| | | Something wicked this way comes.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Deleted Scenes, Interviews, Featurettes, Portrait Gallery, Spanish, French Subtitled, 2 Discs
It''s Harry''s third year at Hogwarts, but a shadow hangs over Hogwarts''s. A dangerous mass murderer, Sirius Black, has escaped the Azkaban Fortress - the Wizards'' Prison - and everyone believes he is coming to kill Harry. While learning to cope with the Dementors sent to protect Hogwarts''s, Harry learns about the disturbing story of Sirius Black and his close connection to Harry''s family. This story twists and turns with many surprising revelations.
Editor's Note
In this adaptation of the third book in J.K. Rowling's best-selling series, Harry Potter (Danielle Radcliffe) and his best friends Hermoine (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint), must face the dangerous convict Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), who has ties with their enemy Lord Voldemort. The spectacular fantasy-adventure action of the earlier movies (SORCERER'S STONE and CHAMBER OF SECRETS) is once again presented here, as Alfonso Cuaron lends his unique directorial style to recreating Rowling's magical story on celluloid. A scarier, darker story than the first two, this one concerns the mystery behind why Sirius Black is tracking Harry Potter. Slowly Harry and his friends unravel the clues, and learn secrets about Harry's parents that had all along been hidden from him. Meanwhile, because the deranged Sirius poses a threat to all students at Hogwarts, the school enlists a group of daunting black ghosts called Dementors to stand guard. These flying ghouls have a powerful effect on Harry and frighten him to his core. Yet even these chilling obstacles don't dampen the spirits of the youthful wizards, who meet Buckbeak--a giant flying hawk-horse creature, welcome a new dark arts teacher (David Thewlis) and a new divination teacher (Emma Thompson), and are still determined to beat the rival Slytherin team in Quidditch. HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN offers a visually stunning interpretation of the revered book, and will thrill viewers with its special effects, it's penetrating John Williams score, and its superb performances.
| Features | 2-Disc Set | | 3 Interactive Challenges | | Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Care Of Magical Creatures Featurette | | Choir Practice: Sing-Along | | Conjuring A Scene Featurette | | Deleted Scenes | | DVD ROM Features: Wizard Trading Cards, Hogwarts Timeline | | EA Game Preview | | Hogwarts Portrait Gallery | | Interactive Menus | | Interviews | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Theatrical Trailers | | Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Electronic Arts game preview | | Theatrical Trailer: Harry Potter 1, Harry Potter 2, Harry Potter 3 | | Widescreen Presentation | | Self-guided iPIX tours into Honeydukes and Professor Lupin's Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom | | Choir Practice - sing-along with the Hogwarts choir | | Hogwarts Portrait Gallery - get a closer look at the various portraits lining the walls of Hogwarts castle | | Meet the animal trainers from the movie in Care of Magical Creatures | | Raucous interviews with the cast lead by Johnny Vaughan and the Shrunken Head | | Creating the Vision - a revealing interview with J.K. Rowling and the filmmakers | | A selection of mystifying exclusive never-before-seen footage | | Conjuring a Scene Featurette - an in-depth look at the making of key scenes from the film | | 3D Animated Menus | | Three great interactive challenges! Test your memory with "Magic You May Have Missed", help Crookshanks "Catch Scabbers", and go on an unexpected quest with Sir Cadogan |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 11/14/2006 |
| Running Time: 142 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2004 | | Catalog ID: 28445 | | UPC: 00085392844524 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"[T]he first movie in the series with fear and wonder in its bones, and genuine fun, too....The whole movie zips along with a matter-of-fact cleverness that stays a step ahead of you." 06/11/2004 p.93-4Rolling Stone
"Not only is this dazzler by far the best and most thrilling of the three Harry Potter movies to date, it's a film that can stand on its own..." 06/24/2004 p.186 New York Times
"This is surely the most interesting of the three Potter movies....It feels at once more dangerous, more thoroughly enchanted and more real." 06/04/2004 p.E1 Sight and Sound
"The magic here works not just on the level of weird and wonderful ghosts and monsters but through a series of haunting images that draw attention to key themes and a breadth of imagination..." 08/01/2004 p.51-4 USA Today
"Alfonso Cuaron directs for mood, and the result is the most satisfying HARRY to date." 11/26/2004 p.4E Los Angeles Times
"[Cuaron] brought a new style and intelligence to Hogwarts." 11/25/2004 p.E27 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 8 of 10
It's interesting to note that, of the three Harry Potter novels thus far filmed, the longest on the
Rolling Stone 9 of 10
Not only is this dazzler by far the best and most thrilling of the three Harry Potter movies to date - Peter Travers
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
Is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as good as the first two films? Not quite. It doe - Roger Ebert
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