Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I am a Harry Potter fan, and that should be stated from the very start. I love the books and really enjoy the movies, so that is my bias. I remembered about halfway through Goblet of Fire that other than the ending chapters, this was my least favorite of the books. It's a great book, but compared to the others, it's the weakest. I think the same could be said of the movie. I enjoyed the movie because it was fun, entertaining, and suspenseful enough, but I didn't like it as an adaptation. I didn't feel that it really entered the world of Harry Potter and Hogwarts and wizards -- and that is exactly what makes the books and movies so great. Usually, you get to embrace the entire existence of these people, but not so in The Goblet of Fire. Still, I'd definitely recommend seeing the movie, as it's a great story. Everybody is doing a good job in their roles, even though we hardly got to see half of them in this film. I think Daniel Radcliffe is still doing well as Harry, Emma Watson may be slightly annoying, but she's still cute, and Rupert Grint is turning out to be my favorite of the three. The kid who plays Neville Longbottom is turning out to be a lot less dorky than they thought he would be, and I bet they're having to dorkify him before each day's shoot. Ralph Fiennes is definitely the best part of the movie. His Voldemort is way better than Gary Oldman's Sirius Black, that's for sure. He's super scary, and if I were Daniel Radcliffe, I'd be terrified of him, even if he was joking around like in this picture here. That big smile Daniel's got on his face? He's really thinking, "He's going to kill me... somebody help me!" I know that's what he's really thinking. I know it. Because Ralph Fiennes does not mess around. Anyway... to sum up:

• Good movie.
• Good cast.
• Kind of long.
• Took out too much of the story. (Even to a minimalist like me.)
• Book/Movie 5 will be better, I'm sure of it.