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pablo
25-05-2004, 12:26
from : http://www.online.ie/viewer.adp?article=3119129

Critics have been spellbound by the third Harry Potter movie The Prisoner of Azkaban.

The JK Rowling blockbuster, which opens in Ireland on Monday, takes a darker trun than the first two films.

Teenage angst runs through the plot as Harry enters his junior year at Hogwarts.

Convicted murderer Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) has escaped the wizards' prison at Azkaban and it seems he's coming after Harry.

Daniel Radcliffe's performance as a more cynical and angst-ridden teenager has been greeted as "fantastic".

In the Daily Mirror newspaper, a critic wrote that after the "over-elaborate disappointment" of second film The Chamber of Secrets, The Prisoner of Azkaban was "a return to form".
sirona
25-05-2004, 12:29
go harry!

can't wait to see the new flick, the 3rd book in the series is my favourite so i can't wait to see the film version. although the first 2 films weren't as good as the books :( i reckon gary oldman will be great as sirius tho :D

woo!
JennyPen
25-05-2004, 22:42
me too me too, and sirius is my fav character, so oldman had better make a good job of it!!!
the outlaw torn
26-05-2004, 02:06
never read any of the books, only started liking the movies after i rented the 1st on a bored wet day with nothing better to do, after i saw it tho i thought it was fantastic. the second one was even better i thought so i can't wait for this one. glad i didn't read the books cause i think not know the plot of the movie before hand makes the movie better, thats what slightly ruined lotr for me(still a great movie, one of my all time faves) knowing what happened, but when reading the books i couldn't believe gandalf died and really wanted to know what happened, but that feeling wasn't there for the film cause i knew what happened.
must be the same for harry potter book fans goin to the movie.
Faith
26-05-2004, 13:46
The books are a million times better than the movies!! You should definately read it. And sirius is my favourite character too!
kidney killer
26-05-2004, 15:08
The books are a million times better than the movies!! You should definately read it. And sirius is my favourite character too!

here here!! oh and yeah sirius all the way! he rocks!
the outlaw torn
26-05-2004, 21:17
having seen the movies the books probibly wouldn't be the same for me, i would have an image already in my head of what everything looks like and so wouldn't use my imagination in the same way as if i had read the books without seeing any of the movies, know what i mean. its the worst thing about book-movie conversions, not everyone can be pleased.
Tree
27-05-2004, 00:16
goblet of fire is my fav book, but itll be very dificult to film properly.

will prolly go see this film though i found the last two slightly disappointing