Will orwont: Here, here! I love you for saying what you just said and agree with you a hundred percent.
I’ll take kloves over goldenberg any day. If you guys are complaining about how kloves never gave ron any lines, I mean, ron barely spoke at all when goldenberg wrote the script.
Welcome back kloves!
Um, why can’t they just make Deathly Hallows one, 3 hour movie? I mean, any REAL fan would sit through the entire thing, and would probably see it again if they had the opportunity to do so [unless it totally stunk]! As for Kloves… I don’t care who does it, as long as its decent; 1. Portray the relationships and emotions right. 2. Stick with the book as much as possible. 3. Don’t mess up the Malfoy Manor, Silver Doe, or Prince’s Tale scene by cutting parts out and or changing around how things play out. 4. Consult JK Rowling before making ANY slight changes to the storyline. And one more thing for Kloves… SCREW UP THE RON/HERMIONE RELATIONSHIP AND YOU’LL GET A GRAND WHOOPIN, a la Mrs. Weasley style!!!!!!!!! that’s all i gotta say xP
...but the fact kloves is back doesn’t help me over the fact that i just rolled around like possessed harry potter on the basketball court fighting for the ball [owwwwww]. remember… A LA MRS. WEASLEY STYLEEEEEEE!!!
will orowont – We’ve already had a film with bushy-haired, book hugging Hermione and brave Ron, ready to sacrifice himself for the cause. It was called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s/Philosopher’s Stone. And just check the box office figures, it’s the most successful one of the franchise. So much for your “no one else will want to see it.” More people wanted to see it than Cuaron’s super!Hermione in a pink hoodie riding on a whomping willow branch.
...and i don’t know if anyone will be mad at what i said and will say “well, can you do better?”. the fact is, im still a student, and i probably wouldn’t be as experienced as a professional, but i’m curious to write one up and see how i can portray the book… peace outttt <3
I didn’t realize wearing a pink hoodie made you a feminist superhero. I’m pretty sure smart awkward girls wear pink hoodies. I know I have.
One of the best things about these books is that the characters grow up, learn things, and evolve. Each character is put to the test in their own time and their own way. If Hermione/Emma acted the same way through films 1-7 that is not only poor writing, but a formula for a bad film.
Ron is not always “brave” Ron. In DH, he leaves Harry and Hermione because he is having second thoughts. He’s not perfect and I like him that way. Nevertheless, Ron does stand up for his friends in POA. He tells off Malfoy more than once and he tells his friends to run from the Grim and to run away from Sirius Black even though he would be left behind.
One more thing, box office does not equate to good adaptation. SS was the first film and it was new and exciting and kids of all ages could see it. The later films are scarier and more complex. Also, they are released at different times of year against different competing films. I think critical acclaim is a better barometer of a film’s success than money.
“The films are an opportunity to improve on the books and we’re lucky to have them.”
Wow somebody needs to take off his rose coloured glasses. Then find a dictionary and look up the word adaption.
This is the silliest argument that I have seen on this site yet! Everyone has their fav movie, character, director, scene etc…I personally think that OotP was the WORST one yet!!!! But that is my own personal opinion, and I would never expect anyone else to feel the same way. WB will do whatever it is that they feel will make them the most money in the end. Whichever screenwriter or director they pick will most likely NOT do DH like any of us have pictured in our minds, as everyone sees it differently. Hopefully the characters will actually get some lines in the movie…some that they can say with feeling…OotP was awful in that respect. The “after Harry and Cho kissing” scene was the epitome of the worst scene ever. Hermione talked so fast you could hardly understand her…There was NO emotion from any of them, and the laughing was ridiculous, and SO unbelievable. Anyhow, everone has their favs…and whatever will be will be!
Kloves is going to away take all of Ron’s amazing scenes and lines. :’(
I’d like to hear a robust discussion of Steve Kloves weak points and good points on the next pottercast.
@Roni: OotP is far and away my favorite of the movies, but I do agree with you about the post-H/C kiss scene. I think it’s one of the two weakest scenes in the movie (the other being the Grawp scene), mainly because of the poor acting from Emma and Rupert; and because, as you said, you could barely understand a thing Hermione said, which meant that the casual viewer wouldn’t know what the hell they were laughing about.
I actually felt a little bad for Dan -who still has a long way to go as an actor but has nonetheless improved exponentially - having to perform in such a poorly-done scene with two fellow actors who, quite frankly, have not kept up with his rate of improvement. The whole thing was just… awkward. I honestly don’t understand why so many people loved it. I can only assume it was that the hard-core R/Hr crowd was just so happy to see Ron and Hermione OMGsmilingateachother! (Note: I’m not against R/Hr in any way. It just doesn’t make me go all melty, so it’s going to take more than one badly acted scene with them laughing to win me over.)
I was hoping it was Goldenberg. Order of the Phoenix writing was so much better for me, on so many things.