Instead of trying to torture my dearest readers with my grammatical errors, i shall pick out points from other ppl's reviews that i agree with totally this time round. Enjoy the grammatically-errorless-ness and decided if u want to watch it for yourself. *smile*

Positive Comments

'This third "Harry Potter" movie shakes the candy coating off of the franchise without violating its spirit.'

'Cuaron makes us view the familiar with fresh eyes as he and new-to-the-series cinematographer Michael Seresin (best known for work on Alan Parker films such as "Angela's Ashes") abandon the verging-on-Disneyland colorfulness of the first two movies for more muted tones and film grain you practically can scrape your hand on. The camera moves more, and the magical feels more real, even if some of the computer-graphics work (such as on Buckbeak the Hippogriff) remains dodgy.'

'The tree is introduced with a wink to the viewer who knows it is CGI: It shakes melting snow from its branches, and some of the snow seems to plop on the camera lens.' (ZZY's comments: i kinda like the tree as a sort of comic relief inside the movie where it enjoyed hitting blue birds. lame but funny. *grin*)

'Where the first two "Potters" were efficiently if uninspiredly directed by an eager-to-please Chris Columbus, Cuaron has crafted a rich, atmospheric stand-alone motion picture rather than simply a filmed adaptation.'


Negative Comments
'Given how much deeper the feelings of "The Prisoner of Azkaban" run, it's odd that the place it comes up short is the ending. The book's conclusion packs a wallop, drawing connections between Harry and his dad, the living and the dead, in a way that's as profound as it is poignant. The movie hits the same plot points, but many details are missing, so what's there feels more rushed, less resonant and, despite the overall darker tone, not weighty enough.'

'Cuaron, whose sense of humor is drier and more in keeping with Rowling's, streamlines the "Azkaban" plot in part to keep the story more focused on Harry's emotional arc and in part by necessity: Each successive book has grown longer while "Azkaban," at 142 minutes, is the shortest of the movies.'

'I like what Cuaron does with the look of the picture, but found the plotting a little murky; just when we should be focusing on exactly who Sirius Black is and why he killed Harry's parents, there is the sudden appearance of a more interesting if less important character, Peter Pettigrew (Timothy Spall), a real rat who undergoes a change of purpose.'

'It doesn't have that sense of joyously leaping through a clockwork plot, and it needs to explain more than it should. But the world of Harry Potter remains delightful, amusing and sophisticated.'


And below is just a comment made by a critic that i find... peculiar and weird.

'It's hard to watch the relentless Dementors curtailing liberties both at Hogwarts and in the surrounding country and not think about the current occupation of Iraq. The palpable sense of doom feels modern and real.'

Final Note from ZZY
If you have read the book, you might be disappointed at how much elements of the book have been dropped out. but the visuals and the settings were good enough for you to enjoy. it's kind of like having something that you've always imagined come to life (like the dementors' scenes and the ron-being-pulled-under-the-whooping-willow scene). HP & POA may not be the best movie, but it is still one of those enjoyable movies you'll find nowadays.

PS. i was indeed very disappointed at the setting of Professor Trelawney's classroom. it is too similar to a lecture hall and too neat and clean. and there's no ladder leading up to the classroom! urgh~