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June 04, 2004

Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban

I went to see this at the midnight opening last night at the Jordan's Imax (not shot in Imax though so really just a huge screen, nice seats and small audience but still great) in Natick with a big bunch of friends (about 17 of us). I really enjoyed it, even more I think than the first two which I also really liked and I think liked it more than any of my friends who I talked to about it afterwards. Most of them hadn't read the books and I think that was really helpful, particularly for this one.

These movies are much more faithful to the books than the LotR movies (perhaps influenced by the author being alive and able to have some influence to avoid them ruining her work - I imagine Tolkien rolling over in his grave over some of the stuff in the LotR movies) and I REALLY appreciate that. This one was cut somewhat definitely and I may need to look up the differences as I haven't read the book since it first came out. I was particularly surprised that the movie did not make it clear who the authors/creators of the Marauder's map were as I thought this was a really fun connecting element between Harry and his friends and his father and his friends a generation ago at Hogwarts.

Highly recommended, and seeing it on the Imax screen was well worth the small extra expense. The scene I most enjoyed was Harry's ride on Buckbeak which I was really able to get into and find believable and bestowing an incredible sense-of-wonder. The Quidditch Broom rides OTOH do nothing at all for me. ****

Posted by aarondf at June 4, 2004 11:29 AM

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