'Goblet of Fire' is the best Harry Potter yet
by Eleanor Ringel Gillespie

Giant spiders. Killer chess pieces. Professor Snapes' constant sniping. Intimations of the return of He Who Must Not Be Named. None of these are as frightening as the horrifying ordeal our wonderful wizard of Hogwarts must face in the fourth installment of J.K. Rowling's sensational "Harry Potter" series: Asking a date to the annual Yule Ball. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
In his fourth year at Hogwarts, Harry is selected as a contestant in the Triwizard Tournament, where he must compete against the wizards from schools all over Europe. But as he prepares, signs begin to point to the return of Lord Voldemort. Before long, Harry is playing not just for the Cup, but for his life.

FILM FACTS ...
Warner Brothers Pictures
'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'

Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes
Run time: 157 minutes
Release date: November 18, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images.
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'Goblet of Fire' is the first of the Harry Potter films to earn a PG-13 rating. Here's why.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A-
"indisputably the best movie in the franchise thus far."

Austin American-Statesman: 3 of 5 stars
"(The film's) most compelling magic isn't in its muddled plot, its mermaids and grindylows, or its flying carriages or sinking ships, but in its detailed and moving portraits of Harry and his friends growing up."

The Palm Beach Post: B+
"(Director Mike) Newell fills the screen with bold, horrific images that bring the story to life with maximum visual impact."


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