Very disappointed -

Rating: 8/10 (5 June 2004)

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who was disappointed by this film. I would love to know what the director was "going for". The story wasn't just muddled OMG that's an understatement. Any Harry Potter fan is sure to be very disappointed. There were very necessary bits of information left out of this film. What about the relationship with sirius and Harry's parents ?
What about the creators of the Marauders map and what their relationship was and wouldn't that have explained the stag? Why everyone was an animingus? Why the whomping willow was planted and the shrieking shack? About why Sirius hated Peter Pettigrew, Snape hated Sirius? They didn't even mention the reason Sirius all the sudden broke out of jail. Wouldn't it have played better with a flashback to the incident that sent him to azkaban, the muggles blowing up and then when there was the confrontation at the end showing how it really happened? I was very disappointed and I can not see how this is going to tie in to the next movie - this is where all the connections should have been made - how is anyone going to understand why pettigrew is helping Voldemort? Not even that relationship was touched on. These movies are for Harry Potter fans who absolutely love the stories written by JK Rowling - this movie, unlike the first two - do not represent that story at all. They moved the Cabin and the whomping willow from the school without explanation - and what, they didn't think anyone would notice? I wish they could re-do the whole thing, new director or not I don't care this one wasn't worth the ticket.