Here are my brief thoughts on the films.
Hopefully when the Blu-ray box set comes out, I can do full-length reviews for each of the movies.
He also did a fantastic job casting the adult actors.
Thankfully, my doubts were put to rest one film later.
In the first five minutes, Radcliffe is twenty times better than he was in all ofSorcerer’s Stone.
Columbus also got a better handle on the series.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Director Alfonso Cuaron finally provided the series with some style.
Large portions of the book, such as S.P.E.W.
and the character of Ludo Bagman were excised, and the narrative manages to work well enough without them.
He commands respect not through intimidation, but through kindness.
Instead, he shouts down his students and bizarrely is made the announcer of the Triwizard Tournament.
Of all theHarry Potterfilms to date, it’s tough to decide whetherOrder of the PhoenixorHalf-Blood Princeis my favorite.
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There’s time for Quidditch.
We see the awkwardness and innocence of young romance.
It’s a loving ode to Hogwarts and the comfort and protection it provided our heroes.
