Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire corrections

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) - 54 corrections

Directed by Mike Newell, starring Alan Rickman, Brendan Gleeson, Daniel Radcliffe, David Tennant, Emma Watson, Jason Isaacs, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes, Robbie Coltrane, Rupert Grint (add more)

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When Harry is in the Owlery, an owl flies in through the window and lands on a post. When Harry takes the letter off it, it shows the window again, but the beams on it are arranged differently. [They are two different windows opposite each other. The owl Sirius sent flies in through one window, as Harry stands by another window on the opposite side. When Harry takes the note from the owl and reads it the window he stood by is seen behind him. The windows are consistent.]

Corrected by Rikki Time

The amount of thick white eyebrow hair just over Moody's magical eye differs in various consecutive shots of him throughout the film. It goes from some hair being caught under the eye's casing, to all of it being over the casing, and vice versa; such as when he begins to feel the effects of the Polyjuice Potion diminishing, and he looks in the cabinet. [It isn't thick white eyebrow hair, it's a piece of fabric that sits under the magical eye holder to stop the metal digging into his skin.]

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The "Expelliarmus" spell changes throughout the films. In some cases, it just pops the recipient's wand out of their hand (the way it is actually used in the books), it launches a sort of ball of blue energy at the victim sending them hurtling backwards and stunning them (as used against Snape in PoA and Krum in GoF and is not necessarily accurate), or in the case of Goblet of fire, a jet of red electricity from Harry when used against Voldemort. It works for the film and books conceptually, but isn't consistent. [The effect and appearance of the spell changes depending on the potency with which it was cast. The spell was devised to disarm an opponent by expelling their wand from their hand. But even in the books Harry used it to expel himself from the jaws of a creature. In the example here, with Snape, you could say he'd been "expelled" from the floor. In the case of Harry and Voldemort's duel, the wands were "related" and wouldn't duel each other so neither spell acted properly.]

Corrected by Phixius Time

Crouch Jr. (as Moody) executes a huge, complicated plan in order to teleport Harry to the graveyard (tricking the goblet into accepting Harry's name, earning Harry's trust, making sure he wins the tournament, etc.) but this plan is extremely unnecessary. During the movie, there is a scene where Harry and Crouch/Moody were alone together in Crouch/Moody's office. Crouch/Moody could have done anything during that time (e.g. make a glass of juice a portkey and then offer it to Harry) that could have saved him going through his huge plan. Crouch/Moody is obviously not stupid, and he would have thought of that plan. [True, Crouch could just make a portkey and hand it to Harry when they're alone, but he can't predict when such an opportunity might arise. Voldemort and Wormtail have to be ready at the right moment for Harry to arrive, they can't just improvise on the spur of the moment when he appears. Plus, at Hogwarts, Harry has classes on a strict timetable and is around others the vast majority of the time - they can't risk taking him out during school time, in case his absence should be noted and a rescue attempted before the ritual can be completed. While waiting until the final task of the Tournament is time-consuming, it gives them two major advantages. Firstly, they can predict Harry's arrival time to within an hour or so, allowing them to be prepared well in advance. Secondly, it gives them a long period where Harry's unmonitored, away from his teachers and friends, allowing them plenty of time to finish the job before any possible rescue mission could be mounted. There may be quicker options, but the option that carries the least risk of failure is, sensibly, given the vital nature of what they're attempting, the one that they take.]

Corrected by Tailkinker Time

During the film, Rita Skeeter's and Harry's glasses have no lenses in some scenes. [Too vague. Which scenes?]

Corrected by Duff "King Of Beers" Mckagan Time

In Rita's first interview with the four champions, she caresses Fleur's cheek then slaps it. Fleur flinches before Rita's hand leaves her cheek for the slap. [She's cringing because she does not like the fact that Rita is even touching her.]

Corrected by wizard_of_gore Time

In this movie, Professor Flitwick was in human form. However in all the other Harry Potter movies and even in the books, he was a troll-like creature. I know this movie had a different director and they sometimes change things a bit, but at least keep the characters looking the same. [Most things (school robes, Hogwarts geography, ect) are different between each of the films. It's not a continuous series, the way LOTR is.]

Corrected by Duff "King Of Beers" Mckagan Time

During the first challange, Harry's hiding behind the rock as the dragon sprays it with it's fire. In the closeup of Harry, just before he flys away on his broom, you can see his breath from the cold. This shouldn't be if he's so near to the dragons flame. [This just isn't true. I've been to many a bonfire on a cold night. If you aren't within three or four feet of the fire, your teeth are chattering. It's entirely plausible that the air into which Harry exhales his breath is cold enough to cause that breath to condense into a fog.]

Corrected by Phixius Time

When Moaning Myrtle is in the bathtub with Harry, she doesn't cause the water to move, which would seem acceptable considering she is a ghost. However, when she dives into the toilet in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, she causes an almighty splash. [Being a ghost, she can "choose" to either pass through an object, or interact with it. This being the case, she does not have to be shown interacting with anything unless she wants to. When she makes the almighty splash, she was upset. This is similar to a child slamming a door when angry, to make a point that they are not happy.]

Corrected by Jazetopher Time

In the scene where Dumbledore talks about Cedric Diggory's death, after he finishes talking, the camera moves upward and you can see the top of the hall. The top of the hall is supposed to reflect the outside sky, but in this shot it does not. [This was a somber euligy for a murdered student. They probably thought it appropriate to not use the spell on the ceiling for such an emotional event.]

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At the end, when the polyjuice potion is wearing off, we see Barty take off his magic eyeball, but we never see him take off the false leg -- the one he took off before the first task. [We may not see it but that doesn't mean he didn't take it off. Barty is in close-up for much of the shot, so we can not see his legs at all. Also, as his real leg "grew" back, it may have simply pushed the mechanical one off.]

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Snape accuses Harry of stealing Gillyweed from his personal stores because he found some Gillyweed missing from his personal stores. Later, Moody reveals that Neville Longbottom had provided Harry with Gillyweed because he had given him the book that led him straight to it. Surely, the book wouldn't have instructions on how to steal Gillyweed from Snape's personal stores, now would it? [Snape does not accuse Harry of stealing Gillyweed from his stores. He accuses him of stealing ingredients to make Polyjuice Potion. It was in fact Moody who was stealing the ingredients to make Polyjuice Potion. ]

Corrected by Scrappy Time

In the scene where Harry is looking for Cedric at the courtyard to talk to him about the dragon, a blond Slytherin girl and boy wearing the rude badges won't let him pass into the garden. Notice that this girl is the same that later on helps Ron settle down at the Gryffindor common room just after he has asked Fleur Delacour to go to the ball with him. She can't be both a Slytherin and a Gryffindor. [They could easily be twins. Originally, in the book, Padma and Parvati are in different houses even though they are identical but in the film - they are both in Gryffindor.]

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At the Yule Ball, the Weird Sisters' bass player isn't really playing the bass. When the bass plays a higher note, his hand should go up the fretboard, instead it goes down. Also he doesn't pluck in sync to the music. [On any stringed instrument, the further down the neck (i.e. the closer to the body) of the instrument the player's fingers are positioned, the higher the note produced will be. So the bass player is playing correctly.]

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Harry couldn't have just snatched that giant gold egg up in one hand as we are led to believe he does. He would either need both hands or to get his one hand underneath the egg, yet the reflection we see shows his hand in a snatching position. [If it's possible for someone to grab a basketball on the ground with one hand without going underneath the ball, which people have done before, then it is possible for Harry to grab the egg with one hand.]

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When Hagrid accidentally stabs his fork into Professor Flitwick's hand, in the first and second shots you can see that it is only resting on the skin and not in the hand. [That's because Professor Flitwick pulled it out right away.]

Time

In the Great Hall, when Ron chatters away about not having dates, Snape physically turns Ron's head to face the table, but does not touch Harry. Moments later, after Ron points out that Hermione is a girl, when Snape smacks Ron's head with a notebook, Harry turns around with his back to Snape. Daniel Radcliffe quickly shuts his eyes tightly, and with a smirk braces himself just before Alan Rickman raises his arm to smack the back of his head. [This isn't unthinkable - Harry would likely expect Snape to smack his head as well, and turn away so Snape didn't see him smirk as he did it.]

Corrected by CocoCami Time

During the first task, Harry hides behind a boulder; the Horntail shoots some rather substantial fire at the boulder, which glows from the heat, but none of that heat seems to affect Harry, who's right against the glowing rock. [Harry just barely makes it behind the large round boulder as the flame appears. Once behind it, the boulder's size prevents any harm from the Horntail's flames, including its intense direct heat, and the large boulder does not "glow" on the other side, where Harry sits.]

Corrected by Rikki Time

After Harry comes out of the pensieve, Dumbledore stares straight ahead while he is talking, as if Harry is clear across the room, rather than looking directly at Harry. In the next shot, however, Dumbledore's body is turned slightly, and he's leaning down, looking directly at Harry, yet no time has passed. [Time has passed--just enough so that in the second or two it takes between shots, Dumbledore could turn his body slightly and look down at Harry.]

Corrected by raywest Time

Harry summons his Firebolt when facing the dragon; He specifies "Accio Firebolt". But the broom that comes is a dirty old thing that looks like a small tree branch with some straw attached - Definitely not the sleek, highly polished racing broom that everyone was drooling over in the third film. This is most clear when Harry tries to unhook the broom from the tower window as the dragon stalks him. [That's due to the films being made/directed by different people - they had different ideas about how things like the Firebolt, Hogwarts, the teachers etc. should look. Artistic license, not a mistake.]

Corrected by Twotall Time

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