Referendum on the Director

[joanne0012]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "cindysphynx" <cindysphynx at h...> wrote:
> If you were the producer of PoA and GoF, 
> and the only information you had to go on was his work in PS/SS, 
> would you hire Columbus for PoA, GoF, both, or neither?

Neither.  I think his work is kust plain clunky. As JKR's books get darker and 
mor complicated, he'll be even less adequate to the task. I want Terry Gilliam!
 
>  having all of the 
> kids do a "Home Alone" scream in the troll Great Hall scene and again 
> when they confront Fluffy.

For this alone, I'd gladly boil him in oil.  I do forgive him the "Home 
Alone"-style scream that Draco delivered in the Dark Forest, though: making 
him look even more like Macaulay Culkin certainly enhanced his evilness for 
me!

> Can't we combine the hut on the rock with 
> Privet Drive, both to save time and to enhance continuity?

Now, that I agreed with: Having the Dursleys on the run from magic, and the 
storminess and isolation of the hut on the rock, enhanced Hagrid's entrance 
and the contrast between Harry's old life and his new one.  

> 5.  He made the soundtrack too loud.  There's just no excuse for that.

I agree completely, and would be glad to see Williams depart along with 
Columbus.
> 
> 6.  His mastery of special effects techniques is questionable. 

I think this was more a result of time constraints and technical obstacles, 
rather than the director's fault.

>  So Mr. Columbus gets a gold 
> watch and free tickets to PoA and GoF from me, but not the directing 
> nod.

I'll chip in towards the watch.