Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Well, what can I say? This was a great movie. Even with a change of directors, it still seemed to remain on course with the previous two movies. The biggest difference is the dark overtone. It seems as the characters in the series grow up, so does the feel and subject matter of the movies. I am told that the next few movies will continue this trend.

As far as the technical aspects, you could not hope for improvements. The CG in the first two movies seemed a little too rubbery. It seems that problem is all but gone. Cinematography and sound as always remained excellent. It's hard to do a movie with such dark overtones, and still have it remain pleasant to the eye; without overshadowing the film. Alfonso Cuarón and his crew, however, pulled it off.

I would suggest you see this on the big screen. With all of the action and grandeur, it's worth the money. A warning to parents: this one gets scary. I would suggest you bring no one younger than twelve to this film.