Saturday Matinee #20

Audiobook Reviews from Audiobook-Heaven
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-----Movie Review #1-----

Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
Narrator: Di Langstrom
Running time: 142 minutes
Released in: 2004
Genre: fantasy
Filed in: Movie reviews

There’s a killer on the loose! Sirius Black, convicted thirteen years ago of multiple murders, and sent to the wizard prison Azkaban, has escaped, becoming the first wizard to ever do so. Rumour has it that Black was one of Lord Voldemorte’s biggest supporters, and now is looking for revenge on the one person who managed to defeat the evil wizard: Harry Potter.
Meanwhile, Harry, Ron, and Hermione are beginning their third year at Hogwarts School of Witch and Wizardry. But Hogwarts is not the happy place it used to be. Until Sirius black is captured, Hogwarts and its grounds will be crawling with dementors, the shadowy, wraith-like figures that serve as Azkaban’s guards. This is bad news for Harry, as he seems to have an unusually strong reaction to them whenever they are near. The dementors might protect Harry from Sirius Black, but who will protect Harry from the dementors?
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third film in the insanely popular series. This is one of my favorites,because it introduces a couple of new characters who play very prominently in the rest of the series: Sirius black and Remus Lupin. As with the first two movies in the Harry Potter series, this one made a disgusting amount of money, raking in almost $800 million.
The first two Harry Potter films were directed by Chris Columbus, but this one was directed by Alfonso Cuaran, with Columbus listed as a producer.

-----Movie Review #2-----

Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
Narrator: Di Langstrom
Running time: 157 minutes
Released in: 2005
Genre: fantasy
Filed in: Movie reviews

Hooboy! Things are really beginning to heat up for Harry Potter as he enters his fourth year at Hogwarts. The scattered remnants of Voldemorte’s supporters, the Death Eaters, are becoming bolder with a public display of violence at the Quidditch World Cup.
Meanwhile, the Tri-Wizard Tournament is back and being hosted at Hogwarts. The tournament brings together three schools of magic, with one champion representing each school. The three champions must compete in three potentially deadly events. And guess what? Harry’s name has mysteriously been entered into the tournament, even though he is not of legal age yet. It will be something of a miracle if Harry can survive the tournament, and if he does, there is an even deadlier surprise waiting for him.
This fourth film in the Harry Potter series marks a definite turning point in Harry’s life, and the life of the series. What started out as kind of cute and funny, little kids learning to use magic and all that, has suddenly turned deadly. The people who have wanted Harry dead all these years are getting bolder, and Lord Voldemorte himself, who has been slowly regaining power for several years, is back to his full, evil potential.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire was directed by Mike Newell, and grossed almost $900 million at the box office.

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