Going back for more

Rating: Null/10 (13 June 2004)

I usually attend a movie like the Prisoner of Azkaban, a movie which has had a rather large buildup, with high expectations. Generally this is asking for trouble. However this time I left the cinema feeling more than content with what I had seen. The last movie I attended was the third part in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and I prayed that the Prisoner of Azkaban would not be a similar experience as I had spent the majority of the second half of the Return of the King worrying more about my numb bottom than the story. The Prisoner of Azkaban easily left me feeling more comfortable with spending my money at the cinemas than any movie I have seen for many years. It was quick paced, funny in parts, yet still darker as the books have described and did a great justice for the terrific ending that j.k rowling had created. Sure there were some parts of the third book totally ignored in the movie of the prisoner of azkaban but I didn't intend on seeing a 5 hour movie. I thought the director did a wonderful job and after almost falling asleep during the chamber of secrets I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly the movie flowed. It is not often I return to the cinemas to see the same movie a second time but I think I may have to break that trend this time around!