More concerns about Prisoner of Azkaban

[hpoldfan]

Don't forget the use of computers in today's films. The fewer live 
actors in a computer scene  the better the scene looks.

They really only need Harry and Draco, and it does not need to be a 
long scene.


--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Richelle Votaw" <rvotaw at i...> 
wrote:
> Darrin wrote:
> 
> > The first two movies have been well over two hours, with CoS 
pushing two-
> > and-a-half hours. I do hope this is not studio pressure to cut 
the movie, 
> > considering that CoS made about $50m less than SS/PS.
> 
> I think a number of things must be taken into consideration here.  
First, we must ALL view PoA as a movie separate from the book.  I'm 
90% sure there are a LOT of major changes taking place.  David 
Heyman said in an interview when CoS came out that PoA would be 
about the same length or a little shorter than CoS.  And the book is 
much longer.  Which means they're leaving a lot out and thus 
changing a lot of the plot.  We know already that the whole blowing 
up Aunt Marge/Knight Bus thing is there, it's been filmed.  So far 
no one who is in the movie strictly because they're on the Quidditch 
team has been back for PoA.  So I'm 95% sure that Quidditch has been 
cut.  Which will be a great disappointment for all of us, I'm sure.  
However, several things must be looked at here.  First, there is no 
Quidditch (at Hogwarts) in GoF.  Which during reading I felt was 
dropped too suddenly.  So perhaps they decided to go ahead and cut 
it now to save time on PoA.  
> 
> No Quidditch means some major plot changes.  I, for one, think 
that Harry will face the Dementor/Boggart in Lupin's class, will 
pass out (or be extremely shaken) in front of all his classmates.  
And to prevent that from happening again (and embarassing himself in 
front of Malfoy, since they will be in class together in the movie) 
he goes to Lupin for help at that point.  There you have it, no 
Quidditch.  Unfortunately, this means no Firebolt, which I was 
REALLY looking forward to seeing!
> 
> Richelle
> 
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