The '
Goblet of Fire' DVD is reviewed in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly. The magazine awards the disks with a B+ rating. The new issue will be out on Tuesday and the full review can be read
here.
It has also been reviewed by
E! Online [who also give it a B+] and
IGN [who give it 9/10].
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The segment titled Reflections on the Fourth Film gives a surprisingly touching sense of the camaraderie among the young cast members: and a prolonged postproduction chat with Radcliffe (without glasses!), Emma Watson (wearing braces!), and Rupert Grint (shorter hair!) shows them to be both refreshing dorks and seasoned pros.
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On the other hand, performances from the younger set are a mixed-bag. The usually strong Emma Watson brings an awkwardly forced Hermione in Goblet of Fire. Many of her lines were bad to begin with - The melodramatic "I'm not an owl!" got laughs when I saw it in the theatre - and Watson's stolid delivery only makes them worse. Rather than evocative, many of her lines come off as whiny. Others have the same problem: Tom Felton, for example, continues to play Draco Malfoy as an over-the-top parody of the character in the book.
Furthermore, hardcore fans of the books might be disappointed on what was left out of the script. I, a more casual fan of the series, didn't notice until someone pointed it out to me, but a lot of the important back story on Harry's parents and their relationship with Professor Snape never made it into the movie. It doesn't kill the film, but it's a complaint I've heard from a lot of the fans.
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Overall, this is a seriously packed disc. The games are very brief, but the featurettes make for a couple hours of really interesting, fun footage. Fans will love the second disc, although the lack of a commentary or J.K. Rawlings interview might come as a disappointment to some.
Source:
HPANA