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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Full Screen Edition) Customer Reviews (4 - 6 of 101 Reviews)

I Was Disapointed With This One
The third book is my second favorite in the series and I don't think this movie did a very good job of representing it. It seemed to have no plot to it, more like jumping from one thing to another and not explaining anything. Especially when talking about the Marauder's Map and The Grim that Harry sees. I have read the book multiple times and still all I could understand from this movie was that Sirius Black wanted to kill Harry. The ending did not explain the relationship between the makers of the Marauder's Map and Harry, or hardly anything else.

Creepy, quirky and utterly gorgeous
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are back as Harry, Ron and Hermoine, with Hermoine in particular getting to do a lot more. There are less Quidditch matches, and more menace, in keeping with the improved complexity of Rowling's third novel. Hogwarts is not safe, Draco Malfoy is no longer a menace, but just a pain in the ass. And the new CGI-scripted character Buckbeak the Hippogriff (half eagle, half horse) looks fantastic and has personality.The kids are all supposed to be thirteen but look older - hey we'll forgive them. Neville Longbottom has lost so much weight he's almost unrecognisable.
All in all, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is an good movie, as long as you don't compare it to the book or other HP movie.

"Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison..."
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry, Ron and Hermione, now teenagers, return for their third year at Hogwarts, where they are forced to face escaped prisoner, Sirius Black, who poses a great threat to Harry. Harry and his friends spend their third year learning how to handle a half-horse half-eagle Hippogriff, repel shape-shifting Boggarts and master the art of Divination. They also visit the wizarding village of Hogsmeade and the Shrieking Shack, which is considered the most haunted building in Britain. In addition to these new experiences, Harry must overcome the threats of the soul-sucking Dementors, outsmart a dangerous werewolf and finally deal with the truth about Sirius Black and his relationship to Harry and his parents. With his best friends, reprised in their original roles, Harry masters advanced magic, crosses the barriers of time and changes the course of more than one life. Directed by Alfonso Cuaron and based on British author J.K. Rowling 's third book, this wondrous spellbinder soars with laughs, and the kind of breathless surprise only found in a Harry Potter adventure. Another well-made Harry Potter movie; my only complaint is that it ended.

--Andy Olson

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