Product Description
New Blu-ray Movie DVD Disc -
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Warner Bros. | 2005 | 157 mins | Rated PG-13
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a
competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools - the
Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the
Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water
demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who
Must Not Be Named. In this fourth film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter
series, everything changes as Harry, Ron and Hermione leave childhood forever
and take on challenges greater than anything they could have imagined.
While picture detail and definition is strong, the overall resolution has taken a step back from the more dynamic imagery of The Prisoner of Azkaban. Digital manipulation appears to have dynamically squashed the picture a bit, and depth suffers. This is especially true where significant CGI imagery is used. The effects are impressive, and rendered with great care. But the cost is the absence of gorgeously defined, palpable imagery that 1080p is capable of delivering. Another factor is the slight aqua green tint in many of the computer-generated scenes. It almost looks as if a translucent film of toothpaste was applied to the screen. For example, watch Harry fend off the dragon during the first challenge in the wizards' competition. When Harry and the dragon take to the skies, the picture seems ever-so-slightly obscured by a green tint. The aqua green is gone during the brighter scenes which, not surprisingly, show superior depth and presence.
The audio, too, was a bit of a letdown compared to its predecessor. That said, the surround sound was crisp, with pinpoint imaging of some effects. Voices were clear, with good detail, but many of the other effects and the massed strings prevalent in the score had a homogeneous quality to them and did not sound as dynamic or vibrant as in The Prisoner of Azkaban. The audio assigned to various characters, creatures and props at times didn't seem mastered at the correct level. Returning again to the dragon scene--which, done right, could have been a reference-quality, standout in the series--the sound of the dragon flying and Harry's broom made noises that were surprisingly similar. Now granted, I've never heard the flight of a dragon, or a broom either, for that matter, but one would think the dragon would create more voluminous audio effects and that a broom would be relatively quiet. But that is not the way the sound was produced. Part of the problem is that the 16-bit 5.1 PCM track, at 48 kHz, is not of significantly higher resolution than your average CD or DD track. That is not sufficient resolution for a complex audio mix with music and a variety of sound effects.
Blu-ray Movie DVD Disc - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Features
Video
Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Audio
English: LPCM 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1... (more)
English: LPCM 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
German: Dolby Digital 5.1 (less)
Subtitles
English SDH, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Chinese, Korean...,mandarin
Package Content
Blu-ray Movie DVD Disc(25GB) - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire x 1
