Great movie!

Rating: 10/10 (5 June 2004)

I enjoyed this movie much better than the first two Harry Potter movies. I will have to completely disagree with the people who said that if you have read and loved the books, this movie will disappoint you. I am huge fan of the books, and The Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite book in the series.
Anyone who goes to a movie based on a book KNOWS that it's going to be different. No one should have been surprised by that. Even the first two movies changed things. The problem with the first two movies was that they tried to do so much (yes, including Quidditch) that didn't have all that much to do with the actual plot of the book that the movie went too fast and felt too condensed. They tried to do too much for their alloted time.
POA was much more focused, and yes they changed a few things around plot-wise that did catch me off-guard but it was done well. The visual effects are amazing in this movie, much better than in the first two. The three main actors are all much improved in this movie, kudos to them. I would have liked to see Maggie Smith in the movie more, but overall this movie is very very enjoyable. It does, however, require more of an open-mind than going in expecting it to be exactly the same as the book.