History YMMV / HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Many Gary Oldman fans love him as Sirius, because he's still CrazyAwesome.
** David Thewlis as Remus Lupin, who arguably emerges as Harry's most genuinely lovable teacher (and among the more lovable adults) in the whole series.

* GrowingTheBeard: Many fans believe that this is the turning point for the series as a whole.

** Though of course stating that Ron was only not there due to having broke his leg therefore it doesnt mean anything etc... is just as much an example of "shipping goggles" in the other direction. This isnt real life, it is a work of ficition. Ron didnt break his leg by accident and consequentually have to sit out the ride much to Rowling's chargrin. The author decided that Ron would not be in that part of the book and merely used him breaking his leg as the reason. It did not have to be breaking his leg, it could have been one of a million other reasons. Many of which were used to repeatedly seperate Ron from Harry and Hermione in significant situations in later books.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: Along with Umbridge, Aunt Marge's character was intended as a caricature of Margaret Thatcher, whom WordOfGod dislikes immensely.

** Not to mention the forced comedy of the shrunken heads added to the Knight Bus

** Not to mention the forced comedy of the shrunken heads added to the Knight Bus
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: Along with Umbridge, Aunt Marge's character was intended as a caricature of Margaret Thatcher, whom WordOfGod dislikes immensely.

** Though of course stating that Ron was only not there due to having broke his leg therefore it doesnt mean anything etc... is just as much an example of "shipping goggles" in the other direction. Ron wasnt there as the author decided not to have him there. She chose to have him break his leg and be out of the picture, but it could have been one of many different reasons. Many reasons which she in fact actually uses over the course of the following books to split Harry and Hermione from Ron in significant situations over and over.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: [[YourMilageMayVary Some people]] feel this way about Alfonso's complete redesigning of Hogwarts geography, coupled with the overall more comedic tone the film has compared to the previous two.

* InternetBackdraft: Best movie in the series? Worst movie in the series? Middlingest movie in the series? Whatever your opinion, a huge chunk of the FanDumb will loathe you for it. See also LoveItOrHateIt.
* LoveItOrHateIt

* {{Narm}}: The movie is full of it, most notably Harry's crying scene in Hogsmeade (blame Daniel Radcliffe), Draco getting attacked by Buckbeak (blame Tom Felton), and the punching scene (blame Emma Watson, Tom Felton, '''and''' Steve Kloves).

** Technically the point is that the author chose to put those two characters together in a symbolic moment. Ron breaking his leg and being sidelined and not involved with the moment was also the choice of the author. Had she wished to do so, it could have been written in a different way. Though it wouldnt be the last time in the books where Rowling chose to put Harry and Hermione together, alone, in symbolic situations as opposed to writing Hermione in situations with Ron or Harry in siuations with Ginny...

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Sirius and Lupin, two of the series' biggest.

* FridgeHorror: Harry's essay poking lighthearted fun at witch burnings. Sure, it was no more than a mild inconvenience for the wizard (one witch liked it so much she kept allowing herself to be captured), but what about those poor Muggles misidentified as witches, who are really being burned at the stake?

** The talking shrunken head on the Knight Bus

* BrokenBase: Half the fanbase considers this one of the best if not the best Harry Potter film in the franchise or at least when the Harry Potter films started getting good. The other half considers this movie to be one of the worst, if not the worst Harry Potter film in the franchise. The film was mostly better received by critics than the first two, although it was the first HP film not to get four stars from Roger Ebert. Also this is J.K. Rowling's favorite film.
* GrowingTheBeard: According to most professional critics, along with about [[BrokenBase half]] of the fans. At the very least, people agreed that the younger actors and actresses were finally fitting snuggly into their roles (aside from the {{Narm}} mentioned below).

* {{Narm}}: The movie is full of it, most notably Harry's crying scene in Hogsmeade (blame Daniel Radcliffe), Draco getting attacked by Buckbeak (blame Tom Felton) and the punching scene (blame Emma Watson, Tom Felton '''and''' Steve Kloves).

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: [[YourMilageMayVary Some people]] feel this way about Alfonso's complete redesigning of Hogwarts geography coupled with the overall more comedic tone the film has compared to the previous two.