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FEBRUARY 8, 2004 at 3:11 PM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: Amazon France
According to Amazon France
, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban will be 135 minutes, or two hours and fifteen minutes long.
That falls in line with what Canadian television site CTV reported in January. Director Alfonso Cuarón allegedly said author JK Rowling's story lent itself to a tighter script than the first two films.
Thanks to Winky of Potter World Online for the tip.
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Witch
Points: 817
HermioneSparkles says:
Sounds like a good length of time. I hope it stays true to the book as much as possible.
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 4:39 AM EST
Ravenclaw's Heiress
Points: 3926
PhoenixFire says:
That is too short. The movie needs to be longer if they have to fit all the important parts in. Well I still can't wait for the movie to come out.
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 8:05 AM EST
Curse Breaker
(Moderator)
Points: 3786
Galilea says:
Oh, I hope PoA is not hacked. 2 hours, 15 minutes .... I guess that will be okay. I just hope the movie follows the book. This is my favorite book of the series, and I want to see all of it brought to the screen.
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 8:54 AM EST
Head Girl
Points: 442
Adria_Tonks says:
Thats great!! Nice and long. Is it any longer than the first 2?
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 9:10 AM EST
Head Girl
Points: 442
Adria_Tonks says:
only 115 days until Prisoner of Azkaban comes out!! Can't wait!!
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 9:14 AM EST
Points: 7828
Rococoed says:
I personally would like to see the adaptation of the third Harry Potter novel running at least for three hours, but I guess Prisoner of Azkaban will be a fine film if they manage to let the audience enough time to keep track of all the sub-plots which come into play at the climax; however, from the trailer airing during the Nickelodeon Takes Over the Super Bowl, I worry that Cuaron may have, instead, spent more of the running time on annoying, pointless details, such as the Leaky Cauldron moment in which the door opens on the woman. I guess I should not presume anything about this film until I see it... I hope they release an Extended Version of the film on DVD, with the deleted scenes built into the original film, unlike the first two, prolonging the length of the film to about three hours.
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 9:19 AM EST
Keeper of Harry's Fate
Points: 8934
TheOneWhoMustBeNamed says:
It will be interesting to see how the movie flows. I am not worried about the time here, since quality counts most. I feel this story could be told very well within that time frame.
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 9:26 AM EST
Quidditch Captain
Points: 6166
Alex Seeker says:
That is kind of short isn't it? But I think I said this in my post regarding the previous news article that said that POA would be the shortest film yet - if it ensures no overly long endings and needless cheesy moments I'm all for a good edit :-)
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 10:13 AM EST
Witch
Points: 561
zorro says:
I saort of agree with lalo i would like it to be grate and short but not long and boring the fact that the mater is is the more i see of dan , rupetr, and tomm the better.
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 1:24 PM EST
Witch
Points: 676
Madame Rosmerta says:
Thats not too bad.. Longer would have been better but it could have been shorter..
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 1:38 PM EST
High Inquisitor
Points: 23483
KT Lady says:
Im sad :( I wish it was longer..oh well..YAY! IM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS MOVIE! I CANT WAIT 3 MORE MONTHS! *ahem* I still wish it was like 55 hours long though..the more the merrier! hehe
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 1:47 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1209
sirius4me says:
that's kinda depressing. I mean there is just so much cool stuff in this book that they are going to leave out. and some funny O.Wood scenes too. (especially if there is no Cho in PoA.)
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 3:00 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2644
Orlando's Obsession! says:
i really cant wait i think shorter films will be better! because some films (noe PoA) dray on and on and on so it gets boring!!!
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 3:12 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1155
MissMaryPotter says:
That just seems very short to me. Oh well we'll see.
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 4:28 PM EST
Witch
Points: 841
evangalista says:
I think it will be ok for PoA, but I hope they have a longer time set up for GoF. I couldn't imagine trying to keep the same storyline going with that book in just 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 4:39 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 44
tomsgirl says:
2 hours and 15 min. isn't too bad I guess. Just as long as they have all of the highlights of the movie.
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 5:36 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1105
Sierradragon says:
I am not fluent in French but it seems that the page is to the section of Amazon that sells DVD's.
I do not often shop at Amazon but that doesn't make sense for them to have an entry for it in that section yet.
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 6:16 PM EST
Hufflepuff Princess
Points: 24832
Waddi Wasi says:
Sierradragon, Amazon.com does post movie and DVD news often, and they probably get it from credible sources. Besides, I could never sit in a seat for 3 hours.
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 6:30 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2391
HPN4eveRon says:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I like long movies. The longer the movie, the more of the book they got to put into it. Man, this sucks.
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 6:42 PM EST
Marauder
Points: 3954
jade says:
Well as long as they stick to the story and do not make in hard to understand to those who have never watched it then i say fine!!!!! Please lt it be how we all hope it will be!!!!
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 7:50 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 345
Mormon_Chic says:
Onlt 135 minutes that's short to me....I know the boook is longer than that...but I supose I shouldn't complain at least they're making the movie!!!!!:)
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 8:04 PM EST
Head Boy
Points: 486
Maynard says:
I agree with just about all of those here who want it to be longer. What are they afraid of? Take your time and do this fantastic story justice.
By the way, this has a lot to do with GOF as well. I don't mind the notion of splitting the longer ones up at all, even though they've already said they won't.
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 8:22 PM EST
Daily Prophet Journalist
Points: 2597
dance_gear says:
Well, i guess 2hours and 15 minutes is reasonable for POA just as long as they dont leave out any important details. But i would prefer if it was longer. Okay, if POA is gonna be 2hours and 15minutes and GOF might be 2hours and 30 minutes then it doesnt say much for GOF because it is WAY longer that POA you know. So i'm really starting to worry about GOF. Well, i'm satisfied about POA's time. I'm sure it will be the best!!!
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 9:04 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2034
Professor Snape says:
Two hours and fifteen minutes for the third movie is better than no movie at all so i'll take that. haha. yeah i liked the idea of maybe having the dvd for it have more bonus footage for us to watch.
Posted Feb 9, 2004 at 10:53 PM EST
Witch
Points: 643
Hermaninny says:
I'm a bit scared. This is a half hour shorter than the first film...a book half the size. *sigh* Why they gotta be all stiff and cut so much. I'm sure it'll be good, but there's so much that I know they'll probably cut that they shouldn't!
Posted Feb 10, 2004 at 1:22 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2337
Rassele says:
I really hope they do a good job on this movie since its my favorite book, and I dunno, but 2 hours and 15 min sounds kinda short to me....
Posted Feb 10, 2004 at 4:46 PM EST
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