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I loved it. I wouldn't say it's perfect, but it told the story in a wonderful way, the new direction is really eye opening and makes you pay attention. It had a good mix of humour and tension, which the others did too, of course, but it was a lot more beautiful than the last few.

The layout of Hogwarts totally changed (especially around Hagrid's hut), which is weird, but at the same time understandable (to keep the flow of the story). And I noticed Fudge was played by another actor, as was either Crabbe or Goyle in a few scenes (in one scene he was the original actor, all others he was some bloke who just stood behind malfoy...)

One negative point was the way it was cut down (from the book). To me, the ending seemed a little corny, a little rushed. Thinking back, I probably should have stayed until after the credits finished rolling... darn it! Didn't think of it. Oh, also, Dumbledore has an accent when he says some words.... Scottish I think it is, but I can't remember right now...

Anyways, overall, bloody marvelous

I heard, from a friend, that there is a scene in which Harry's scar is on the other side. Anyone notice this?

Really? didn't notice that.

Though they show his scar more often in this movie than the others, I did notice that!

Hmmmmm, well, I'm going to pay attention. I guess that my friend read that in an article that was written up by a critic that saw the movie.

I'll be honest, the new direction was visually interesting, and there were some scenes that were done really well, even if they were not in the book. However, all that was needed was another five minutes of dialogue scattered here and there to explain the relationship between the Marauders, and to explain who the Marauders actually are. It's all well and good that the answers are in the book, but as far as the film alone is concerned, the absence of these details makes for some gaping plot holes.

Like LotR, I wish that they would put out a dvd with a full movie, all the cuts, right in it. I HATE just seeing a deleted scene, by itself.

I don't like that they didn't include things.... even though I haven't seen it yet, just from talking to those that have, it's been enough info to gather and form an opinion.

I'm beginning to wonder just how many deleted scenes there actually were and whether or not some plot points were filmed at all. The film felt rushed at times, hopefully this problem will be solved by the insertion of things left on the cutting room floor for the DVD release. I like that it's a very visual film, but I don't like that they sacrificed so much exposition just to keep the movie bouncing along.

it was alright, i think that they added some stuff in that wasn't nessicary if they had just stuck to the book, it wouldn't have been nearly as time consuming as the scenes they made up and they would have been able to get some more major points across that they completely left out. I loved how the scenery outside was georgous, although i didn't like the location of Hagrids house, and does anyone know what was up with all the giant stones everywhere? But none the less it was really pretty. I however didn't like how things looked grimy, and cheap. Like especially in the leaky cauldron. I had always imagined it to be a happy clean, nicely decorated, homey, cozy place. And the train, well lets just say it looked as thought it hadn't been cleaned for about ten years. Even hogwarts, looked scarier, i guess i didn't like this as much because in my head hogwarts is always the perfect fantasy come true. Not a grimy scary place. I will give them credit on the special effects. Those were amazing. The music was also great. However I think i still liked the second movie better. Maybe I'm just partial because it's my favorite book next to number 4 , but i just thought it was best. The ending, to me was also rather cheap. It was like all of a sudden this broom comes out of nowhere and its a happy ending. The third book didn't really have a happy ending... and the movie did it just seemed out of place, and as said before rushed. I found it rather interesting that Cho Chang wasnt mentioned anywhere. Or at least I didn't see her, and NO OLIVER WOOD. My hottie was gone Also we hardly saw mcgonagall, and any of the other teachers. I did really like though how they used some symbolism early on in the movie to foretell what would happen later on. If you were watching and listening closely, you'll understand that the words " double double toil and trouble" are actually quite literal. It was definetly scarier than the other movies. Over all they did a good job.

I loved the movie, but they left out aome of my favortie parts in the book. Sir Cadagan, he's awesome like a possum and he wasn't there. Also Sirius never gave Harry his permission slip for Hogsmeade and he never gave Ron his owl Pig! That made me kind of angry. They also never told you in depth who the Marauders were and why Harry's Patronus was a stag! and that's a big part of the book! but other than those i thought the way the movie was filmed was terrific and the scenery was AMAZING!! it was soo beautiful!

They left out a lot of things... and that was sad. Plus, they changed the order on some of them as well. I didn't like seeing Harry get the new broom at the very end, and having the feather with it (Buckbeaks) to know who it was from. That mystery wasn't there. But, in general, it was a well made movie. The kids did a great job... Loved Buckbeak. He looked awesome.

Weasleyismyking, welcome to the forum.


I wish they had the Firebolt come at Christmas. I also wanted Ron to get his owl on the way home. I don't like the ending with the broom and him flying off. Overall, I loved the film.

Hi KJ,

Yes I noticed that part. It was at the end of the lesson against the boggart.

But I suppose it was because the camera was shooting from behind the cabinet, through which, somehow, you see reflections, as like a mirror.

At the beginning of the lesson, the camera shots were also done through that cabinet, whereby you see the reflections... so that's how I think it went.

Yes, that's what we were talking about after the movie... I think that it was Harry, looking at his reflection in the cabinet with mirrors.

Hi Gaboman & WeasleyIsMyKing,

Gaboman, I think the skinny guy who's with Malfoy at times is neither Crabbe nor Goyle but another character (?)


WeasleyIsMyKing, I think Sir Cadagan was featured but in the background, when they were facing the Fat Lady.

I missed seing Sean Biggerstaff too! :-)

I guess the sad thing is that they had to squueze in so many things into a time limit, thus alot of characters were not featured or given a few lines. The thing is I wouldn't have minded sitting in that theatre longer to get a more wholesome picture.

There's loads more stuff in the next one and I hope they wouldn't rush through that one too.

Anyway, I agree that the scenery was beautiful though perhaps a bit LOTR-ish. The rearrangements at Howarts threw me off-track a bit but I guess its just a matter of adjusting my mind-set.

Was there any sort of climax in this movie? Maybe its just because I've read the book and knew what to expect so I didn't feel as engaged in the movie as I hoped I would. :-)

D'oh!

I watched for the scar on the wrong side the whole movie and saw it was in the mirror.

I rushed home to share the scoop, and it's already been figured out. I'm a day late and a dollar short.

I liked the movie a lot. I was worried with new director that it would not be up to par, but it felt like the others to me.

Having not read the books, there was nothing for me to become angry about being left out.

My only criticism was the actor who replaced Richard Harris. That guy was terrible. Absolutley terrible.

Other than that, .

And I agree with others in here, the scenery was awesome. I loved the giant pine trees.

You haven't read the books? You must! I read all five books in 2 weeks. They are addicting and very easy to get through.

I have not read the books either. I loved the movie. We also saw Troy today that was excellent also.

It's something you should do together.

Yes Dave and Sandy, you should read the books. They are an easy read, but there is a ton of clues in there. They are so endearing. You will love them.

I havnt read the books either. Sherry explained to me who the guys that made the map were , and the significance of Harrys patronus being a stag. Those tidbits being left out of the movie didnt leave any plot gaps for me.

I didnt like the direction on this one. Hogwarts felt less like a place of magic and wonder and more like a very old , unheated building with an understaffed cleaning service.

I also felt a bit rushed. More time couldve been spent on many subjects, but I guess they wanted to keep the running time down to accommodate little kids.

Dont get the idea that I didnt enjoy the movie, I just liked the other two better

I thought the film was good, but a bit disappointing....

Azkaban was my favorite of all the books thus far and I was so looking forward to seeing it played out on the big screen. The film was shot brilliantly, but it just felt to me that it had no flow. Everything moved too quickly.

5 minutes after it began, Aunt Marge was already being inflated. It just seemed to me that the whole film was a series of cuts and short segments. The writers didn't give enough time to develop the plot and lead us to where we wanted to go.

I went back home and saw the first two movies again and I could see a real difference.

I also didn't like the new Dumbledore that much. He didn't seem like the soft, caring person he once was.

I'll still buy it when it comes out on dvd, but I was still disappointed overall.

I haven't seen the movie yet. I'm suppose to see it this weekend. But I don't know if I should skip it and go see "The Day After Tomorrow". Has anyone seen that? I would really want to see POA if it was like the book, but apparently it isn't like it much. Is it still good though?, even with the different scenes and stuff?

I liked it, but I have not read the books.

I don't think I have ever liked a movie if I have read the book first. Can't think of any right now.....

I liked the movie of To Kill A Mockingbird, though the book is better (of course ) and the HP movies too

They're the only ones I can think of right now.

I admit I have seen it and all the other films (baring in mind that I have stated before that I am not a fan but I dont hate it).

To tell the truth I am read the book now anyway, I said it was good because it was however I did not like the Werewolf, it could have been made slightly better, appart from that however I did enjoy it.

just for the record however I started watching the Harry Potter films because my sister dragged me along to watch it. She has this problem that she doesent think she should go into a film with a young-ish rating without a younger person with her.

yes good point

What is? The werewolf part or my sisters part?

I loved the movie. Maybe I'm biased because the third book is my favorite, but I thought that this movie was waaaay better than the first two.
The beginning kind of annoyed me, as some people have said already. The Aunt Marge scene was rushed, so instead of having Harry have to suffer from mistreatment (including hearing his parents badmouthed), he just seemed like a hothead.
But after that, things picked up alot. I thought that the filming was amazing, especially the scenes where Harry blacked out from the dementors. I was on the edge of my seat and biting my nails for alot of the movie. It was a great adaptation. My only complaint was that they cut out the "Mooney, Padfoot, Wormtail and Prongs" part, and that was my favorite part of the book. Honestly, would it have been too hard for Lupin to explain it to Harry just before he left?
But overall, I loved the movie. Even my friends who haven't read the books (yes, I have friends who aren't HP addicts. Somehow, we still find things to talk about) enjoyed it.

Well, I just saw it, and I must say I enjoyed it. Even more than the other two. However, I did think it was too choppy and could be confusing in some parts to people who didn't read the book. I don't know if it's from the actors having more experience or the new director, but I thought the performances were much better. I loved the dementors, exactly what I was expecting. I liked the new look, but I didn't like some of the camera angles used at the Dursley's house. I got a little dizzy. I liked Hermione's character more in this one, and I didn't think she was overly clingy. I would have liked to have seen more about the Scabbers/Crookshanks storyline, but I guess they can't put everything in. I really like Harry and Lupin's conversations. I was never crazy about Lupin, but now I like him. They should have explained the map and why Lupin knew what it was. And they should have explained why Sirius tried to get into the dorms. The Shreiking Shack was exactly as I imagined it, and so was the werewolf. I liked the Time Turner, because I had a hard time getting through that part of the book and the movie showed it well. They should have explained why Hermione had it though. I wish they would have explained why the Patronus was a stag, too. I'm glad I read the book, because I believe too much was taken out. I liked the boys eating in the dorms. Cute scene. And go Hermione when she punched out Malfoy. The actress is getting very pretty, which will work out for book 4, when Harry and Ron start looking at her differently. I liked the new Dumbledore. I liked his energy. But of course, being a new HP fan, I never really got used to the old one. The scenery was gorgeous too. I didn't like the cheesy ending or the "king of the world" pose Harry gave on the Hippogriff. And I really wanted to see the knocked out Snape having his head bumped against the ceiling while they were coming out the tree. I thought the firebolt should have been given to Harry at Christmas, but I can see why they didn't put it in. They completely left out the almost friendship ending fight Hermione and Ron had, and instead just had them arguing about the pets. But I guess it worked. Hagrid looked better in this movie, and I liked the kids wearing regular clothes. The knight bus was hilarious! Can't wait to see the fourth!

You're very right, Heather... to anyone else, who hasn't read the books, they have NO idea WHY Hermione has that Time Turner. They say NOTHING about her just appearing in the classes, when she wasn't there before.

And, I too, wish that they would have expanded on the whole thing between Crookshanks and Scabbers. I wanted them to show Harry up in the middle of the night, looking outside, and seeing Crookshanks and the black dog (Sirius).

There were so many little details that were left out. You know that they have to do that... but there are just key things that should have been in the movie.

Glad that you saw it.

There was just so much more drama in the book. Much more interesting.

Ron... yes, he mentioned that, but they never talk about it in detail. It's just accepted.

And they don't tell you why she has it.

It's obviously a very dangerous thing, and if you haven't read the books you may be wondering what a 13 year old school girl's doing with it.

Kris, in the movie she tells Harry that McGonagall got if for her from the MOM so she could get to classes.

I don't remember that part.

I just remember her saying that was how she was getting to classes. When did she say where she got it?

That's right... when they are waiting for themselves to finish up, where Hermione decks Draco. Forgot about that. Okay....

Oops! Now I remember. It was quick and not a very good explanation though.



I liked the line, "Does my hair really look like that from behind?"

me, too, Heather! I laughed at that. It showed that despite the fact that her best friends are boys, Hermione is still a girl and still worries about her looks. And at the same time, it didn't make Hermione seem too girly.

I loved the movie but they skipped so many parts and it made me mad cause they parts the skipped where the important ones and ya know

That line was cute, the "does my hair really look like that from behind?"
I loved the knight bus, exactly how I pictured it... it was great the way it squeezed through those trucks.
Lupin as a character was great, but the actor looked nothing like the way I had Lupin pictured in my head, so that subconciously bothered me.
They left out the blast ended skewerts (however you spell it...)... they were in the 3rd book, right?
I loved Buckbeak, but I wonder why they didn't have more of the hippogriffs, 'cause in the book there were a few of them.
The whole choir at the beginning was a little strange... with the frogs and all.
Like I said in the above post, I don't like the new Dumbledore.
Wish they would have explained Mooney, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs, and why Harry's patronous was a stag.
Hated the warewolf.
Loved the dementors.

Overall a great movie though. I think I like the feel and visualizations of this director better.

Ok, I just saw it last night. I thought it was good. Albeit I'm not a super-HP fan like my lady friends KJ and Fuscia, but I did enjoy the first two movies and I read this book.

I don't know if we can post spoilers, so I will try not to.

Here's what I didn't like: Malfoy was a little wuss. He was a lot tougher not only in the book, but in the previous movies. He started crying at the drop of a hat. Dumbledore fell off the screen, I felt the previous guy who played the part was far better. The kids are so old! The little girl is going to have boobs by the next movie, the boys will have peach fuzz. How many times were people standing over a passed out HP, three? Sure, it happened in the book, but there was a lot more in the book. Some scenes were just toooooooo long. Like when HP and that girl were following... well, themselves down the path, why was that a continous shot. Ugh. And why didn't they bring up the fact that the four names on the cool map where HP's dad, Black, Lupin, and the rat guy. That's a pretty big piece of the puzzle. And they could have explained Black's motives more. He saw Weasley's picture in the paper, saw the rat, so he broke out. Another piece of the puzzle. Not enough of Alan Rickman, either.

What I did like: The whole movie was darker, which I enjoyed. It didn't focus on all the House Cup points and sorting the new kids. Nor did we see a lot of Qudditch (sp?). Gary Oldman was really good. When he and Lupin met up and were talking about killing Peter Pettigrout (sp?), and how you think it's about HP, that was classic. Their faces seems to turn sinister. Cool deal. The Buckbeak brid horse guy was really dope. Great special effects with him. I was impressed. The guy who played Lupin was a good actor, I really like his performance. Demeantors looked creepy, good job of not making them look like Ring Wraiths. The kid who plays HP owns the role, so do the other kids. The setting was really nice. Loved all the shots of the castle and its surroundings. Beautiful landscape. We saw more of it than the first two movies combined. Liked all the castle features, ie. more ghosts and painting characters.

Anyway, those are my zillion different thoughts.

-HECK!

HECK, you can post spoilers. If they don't want to know, they should not read what we thought.

The kids are supposed to be 14 for the next movie, so it is conceivable that puberty will have struck.

Harry and Hermione looked as 13 year olds should look, HECK. I don't think they looked too old. Ron looks a year or so older, but I think that's how he's described in the books anyway.

And Malfoy is really a wuss! Daddy's not around to protect him.

A ten year old boy that I babysit all the time made me take him to see POA tonight, so I sat through it again. I must say, it's better the second time. But it also got me thinking, I think some things were purposely left out, so that people will walk away with questions, forcing them to read the books. And I think the reason Crookshank's storyline wasn't in the movie is because it may not be as important as what everyone thinks. If it was important, don't you think JKR would have asked that it was there? And the map and stag, left you with questions. I think it was purposely done that way. Just my opinion though. Don't forget that I just spent the last 4 hours with a ten year old, so my brain is a bit numb.

all i have to say is - i loved it.
I liked the other two, but this one is one top in my mind. i enjoyed the story more then the others

This, I think, is the best of the 3 movies so far. But it could have been so much better. I enjoyed how they threw in a laugh here and there, and how much better Daniel became at acting (not that he was bad)

so out of 5 stars, I'll give it 4 1/2. But again, it could have been so much better.

I saw it for the second time yesterday, and I must say that it is better the second time. You know what is left out and where they are going. I enjoyed it so much more.

Yes, the first time you see it you expect one thing and get another. The second time you know what to expect and can enjoy it

Yesterday was the last day we had the film. In my opinion is bombed... because the first week it came out it was very popular but then just died in like 2 weeks. Last nights showing we didn't even plan on running because nobody was coming to see it. But then an Asian family came and watched.

It's still pretty popular around here. Not as many people are into the movies as they are the books. Did you see it, Chris?

Wow, they are still showing it all over the place here.

My room mate went to see it on Thursday and she said the theater was packed.

I saw a 4pm show a week ago and the theater was half full. Not bad for a Wednesday afternoon.

when i saw it, the theater was about half full but it was a monday afternoon what can you say?

I got the DVD for Christmas, and I just rewatched it. Some comments:
- Malfoy being a wuss was a strange addition, but it was funny.
- yeah, the new Dumbledore didn't to it for me. When Harry and Hermione rush back to the hospital wing at the end and Hermione says, "I think we did it!" and he says, "Did what? Goodbye!" I just imagined Richard Harris doing that line much better, with more subtlety and micheaviousness.

But I still love this movie. Definetly my favorite of the three, despite the drops and changes.