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ruperts_babe · #1 (**permalink**) 06-06-2004, 11:38 AM

[img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/images/news/hp_grandpre_80.jpg' align='middle'> POA wows LA fans -

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POA wows the LA fans on its first day

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Thanks to Wizardnews

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Faster than a flying Golden Snitch, San Fernando Valley's "Harry Potter" fans flocked to the opening Friday of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," the third film in the adventure series about a boy wizard.

Fans of the fantasy books by British author J.K. Rowling praised everything in the latest movie, from its special effects to the new characters and the film's darker tone courtesy of Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron.

"It was awesome!" said Whitney Young, 17, of Hollywood. "The new director made it a lot better (than the first two films.)"

"This was the best one of all of them," said her friend, Vanessa Shakib, 16, of Encino as they left the Mann Valley West theater in Tarzana.

Whitney particularly liked the Dementors, soul-sucking guardians of the wizard prison Azkaban: "They were really scary! I think they did a good job of making them look scary without looking cheesy."

In the book, the third in a series of seven, 13-year-old Harry Potter returns to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to learn that convicted killer Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban and may be coming to kill him.

Harry Potter fans David Castelli of Barstow and Cindee Mora of Northridge said they simply had to see the film on opening day.

"I was here at 7 a.m. but they were closed -- I was the only car in the parking lot," said Castelli, 20, as he and Mora, 16, played cards before the next showing at the Winnetka Pacific complex in Chatsworth.

"There's no waiting for Harry Potter," Cindee agreed.

Inside the theater, Precyous Newton, a supervisor for M3 Solutions, was selling Harry Potter T-shirts, wands, a Sorting Hat puppet, a Harry Potter Playstation game and Harry Potter dolls. Sales were brisk, with fans buying items before and after the film.

"I think every generation has a cult following for a movie," said Newton, who has read a few of the Potter books herself.

The films and books' appeal is not limited to children.

Meredith Ponedel, 48, of Van Nuys bought tickets for herself and two other female friends Friday at the Mann Valley West theater in Tarzana. Ponedel said the trio planned to bring bring boxes of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans -- a favorite wizard candy -- to a showing later Friday evening.

"Try the vomit-flavored one," Ponedel chortled. "It's really gross."

LA Daily News

nickeymouse · 06-06-2004, 12:04 PM

wow coool!! its going ot be A HIT everywhere in the world!!!! i cant wait..4 more days till it comes out in australia!!

06-06-2004, 12:14 PM

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wow coool!! its going ot be A HIT everywhere in the world!!!! i cant wait..4 more days till it comes out in australia!!

i soooooo agree with you

i can't wait until it comes out in australia ...

MadameMalfoy · 06-06-2004, 01:22 PM

Lucky you guys...The film will be released on 9th June here and I cant watch it coz my exams are on the 8th of June! How unlucky could I be? *throws Headmaster out of the window*

Deb_1 · 06-06-2004, 01:42 PM

i saw the film on Friday and this review is spot on! it was fab i must see it again!

:flowersmile:

ravenclawchica · 06-06-2004, 01:57 PM

The movie really is bloody brilliant. I saw it Friday, and it leaves the other two in the dark. The new Dumbledore does a fantastic job, although he could never fill Richard Harris' shoes. The soundtrack is much better, and our new director seems to be letting our characters grow up a bit. We also get to see a flash of what Harry will be like in the fifth movie. Sorry if that's a bit too many spoilers for those of you who haven't seen it yet! I positively can't WAIT to see it again! :sorcerer: :flowersmile:

hunniebee16 · 06-06-2004, 03:45 PM

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saw the film on Friday and this review is spot on! it was fab i must see it again!

yes i agree the movie was wonderful i loved it my favorite part of the movie was the time turner scene. dan is harry potter in this film and emma is hermoine in this movie. rupert had a softer role but i still loved him. i can't wait till the dvd comes out but after i seen the movie it felt as though i have nothing else to look forward to this summer as soon as i got into the movie the movie was over like that of a snap of a finger i loved the movie though :sorcerer:

~*dangirl~* · 06-06-2004, 06:13 PM

yeah man... it ROCKED............ i really really liked it!!!

AsHaHoLiC03 · 06-06-2004, 06:19 PM

hey...no fair...they didnt sell stuff at my theater...lol

gigizelaya · 06-06-2004, 06:30 PM

OMG I CANT WAIT11!!!

vietgirlz_8706 · 06-06-2004, 06:56 PM

that's really cool.i have to wait for next week to see it. :sorcerer:

danix87 · 06-06-2004, 06:57 PM

Here in Austin it was a big hit too people were dressing up like the characters at the opening night it was awesome!

Singularity · 06-06-2004, 07:25 PM

Cool...I saw it Friday, I loved it!

Singularity · 06-06-2004, 07:26 PM

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HPGryffindor08 · 06-06-2004, 07:45 PM

I saw the movie on opening day and it was AWESOME! I want to see it again. I wished they had sold stuff at the theater I went to.

angels-in-my-heart · 06-06-2004, 07:53 PM

I think PoA is amazing fans everywhere!!

phoenixtears489 · 06-06-2004, 09:14 PM

Sigh...if only my parents let me go see it at midnight....i had to wait til after school

great movie though...no complains here about the movie!

dracolegolasobsessed · 06-06-2004, 09:34 PM

my parents didnt let me see it on the midnite i had to wait till my little sister came out of skool and wait till 7:45 too see it but i was going to see it during the day b4 her but i was busy. i luved the movie except when hermione was all over every 1 like on draco she hit him and then ron she cryed on him then on harry scared arrgh im still ****** off but i love the rest of the movie!