Completely Different Style Than The First Two, But Still Great

Rating: 9/10 (19 August 2013)

Sadly Chris Columbus stopped with the directing of the "Harry Potter" movies after "The Chamber of Secrets". In my opinion, he was by far the best director of the saga. He was replaced by Alfonso Cuarón, who, I think so, wasn't a well known director at that point. What you can say from the first seconds on is that his style of adaptating "The Prisoner of Azkaban" is completely different than Columbus did it.
Even though it seems like another "Harry Potter" series, it's still great. The story is very dark, and Cuarón captures it wonderfully. The look of Hogwarts Castle is also a lot different - sadly I don't like it very much. Even the kids look a lot different. In this case it's a great idea to change it, because they look like they have a lot more freedom. They don't wear the Hogwarts cloaks in their free time anymore, but normal clothing.
The story itself is fantastic and one of the best of "Harry Potter". Overall it's an amazing movie, it's sad that Cuarón only produced one. So, nine out of ten points!