"Prisoner of Azkaban" is the first time that a Harry Potter film exists for it's own sake rather than as a copy of the book. Screenwriter Steve Kloves and new director Alfonso Cuaron are clearly not afraid to alienate the 'fans' who can't stand even the slightest deviation. Here, the story is compressed and details altered in order to make for a better film. By treating the story as a film rather than an adapted novel, the film is allowed to live. Scenes flow rather than feeling forced.

The acting is uniformly strong, the cast once again made up of Britain best thespians and strong child (now adolecent) actors.

The effects are the best yet, owing as much to advances in technology as to their unobtrusive uses here. Often, effects are 'thrown away' in the background or to the side, rather than highlighted front and center.



If you like Harry Potter (like I do, and I'm not ashamed of it!) then check out http://www.mugglenet.com/books/booksix/facts.shtml they've got lots of stuff on the upcoming books.

*Gets out a shock rod and some SAS teams* Sticks out boys... lets crack some sad heads!

I'm now in physical pain from watching this thread live.

Never been a fan. But they say this one is darker, and with the death of Richard Harris, they had to replace the old wizard.

I don't care for Harry Potter. Never have, never will.

"Violence is the supreme authority from which all other authority is derived."

tried the first book, gave up after half a page

I have some girls in my school who would kill you for saying that, Taw

I don't like it either, tough. Burn, Harry Potter, BURN!

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just 'cos I'm on a diet doesn't mean I can't look at the menu.

hmm looks like it is almost none in favour of HP yay!

"...All idealization makes life poorer. To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity--it is to destroy it." Conrad
sycho_warrior

I actually enjoyed the first movie, but I didn't think it was all that great. I don't care to see the second and this next one just doesn't interest me. Oh, well. There are other summer movies to look forward too.

"Violence is the supreme authority from which all other authority is derived."

i didn't like this new one, ALL
i liked about it was Hermione (sp?)
Mmmm... Hermione

There's a word to describe AoD

it being?

wow. i didn't expect such a solid negative response! i'm sure you'll all 'see the light'. sometime.

i dislike the first two movies - they were crud, but the books are really good. and as for people who might dismiss them as junk for a kid to read, then that's wrong. i see adults everywhere reading them (of course, in the adult version, which looks better, not the kid version).

however, i think no.3 will be great. the old dumbledore was - pardon me - the wrong actor. he was too old to be dumbledore. and the new director this alfonso dood doesn't seem to be afraid to do what he wants, as long as he gets a good movie.

nice one cowboy. you remembered my achilles heal - my eyes. but i remember yours - your inability to fly *hits accelerator and watches cowboy fly out the back of the plane*

I like HP. I read all teh books, but I still gotta see the second movie, and teh 3rd of course
But I think it's good fun. Better then all that hobbit stuff *ducks*

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I'd say it but I'd get banned