Okay, so I just saw this story @ nytimes.com, and my first reaction was “Holy crap!” I’m not sure why I was so surprised; I’d been hearing the rumors and they seemed pretty credible. I think maybe it was just the shock of seeing Potter news at nytimes instead of at Leaky. :)
I find it oddly heartwarming that Heyman swears the decision was for purely creative reasons. I mean, obviously no one would ever say they were doing such a thing for mercenary reasons, but it was still kind of cool that he swore his innocence. Manly, or something.
Anyway, I’m fine with having two films. It is true, after all, that DH doesn’t really have subplots the way the other books do. I just hope they end with some kind of resolution instead of a total cliffhanger. Cliffhangers are great in books, because they make you keep turning the pages, but they really lose something when you’re forced to wait months for the resolution.
ZOMG! And to think that I was sitting in driving lessons while this was all going on. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
I haven’t been so excited since the release date announcement of DH!
YAY!!!!!! I cannot express how happy I am right now!!!!!!!! CAPS LOCK KERRI IS HERE!!!!! YAY!!!!! With multiple exclamation points in tow!!!!!!!
Haha nice tease (kinda like Cho!) about where they will cut off the first one, I was like OMG but then they didn’t say gah. Oh well I am sooooooo happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 movies: Makes me jump with joy! David Yates: Are you serious? This guy did the worst job ever with the fifth book. He completely spoiled Sirius’ death? Isn’t anybody else outraged by this? Please, lets revolt! Bring Alfonso Cuaron back!!!!!!!!!
Hey, I know some people are complaining about the six month wait, but they might release the first part on DVD so we can re-watch it before the second part. That’s the part I’m dreading, the wait. Other than that, I’m pumped. Now I wish we would get some news on that HBP trailer…
I think it’s great that Yates is directing the last movies! You’ve got to give him credit for turning OOTP into a 2 and a half hour movie because it’s so big! You can’t expect so much from such a strict guideline for the 5th movie.
YAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alfonso Cuaron made a very good film, but at the same time it was the least Potterish of all – they didn’t even explain the Marauder’s Map! Yates is the only one that seemed to have respect for the stories
As fans of the books we have all sat throught five soon to be six movies and watched as our favorite parts were cut from the movies, But now the fans will get to see the movies we diserved! Let March 12, 2008 be a day of greatness for true harry potter fans everywhere! Finnaly we will get to see the hour Harry Potter movie we have been asking for! Just in two parts!
AAAAHH!!! I couldn’t be any happier! :-D
Every other time someone would say, “let’s split the books into two movies,” I would cringe. I felt that books 1-6 could easily be cut enough to fit into a 2-3 hour movie, even though I am a HUGE fan of the books and would likely be upset with some of the cuts.
With book 7 though, I just couldn’t think of any way to fit all of the information contained in that book into one movie. For the first time, I felt that 2 movies was the only way to fit in all of the plot… and all of the plot really does need to be told in order to tie up all the loose ends for moviegoers.
And of course, David Yates did an incredible job with movie 5. It was the happiest I’d felt since the first movie (2-4 just didn’t click for me the way the books did), and I was SO hoping that he’d stick around for the last book!
It’s everything I wanted for our last Harry Potter book-to-screen! YEA!
I think it’s funny how Yates was the only director that was willing to make hp5 in its limited length, and now he’s the only director that gets to make an extra long hp7! Seems to be his reward :-)
The only thing about Yates that I did not like in OOTP was that there were no transitions but gee thanks a lot for that because he got to fit more in!!! And also when Harry is randomly picking something off his robes I was like “YOU COULD’VE FIT SO MUCH MORE IN IF YOU TOOK THAT OUT!!!” rawffle! lol
yeah i’m sorry. when i first read that, i flipped out. biggest joke of my life.
@ Liz Im not sure if you’ve noticed but we are in 2008….not the 1940’s. PPLZ now have busy schedules and we are no longer that patient to sit for a million hours no matter how long the movie is. But if you disagree, then you go and buy the dvds and watch them all in one sitting.