Do you think HP will ever have a shot at anOscar?

[catmarky11]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., Katze <jdumas at k...> wrote:
> 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!)

its funny you should mention johnny depp, i picture him as the 
perfect sirius!!!  he's definitly got the scruffy thing down and he 
is soooo sexxxxy!!!!!