Poll for HP BAFTA's

[saintbacchus]

--- John Walton <john at w...> wrote:

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Alternatively, it could be for the reasons why *many* of
our listmembers have been disappointed with the film:
slightly wooden acting, at times laughable special
effects (e.g. centaur), *awful* (IMO) screenplay which
took JKR's humor out and replaced it with Steve Kloves',
and editing which any first-year media studies student
could have surpassed.
>>

Don't forget the dreadful directing. IMO, that was the
worst part of the movie. But hey, let's be charitable:
Maybe Chris Columbus just forgot that it's possible to
move the camera once a scene has started.

The screenplay is the second biggest flaw. The two combined
just give this weird impression that you're not watching a 
movie...it's more like watching those PBS shows where
somebody reads a book while an artist illustrates key points.
(Did anybody else have to watch those in elementary school?)

On the other hand, I thought the acting was great; the
casting in particular was really impressive. It's like a
Who's Who in British Cinema! Some of the acting was a little
over-the-top, but I'm inclined to blame Columbus for that.

Overall, I think the main reason Harry Potter hasn't won
more awards is that 2001 was a really strong year for movies.
Several good ones got ubershafted; in all honesty, I would
have been unhappy if Harry Potter had won a bunch of awards
and movies like Mulholland Drive and The Royal Tennebaums
didn't. As it is, I'm merely upset that blatant Oscar-bait
like A Beautiful Mind beat out my favorites. It's not fair,
but it's understandable. -_-

--Anna