Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Of all the Potter films this one was probably the most highly anticipated. Goblet of Fire is the turning point in the Potter series. The books cease being about children's mystery adventures in a fantasy world and begins the ultimate battle of good versus evil. Goblet of Fire's book length led to half of the material being cut out of the film and for good reason, most of it wasn't relevant to the film at all. The story was streamlined into one major focal point, Harry Potter and the navigation through his life as The Boy Who Lived. 

Year 4 of Hogwarts is nothing like Harry Potter and his friends expected. After an attack at the Quidditch World Cup by Voldemort's most loyal followers, the Death Eaters, and strange dreams that plague Harry at night, he is more desperate than ever to return to the crazy normalcy of school. Yet, normal is not what Harry gets. The traditional Tri-Wizard Tournament is being held at Hogwarts, which becomes the host home to Durmstrang School from Bulgaria and The Beauxbatons Academy from France. One member from each school will be chosen from the Goblet of Fire to compete as their school champion in three intense challenges. 

When Harry become the unexpected fourth champion, he must deal with even more unwanted fame and attention, gaining the disdain of most of the school and his best friend. Harry must fight dragons and ward off merpeople, while also enduring the humiliating Yule Ball and trying to uncover the secrets of the shifty headmaster from Durmstrang. Yet nothing could prepare Harry for what he has to endure in the third and final challenge; the rebirth of his long feared enemy, Voldemort.

• The waiting game (no pun intended) for this movie was intense. 

• The Goblet of Fire was the most distinctly unique of all of the books because it expanded the Wizarding World that went beyond Hogwarts, Diagon Alley and The Burrow.

• The introduction of other schools and therefore new characters in the films set the tone for the rest of series. The first three books, the majority of characters were children. Afterwards, all new characters were adults and veteran wizards.

• While I loved Hermione's Yule Ball dress, I think the original periwinkle color should have stayed. (I think they made it pink because pink was Emma Watson's favorite color)

• The Yule Ball was what every fan was waiting for.

• Seeing Robert Pattinson in his pre-Twilight days is a mix of cute and cringey.

• I loved the fact that Draco and Lucius Malfoy had a bet on how long Harry would survive in the Tournament.

• Mad-Eye Moody was great, even though he wasn't actually Mad-Eye Moody.

• No one can play Voldemort like Ralph Fiennes.

• "Did you put your name in the Goblet of Fire, Harry?" he [Dumbledore] asked calmly. (If you've read the book and watched the movie, you'll understand.)

This is really where Harry starts his journey into the adult world. The Goblet of Fire was a shock for a lot of people when the book came out. No one was expecting the series to get so dark so quickly. The death of a fellow student and the abuse Harry faces from Voldemort is what no one wants to read or even watch, but it is also that intense pain that is going to strengthen Harry later on.