Third times a charm.

Rating: Null/10 (6 June 2004)

Ah yes, we are back at Hogwarts for a third year. To be completely honest with you, I own all the books and the DVD'S. I love the story of Harry Potter. It is truly storytelling at it's best. At any rate, this installment of the HP movie franchise is quite surprisingly the best of all three. I was shocked to hear Prisoner Of Azkaban was going into production sans Chris Columbus at the helm. His successor Alfonso Cuaron (Tu Mama Tambien-or something like that) brought a whole new dimension to the story. It was much darker than Sorcerers Stone, and Chamber Of Secrets. He allowed the young Brits to show that yes, they are aging and going through puberty. Ahem, Rupert Grint going through his Peter Brady phase? I especially enjoyed Gary Oldmans jumpy performance as Sirius. As to be expected, solid performances from Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall and Alan Rickman as Professor Snape. SPOILER: The scene where Harry is trying to track Sirius through the footsteps of Peter Pettigrew through the halls at night only to be caught by Snape was excellent. The tension between Harry and Snape was so wonderfully displayed. While the script did sway a little from the story, i.e the touchy feely stuff between Hermione and Ron, I didn't mind it though. Overall the screenplay was truthful to J.K Rowlings story. By the way, how much is she worth now? I digress. This movie is worth seeing, if not just to see Emma Watson who is growing into quite the cutie!!