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Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG
Release Date: 11-DEC-2007
Media Type: DVD

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10354 in DVD
• Brand: RADCLIFFE,DANIEL
• Released on: 2007-12-11
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 142 minutes

Amazon.com
Some movie-loving wizards must have cast a magic spell on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, because it's another grand slam for the Harry Potter franchise. Demonstrating remarkable versatility after the arthouse success of Y Tu Mamá También, director Alfonso Cuarón proves a perfect choice to guide Harry, Hermione, and Ron into treacherous puberty as the now 13-year-old students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry face a new and daunting challenge: Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) has escaped from Azkaban prison, and for reasons yet unknown (unless, of course, you've read J.K. Rowling's book, considered by many to be the best in the series), he's after Harry in a bid for revenge. This dark and dangerous mystery drives the action while Harry (the fast-growing Daniel Radcliffe) and his third-year Hogwarts classmates discover the flying hippogriff Buckbeak (a marvelous CGI creature), the benevolent but enigmatic Professor Lupin (David Thewlis), horrifying black-robed Dementors, sneaky Peter Pettigrew (Timothy Spall), and the wonderful advantage of having a Time-Turner just when you need one. The familiar Hogwarts staff returns in fine form (including the delightful Michael Gambon, replacing the late Richard Harris as Dumbledore, and Emma Thompson as the goggle-eyed Sybil Trelawney), and even Julie Christie joins this prestigious production for a brief but welcome cameo. Technically dazzling, fast-paced, and chock-full of Rowling's boundless imagination (loyally adapted by ace screenwriter Steve Kloves), The Prisoner of Azkaban is a Potter-movie classic. --Jeff Shannon

From The New Yorker
Just like the books that the films are based on, this franchise gets better with each installment. The stodgy picture-frame direction (by Chris Columbus) of the previous films gets replaced by the darker and more intimate storytelling style of the Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón. The impressively dense plot of J. K. Rowling's novel has her apprentice sorcerers turning into grousing teen-agers, and the movie uses that to good effect as they track down a murderous warlock who means to do Harry harm. This time around there's also a more rousing spirit to the big-name British cast, which now includes Gary Oldman, David Thewlis, and Emma Thompson. Most important, Alan Rickman returns as Professor Snape-his performance is slithering perfection. -Bruce Diones
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

Customer Reviews

Fire the script writer! Please!
While Azkaban is one of my favorite HP books, the movie is not. Once again, the script writer kept essential character scenes out of this movie- it's been like this with ALL the movies! And just like with all the other movies, Snape's character gets his lines widdled down to a toothpick. Azkaban really lost a lot of suspensful elements toward the end, too, not to mention some dark humor. For ex, Snape just "shows up" in the Shack bedroom, but how? It wouldn't have hurt the writer/director to show maybe 1 minutes' worth of Snape discovering the cloak, map, etc. I gave this a rating of 3 instead of a 1 for it's cinemetography. And that's being generous.

Wish it was better...
Well, it was pretty good. The dementors looked good in this movie and I thought Gary Oldman was perfect for the role of Sirius Black. It worth a watch.

What else can I say It's HP on Blu-Ray and it rocks baby!!!
I'll keep this short and sweet,it's HP and it's on Blu Ray,what else can I say other than this disc rocks!!! Great visuals,sound,and extras!!! I cant believe i got this on sale for only 10 bones brand new!!! A must for the HP and Blu Ray fan!!! Recommended!!! Much better than the standard DVD release!!! A+