Wednesday, June 9, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Evaluation
Well, I've decided to give this movie an evaluation because I feel like it. Here goes:

Director (Alfonso Cuarón): 5/5 - I liked this director, and, truth be told, he's a way better director than Chris Columbus.

Screenplay: 4/5 - It was great, other than the fact that Harry got his Firebolt the wrong way - they screwed that up. Although, some other things they did and/or left out that bothered me were: 1) Pig. Where's Pig? We never see Ron get Pig; 2) Quidditch and Oliver Wood. How can you leave out Oliver Wood? It was his last year, and they left him out! Along with Quidditch and Gryffie getting the Quidditch Cup. (Time-matters, puh-lease. Little kids don't hardly GET HP, so the least they could do is make it longer, giving us more Quidditch and Wood - and a correct explination of how Harry got the Firebolt.); 3) They didn't explain James' animagi form of a stag, therefore, not explaining why Harry's Patronus was a stag, and they didn't even explain why his Patronus would even HAVE the form of an animal. (So, basically, if you hadn't read the books, you'd be very confused.) But, honestly, I loved the lines. (Especially when Snape says to Remus and Sirius, "You two quarrel like an old married couple!")

Cast: 5/5 - As much as I thought Remus and Sirius would've been gorgeously hot, they weren't, but I think they were still good for what they ended up being. (And, yes, they were gorgeous as 17-year-olds, so technically the should be somewhat gorgy as adults, but, seriously, Thewlis and Oldman were a good Remus and Sirius, no?) And I really liked the Trelawny. As for Peter Pettigrew, I'm glad they made him look ugly and like a rat - because he is, and I hate him with a passion. And the new Dumbledore was also good for what he ended up to be. (He's not as good as the last Dumbledore, but I still like him.)

Set: 5/5 - The remodling of the set was great, even they moved things around and made new stuff. The Hogwarts Castle wasn't different, but they added a bridge thing and they also added all those stairs going down to Hagrid's cabin, which had also been remodled. The Whomping Willow was also in a different place. I'm not saying these changes were bad, I'm just saying it was kind of weird to see a totally new Hogwarts grounds - though it actually looks a lot better than how it used to look.

Costume: 4/5 - The costume was totally different. The uniform I didn't mind - it actually looked better to me. But the Muggle clothing looked like they got it from the GAP, which pissed me off. The girls looked like frickin' preps.

Special effects/CGI: 3/5 - The only reason I knock it down is because of the Patronus and the Werewolf. They didn't make the Patronus turn into a Stag but ONCE in the whole frickin' movie - it's supposed to be a stag EVERY TIME. And the Werewolf just wasn't that convincing - it was too skiny and didn't have enough fur. It looked more like a dog that had been mutated and had grown fangs. The transformations were cool, though. The way Pettigrew transforms into Scabbers was pretty wicked. And Remus' transformation was good for what it was, even though the Werewolf form itself wasn't that great.

All-in-all: 4.5/5 - I give it a B+, in letter terms. I mean, it was better than I expected, but it'll never get an A in my book. I mean, it was good, but, it just wasn't good enough for an A, sorry to say.
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