The Prisoner of Azkaban

The Facility in the Middle of Nowhere goes to the movies. The movie was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [1]. Unlike the other two Harry [2] Potter [3] films, this one was, according to Spring, more Halloween than Christmas. And it was all the better for it.

About the only thing I didn't really care for was Michael Gambon's [4] portrayal of Hogwart's headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. While he looked exactly like Richard Harris [5] in the Albus Dumbledore role, it wasn't the same calm understated manner that Harris played Dumbledore—Gambon was more animated and … well … loud (well, compared to Harris' near whispering of the role, it did come across as loud). It's a slightly different interpretation of the role, but having liked the Harris interpretation, it's hard to warm up to Gambon in the same role.

Alan Rickman [6] is, as usual, wonderful in his role as Severus Snape (and I wish, I just wish, he'll get more screen time in the future.

[1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304141/

[2] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241527/

[3] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295297/

[4] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002091/

[5] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001321/

[6] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000614/

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