The Experience of "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire"

The digital age, with all the latest innovations and advances in audio and video technologies, is now capable of delivering us a breathtaking movie experience right within the comfort of our comfy couch in the drawing room. So how would you feel when you go paying for the ticket to a movie hall, to experience in large the audiovisual extravaganza of the latest Harry Potter movie, but then only to discover in alarm that the picture in the screen is clearly lacking in proper illumination(!!) - it has got too much noise in it - the audio is so full of noise that at some places you completely miss what is being said and then lastly, you desperately start scanning the hall ticket looking for that "Dolby Digital" or "DTS" sign...!!

Under such circumstances, even the most prudent and careful ones risk an element of bias while forming the opinion about the movie, and yours truly (the individual in the situation being none other) is but a common movie-goer lacking in all the finer aspects of movie appreciation, with which the critics are fortuned. Consequently, every care will be taken to keep the opinion of the movie as neutral as possible.

First of all, the cast is more star-studded this time. Also the prime roles (the young actors) have grown up, both in age and acting, keeping pace with the book characters. The performances of the other characters seem very much like that of the previous ones. In terms of adhering to the original plot of the book, this movie definitely ranks before all its predecessors. Curtailing details are a must when the book has to be shown within three hours, but the choices seem to have captured perfectly the all the important aspects of the book. This is unlike previous releases, when some of the important events have invariably been blundered each time.

The tricky part, of course, is commenting on the audio and video special effects. In spite of the detestable hall conditions, using a bit of imagination and a bit of rationale, the video effects can be considered at least as good as, if not sometimes even better, compared to the previous Potter releases. There are certain breathtaking scenes during the 'TriWizard Tournament' - in which Harry is a participant. The audio experience was simply bad but that can probably be safely attributed to the hall. It is highly unlikely, and also unheard of, that an excellent video treat has not been accompanied with matching audio treatment.

So in total, this movie scores above the previous Harry Potter releases, and if someone had enjoyed those, he/she will definitely enjoy this one. The only checklist - of course - be careful while choosing the hall!!