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what a shame that this rush of sense hasn’t occurred for some of the earlier films. Let’s face it so much of the intrinsic story line has been left out that the movies resemble a visual shorthand. They may in my opinion almost be viewed as “stand alones”.

It points up how fortunate we are to have seen the sympathetic treatment given to “Lord of the Rings” by Peter Jackson and team. It, together with a film version of “Dune” (can’t remember the director) and “Bladerunner” stand out as honest attempts to capture in good cinematographic style the underlying essence.

but that wouldn’t be one movie but on two cds? aND WITH THAT LONGER??? OR IT WILL BE TWO SEPARATE MOVIES????OH MY GOD I WAS SO HAPPY :( I WILL SEE THE MOVIE/S WHATEVER THEY WILL BE I DON’T CARE BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF THERE IS ONE MOVIE THAT LAST 5/6 HOURS- THAT WOULD BE GREAT :)

having a 2 part movie would be great I think! I loved OOTP but they left out alot of good things too if it would have been longer it would have been better! As long as they don’t cut out any important things from DH I’m all for it a 2 part movie would be even better!

having a 2 part movie would be great I think! I loved OOTP but they left out alot of good things too if it would have been longer it would have been better! As long as they don’t cut out any important things from DH I’m all for it a 2 part movie would be even better!

One word: INTERMISSION.

I don’t think they should make it into TWO different movies….... That would totally break the continuity and fluidity of the film(s) and I don’t think it’d do any justice to the book.

Someone mentioned earlier (sorry, forgot who) but they said that they’d rather have one longer film that is REALLY GOOD, rather than two that could potentially be choppy and be just simply good. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows needs to go out with a BANG. Not two bangs. That just wouldn’t be right.

If WB is looking for Oscar nods, they should be looking to making a singular BRILLIANT film; not two good films. It would just ruin it! :(

Although, I will admit that I’d rather have two films than have one short film that doesn’t do the book justice. DO THE BOOK JUSTICE; and I’d like to see it done justice in one long film, with intermission. It’d be a great idea for the theaters because they’d be able to get better snack/drink purchases during intermission ha ha.

RE my last post. And if you want to see a shining example of how bad Speilberg would be to take HP over at this point, all one has to do is watch AI, which he finished when Stanley Kubrick died. It goes from being an intense surreal thriller to a happily ever after with Aliens story. No thanks.

Everyone out there complaining because they dont want to wait in between releases needs to think about it better. If they made it into two movies, they could include twice as much, and it would mean the Harry Potter fandom would continue another year later. Who cares if they only did it to make more money. The movie wouldnt be rushed like the others have been and it wouldbe so much more in deepth.

im not for it, but in not against it. it would be good to have it in two movies…but then again, It is a seven part series, and I also dont wanna wait a year and a half for it…..and i dont want them to have it like…..”TO BE CONTINUED…” because it would make it so less, HP-ish. ahh It would be so weird to have an HP movie that wasnt one year long. I just think they should have just one movie.

Yay! I’m all for this for two reasons:

1. To do it justice in one part the film would have to be 3.5 hours long thereabouts. People won’t see it. I want it to do well in general, not just be great for Potter fans.

2. This means the Potter films won’t be over until at least six months later. Two premieres? Two midnight screenings? Two sets of build-up and excitement in the fandom. Why would you want it to end? I know I don’t.

As for directors, I love every choice mentioned except for Chris Columbus. I’d trust Columbus with the canon side of things, but I would predict a poor film with him. Cuaron I trust least with the canon, but most with the style. Del Toro I also trust with the style, but I’ve no idea what might be unleashed in terms of canon. Yates… perfectly fine, but personally I think the thing that made OotP amazing most of all was the new scriptwriter rather than Yates. Spielberg is amazing, but I always worry big names will make it about them and make questionable decisions. Potentially Spielberg would be the best bet for a largest-ticket-sales award-winning Potter film, but he can be hit and miss sometimes. Still, all of the above would be on my shortlist.

And Peter Jackson xD

I wonder what Jo thinks about all this. I don’t think she’d want an 8-part series of movies… I think they have taken out so many subplots from previous movies that the story to cover will be a little less and DH could definitely be done as a 3 to 3 and 1/2 hour movie. The series, and we, the fans, deserve a great, long movie and a near-exact adaptation from the book as the grand finale for this awesome series.

This is exactly what they did with Pirates of the Caribbean. They could have condensed the second and third and made one movie, but they wanted more money. I honestly don’t have an opinion, because regardless of what they choose, the movie is going to be bloody brilliant. UNLESS They pick Cuaron. He ruined the third movie because he was so keen on trying to be artistic.

Four words…DON’T SPLIT IT UP!!!!!!! Absoloutely not!!! I don’t care if the it ends up being a four hour movie, just don’t split it up. WB owes it to the fans to make a long, detailed HP movie, subplots and all. I do agree with David though, Peter Jackson would probably do very well directing DH.

I agree with you Carolina, the third movie was the worst.

I personally think that the only way the film can somehow bring justice to the other films is by being two parts. If you examine the difference between the seventh book and the other books, you’ll notice that the seventh has much more plot; the seventh doesn’t stray away from Harry’s journey very often. Its very easy to condense the 4th, 5th, and 6th movies because they turn out to be mostly unimportant subplots. Ideallly the film should be about 4 hours with an intermission, although the idea of higher ticket sales might deter some audiences. The best way that WB can recoup their larger investment without higher ticket prices is to release it in two arts.

I personally think that the only way the film can somehow bring justice to the other films is by being two parts. If you examine the difference between the seventh book and the other books, you’ll notice that the seventh has much more plot; the seventh doesn’t stray away from Harry’s journey very often. Its very easy to condense the 4th, 5th, and 6th movies because they turn out to be mostly unimportant subplots. Ideallly the film should be about 4 hours with an intermission, although the idea of higher ticket sales might deter some audiences. The best way that WB can recoup their larger investment without higher ticket prices is to release it in two parts.

Noooo. Not Steven Spielburg!!!! He will add Muppets to the movie! No offence to the man, but he tends to add a saccharine gloss to most movies he makes and this is not in the spirit of the essential “Britishness” of these movies.

please 2 parts please 2 parts plllllleaaaase 2 parts

I have to say I am so dubious about this. I just think it’s overkill to try and squeak another movie out of this. I think it would totally ruin the continuity and make the ending much less meaningful if it’s split in two. I cannot think of a place right off the top of my head where they could stop it where it would feel right, as the end of the school year does for the other movies. Just when people really get into the story, the movie will end, and they’ll have to wait (months I imagine) to see the rest of it. BAD, BAD IDEA. Harry Potter has always been a 7-parter, and that shouldn’t be messed with.

As for Spielberg, again, that just doesn’t sound “right” to me. I don’t know that JKR would “OK” that. I’d be fine if Yates stayed on or if Columbus came back, because they showed the utmost respect for sticking to the books. But please no Cuaron or del Toro. I haven’t had time to read very many comments yet, but I’ve already noted several posters who say that they want two movies so EVERYTHING can be included, and yet want Cuaron or del Toro direct it. Ummm, I think Cuaron and del Toro (Mr. “on my terms”) have made it clear that they don’t think the books translate well to the screen and want major changes. People claim all the time that PoA is their favorite because it deviates from the book, and when they want the book, they’ll go read it. You will get a very changed story with one of those directors, not a two-parter that includes everything from the book. I’m just crossing my fingers this is all rumor, as it was when there were whispers of splitting GoF.

and for all that is oly in this world make it david yates again

Woah! I’m all for it! More Harry potter than we expected!!! Yahoo!