty Crouch Jr. is the dumbest fucking thing. I really like how Moody acts when teaching, he's a really great character, so fun, so unhinged, but seems like he wants the best for his students. But no, that was just some fucking Death Eater, so by the next film, when the real Moody is interacting with everyone, I don't care. Because I don't fucking know him. I know David Tennant pretending to be him. And when "Moody" at the end says things like "Hagrid wouldn't have shown you the dragons unless I told him to" and "Neville wouldn't have helped you with the water task" it makes no sense. They both would have wanted to help anyway. It's a shit twist, J.K. Rowling. The story would be better without the twist, you cunt.
Ron hating Harry for ages makes no sense as well. It's so tedious and annoying because it just doesn't make any sense. He tells Harry to piss off at one point too. Have Harry become good friends with Cedric and that's the reason Ron dislikes him. A conflict that now makes sense.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire isn't the highest craft in this series, but is a turning point. Here, the Potterverse takes its final form: shedding its clean family atmosphere and stepping into young adult fiction. Goblet of Fire is the first Potter movie rated PG-13, to fully embrace its racism metaphors, and to adopt a filmmaking style into its framework. Prisoner of Azkaban was more artistic, but Goblet of Fire absorbed that artistry into the Potterverse structure. Thus, the first two Potter films are slightly corny kids' movies, the third is the surprisingly artistic one, and the rest balance craft with mass appeal.
First, dark color tones and creepy production designs carry over from Prisoner of Azkaban, joining the cast and soundtrack as Potterverse staples. Goblet of Fire then sets its balance by accenting epic set pieces with filmmaking. For example, the visuals are less dynamic because the focus is on action rather than composition, yet skewed angled shots are thrown in at critical moments to drive the mood. Meanwhile, the sound design isn't abstract but does use silence for dramatic effect. This is understated but yields to Goblet of Fire's bigger action, higher stakes, and a deeper worldbuilding.
Writing: 7/10
Direction: 6/10
Cinematography: 7/10
Acting: 7/10
Editing: 6/10
Sound: 8/10
Score/Soundtrack: 9/10
Production Design: 10/10
Casting: 9/10
Effects: 8/10
Overall Score: 7.7/10
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