It's OK now, Goblet of Fire has redeemed Prisoner of Azkaban.

Rating: 8/10 (1 December 2005)

If I could vote this movie 8.5 out of 10 I would. Everyone knows the plot of the story so I won't go into it.
I'll start with the cons, Dumbledore shaking Harry? That was just weird. Dumbledore is supposed to be a gentle, old codger who's as nice as pie. That part didn't suit his supposed character at all. And get that hair tie out of your beard old man!!!
And the part where Harry found Crouch dead behind a tree, and all of a sudden, you cross over to Dumbledore and Fudge talking about it. That was just too fast, and I only saw it for the first time today, but did you ever actually find out at the end who killed Crouch? Also, the missing out of the 1000 galleons prize money given to Fred and George, that bit gave the clue of their ideas to start a joke shop, it might not have been completely necessary, but that part is used a lot in the fifth and sixth book.
And I think lastly, how Harry didn't have to fight anything in the maze to get to the cup, that was a bit stupid.I wanted to see the mermaid thingy giving him the riddle like she did in the book, and Harry having to fight the blast ended skrewt. And how could Harry know that Krum was bewitched? The eyes weren't that obvious, and he didn't know about it in the book, Cedric and Harry just thought Krum was a traitor.
Oh wait! I remembered another!! Barty Crouch Jr, he said hardly anything when he had the truth serum, what about his mum sneaking him out of Azkaban? And all that, I'm not sure if I blacked out half way through the movie or not, but I thought that was pretty important.
ONE MORE!!! I thought Hermione reacted pretty over the top at the Yule Ball, that part was just weird, Ron and Hermione, get it on already. They so totally will in the seventh book I reckon.
Anyway, sorry guys for rambling on about the cons, but the pros definitely outweigh the cons. The acting by the very sexy Daniel Radcliffe, (I'm allowed to have a crush on him, I'm 16) was so much better this time round, he was awesome. (Neville was good too.) The special effects were amazing and the scenery and the music. The characters fit their roles well, except for Dumbledore, and I think they could have picked a better Cho Chang. Most of what was cut out didn't disappoint me much, I didn't think much of it, only the minor details weren't explored enough, the ones I mentioned above. Harry Potter 4 was a brilliant movie, I'm going to go see it again, and again, and again and again! I suggest you do too!