Voldemort is back and wreaking havoc, not only on the Wizarding world, but the Muggle world as well, and it’s no wonder that the news headlines are as bleak as the weather. Meeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves 'Dumbledore's Army,' Harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts, preparing the courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead.

They could so easily have gone the Jake Lloyd route, cute, photogenic, button nosed future Dark Lord of the Sith in 1999, who grew up to be a normal looking, everyday guy. But there is that foggy start, and indeed other such scenes in the film where the environments are dusty or smoky, the detail levels drop, and the image suddenly feels flat in comparison to the rest of the film. When you have to remain as faithful as possible to the source material, it makes it difficult to make a film interesting and hold the attention. Yet when the names are pulled from the Goblet of Fire, against all the rules a fourth champion is revealed, Harry Potter. Audio Descriptive track if you need it, while optional English subtitles are available, as well as HOH English subtitles.That’s with the exceptions of The Prisoner of Azkaban, and The Half Blood Prince, two films which make me forget their respective source materials, and which I can appreciate wholly as movies in their own right. He has Ron and Hermione’s help of course; it will be harder than anything they’ve had to do before, especially with the Death Eaters hunting them down. But Professor Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton)'s Ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, meaning Harry has no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

But despite all of the action, the pace, the better than ever special effects, there’s something pedestrian about Goblet of Fire. The surround is nice, resonant, and very effective during the action sequences, and in terms of establishing ambience, giving the film’s music space, but at this point the Harry Potter films start to ape the rest of their cinema peers, and start burying the dialogue beneath the action during the more strident moments, making the presence of subtitles more a necessity than a useful option.But the Harry Potter films continue to get darker and darker, not only in terms of the story, but in terms of the visuals as well.

Also, included is a collectible retrospective photo album made to look like the album Hagrid gives to Harry at the end of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Plus, a complimentary commemorative Limited Edition Remembrall enamel pin from the Harry Potter Fan Club Pin Seeking collection. If that isn’t enough, the Ministry have appointed Dolores Umbridge as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts Teacher, not to teach, but to clamp down on loose talk. There are no main menu screens, but Top Menu does take you out of the movies and presents the extras in separate menus. After all, there’s really just the one major plot in the film, that of the escape of Sirius Black, the targeting of Harry Potter, and the revelations of how Sirius Black was involved in Harry’s past.

Discover filmmaking secrets, spell incantations, creatures, magical artifacts and more in this enchanting collection of fun activities and curiosities. The Harry Potter 8-Film Collection Limited Edition is limited to 25 000 copies and was released in the UK on the 2nd December 2011. It’s pared down to beyond the bare minimum to tell Harry’s story in this film, and the film really only works for those who have the knowledge of the book to help place the scenes in context.