Tonight the Brood (Spring [1], Wlofie, The Kids and I) saw Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [2], the latest film in the ongoing saga of an orphaned kid who's also a wizzard.
The book was the longest and perhaps the darkest of the saga so far, and unfortunately, the movie suffered because of it. The whole first half of the film felt too jumbled and cutup (much like the entirety of David Lynch's Dune [3]) but the second half flowed much better (but the the book (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) [4] was better, as is almost always the case with a movie).
My other two complaints with the film: I still preferr Richard Harris [5] as Albus Dumbledore than Michael Gambon [6]. Mr. Gambon comes across as too forceful and less whimsical than Mr. Harris' soft spoken version.
And the other complain: not enough Snape! The most interesting character in the whole series, and only a few minutes of screen time.
[2] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330373/
[3] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/
[4] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0439139597/conmanlaborat-20
[5] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001321/