Ultimately it came off a lot more loyal to the book in theme than I think the last one did. It had the issues of coming of age, which makes sense as the characters begin to mature.
This movie,however, also felt like a high school movie. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this movie was the fact that it felt like a mix of genres.
The acting has noticeably improved from the first three, and the more adult feel to this one really drew me in. It progressed from scene to scene with a smoothness that I find to be lacking in many movies adapted from books. Although it was long, it did not drag on. All that said I must say this was by far the greatest Harry Potter film so far. I realize that the fact that I was paid $14.50/hr to watch this movie on Wednesday night might give rise to feelings of jealousy among some, but I am currently wishing I could manage to get more than five hours of sleep sometime soon. You see, I am a projectionist and getting this movie ready for a midnight show was part of my job. Nine reels is a lot to put together and screening a three hour movie can be exhausting, especially when you're trying to write several term papers during the same week it is coming out. I must say I am extremely sick of this movie, though not for conventional reasons. Hermione asks Harry which potion ingredients Snape accused him of stealing and realizes they are the ingredients needed for the Polyjuice Potion. The trio speak about what Karkaroff was showing Snape on his arm.She recommends Harry goes to visit Dumbledore. Hermione believes his death, Harry's scar burning, and the Dark Mark at the Quidditch World Cup are related. Ron thinks that Fudge will prevent the story from leaking out to the public. Mad-Eye appears and Barty quickly leaves. Snape doesn't care about what Karkaroff has to say. Snape ignores him and removes house points from Fawcet and Stebbins, who briefly appear in the scene.
Karkaroff tells Snape about the mark of his arm.The lead singer speaks with the audience and then starts the first song. Flitwick introduces the Weird Sisters at the Yule Ball.Harry tries to speak with Cho Chang, but as she is constantly surrounded by friends, he doesn't get the opportunity.She says yes, and two of their friends make gestures in the background. A Durmstrang student asks a girl to go with him to the Yule Ball.All the Hogwarts students then start to sing the school song. Dumbledore asks his pupils to welcome Durmstrang and Beauxbatons students.Since the magic cannot be reversed, Harry is forced to go with it and brave three exceedingly difficult tasks. On the night of selection, however, the Goblet spews out four names instead of the usual three, with Harry unwittingly being selected as the Fourth Champion. The contestants have to be above the age of seventeen, and are chosen by a magical object called "The Goblet of Fire". That same year, Hogwarts is hosting "The Triwizard Tournament", a magical tournament between three well-known schools of magic : Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang. They get the tickets to The Quidditch World Cup Final, but after the match is over, people dressed like Lord Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes') "Death Eaters" set a fire to all of the visitors' tents, coupled with the appearance of Voldemort's symbol, the "Dark Mark" in the sky, which causes a frenzy across the magical community. Harry's (Daniel Radcliffe's) fourth year at Hogwarts is about to start and he is enjoying the summer vacation with his friends.