I LOVE THE MOVIE!!! I think it would be good for 8 and 9 year olds. it was a little violent. harry potter movies are one of my favorit movies. one death is sad.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Excellent, but the PG-13 is accurate.
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for Ages 12 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was written by Cynthia Fuchs
Parents need to know that this film has two deaths (including a really sad one), scary creatures, some romantic yearnings, and edge-of-the-seat scenes. With each film the scariness quotient increases. This movie features fighting dragons, tortured bugs, a scary huge maze, and an underwater horror show. Young kids who don't understand the difference between fantasy and reality should stay clear. So should kids going through an anxious time about unnamed terrors or unwanted separations, as one of the death scenes is upsetting. The action is sometimes rowdy, and camera movements/edits are aggressive, all of which increase the scary effects. One of the deleted scenes featured on the DVD shows teen couples after the Yule Ball getting caught kissing, etc., in carriages -- it's a little more sexual content than you get in the feature film.
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What’s the Story?
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE is the first PG-13 movie in the Harry Potter series, and not for nothing. Harry and friends are 14 now and growing up fast, noticing the opposite sex, and realizing what huge expectations the wizarding world has for them during dangerous times. This year, Hogwarts hosts stars from two other schools -- Beauxbatons Academy and Durmstrang Institute -- for the Triwizard Tournament. The Tournament contestants are selected by the magical Goblet of Fire; they must fight dragons, spend an hour underwater with merpeople, and find their way out of a maze. In the end Harry faces fear and pain not sanctioned by the Triwizard committee. He's on his own against his true enemy, and his uneasy transition to adult hero figure is palpable.
Is It Any Good?
When Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson), and Ron (Rupert Grint) attend the Quidditch World Cup, they witness the full-on effects of sports celebrity: fans cheer and stomp their feet, magical images of the star shimmer over the crowd. The fact that the tournament site is destroyed by Lord Voldemort's Death Eaters hardly brings pause, as the film tends to move from plot point to plot point, ensuring that each beloved character from the novel gets at least a brief moment on screen.
The Tournament extends the movie's thematic interest in celebrity. In due course, H arry is exposed to cheating (by adult coaches who mean for their charges to win) and not a little bit of emotional and physical abuse (he's a wizard and quite ingenious, so perhaps the awful stuff is not so awful to him). That such disturbance makes sense is almost as vexing as the violence per se: whether 14 or 17, the kids are expected to be warriors and survivors, able to undergo pain and work through fear, and especially, to fight back, to inflict pain. A difficult transition on screen or off, it makes the whole growing up thing look pretty unpleasant.
Movie Details
Studio: Warner Bros., Director: Mike Newell
Run time: 156 minutes
Theatrical release: 11/18/2005, DVD release: 3/7/2006
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images.
Run time: 156 minutes
Theatrical release: 11/18/2005, DVD release: 3/7/2006
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images.
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
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- Good role models
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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I luv this movie soo much it's not even funny
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
After about 1 and 45 minutes of watching think "why was this PG-13!" But then at the last 30 minutes of the movie I think "Oooooh", because you see harry get a blood sample from sobody and you see the blood spattered knife. Also you ssee this teen laying dead on the ground. In some family movies you see dead people with there eyes closed, but in harry potter his eyes were open which made it realistic and scary. but this is a good movie
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
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a somewhat vilont movie and some sexuality that could have passed for a PG.
this movie could have passed for PG rateing but still it was good and is one of my favorites of all the movies.
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
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- Good role models
Ok for 11 and up,(in my opinion).
I love this movie so much. The book was so amazing! I was dying to see it. But, they skipped ALOT of parts in it. When Voldemort turned into human form, it would definatly scare younger kids.
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- Good role models
great
the characters are brave loyal and make good choices, a bit scary but i dont see why it's so bad if you mention an alcohol's name it's not saying to drink it and not everyone knows that butterbear has alcohol in it. The deaths in it might be scary too, but its a great movie!
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
good for 9 and up
very good but also scary for younger children
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I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Excessive consumerism
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
GOOD FOR TWEENS, TEENS AND ADULTS
goblet of fire was a really good movie with more violence and scary stuff then the first three movies. this is a good movie for kids over 10, twens, teens, and adults
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Sad:(
It was so sad when Robert pattinson died:(
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
loved it <3
This probably my favorite harry potter, the only 1 i haven't seen was the 5th 1.
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I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it
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- Excessive violence
Goblet of fire
It had 2 deaths. and the challenges were violent it was a very good movie though
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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this is the best harry potter movie ever and that's saying alot because all the harry potter movies are fantastic, but this movie just goes beyond all the other movies because it has the action, the romance, and the characters are well developed. so overall the grade i give it is an A
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
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- Good role models
I LOVED IT!!!
I loved this movie!! It is my favorite movie that they have made. I thought that it was pretty accurate, except a little from the graveyarf was left out, and when Harry was in the Hospital Wing, and Sirius was in it. And that Rita Skeeter is an Animagus. I thought that Daniel Radcliffe acted awesome in the Graveyard scene!!! I liked this movie sooo much, I got it loaded on my PSP. I thought the scene with moaning Myrtle was really funny!!! And the big, intense fight with Harry and Voldemort was AWESOME!!!I would recomend this movie to anyone 11 and up.
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
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- Good role models
I LOVED IT!!!
I loved this movie!! It is my favorite movie that they have made. I thought that it was pretty accurate, except a little from the graveyarf was left out, and when Harry was in the Hospital Wing, and Sirius was in it. And that Rita Skeeter is an Animagus. I thought that Daniel Radcliffe acted awesome in the Graveyard scene!!! I liked this movie sooo much, I got it loaded on my PSP. I thought the scene with moaning Myrtle was really funny!!! And the big, intense fight with Harry and Voldemort was AWESOME!!!I would recomend this movie to anyone 11 and up.
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
Excellent film!
In this movie there is no guns or blood spraying everywhere. There is only wands, dead bodies, and a little blood. The most violent scene in this film is in the grave yard. Someone gets killed, a wrist gets cut off, and blood is drawn. It's scary, but it only lasts a little bit. There are also other violent scenes spread throughout the movie, but I don't consider those an issue. An inappropriate scene in this film is when Harry is taking a bath and there is a ghost girl flirting with him. There is also some kissing after the Yule Ball, but I don't think it's that much of a problem. I love the Harry Potter series and recomend it to all above age 9!
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
Excellent film!
In this movie, there isn't any guns or blood spraying everywhere. There's just wands and dead bodies. There's one scary scene where Harry is fighting a dragon. That's pretty much the most violent part. Otherwise, there is other mild vioence throughout the movie. The most inappropriate scene is how Harry is taking a bath and a ghost girl is in the water with him. And there is some kissing going on at the ball, but that is not an issue at all. Other than that, it is a wonderful film where there is action at every corner. I love the Harry Potter series and I recomend it to ages 9 and up!
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
GREAT !!!!!!! ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES!!!!!!!
Great movie,though it does skip details from the book. Anyone who likes the serise would like this film. At the end it can get scary or dark and there is a big intence fight in the grave yard. in it there is violence such as the avada cadavra curse (the killing curse)and tons of spells. becides that it is a great movie.
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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- Excessive violence
BRILLIANT!!!! PG-13 IS CORRECT!!!
Loved it!! Brilliant!! haha best one yet... they just keep getting better and better... And for Chrtisans like me it is not harmful in any way and spiritualy disturbing! It is not harmful to you!! Christian parnts let you kids watch this brilliatn spectactle..
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
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- Good role models
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This is a great movie to watch whenever you feel like curling up in pajamas with popcorn. Some overly picky Harry Potter fans would say this movie left out some parts from the book, but don't let that stop you from watching this movie. It is great.
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