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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [UMD]

Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Grint, Steve Kloves, Mike Newell, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson

Directed by Mike Newell, the fourth installment to the Harry Potter series finds Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) wondering why his legendary scar -- the famous result of a death curse gone wrong -- is aching in pain, and perhaps even causing mysterious visions. Before he can think too much about it, however, Harry boards the train to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical education. Shortly after his reunion with his best friends, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson), Harry is introduced to yet another Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher: the grizzled Mad-Eye Moody (Brendan Gleeson), a former dark wizard catcher who agreed to take on the infamous "DADA" professorship as a personal favor to Headmaster Dumbledore (Michael Gambon). Of course, Harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along with fellow student Cedric Diggory (Robert Pattinson), as Hogwarts' representative in the Tri-Wizard Tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skillfully with a thousand-galleon purse and the admiration of the international wizard community. As difficult as it is to deal with his schoolwork, friendships, and the tournament at the same time (not to mention his feelings toward the ever unfathomable Professor Snape (Alan Rickman), Harry doesn't realize that the most feared wizard in the world, Lord Voldemort, is anticipating the tournament, as well. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

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Product Details

UPC:012569764552
Release Date:March 7, 2006
Format:Universal Media Disc
Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
Language: English, French
Subtitles: English, French
Genre:Children's/Family, Fantasy

Review

Coming off the most vivid and satisfying entry in the series, Alfonso Cuarón's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the fourth installment can't help but seem a little disappointing. But that's not because Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has trouble keeping pace in the technical department, which might have been a concern given director Mike Newell's background in small-scale fare like Four Weddings and a Funeral and Donnie Brasco. No, the problem is built into the book. As J.K. Rowling tipped the scales with a novel almost 300 pages longer than any previous, the film version can't help but suffer from a sprawling quality that detracts from its cohesiveness. The Tri-Wizard Tournament certainly showcases some of the most glorious Potter visuals yet -- a gladiator-style dragon battle and an underwater rescue mission (Harry sprouts fins!) chief among them. But as an exhibition involving students -- even in the wizard world -- it gives pause, having irresponsibly dire hazards built in for the participants, some of whom are totally unwitting. (Such dark elements prompted the series' first PG-13 rating.) There's also a major plot contrivance that never sits well, namely, that Harry's friends turn against him over an incident not dissimilar to numerous others in his Hogwart's history, involving him being thrust into school-wide prominence ahead of the development of his peers. Given Harry's extreme celebrity, this should be par for the course rather than cause for abandonment. Overall, when making quibbles about a Harry Potter movie, it's all relative, and The Goblet of Fire continues the series' fine tradition, its stars transitioning into their late teens without seeming overly awkward. It's only appropriate that the threats against them should become more adult, a trend that will only deepen as future novels hit the screen. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

Credits

NameRole
Robbie Coltrane Actor — Rubeus Hagrid
Warwick Davis Actor — Filius Flitwick
Frances de la Tour Actor — Madame Maxime
Michael Gambon Actor — Albus Dumbledore
Brendan Gleeson Actor — Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Robert Hardy Actor — Cornelius Fudge
Jason Isaacs Actor — Lucius Malfoy
Matthew Lewis Actor — Neville Longbottom
Margery Mason Actor — Food Trolley Lady
Gary Oldman Actor — Sirius Black
Adrian Rawlins Actor — James Potter
Alan Rickman Actor — Professor Severus Snape
Maggie Smith Actor — Minerva McGonagall
Geraldine Somerville Actor — Lily Potter
Timothy Spall Actor — Wormtail
Eric Sykes Actor — Frank Bryce
Alan Watts Actor — Assistant Judge
Jeff Rawle Actor — Amos Diggory
Shirley Henderson Actor — Moaning Myrtle
Roger Lloyd Pack Actor — Barty Crouch
Tom Felton Actor — Draco Malfoy
David Bradley Actor — Argus Filch
Mark Williams Actor — Arthur Weasley
David Tennant Actor — Barty Crouch Junior
Rupert Grint Actor — Ron Weasley
Daniel Radcliffe Actor — Harry Potter
Emma Watson Actor — Hermione Granger
Steve Mackey Actor — Band Bass Guitar
Robert Wilfort Actor — Photographer
Pedja Bjelac Actor — Igor Karkaroff
Bonnie Wright Actor — Ginny Weasley
Jarvis Cocker Actor — Band Lead Singer
Jonny Greenwood Actor — Band Lead Guitar
Alfie Enoch Actor — Dean Thomas
Joshua Herdman Actor — Gregory Goyle
Devon Murray Actor — Seamus Finnigan
Jamie Waylett Actor — Vincent Crabbe
Clémence Poésy Actor — Fleur Delacour
Robert Pattinson Actor — Cedric Diggory
Oliver Phelps Actor — George Weasley
James Phelps Actor — Freed Weasley
Angelica Mandy Actor — Gabrielle Delacour
William Melling Actor — Nigel
Stanislav Ianevski Actor — Viktor Krum
Richard "Rubber Ritchie" Rosson Actor — Death Eater
Flip Webster Actor — Ministry Witch
Liam McKenna Actor — Ministry Wizard
Katie Leung Actor — Cho Chang
Afshan Azad Actor — Padma Patil
Shefali Chowdhury Actor — Parvati Patil
Tolga Safer Actor — Karkaroff's Aide
Louis Doyle Actor — Ernie MacMillan
Charlotte Skeoch Actor — Hannah Abbott
Tiana Benjamin Actor — Angelina Johnson
Henry Lloyd Hughes Actor — Roger Davies
Philip Selway Actor — Band Drums
Jason Buckle Actor — Band Rhythm Guitar
Steve Claydon Actor — Band Keyboards
Ralph Fiennes Actor — Lord Voldemort
Miranda Richardson Actor — Rita Skeeter
Mike Newell Director
Steve Kloves Screenwriter

 

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