Ok, let’s set up a fund to bribe Curaron back for the final film. Who’s with me? Posted by Saffron on February 19, 2008 @ 01:59 PM
More like start a fund to keep him out. I watch POA again recently and I just don’t see what so many see that is great in this film. There acting is not good- The worst scene is when Hermione grabs Ron’s hand (that’s not the bad part) and then gives him that weird look and head shake. What was that about? So much was cute from the plot to add artist imagery that was not even good, the castle is so dirty looking it looks like the house elves were on strike from cleaning it. The shrunken heads are just stupid. Herminie and Ron’s hair is just awful. I would take Ron’s hair from GOF (which is bad too) over that look he has in POA. Hermione looks like a homeless person with flat greasy looking hair. Harry was the only one that looked decent. Finally, didn’t POA make the least amount of money? I t think WB will want to go out with a bang not a fizzle. I hope they confirm Yates or any other director besides Curaron so I can be happy that Curaron will not be able to destroy any other HP Movies.
I’m very happy to hear that Yates might be continuing with the final installment of HP. I liked how he handled the length of the 5th book (which was my favorite until Deathly Hallows came out), and that we didn’t have to listen to Harry yelling constantly at everyone. While it worked in the book, I think it would have been annoying to watch on screen.
ally, thanks for your comments about the role that the director and the writer play in what we eventually see in the movie. I was most dismayed by the changes that Cuaron made and throroughly agree with you that he came across as very full of himself in the interviews. It made me even more irritated with the talking heads and the lengthened Knight Bus scene and the near omission of where Harry got his new broom (something that my non Harry Potter reading husband totally missed, btw).
And that brings up another point. It’s easy enough for me to fill in the missing parts of the book, because I’ve read them so much. But for those who haven’t, the movie really has to stand on its own merits. The first two did, simply because they were very faithful to the books. The third movie had parts that were very good and parts that were horribly changed. The fourth was OK from that point of view, but it was the one that my hubby didn’t particularly like. So much so, that when the fifth movie came out he wasn’t interested in seeing it in the theater. He finally watched the DVD and liked it, even to the point that he let me explain a few of the missing parts. (With POA and GOF, he just didn’t care.)
Now, not to say that he’s any movie expert. Far from it. But he is likely more representative of the average movie goer who isn’t an expert on the books. When WB or any studio does their marketing, they can be pretty sure of those who are already fans. So it seems to me that they are trying to reach those who aren’t. And that’s where people who don’t read the books fit in. They need to be able to follow the story, based solely on the movie. For the most part, Yates did that with Order of the Phoenix, and much better than Cuaron did with POA, I might add.
At one time, I found transcripts of the first three movies on line. It was interesting to read through and see what had been written by Kloves and left out by the director. POA had the most omissions of scenes or of things that were changed (like who said what lines, which is always a sore spot with many of us). I don’t know if those are still available, but if you can find them, it’s worth the read.
Sorry for the double post, but Nigel was added in my Kloves and Newell. We first see him in Goblet of Fire. Didn’t someone say that he was a replacement for the kid who played Colin because he wasn’t available?
“More like start a fund to keep him out. I watch POA again recently and I just don’t see what so many see that is great in this film. There acting is not good- The worst scene is when Hermione grabs Ron’s hand (that’s not the bad part) and then gives him that weird look and head shake. What was that about? So much was cute from the plot to add artist imagery that was not even good, the castle is so dirty looking it looks like the house elves were on strike from cleaning it. The shrunken heads are just stupid. Herminie and Ron’s hair is just awful. I would take Ron’s hair from GOF (which is bad too) over that look he has in POA. Hermione looks like a homeless person with flat greasy looking hair. Harry was the only one that looked decent. Finally, didn’t POA make the least amount of money? I t think WB will want to go out with a bang not a fizzle. I hope they confirm Yates or any other director besides Curaron so I can be happy that Curaron will not be able to destroy any other HP Movies”
You care about really stupid things.
Hmmm, He’s a good director, but I wonder if he can do epic. OOTP was very subtile en HBP is aparently going to be more of a romantic comedy (with a dark twist). But can he do the epic stuff, that is needed for DH? I know he won’t screw up, but I’m not sure of he would make it what it could be.
I’m sorry, but I’m not a fan of David Yates. OotP was one of my least favorite movies in the series, only next to POA. I thought he left too much out and twisted things too much. Things could have been portrayed a lot better than they were, and I was disappointed. So if he is directing DH, that is a real let down for me and many others I know.
I don’t care who they get, but the fact remains they’ve yet to get a director who can tell a story, and not just paste scenes together and hope for the best. I’d like Cuaron to return because his was the story that felt a bit more polished than the other five.
I knew it. I just had a feeling he would stay on. I think the cast will be happy.
I don’t really care anymore who directs as long as it is either split into 2 parts or over 3 hours long.
The final movie can not be a 2 hour hack job.
Ooh, some overopinionated people here are getting me really angry with there comments (relax Redbeard, relax.)
Well I guess Cauron can direct “The Giver”! I would have preferred a new director too but I am happy with David Yates who directed the best instalment of the series (which ironically was the weakest book – but still a cracking good book). Every film has been a joy to watch in their own way so I have full faith in the producer eventual choices.
I’m with you “Paper”
Azkaban and OOTP are my favourite of the films, so I don’t mind. I really really wanted Guillermo Del Toro, but as we can’t have him….. Both directors showed some flare and imagination but they scuppered some of the exposition that wouldn’t have taken two minutes to insert (IE more of the prophecy, who sent the Dementors, etc). It’s not always the writers fault of course… But structurally OOTP had a better script than the previous four, what with nice montage sequences and that newspaper stuff (though I doubt the montage was done by writer seeing as the full scenes with Umbridge are on the DVD). And it had more interesting dialogue, and didn’t have Hermione screaming “I’m not an OWL!!!!”. Just wish they could tame her eyebrows :) And move Dan’s some more :)
I like the style of David Yates. But i don’t think it is the best style for a Harry Potter movie, especially the final Potter book! I think that Cauron would do a better job… But that is my opinion
I liked OotP, but I also think it’d be nice to see a new face. Yates was very good at directing OotP imo – and it isn’t his fault if the movie was too short. But I’d like to see someone new, or maybe Alfonso again? I like PoA a lot too. But it would be interesting to see someone else and how he(/she) would handle DH.
Hopefully whoever gets this job will do it a good job – and that’s basically what’s most important.