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Has the director of HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS leaked?

Leaked his pants by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Feb 20th, 2008 06:02:32 PM

FIRST by Leafy McPlantsalot	Feb 20th, 2008 06:02:48 PM
FIRST?
GUESS WHAT? by Kurzinski Valentine	Feb 20th, 2008 06:03:09 PM
Harry Potter sucks. zing.
FUCK by Leafy McPlantsalot	Feb 20th, 2008 06:03:11 PM
FUCK
sorrow. by occula	Feb 20th, 2008 06:03:41 PM
i like number five just fine but i was holding out hope for cuaron. sigh
uh, yeah? by finky089	Feb 20th, 2008 06:07:45 PM
I dunno 'bout this....
FUCK ALL by thekylegassproject	Feb 20th, 2008 06:07:51 PM
I want a fucking vision. Not strict summation. Btw, this is far and away the closest to first I've been...bastards.
what....michael bay wont get the gig? by bacci40	Feb 20th, 2008 06:08:45 PM
and here i was hoping for emily watson's first topless scene and lots of big explosions
what....michael bay wont get the gig? by bacci40	Feb 20th, 2008 06:08:46 PM
and here i was hoping for emily watson's first topless scene and lots of big explosions
I really hope this is a mistaken assumption. by ballyhoo	Feb 20th, 2008 06:09:03 PM
I like Order a lot, but I craved seeing Del Toro's Hallows.
Harry predicts Speilberg will direct DH here is why..... by Craig2574	Feb 20th, 2008 06:09:16 PM

No Cuaron, No del Toro. Damn. by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Feb 20th, 2008 06:10:35 PM
Come on...Hobbit!
Sorry Leafy McPlantsalot, I should have waited, damn my dial-up. by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Feb 20th, 2008 06:12:48 PM
Yep I have dial-up, it sucks, but it's free.
Just to get it out of the way by fastcars	Feb 20th, 2008 06:12:59 PM
The Harry Potter books are better than the movies. If you're just watching the movies, you lost. Harry Potter & Lord of the Rings & Narnia & Lemony Snicket & Earthsea & His Dark Materials = greatness.
I Was Hoping For Fernando Meirelles Or Alfonso Cuaron by The Ender Smites Foes	Feb 20th, 2008 06:16:04 PM
Yates isn't bad though. The first scenes in order of the Phoenix and the fight with Dumbledore and Voldemort were pretty well done. I like the dark style. But God Damn, Cuaron is a genius. and Meirelles is the best director alive so of course I'd hope it was one of the two..
hmm. by the9points	Feb 20th, 2008 06:16:26 PM
it's just, it's not all that great a story, is it? i'm going to go download some videos of horny midgets fucking.
fastcars, what about A Song of Ice and Fire? by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Feb 20th, 2008 06:16:35 PM
If you like well written Fantasy, George R.R. Martin is where it's at.
Gullamrior what's his name should direct EVERY by skywalkerfamily	Feb 20th, 2008 06:17:37 PM
movie! He's that damn good!!!!
I hated Order of the Phoenix by CherryValance	Feb 20th, 2008 06:20:34 PM
which was my favorite of the books. I really hope Lois is talking out of her ass. He'll make 'Deathly Hallows' 87 fuckin' minutes.
Yates is the weakest director after Columbus by odysseus	Feb 20th, 2008 06:21:56 PM

TIM BURTON confirmed!!! By daily... by Orionsangels	Feb 20th, 2008 06:24:25 PM
nutsack. no not really, but he'd be a perfect choice
fastcars, don't forget Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser! by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Feb 20th, 2008 06:25:35 PM

Burton would have silly songs and Depp in the lead by skywalkerfamily	Feb 20th, 2008 06:28:48 PM
And Pee Wee Herman for Hermonie.
GUESS WHAT by johnnykool	Feb 20th, 2008 06:38:03 PM
This news came out HOURS ago.
The Harry Potter movies are a lost cause. by GimpInMyPants	Feb 20th, 2008 06:38:46 PM
I've only remotely enjoyed each and every Potter movie. I have huge gripes about each one, most notable the actors' terrible performances. The books can't be torn apart, though, I'll just have to stick with that and my version of the movies in my head.
As long as they bring in John Williams to round up the score... by Evil Hobbit	Feb 20th, 2008 06:41:39 PM
...I'm all game for Yates. He had a nice style. But Curaon would be coolest ofc. Imagine the finale with a little of that Children of Men flair to it!
Cuaron that is :) by Evil Hobbit	Feb 20th, 2008 06:43:25 PM

Book seven is not the final book by emeraldboy	Feb 20th, 2008 06:44:13 PM
Jk Rowling confirmed last week at the UCD James Joyce awards of which she was a recipient that she is planning a very long break. She has her first non potter novel due very soon. Rowling wanted to be shot of potter but her 14 year daughter and her daughters friends asked her to think again.Potter is WB's cash cow. There will be an eighth harry potter book. but it will take a decade to write and Rowling as said as much.
Ratner confirmed! by skywalkerfamily	Feb 20th, 2008 06:47:34 PM
Huge Jackman to play Daniel Radcliffe!
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser by cyberskunk	Feb 20th, 2008 06:48:32 PM
Yes, yes! I liked those. As a child, I was listening to Kraftwerk's The Man-Machine and not sorting out properly where a repeated word began and ended, so instead of hearing Ma-achine ma-chine ma-chine ma-chine it sounded more to me like Sheel-ba Sheel-ba Sheel-ba Sheel-ba (somehow).
a good choice but perhaps not (yet) a great one: by newc0253	Feb 20th, 2008 06:49:19 PM
Yates delivered a good film from a difficult book and he deserves credit for the risks he took. In fact, I'd rank OOTP as the 2nd best Potter film, after Cuaron's POA on the other hand, there's still a big gap between 2nd and 1st and he's not in Cuaron's league just yet. Guess we'll have to wait to see how Yates handles HPB (maybe my favourite Potter book) to see if he's the right choice for TDH.
No. by mefrog	Feb 20th, 2008 06:54:06 PM
One of the greatest things about the Potter films was that new directors constantly came in and offered new visions. Things kept getting changed up so much, and a fresh take is presented. Unless Yates really changes his style, I'm not sure what I think of a director doing three books back to back. I thought OOTP was great and I'm willing to see what he does with HBP but... come on. I was REALLY pulling for Guillermo but that kinda died when I heard he had the Hobbit (which I'm still PUMPED UP about). But Cuaron hasn't done one since three... it'd be great for him to return after we've had a couple of others. He offered such a... terrific vision. My fav Potter film.
Little anticlimactic but good choice nonetheless by waggy	Feb 20th, 2008 06:55:57 PM
OOTP was probably the second best movie which is saying something as it's adapted from the weakest book. The battle at the ministry of magic was the most exciting scene of the series, so I'm down with Yates. I did like the rotating directors and was kinda hopin for a super-A-lister to close out the series, but Guillermo del Toro has approximately 97592 projects on his plate, and much as I'd like to see Cuaron come back, I'd rather see him do something different, as I think he's the best director working today.
You know what? I want to see a Michael Bay HP movie. by SkidMarkedUndies	Feb 20th, 2008 07:11:31 PM
Just for the heck of it. You know it would PWN.
Well there goes any hope by Series7	Feb 20th, 2008 07:15:46 PM
Of the rest of the Potters being interesting. One and two were cheesy fun, three was actually good, and 4 and 5 were embarrassing lame and childish. Neither were exciting. I just don't understand the Harry universe, people call me childish but I just don't buy this lame world of wizards. I tried reading some of the books and put them down because I felt like I was reading a bad toddlers novel.
Kloves by tensticks	Feb 20th, 2008 07:27:04 PM
I have mixed feelings about Yates, but I felt his casting choices in OOTP were sound if not inspired (Luna, Umbridge). However, I have other major problems with that film--from the fact that it looked like a "Lifetime" movie of the week, to the awful adaptation. As long as Steve Kloves is the guy who does the adaptation for book 7, it won't suck as bad as OOTP--but I agree about changing gears. And for gods sake Book 7 will need it. Make it ONE movie and get Cuaron to do it.
It needs to be CUARON!!! by performingmonkey	Feb 20th, 2008 07:27:40 PM
Warners were very sly in their hiring of debut feature director David Yates. IMO that allowed them to have more influence over the movies than someone like Cuaron who really put his own stamp on proceedings. So what we got from Yates was what WB have always wanted, a short movie so they can fit more screenings in. A mediocre movie (albeit with great effects shots)
Sucks hard and cold. by The Chosen	Feb 20th, 2008 07:28:43 PM
The fifth movie is the most unninspiring and "Feels like Spiderman3" os the good HP movies (that is, all of them except the first two). The movie has none of the "Tim Burton's and Guilhermo Del Toro's child" feel of the third or the keep-going fun of the fourth. I don't know if this is Yates fault, could be the writers, or the editor... But i thought the fifth movie lacked so much. It didn't feel quite right... In the end, i felt like so much was missing, and not storywise. It didn't worked like that with 3 and 4. The effects were great? It's always fun to see Ralph Fiennes doing anything on Screen? Dumbledore Battle ok? All great. But why did the death of Sirius Black have the emotional impact of a pizza delivery? It made me feel bad to know he would direct the sixth, the movie where... Someone important dies, and even more outrageous person kills. Will it feel like a footnote again? Guilhermo del Toro should do the secenth. Already know John Williams will be back, awesome. Give the series a great ending please...
harry potter's career is screwed by Prossor	Feb 20th, 2008 07:31:50 PM
kid who plays him... more screwed than even Mark Hammill after star wars.
I was hoping for Frozen Coathanger Guy by CountryBoy	Feb 20th, 2008 07:46:59 PM
So far, the only movie I've really enjoyed was GOBLET OF FIRE. Ironically I'd tried to read the book, and found it so boring (who cares about the Quidditch World Cup?) I had to stop; but for that very reason I didn't know what was going to happen in the movie, and so was engrossed.
Paul. Greengrass. by spensom	Feb 20th, 2008 08:11:56 PM
That's who I was hoping for.
Spike Jonze by Riley Martin	Feb 20th, 2008 08:15:00 PM
That is all
Was actually hoping they would break the bank by Turd Furgeson	Feb 20th, 2008 08:17:18 PM
and get Peter Jackson.. The 7th book reads like a LOTR epic.. he could trim it up and turn it into 2 2.5 hour action movies.. There is a difinitive break in the book to split the movie. A very Empire Strikes Back pause.. Other than that, someone who can direct dark, sorrow and pain like Fincher or Spielberg... These movies need a master with vision, not an up and comer like Nichols or Yates. Mind you I really liked the 5th movie.
Yates is very cool, BUT... by PippinTheJedi	Feb 20th, 2008 08:48:28 PM

Crap, I pressed ENTER too soon by PippinTheJedi	Feb 20th, 2008 08:48:56 PM
Anyway, I wanted Cuaron again.
Crap, I pressed ENTER too soon by PippinTheJedi	Feb 20th, 2008 08:48:58 PM
Anyway, I wanted Cuaron again.
I'M WITH QUINT by BurgerTime	Feb 20th, 2008 08:49:06 PM
The series needs a different director to help it go out with a fresh punch. Just my 2 cents...
Is homeskillet British? by Jaka	Feb 20th, 2008 09:31:42 PM
That might have something to do with it. And I can get behind that, because it's a theme they've worked very hard to maintain throughout the production of all seven films, but didn't stick to it so much with the directors. Also, as much as JK is involved, maybe she doesn't want the tone/vibe/feeling/look, etc. to change for the last three films. Books 5-7 do make up their own little trilogy within the series. As far as making 8 films goes, great! I love HP films, so I'm down. But good lord why didn't they make book five two films as well? They cut so much character development, particularly the side characters, out of that film that it‘s inexcusable. I think it may be the shortest, when it could have (possibly should have) been the longest. I mean, come on! Nine films would have been perfect. But I guess that's why I work a 9 to 5 and they run studios (dummies). Oh well, in the end none of this really matters because the last two films will make 1.5 billion (each, and minimum) worldwide if a blind gopher directs them.
GET JOHN WILLIAMS BACK! by Osmosis Jones	Feb 20th, 2008 09:58:17 PM
Or at least Bruce Broughton.
I don't like it. Guaranteed a good film but probably not a great by kevred	Feb 20th, 2008 10:00:29 PM
The same director for three films in a row? Three books with such different tones? I don't care for it, myself. I think his style worked well for OOTP. It turned a flabby book into a tight, lean, edgy piece. It was also good for that pivotal "Harry grows up" story. But I was looking forward to moving away from that very modern-realistic-England vibe back into something different, and by that I mean someone different. I would've preferred a more gothic/macabre director for HBP--del Toro would've been great for that. And DH simply needs to be epic. OOTP was nice, but not epic in any way, shape, or form. So it looks like, at the end of the day, what they're going for is simply good adaptations of these stories. They're not really ambitious enough to want great films that can stand alone and even exceed the books in some ways. That would've been nice to see. This news doesn't in any way suggest they're going for it. I'll see them, I'll enjoy them, but it'll probably just be "what could have been." Now, Yates, prove me wrong!
OotP was balanced (and felt less sliced-up than Goblet) for one by SarumanTheChef	Feb 20th, 2008 10:06:12 PM
After having read LOTR several times over the years before the films, and having been spoiler-heavy on the Star Wars films, I made a conscious decision to try experiencing Harry Potter the unconventional, films-first way. Insane, I know. Goblet of Fire was a film where I could easily tell tons was cut out, and it didn't feel right. It felt off. Order of the Phoenix was opposite; despite actually cutting way more, it didn't -feel- that way to me and the other 5 people on Earth who hadn't read the book. Extremely well-paced, nice and brisk, and it rocked. From this perspective, Yates did the near impossible in making OOTP a well-paced and cohesive film despite the gargantuan text. In fact, OOTP owned so much I couldn't withstand it any longer and ended up reading the last two books just to know where the story went. Didn't feel like I was 'missing anything' information-wise, which is a nod to the quality of the films, OOTP included. Yates is good, and will be perfect for translating the reaallly slow/action-less Half-Blood Prince and the acton-overload Deathly Hallows films to the screen; that feel for pacing will be crucial with the next two, and they'd suffer noticeably without it.
....who hadn't read the books by SarumanTheChef	Feb 20th, 2008 10:06:59 PM
See above, baby
SarumanTheChef by Jaka	Feb 20th, 2008 10:47:34 PM
Although it's difficult to believe that every literate person on the planet has NOT read the books (I kid, of course), I can still understand what you're saying. And thanks to JK they were able to get everything that NEEDED to be in the fifth film in it. But, unfortunately, what they cut from the fifth film is INFINITELY more interesting and important to the relationships that make the books/films work than what was cut from the fourth film. Again, they got little bits and pieces of most everything, and in some cases (considering how much was cut) what they did get in is pretty spectacular. Like the thestrals, which understandably needed to be explained and used, or cut. But in previous films, I personally feel, it was larger pieces like that which were cut for the sake of including some of the more nuanced character development plot points. Too much of that, again - in my mind, was cut from the fifth film. So much of the actual OOTP story is just not there. As a film viewing audience, HP fans have grown so accustomed to new characters popping up that you don’t even question that Tonks has 2 minutes of screen time and no character back story or exposition to speak of. And some of it would just be really simple 30-60 scenes in film time. Many of them on sets already used in the film. But again, I don't run a studio, so what do I know?
Harry Potter vs. Marry Poppins by bswise	Feb 20th, 2008 11:02:05 PM
Bring Cuaron back for that! If you've read the books, these movies are just... so... tired.
Reserving judgement until HBP... by Nathaniel Amroth	Feb 20th, 2008 11:02:48 PM
OOTP was by far the weakest film in the series...but that was primarily due the fact that the book itself is the weakest link in an otherwise spotless saga. There's not much of a plot there, and Rowling overcompensated with a huge amount of superfluous details (just look at the size of the damn book). So I think the movie's lack of oomph does not derive from Yates. However, HBP ties Goblet and Hallows as the best book in the series. Yates has a ton of pure drama to work with, and it would take a lot to fuck it up. If even comes off as underwhelming, I'll scream bloody murder for someone else to helm Deathly Hallows. BTW, Goblet of Fire was the best film BY FAR. While a lot was cut out, what was left was a wholly satisfying experience bolstered by the great character development brought to the table by Mike Newell. Shame he went off to do the lame Love in the Time of Cholera...
Yates better step the fuck up by DarwinMayfIower	Feb 20th, 2008 11:25:31 PM
Upon reviewing OoTP in detail of recent, it's clear that OoTP really suffers from some flaws. Not as glaring as GoF's but it certainly shows that while it succeeds in some things, it also FAILS MISERABLY in other aspects. Shoddy editing, Blue filter abuse (x100). I love OoTP for acknowledging the history of the previous films thus making it more of a franchise film than anything else, however in it's making it a franchise film it feels gimmicky. It's a one hit wonder. Of course we will have to see how well he does with Half Blood Prince.
Master Yates by Succatash	Feb 20th, 2008 11:38:52 PM
I like his work.
Order Of The Phoenix by KDog629	Feb 20th, 2008 11:57:07 PM
I might not have the most credibility of anyone posting here, because I got to Page 52 of Sorcerer's Stone, and put it down and never picked it up again. I'm not a Harry Potter reader. But I've seen each of the five movies on opening weekend, and both my roommate and I distinctly remember leaving the theatre thinking "that was the best one of the bunch." I felt more unconditionally good about OOTP than any of the ones that came before...and still do.
Terry Gilliam should direct it! by Gorgomel	Feb 21st, 2008 12:19:48 AM
not Yates please!
Oh, the DIRECTING of the last Potter movie was good. by DerLanghaarige	Feb 21st, 2008 12:51:56 AM
But the writing wasn't. Not Yates' fault.
Yates rocked the house w/ OOTP by Borstal Boy	Feb 21st, 2008 01:37:26 AM
As one who has read and enjoyed the books and dig the movies, I would say that OOTP was the best of the series, just ahead of POA. I think that the love for POA comes mostly from the fact that it showed how hackneyed the first two movies were while actually letting the characters take center stage rather than the world. OOTP one-upped this by frankly getting providing characterizations (read: Hermione actually talking rather than screaming) while enhancing the magical feel of the setting. The visuals in the wizard fight at the end were fabulous and unique, yet didn't take you out of the story...and the magic in the movie was dense and interesting to watch, even when treated as casually as the characters would treat it. IMHO OOTP was the one movie to finally get most things right, and I liked it without any reservations.
like i give a shit by dedfx	Feb 21st, 2008 02:00:58 AM

Yates is bad by zooch	Feb 21st, 2008 02:08:19 AM
he's good with actors but does not know how to direct action or handle an epic story such as this.
This is already a post-Potter world. by Sepulchrave	Feb 21st, 2008 02:21:25 AM
It's over folks; we know what happened in the end and it sort of fizzled. Yates is a good director. Goblet was shit beyond bored belief. Del Toro has better things to do. At least Yates understand Britishness, which is key to directing Potter. Columbus did it like an American, which is to say he depicted royal Engerland, as usual.
Hairy Watson by yodalovesyou	Feb 21st, 2008 02:21:50 AM
Has anyone noticed that Emma Watson is very Hairy. Her arms are hairy, she has a fuzzy face and little wisps of hair above her lip. Not only that but she's got hair follicles on her back. Too much hormones from hanging around Hans Gruber, I say!
Yates, Cuaron, Newell by Mr Gorilla	Feb 21st, 2008 05:11:07 AM
Cuaron has such a great feel for the magic of cinema, he made POA feel like a classic fairytale. Amazing achievement. Newell was the first to make Hogwarts recognizable as a school. His was also a brilliantly paced film, with proper thrills in the dragon sequence, and proper laughs in the Yule Ball sequence. I liked Yates, but he didn't have Cuaron's flair or Newell's skill. (Newell, by the way, is the most underrated on this site, but when I saw GOF in a packed cinema it stormed the house.)
The films ARE better than the books, by the way. by Mr Gorilla	Feb 21st, 2008 05:13:47 AM
So there.
CRAP!!!!!!! by Drath	Feb 21st, 2008 07:21:13 AM
The only good part about this is that it is not Chris Columbus, but three movies from Yates just SUCKS! It should have been Cauron.
CRAP!!!!!!! by Drath	Feb 21st, 2008 07:21:17 AM
The only good part about this is that it is not Chris Columbus, but three movies from Yates just SUCKS! It should have been Cauron.
Swell by Phimseto	Feb 21st, 2008 08:40:29 AM
The director of the first Harry Potter film I was "meh" about is directing the last two. Proof that my prediction that we'll see a HP remake in the next twenty years will come true.
Also by Phimseto	Feb 21st, 2008 08:41:16 AM
the music in Order of the Phoenix was the worst of the series by far. Now that Yates is in for the final film, I expect the suckage to continue.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo by Vesuvio	Feb 21st, 2008 09:01:45 AM
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
ALFONSO MOTHERFUCKING CUARON for the DEATHLY MOTHERFUCKING HALLO by Vesuvio	Feb 21st, 2008 09:02:23 AM
FUCK YATES (loved your work in OotP man)
Fuck It, Who Cares? by FatherMcGruderKicksAssForTheLord	Feb 21st, 2008 09:48:44 AM
1 decent movie out of 5, owed more to Cuaron's filmmaking ability than the source. Fuck Rowling, fuck the Cult Of Potter, fuck anyone who says otherwise. Thank gods that this shit will be over relatively soon.
I would have liked... by Mr Gorilla	Feb 21st, 2008 10:01:18 AM
Azkaban - Cuaron. GOF - Newell. Order of Phoenix - Cuaron. Half Blood Prince - Newell. Deathly Hallows - Del Toro (?). For a while this was a fun parlour game, a bit like who is going to do the next Bond but more fun than that. Shame it's over. Please bring back John Williams.
OotP is the weakest book. by JonQuixote	Feb 21st, 2008 10:52:39 AM
And one of the better movies in the series. Yates had the cojones to actually adapt the work, and it worked. My personal preference would be for Cuaron, but Yates won't fuck up the last ones.
I was hoping for a David, but not Yates by Atticus Finch	Feb 21st, 2008 11:03:48 AM
David Fincher.
Are there actually... by Hugh G Rekshun	Feb 21st, 2008 12:00:04 PM
...any people aside from 10 year olds that watch Potter movies at the theater any more?
heard this like 3 days ago by starfleetwhore	Feb 21st, 2008 02:25:35 PM
old news dudes. and ootp is not the weakest book. chamber is.
Meh by ScottinDC	Feb 21st, 2008 02:54:37 PM
I was one of the few who found Order of the Phoenix only semi-interesting. I liked the visuals at the end but the whole film felt a tad slow til the end (where it was suddenly very rushed). While certainly better than the first two, it falls short of Azkaban and even a bit below Goblet. He'll be fine but I'm not ecstatic about the news.
I don't know how they'll do it... by ZeroCorpse	Feb 21st, 2008 03:59:32 PM
after having cut out so many important parts in earlier films. There are payoffs in the 7th book that NEED the earlier plot points, and those points have been ignored or swept aside (or rearranged) in the films to such a degree that I think the last film will be a mess.
And BTW- Harry Potter is not "kids stuff". by ZeroCorpse	Feb 21st, 2008 04:04:08 PM
Not any moreso than Lord of the Rings, anyway, except I don't recall anyone in Middle Earth saying "Not my daughter, you bitch!" -- And the body count in Deathly Hallows is much higher than any kid's book would generally allow. The first book was a "for all ages" sort of thing, but I think they ceased being safe for children (small ones, anyway) around the fourth novel. If you don't like to read, then just say so. Acting like you're "above" Harry Potter is just a lie, because if the greatest adult authors of our age can call J.K. Rowling a master of her are, and refer to the books as "classics" and being among their favorites, I hardly think a peon like you can claim to be better than they are.
Master of her ART... by ZeroCorpse	Feb 21st, 2008 04:05:17 PM
not her "are" -- You know what I mean.
I don't really mind this except that The Giver will be postponed by Freakemovie	Feb 21st, 2008 04:29:29 PM
I'd love to see a Giver movie; it was my favorite book as a kid. As for Yates and Potter, this is what I expected. Not terrible news. I actually thought Order of the Phoenix would've benefited from an extra 10-15 minutes, but he's said in interviews that the tone for Half-Blood Prince will be a complete 180 from Phoenix, which has me intrigued. I just reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally hope they don't split Deathly Hallows in two. Atrocious, atrocious idea.
I don't get this "two movies" thing at all. by ar42	Feb 21st, 2008 05:45:02 PM
Deathly Hallows felt more padded out than any of the other books. I wanted to rap my knuckles on J.K. Rowlings head and remind her that there was no law forcing her to stretch the events out over the span of an entire year if she hadn't actually thought up enough plot to cover that period of time. How many chapters of "Harry fretted, still unsure what to do next" do we really need?
Lois Lowry book to be made into a movie: Number the Stars. by CreasyBear	Feb 21st, 2008 06:53:13 PM
More on-topic, Order of the Phoenix was very well done, but I was also hoping for Cuaron.
Harry Potter Sucks by AntoniusBloc	Feb 22nd, 2008 01:15:42 AM
And Lord of the Rings is 'above' it by far. Rowling is the George Lucas of the fantasy film, it makes money because kids love it, and its for kids...give me a break, Potter carries a magic wand, even when he grows up, a magic wand, give me a break...ok for kids, but can't take that stuff seriously...the thing about Lewis and Tolkien is their stories are closer to myth, and have the depth of myth, not just shallow fantasy for children with a modern social agenda
Floyd Gondoli presents ... by conspiracy	Feb 22nd, 2008 03:00:29 AM
Harry Popper and Hermione's Deathly Swallows I'd Buy That for a Dollar! Seriously...make ONE movie...make it good...find a way to make the insufferable hundred page "camp out" 15 minutes max.
Prosser..."harry potter's career is screwed" by conspiracy	Feb 22nd, 2008 03:07:42 AM
I agree. True..they will never act again...then again they don't have to. By their own admission they are rolling deep...the Watson chick has even admitted she never has to work again..and still has a few more paydays coming due to this half-assed, if entertaining, story.

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