harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban (pg) review

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Value for Money	6.5/10
Overall rating	6.4/10

63% Recommended10 out of 16 Reviews

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By dilnic on 29th Oct 2004

dilnic's Ratings

Starring Actor/Actress	Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
Where Did You See It?	Cinema
Value for money	8/10
Overall value	7/10
dilnic's recommendation

Good Points

Better than films 1+2
Harry Potter - despie failings and misrepresentations it's still Harry Potter.

Bad Points

Usual missing out of important parts and changing the storyline to make it more dramatic.

General Comments

Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban - The first film was o.k., the second better, and the third even better. Yes, Chris Columbus did instill a sense of wonder and magic into the films but certainly not enough darkness and gravitas. Hogwarts has been given new momentum and I think it is definitely an improvement.

Of course important things are left out which leaves you wishing once again that they had done it as a tv series with each episode as a chapter.

There is the usual over-dramatisation as well to make events seem more exciting than they are.

However sometimes I feel they deserve a little poetic license and I can't argue with the delightful addition to the time-turner scene where Hermione throws a stone at herself.

Overall, I feel the change in director was a good move. Also the acting is much better than in the first two and Daniel Radcliffe is finally getting better.

The thing that brought the score down the most is that of course this film is a tawdry comparison with the books and nothing can compare with your own image of Hogwarts - for example I know that Sirius Black is big and beefy not small and scrawny as in the film. But you can't satisfy everyone.

Total Respect: -1