Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban...

[fajrdrako]

Unsurprisingly, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was my favourite of the Harry Potter movies so far. For one thing, it's my favourite of the books. For another, the young actors are maturing in skill and personality and I liked them more. The director, Alfonso Cuaron, had just the right tough - it wasn't cute or sweet. Oh, yes, I was happy with this one. Including with Rickman as Snape. (I was amused to see The Ottawa Citizen this morning call him Professor Snipe, though the review was otherwise good.

On the whole I approved of the things they changed from the book, though there was one detail - Snape giving the potion to Lupin - that I missed. And given the nature of some of the slash I have been reading about Lupin, David Thewlis was disappointingly sexless. Unsexy. Too bad. And if I'm going to be really picky, I missed the moment when Harry gave his name to Shunpike as Neville Longbottom, which for some reason always struck me as hilariously funny.

The Weasley twins were all they should be. Emma Thompson as Professor Trelawney was simply fun, and I liked Michael Gambon as Dumbledore more than I liked Richard Harris in the role.

And the set - the cinematography, the sound and the music, the composition of the scenes - I thought it was all far, far better than in the previous movies. The setting, the rocks and trees and architecture were superb. And, mercifully, no long scenes of quidditch games.

Comments

[fangirljen.livejournal.com]

I thought David Thewlis is sexy, but not in the usual way. I think it's more the char that made him sexy to me. My love for Lupin won out. *L*

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I wish I coud have that reaction! I think it was a case of my mental image of Lupin being different - not radically different, but different enough that it threw me off. I still like the character, and I really liked his interaction with Harry.

[fangirljen.livejournal.com]

*nod nod* Yeah. I had that reaction too, but last year. I wanted Lupin to be Ewan McGregor or Ralph Fiennes, but I am so glad that he isn't. His interaction with Harry is amazing. *nod*

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I don't think Ewan McGregor or Ralph Fiennes would do it... it would have to be someone unknown. In all respects other than that I didn't find him physiclaly attractive, Thewlis was perfect.

[fangirljen.livejournal.com]

In retrospect, I don't think they would do it, either, but that was just how I pictured the char in my first reading. *nod* Yeah. :)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I had a rather strong mental image. I don't know who it looked like... not like Thewlis but not like Ewan McGregor either. (Pity, that.) A sort of thin version of David Wenham, maybe. I wonder if I'll find Thewlis more attractive when I see the movie again.

[fangirljen.livejournal.com]

*nod* Very nice. :)

Possibly. Go look at some piccies of David Thewlis. :-D He has had some attractive pics.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll have a look and see what I think.