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Paige asked this question about Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3):

Did anyone else think that the book is WAY better than the movies? I just started the Harry Potter books and I read the first book then watched the movie to see if it was anything like the book or not and I was watching and I thought to myself "Jeez what were these people thinking!"

Rebecca YES! I read the book after watching the movies. They missed out on so many things. Maybe not the most important things, but small details that gives e…moreYES! I read the book after watching the movies. They missed out on so many things. Maybe not the most important things, but small details that gives everything perspective and sence (e.g the Dursleys driving and collecting Harry at the trainstation and that Harry wasn't really supposed to go to the zoo)(less)

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Sep 19, 2016 10:58AM · flag

Avery They leave out all the best parts. In the 3rd book, they leave out the final quidditch match, which is huge. And I don't know how anyone can watch the ...more
Jun 28, 2017 04:28AM · flag

Lisa Reply to Avery: EXACTLY! Book 4 has always, for me where they should have started splitting books into two movies - I don't remember where I would hav ...more
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