Alrighty everyone, round three of my potter marathon. let's get going.
Plot: Before beginning his third year in Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry is warned by Ron's father and the ministry of magic to try to avoid Sirius Black; a man who recently broke out of Azkaban, the wizard prison and was said to be a very big supporter of the Dark Lord Voldemort before Voldemort was defeated and Black was sent to prison. And during his time at Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic has allowed Dementors; creatures that feed on happiness into the school grounds in order to find Sirius Black for if he comes near hogwarts. Meanwhile, Hermionie and Hagrid try to defend Hagrid's hippogriff Buckbeak who attacked Molfoy from being sentenced to death even though the attack was out of Malfoy's stupidity.
The thing about this film is that now we are getting a better idea about the dark world of Harry Potter. I mean we have a fair idea already from the first two films, but like I said with the first one, while they gave a decent idea of that dark magical world, at the same time, they made it feel like it was more a movie to watch on like, halloween with the way the introduced magic, sorcery, ghosts, an enchanted castle, not to mention the cloathing of witches and wizards. But now with introducing creatures like Dementors, or the book of magical creatures, unique sort of majic or magical things like the Knight Bus or the Patronus charm, or just how the color in the film and the particular story is different from the first two films, this film is starting to show us how Harry Potter is it's own unique thing concerning a magical world somewhat similar to how J.R.R.Tolkein showed Middle-Earth to be it's own unique mythical world with The Lord of the Rings. I mean it's that and the fact that they were pretty loyal to the books for the most part again, so that does the trick.
Acting/Characters:
Daniel Radciffe/Harry Potter: Now I'm going to start by talking about the whole kid cast for a moment. And that's just to state the complete obvious on how much everyone has grown and practically seem like they're totally different people from the loveable rascals from the first two films. I know that's silly and a little dumb to point out since it goes without saying, but I think looking back, especially when i compared pictures from the characters from the first film to their posters of them for the final film, it's just messing with my head so much that i feel it needs to be said right here and right now. Anyway, on to actually talking about Radcliffe. Obviously he did a very good job, especially when it came to the...somewhat, two-part climax of the film.
Rupert Grint/Ron Weasly: Same actor, just funnier. :D
Emma Watson/Hermione Granger: Well she is much more strong spirited this time. that's for sure. I mean when she punched Malofy...well it's like Ron said: "Bloody Brilliant" and appearance wise she definetly has changed hair wise. not so big and bushy looking anymore.
Michael Gambon/Albus Dumbledore: I would've failed as a critic if i forgot to put him in this review. Now granted, he wasn't in here a whole bunch. I mean it's not like he and Harry had another moment about how Harry is better than Voldemort or anything like that unlike the rest of the films. But this was an okay way for him to start even though this time he was mostly kinda being the third person to take part in saving the day instead of just leaving some clues or finding thing out for himself before Haryr and his friends save the day for him somewhat and then he and harry have another moment concerning Voldemort & all that. so yeah.
Gary Oldman/Sirius Black: gee...it kinda feels weird typing Oldman's name in order to tell you guys he played Sirius looking back. I mean i've been looking at so many of his other films then this one for quite a while, good and bad that i've almost completely forgotten how I first came to know the actor in the first place: via this series. But still, he was a nice character.
David Thewlis/Remus Lupin: He was a very interesting character. especially on how he was the mentor in this film instead of Dumbledore.
Timothy Spall/Peter Pettigrew: he wasn't there for very long, but he did pretty good in introducing the character.
Emma Thompson/Professor Trelawney: she was a fun character. nice and crazy.
Music: again, now altoghether everyone, *me and all of you*:John Williams. *back to just me*: John Williams does it again but what was smart here was that there was some new pieces of music which were pretty good.
Editing: It was well edited altogether. But what you really have to like is how the whole time travel thing messes with you. you pretty much expirience the whole climax twice only a few things are added into it the second time. it's just messed up. That actually makes it clever with shooting the big clock during the beginning and the end of Harry and Hermione's adventure where either they're going down the stairs from the Hospital Wing to the Courtyard or vice versa, the camera kind atake a shortcut going through the castle clock and there's this sort of time music going on. it was just well done.
And that is my review for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It was the perfect film to show the dark world or Harry Potter more clearly while still giving us a heck of an adventure to love.
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