Could have used another twist of the Time-Turner

Rating: Null/10 (7 June 2004)

Alright, I'll admit it, when I first heard of the Potter books I thought "another pre-teen fad". But then I read them and I couldn't put them down. Ms. Rowling is a very good story teller who really knows how to throw in twists. This is one reason why the movie version of The Prisoner of Azkaban is so disappointing.
First, having read the book multiple times, I found it difficult to not nit-pick over details, and though I tried not to, naturally some things would be changed going from book to movie, some of these changes were so outrageous I couldn't not point (the Firebolt's appearance, the Quidditch Final (or lack thereof), Dudley's size (or lack thereof), etc.).
But my biggest complaint was time. Over 400 detailed pages were stuffed into 90 minutes of run-time. I honestly thought this movie would be longer.
Details that were important were skimmed over, the Dursley's might as well have sat this one out for all the time they spent on-screen, and the revelations at the Shrieking Shack were completely messed up. This movie could have easily been an hour longer, even half an hour would've provided time for a better story.
This makes me seriously question the next movies. Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix are each twice as long as the first three books, and if they try and cram that much detail into 90 minute movies there are going to be a lot of unhappy Potter fans.