harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban

Well, it's about time. That was my first impression when I saw the teaser trailer for Azkaban a few months ago. Just the image of the choir singing a spooky carol in the great hall told me that someone behind this movie wasn't afraid to use some imagination. Finally. (The previous two movies were, I felt, uninspired and cold -- too wrapped up in trying to copy the book as closely as possible, discovering in the process that they were unable to copy the book word for word, and making some very bad choices to rectify the situation.

This film, instead, doesn't try to be the book. It tries to be a movie based on the book. Inspired by the book, even. Much was left out, and I agreed with most of their choices. Many things were added as well, and one of them made me laugh out loud. (Ron's nightmare!)

Corey told me that they've already started filming the fourth movie, and that there has been outcry about what is being left out. My recollection is that the fourth book is much longer than the third, and that the fifth book was the longest yet. Clearly, these movies will need to keep reinventing themselves. And I hope they do!

Posted: Tue - June 15, 2004 at 07:59 PM

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