Re: Alfonso Cuarón

[vincentjh]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "Felicia Rickmann" <feliciarickmann at d...> 
wrote:
> A nice appreciation that sheds a bit of light on PoA's director for 
someone not really in to films in a big way i.e.  Unlike some who 
seem to know everything short of the shooting schedule.....  Many 
have * appreciated * Alfonso Cuarón on site but your opinon is 
helpful, thanks Vincent (or do we call you Vinnie *g*!!)
> 
> Although many think HP1 a bit too sugary I don't really think 
Columbus had much option with half (OK three-quarters..) of the 
reading world breathing down his neck, for all the fact it is 
Hollywood-y it is setting the scene for everything that comes after, 
also they cannot assume everyone has read the books.  No really.  I 
met someone who hadn't once, but she also didn't have a mobile 'phone 
and I'm not sure she knew about computers........
> 
> The one thing that irks me is the lack of appreciation for the 
special effects.  Maybe they weren't theatrical enough, some of the 
best were quite throw-away.
> 
> Felicia

No, not Vinnie. Definitely no. I go by the initial "J.H." actually. 
Don't know where the "Vincent" part came from. Just a name I threw in 
when applying for Yahoo account thousands of years ago....

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/p/AlfonsoCuaron-1045163/
has loads of reviews on Cuaron's work. Looks like Great Expectation 
is universally hated while Y Tu Mama Tabien is highly aclaimed. 
Forget about the "tomato meter" though. I can never figure out why 
they assign a review "fresh" and another "rotten" when they say about 
the same thing.

One thing that does concern me, more than that he greatly altered the 
plot of Great Expectation (and to a certain degree, A Little 
Princess), is that Cuaron doesn't have experience working with 
special effects. Whether or not he can blend them into the film will 
no doubt influence the final product.

VJH