Directors and Oscars

[Allocin]

For director I put the person who did The Secret Garden (that movie was
loyal to the book, but good in its own right, and I love it to bits
anyway). Most of the other directors I've never heard of (I'm not a big
film buff in that I remember who starred in what minor role, opposite
whom and directed by blah blah).

For the Oscars, I agree with all viewpoints. LOTR was, in my opinion,
the better-made movie (time-scale, budget, yada yada yada) but it IS
dark and angsty, and watchable only if you're in the mood (goes for all
movies I suppose). HP is a laugh, good family entertainment, and I
didn't really have much to complain about when I compared the book to
the movie. However, I think that:

a) yes, HP was snubbed because of what it is - a kid's movie based on a
modern 'cult classic'.

and 

b) it was up against some blimmin' good films (LOTR, etc.)

Notice that Bridget Jones' Diary, also a blockbuster, got absolutely
nada. Maybe it's a thing against us Brits (*g*, just kidding).

Nicky

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[When looking into the Mirror of Erised] "I see myself holding a pair of thick, woollen socks. You can never have too many socks" -Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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