Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the 2005 film adaptation of the 2000 novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling, directed by Mike Newell. Like the other films in the series, it features Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, as well as an All-Star Cast.

Fourth year seems to start well for Harry, Ron and Hermione with tickets to the Quidditch World Cup, only for Death Eaters to disrupt the event. Once they reach Hogwarts they discover another international sporting event will be taking place there, as well -- the Tri-Wizard Tournament, a dangerous, long-abandoned competition between Hogwarts and two other wizarding schools -- Beauxbatons in France and Durmstrang from Eastern Europe. When Harry finds himself forced to take part by the magical artifact which selects competitors, he finds himself at a deadly disadvantage... and at its conclusion discovers that it was all a plot that ends with him coming face-to-face with a resurrected Lord Voldemort.

Tropes used in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) include:

The tropes listed below are those specific to this film or altered from those found in the original book. Please see that page for those tropes common to both versions.

  • Absurdly Sharp Blade: Pettigrew taking off his whole hand in seconds with a tiny little blade about four inches long.
  • Adaptation Explanation Extrication: People who have not read the books would think that Barty Crouch Jr. would fit under Chuck Cunningham Syndrome, given his absence from later films. His soul was sucked out by a Dementor.
  • Adaptational Jerkass: The oft-mocked scene where Dumbledore, instead of "calmly" asking Harry if he had placed his name into the Goblet as in the book, immediately starts yelling and interrogating him.
  • Beautiful All Along: Hermione appearing gorgeously dressed and with neat, beautifully arranged hair for the Yule Ball has essentially none of the effect to the audience that it had in the book, since the filmmakers had already shown her prettily made-up in the previous film with no given explanation. Her own admission that cleaning up like that takes hours and doesn’t want to bother with it on a daily basis is also promptly ignored, so she looks consistently gorgeous throughout all the films.
  • Compressed Adaptation: Can't really be helped, though: there's just too much plot to stuff into a movie.
  • Creative Closing Credits
  • Culture Equals Costume: Cho Chang wears a silver Cheongsam-style dress to the Yule Ball. The Patil twins wears saris.
  • Dances and Balls: The Yule Ball. It quickly degenerates into a magical rock show.
  • Holier Than Thou: Draco certainly cops this attitude throughout the film.
  • Hot Scoop: Rita Skeeter as played by Miranda Richardson. She also seems to be a bit of a Mrs. Robinson.
  • I Can't Dance: Harry and Ron. Subverted with Neville, who actually rehearsed dance steps and ends up having a much better time at the ball than Harry and Ron.
  • I Never Said It Was Poison: Barty Jr., disguised as Moody, blows his cover by mentioning the graveyard Harry was sent to before Harry does.
  • Large Ham: For someone only appearing for five minutes, David Tennant holds his own ground as incredibly hammy as a fellow psychopath. Especially his facial expressions.
  • Lecherous Licking: Barty Crouch Jr. definitely seems to idolise Voldemort a bit too much. It's taken to the extreme in this film, when Barty actually wipes blood off Harry's arm, saying that his blood now runs within the Dark Lord, before appearing to lick it off his finger.
  • Letting the Air Out of the Band: Twice during the last round of the Tri-Wizard Tournament: once when Dumbledore calls for silence, causing the band to deflate rather than stop entirely; then Played for Drama as Harry returns from the graveyard with Cedric Diggory's body to the sounds of a jubilant crowd and a marching band. As people begin to realize what's going on, the band sort of dribbles out.
  • No Animals Were Harmed: The credits include the disclaimer "No Dragons Were Harmed in the Making of this Movie".
  • Offscreen Moment of Awesome: The other contestants in the first round of the Tournament, though you have to wonder just how boring they were if Harry's round helped him Win Back the Crowd.
  • Oh Crap: Neville gets one during the second Triwizard Tournament challenge, after Harry fails to surface for air after taking the Gillyweed for a certain period of time, believing that he killed Harry.

Neville: (turning around, grabbing clumps of his hair) Oh my God! I've killed Harry Potter!


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