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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.40:1
When Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe)'s name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools - the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named. In this fourth film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, everything changes as Harry, Ron and Hermione leave childhood forever and take on challenges greater than anything they could have imagined.
"...I couldn't be more pleased with what the screenwriter, Steven Kloves, and the director, Mike Newell, have wrought..." David Edelstein, Slate
"The best one yet." Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter
"Newell puts his own stamp on the franchise and delivers the best Potter movie yet filmed." Sara Brady, Premiere
"A mature, tense, frightening and altogether masterful film." Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian
"...an intelligent, visually seductive and mostly very satisfying fantasy epic of the first order." William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS NOVEMBER 18, 2005The Triwizard Tournament is the setting for this fourth and arguably darkest installment of the HARRY POTTER series, directed this time by Mike Newell (FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL, MONA LISA SMILE).
| Features | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 12/11/2007 |
| Running Time: 157 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 1000025046 | | UPC: 00085391156925 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.40:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Winner (2006) | | | British Academy Awards, Stuart Craig, Best Production Design | |
Nominee (2006) | | | British Academy Awards, Jim Mitchell, et. al., Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects | | | British Academy Awards, Nick Dudman, et. al., Best Make Up/Hair | | | MTV Award, Daniel Radcliffe, Best Hero | | | MTV Award, Daniel Radcliffe, et. al., Best On-Screen Team | | | MTV Award, Ralph Fiennes, Best Villain | | | Oscar, Stuart Craig, Stephanie McMillan, Best Achievement in Art Direction |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"Newell has a gift for light comedy, and he knows just how to release the sour-ball charms of his fellow Brits..." 11/25/2005 p.76-78Rolling Stone
3 stars out of 4 -- "With the cast getting looser and the mind games kinkier, it's hard to resist." 12/01/2005 p.136 New York Times
"[T]he director Mike Newell embraces the saga's dark side with flair....[T]he combination of British eccentricity, fatalism and steady-on pluck remains intact." 11/17/2005 p.E1 Uncut
"As Harry's life becomes more complex, so this film takes on a darker hue....Brit director Mike Newell enlivens the brooding atmosphere with stunning action sequences..." 01/01/2005 p.130 USA Today
"Harry's climactic duel with Lord Voldemort packs an emotional wallop. And it's fun to watch the kids grow." 11/23/2005 p.7D Sight and Sound
"[I]n granting THE GOBLET OF FIRE an earthier real-world tone, Newell has crafted a parable about the pains and pangs of adolescence. In doing so, he has made the most grown-up Potter yet." 01/01/2006 p.57 Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "GOBLET OF FIRE is crisp, vibrant, and absolutely magical." 08/01/2007 p.91 ReelViews 8 of 10
The best thing to happen to the Harry Potter movie franchise was for journeyman director Chris Columbus to step down. After turning out adequate adaptations of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Columbus was replaced by Alfonso Cuaron for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. With the third movie, the Harry Potter saga began to take on a legitimate cinematic life of its own. No longer was it content to regurgitate to content of the source novels. Now, with Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral) at the helm, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire proves to be the darkest and most ambitious Harry Potter outing to-date. To trim the book's massive content down to a reasonable size (the movie is about 2 1/2 hours long, sans credits), screenwriter Steve Kloves (who has adapted all four novels) had to do a lot of compression. The resulting production is faithful to its source novel in broad strokes, but varies greatly when it comes to the details...Harry Potter has become a rare cinematic constant - something to be anticipated every year or two. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is imperfect, but magical nonetheless. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 9 of 10
Well into "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," Albus Dumbledore intones as only he can: "Dark and difficult times lie ahead"...In this adventure Harry will do battle with giant lizards, face the attack of the Death Eaters, and in perhaps the most difficult task of all for a 14-year-old, ask a girl to be his date at the Yule Ball...The film is more violent, less cute than the others, but the action is not the mindless destruction of a video game; it has purpose, shape and style, as in the Triwizard Tournament, which begins the film...With this fourth film, the Harry Potter saga demonstrates more than ever the resiliency of J.K. Rowling's original invention. Her novels have created a world that can expand indefinitely and produce new characters without limit. That there are schools like Hogwarts in other countries comes as news and offers many possibilities; the only barrier to the series lasting forever is Harry's inexorably advancing age. The thought of him returning to Hogwarts for old boys' day is too depressing to contemplate..."Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was directed by Mike Newell, the first British director in the series (he turned down the first Potter movie). Newell's credits range from the romantic "Four Weddings and a Funeral" to the devastating "Donnie Brasco" to the gentle "Enchanted April." - Roger Ebert
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