Reviewing the Reviews: 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'
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The elements of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire made for a strange brew among today’s headline writers. How to mix light puns on the words in the title with the film’s dark take on sorcery and adolescence? Some Muggle movie critics came up with less than magical combinations; others were witty in their unexpected references to other works; at least one reviewer seemed to confuse Harry with a certain cereal-loving leprechaun. All aboard the Hogwarts Headline Express:
- South Mississippi Sun Herald: ‘Goblet of Fire’ burns brightly
- Edmonton Sun: Potter gets hotter
- Minneapolis Star Tribune: ‘Goblet of Fire’ brews a hotter Harry Potter
- Christian Science Monitor: ‘Goblet’ is a sure-fire hit
- USA Today: Harry and gang stoke fantasy of ‘Fire’
- New York Newsday: Harry’s new trial by ‘Fire’
- Dallas Observer: ‘Fire’ flies
- The Tufts Daily (Tufts Univ.): Come on baby, light my ‘Goblet of Fire’
- Baltimore Sun: The goblet’s half full
- Ottawa Sun: This Goblet’s more than half full
- Charlotte Observer: Potter’s ‘Goblet’ not quite full
- Long Beach (Ca.) Press Telegram: This ‘Goblet’ overflows with teen angst
- Cleveland Plain Dealer: Raise a goblet to the best film of the Harry Potter series so far
- Boston Phoenix: Lift your glass
- Kansas City Star: Drink it in
- Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader: The book is better
- Portland (Ore.) Mercury: Harry Potter and the Okay Movie
- Philadelphia Inquirer: Harry vs. puberty, Voldemort
- Philadelphia Daily News: The latest ‘Potter’ is Hogwarts on hormones
- Houston Chronicle: Things get hairy in the fourth installment
- Corvallis (Ore.) Gazette-Times: A ‘Goblet’ full of growth
- The State (S.C.): Less whiz-bang, more angst
- Calgary Sun: Potter casts a magical spell
- Akron Beacon Journal: Another spellbinder
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Coming of age ‘Potter’ is magically delicious
- Cin Weekly (Cincinnati): Wizard, interrupted
- Fort Worth Weekly: His Dark Materials
- Village Voice: Gang of Four: Get witch or die trying: Dense and extremely weird, ‘Goblet’ has no drinking problems
- New York Post: Welcome Back, Potter
- Salt Lake City Weekly: Spells like teen spirit
- L.A. Weekly: Four wizards and a funeral
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