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I copy this from newspaper coz I like Harry Potter.

ENJOYABLE BUT SO MAGICAL

HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE

When Mike Newell came on board as director for the fourth instalment, he was told by the producers that because of the length of the book, he might have to make a two – parter instead of one movie

But then the British director said that he would be able o condense the-page book into one movie. And that probably is the problem with this movie. Newell lost some of the essence and excitement in his quest to make movie no longer that minutes.

In The Goblet of Fire, in which Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and three other competitors have to complete three tasks to win the Triwizard Cup, there’s no sense of urgency as the boy wizard tries to solve and finish his tasks.

Part of the of the book is how Harry and his fellow competitors – Cedric Diggory (Robert Pattinson), Fleur Delacour (Clemence Poesy) and Viktor Krum (Stanislav Ianevski) – go about solving clues to what the next ask is and how to go about tackling it. However, in the movie, it seemed like the tasks are a walk in the park for them.

That said, this movie is actually quite enjoyable. For once, the Quidditch game is done away with ; thank goodness because how many different ways can you film Harry on the broom chasing the Golden Snitch?

The scenes of the three tasks are the breath of fresh air to the movie as we see different parts of the Hogwarts grounds. And these tasks break the monotony of the movie as we forget for the time being that He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named is after our hero.

The love angle is also refreshing as we see Harry experiencing his first crush, Hermione (Emma Watson) dressed like the belle of the ball at the Yule Ball for her date. Ron (Rupert Grint) turning into green-eyed-monster when he finds out someone else fancies Hermione and even Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane) the giant meets his match in Olympe Maxime (Frances De La Tour) – who looks like a larger version of Anna Wintour with china doll hairdo!

Once again, the supporting actors give a good performance in their respective roles. Miranda Richardson is delightful as the nosy reporter, Rita Skeeter, Brebdan Gleeson is mysterious and funny as Mad-Eye Moody and Ralph Fiennes does a fine job as the Dark Lord … but with only minimal screen time here, we can’t for the next movie to see more of this evil character. Watch out Harry!