Horror for kids!!!

Rating: Null/10 (1 November 2004)

When I heard Alfonso Cuarón is at the helm of affairs for Harry Potter III, I was a bit skeptical owing to his reputation for Y Tu.... But after watching the movie, I must admit that he has done a fantastic job. Right from the start, the movie has an eerriiee feel and most portions of the movie are dark probably signifying the rise of Voldemort in days to come. The movie also seems to the horror for kids. Major portions of the movie are shot in dark and surprisingly the Quedditch game as well.
I was a disappointed with Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) as his character seemed more like a dumb moron. Richard Harris had created a regal touch to the character. Snape, McGonnagal and Malfoy had small roles compared to earlier Harry Potters. I was expecting a substantial footage and great acting from Gary Oldman. On the contrary Prof. Lupin has done a great job couple with good footage as well. A lot has been written about Emma Thompson but I particularly found her to be loud and screeching - probably thats how her character is in the book, but lets not forget that a some actors have really given different dimension on screen to their characters.
A point worth mentioning Hermione Granger is growing up gracefully and I would not help admiring her (compared to Harry Potter and Ron Weasley). A very mature expressions and firm dialog delivery.
The story slowly is moving ahead to create suspense of what actually happened between Voldemort and Harry Potter's parents.
Just as was skeptical about Alfonso Cuarón, I am now worried about Mike Newell as Alfonso has left the benchmark way ahead and its up Mike Newell to take it forward and live upto it.