So, the new Harry Potter film 'Prioner od Azkaban'.

What can I say?

Fans are either gonna love it and say it's the best yet. Others will be a bit put out that it barely seems to follow the book at all. Unfortunately, much as I'm a huge Harry Potter fan, I have to go with the latter!

There just didn't seem to be such a good atmosphere in the school this time, as there was in the first two films.

Although Sir. Michael Gambon is a terrific actor, I felt he lacked the warmth that Richard Harris gave so well, as Professor Dumbledore.

I felt that David Tewlis just didn't fit the role of Professor Lupin very well.

The main charactors are, as always, absolutely briliant. Emma Watson could have jumped straight out of the book as Hermione. Superb young actor!! Rupert Grint is as hilarious and brilliant as ever as Ron. He had me in stitches. Daniel Radcliffe is very good as Harry Potter, although I still find him a bit wooden. Although he's come a long way since the first film!

I'm hoping we'll see some more romantic sparks between Ron and Hermione in the books to come, and in the films. Those two are destined to be together!!

So, to wrap it all up. This film grew on me a little bit after seeing it a second time, but I was still fairly disappointed that so much of the book was disguarded. They could also have made so much more of the scenes that they did use, eg, in the Shrieking Shack near the end.

I just hope that Mike Knewell makes more of an effort to follow the book that Alfonso Cuaron did!