Harry Potter: the Prisoner of Azkaben

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1. Wow, it was in the IMAX. I never saw a movie there before but it was way cool. And comfortable seats! Surprisingly enough the crowd was quiet.
2. That's not Lupin. I was trying to remain open because I really believe the actor might be able to pull it off but it just wasn't him.
3. I had too high hopes.
4. There are so many things missing in the movie. A lot doesn't get explained and if you haven't read the book I think it would be really confusing.
5. Alan Rickman remains a genius. He *is* Snape.
6. This new Dumbledore lacks authority. He's a very grey figure and just isn't able to convince me.
7. Emma Thompson was great.
8. The dementors were very scary. It wasn't quite how I imagined them but dude, they were really creepy.
9. The werewolf was a bit disappointing. As was the partonus spell.
10. The actors are too old. I don't know how they're going to manage the next movie as they've already outgrown their parts.
11. I'm a Ron/Hermione shipper but there definitely is something about Harry/Hermione in this movie. I guess the actors just have a nice chemistry.
12. Petter Pettigrew was great. I imagined him more bald for some reason but this worked.
13. The Marauders Map was really cool.

Conclusion: My expectations were too high. I should have known it and been a lot more skeptical as I would have been alright then. There were just a lot of things missing or they were just slightly off.

Comments

[yamadara.livejournal.com]

You know what it was for me? That stuff with Lupin and the guys in the past wasn't really the main storyline, so it didn't bother me that they didn't go much into detail about it. The focus on the movie was more on Harry. I actually preferred this movie with less details and more action then the previous two movies that had more detail.

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Perhaps it's not the main storyline but I find it fundamental in the understanding of the story. They didn't even bother explaining about how Peter was the only one who knew where the Potters were and how he betrayed them to Voldemort. Which to me is something really big.

I don't know, if I didn't know about the Marauders map I might have wondered how come Lupin was able to use it.

LOL, don't worry I'm always like this. I just have to compare movie and book while I know it will annoy me. I did enjoy the movie =o)