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05-24-2004, 11:54 AM
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[img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/images/news/alfonso_cuaron_80.jpg' align='middle'> Lightening strikes-A Review - Summary:
The 'Harry Potter' books have finally gotten the wondrous movie they deserve. 'The Prisoner of Azkaban' boasts a brand-new director and a bold new vision. Article:
Thanks to Wizardnews Quote: The first scene of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" removes any doubt that the famous child wizard is growing up fast. The camera glides toward a light pulsing in the night, then through an open bedroom window, where Harry is hiding under his covers, playing with his wand and hoping to God he doesn't get caught. Wait a minute. Has new director Alfonso Cuaron inserted a sneaky allusion to the private habits of teenage boys into the family-friendly franchise? Cuaron's a warm, chatty guy and not one to dodge controversy—his last film, "Y Tu Mama Tambien," was so graphic that it was released unrated—but there's no way on earth he's going anywhere near this topic. "This is NEWSWEEK, man!" he says, then laughs for a very long time.
Intentional or not, it's a pitch-perfect bit of subtext, and only the first of many reasons "Azkaban" rocks. Sure, there's a werewolf and a hippogriff and a bunch of other magical stuff, but the real reason this third film in the series outshines the others is that it's about something far more frightening than failing your Potions final or facing Lord Voldemort. It's about being 13. "It's such an archetypal age—the bar mitzvah, the communion," says Cuaron, who replaced Chris Columbus, the director of the first two movies. "It's the moment in which fear is no longer the bogeyman under your bed. It resides inside you. In this story, Harry has to come to terms with his male energy."
In Harry's latest adventure he's being hunted by convicted murderer Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), who has escaped from Azkaban prison. Black was supposed to be a friend of Harry's late parents but apparently betrayed them to Lord Voldemort. With a killer on the loose, Dementors—sinister, skeletal creatures that literally suck the joy from the soul—are dispatched to guard Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but they'll attack anyone, including Harry. Professor Lupin (David Thewlis), a new Defense Against the Dark Arts instructor with some darkness all his own, teaches Harry to summon a Patronus charm to ward them off. "Patronus" is derived from the Latin for "father," and for Cuaron and screenwriter Steve Kloves, Harry's journey in "Azkaban" is the search for some inner strength, the start of his path to manhood. "It's almost Jungian," Cuaron says. Yep. And cooler than a Quidditch match.
Three and a half years ago, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," the first film based on J. K. Rowling's phenomenal book series, grossed almost $1 billion worldwide. That's more than any "Star Wars" movie, and bigger than the first two installments of "The Lord of the Rings." The next year "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" rang up a further $869 million. But while most audiences loved the movies, critics were underwhelmed. "It's terribly unfair," says Warner Bros. president Alan Horn. "The first 'Harry Potter' was an impossible task because people were frenzied over Jo Rowling's book. Chris Columbus and his team had to design the look of Hogwarts—the look of everything in that world. He cast these great kids." He sighs. "I don't know why Chris never got the critical acclaim he deserves. It's hard not to be upset by that."
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05-24-2004, 12:29 PM
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cool!! im really ecited to see whta hes done witht he movie
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05-24-2004, 12:33 PM
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Same here. Everyone who has said has said nothing but good things so it makes me even more excited!
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05-24-2004, 05:46 PM
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I Agree With You To!!!!!!!!!!!
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05-25-2004, 01:54 AM
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I have always felt that The Prisoner of Azkaban would make the best movie of the bunch. It's got all the mystery and plot twists, the coming of age struggles, and whimsical fantasy, AND it's short enough that the film won't necessarily butcher the text. The last two books so far have been too long for movie-material, IMO.
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05-27-2004, 04:03 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by Atma@May 24 2004, 06:28 PM
I have always felt that The Prisoner of Azkaban would make the best movie of the bunch. It's got all the mystery and plot twists, the coming of age struggles, and whimsical fantasy, AND it's short enough that the film won't necessarily butcher the text. The last two books so far have been too long for movie-material, IMO. But isn't PoA much longer than PS/SS or CoS?
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05-27-2004, 04:11 AM
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| | Lobalug
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PoA isn't that much longer than Ps/SS or CoS. But PoA does have much more important information. Cutting alot of scenes wasn't a question in this movie. They however blended different scenes into one. And it all goes alot faster. That is what some reviewers didn't like the speed at what the movie went. The main story line of the movie is the same as the book but scenes maybe shuffled or blended so you may not be able to follow the movie by the book every minute.
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