[HPFGU-Movie] Do you think HP will ever have a shot at anOscar?

[Katze]

Shannon wrote:
> 
> At 09:55 PM 3/26/2002 +0000, you wrote:
> >River3_98 wrote:
> >
> >> Do you think HP will ever have a shot at an Oscar?
> >
> >Not at this rate. If Columbus gets his act together and makes the kids less
> >wooden, the CGI halfway decent, someone else for Dumbledore, an adaptation
> >which is true not only to the letter but to the *spirit* of the books, then
> >it *might* be possible.
> 
> I think the kids are fine.  They need to work on the CGI, though.  And a
> little creative tinkering couldn't hurt.  I think Prisoner of Azkaban
> definitely has the potential for an Oscar, if it is done correctly.

I completely agree that the children were fine. In two more movies they
will excellent! I also agree the PoA has the greatest potential. GoF is
complex, but I think it's going to be hard to make a cohesive movie with
the story. 

As for Dumbledore - I've seen Harris be the Dumbledore that I expected
when he was in Count of Monte Cristo. I don't think it's that Harris is
bad, I'm just not sure if he actually knows the character (he hasn't
read the books). There was a Dumbledore glimmer in the hospital scene
which gives me hope.

> 
> >Of course, it could also run into the problem that the Academy are
> >disparaging towards any film which is popular.
> 
> I don't think it's popular films that get disparaged so much as *fantasy*
> films.  There's no other explanation for why Peter Jackson didn't clean up
> Sunday night, IMO.
> 
> >--John, who wants Columbus sacked and replaced with Peter Jackson from LOTR.
> 
> Hey, leave him alone for at least two years...he's busy! ;)

Columbus did fine, and I'd prefer Jackson work on LotR so the next two
movies will be top notch! After the next two movies with Columbus
directing, I'm not sure I'm going to want another director taking over. 

-Katze (who fancies a Tim Burton version of HP (Johnny Depp as Snape?).
Burton and Depp make such a great pair!)