IMAX version is stunning!

Rating: 9/10 (8 June 2004)

I just saw Prisoner of Azkaban on IMAX and it just blew me away, it was so immersive. The big detailed picture and the amazing soundsystem made this the best Hollywood movie I have seen in the last 5 years.
Cuarón had a good story to start with. I thought the screenplay was a good adaptation of it. I have not read the book, but the movie was tightly scripted, had a good pace, and enjoyable from beginning to end.
Good directors are effective at evoking a sense of place, and I thought that Cuarón did this especially well. The sets were detailed and evocative, and the CGI was used well to make these mythical places (and creatures!) come alive. Too many Hollywood movies these days are piling in the CGI. Cuarón is an artist and he knows how to make a big impact with a little well used CGI. And again, with the IMAX picture and sound it is incredibly immersive.