Simply Grand

Rating: 10/10 (4 June 2004)

I thought this movie was fantastic. It truly became an entity of its own in its ability to not rely on all of the events of the book so much and still be magical enough to be Harry Potter and convey the message that Azkaban portrayed. The direction was wonderful (I loved the added elements such as shrunken heads and hump-backed bell-boys), and I find that the imperfections of the before perfect setting of Hogwarts and the grounds around it a very nice addition to this movie. I feel that this movie was made more magical with the rocky hills and rickety overpasses. The teenage actors, as well as the older ones that have been in the other movies, did a much better job in this movie, I think that they now have the feel of their characters down. The new characters were casted wonderfully, and they also added to the magic of the movie. All in all, I simply loved it.