[HPFGU-Movie] Re: GOF One movie?

[kylby]

>>>instant messaging can kill a movie during it's opening weekend

I don't want to step on any toes, but I think everyone needs to calm down.  With all the negativity, we are killing the movie before it is even cast much less complete.  Be open minded and optimist.  Warner Brothers are professionals.  At best, I'm OK with a camcorder.  They know what they're doing as does the director and all his cronies.

Give them a chance.  It costs millions to make a movie especially Harry Potter movies which have so much computer animation.  Sure, they can make billions, but face it, there is no way they can put all of each chapter of GOF in a movie.  

The best any of us can hope for is a good presentation of the necessary parts and adequate presentation of the not-so-necessary parts.  Just because you or I think a part is essential, it may not be to Ms. Rowling (yes, she has a lot of say in these movies) or the guy who writes the scripts or the director.  

That is why we read books.  I've never been to a movie based on a book that had the entire book on the screen.  It's just not possible.

So, don't condemn the movie and the parties responsible before they are even given a chance.  With the negativity, it seems that many people hate it already and it doesn't even exist yet.  Please be open minded and let the pros work their magic.  In America, one is innocent until proven guilty, not the other way around.  Who knows, we all might be pleasantly surprised!

Jamie



hpoldfan wrote:

>>I have sat in amazement at the theaters recently, paying attention 
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>>many mega-hits WB is having.  I can't think of them right this 
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>instant, but the 
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>>majority of the "big" movies lately seem to all be WB pictures.  
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>So they should 
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>>be quite nicely in the black, and the HP pictures especially 
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>should be 
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>>keeping them well in the black, with huge box office receipts and 
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>huge video/DVD 
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>>sales, PLUS the movies being shown on TV frequently, etc.  So I 
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>>"budget" could be a huge problem when the franchise is so strong.  
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>I'd go for 
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>>either a Matrix like "to be continued" or a 4 hour movie with an 
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>intermission.  
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>>But if they've made their decision, I doubt we can change their 
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>minds now.  
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>>However, if somebody has an address to use to contact them, one 
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>they will 
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>>actually receive and READ, I'm one who will write them about it.
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>>Lynda 
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>>". . .the cat's among the pixies now."  Mrs. Figg, OoP
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>My thoughts exactly. The theater owners will not stand for a 4 hour 
>movie (my choice)as they could only turn over the house twice a 
>night at the best. However two 3 hour movies within 6 months would 
>be a great money maker.
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>There was an article in the Sunday paper about how fans using 
>instant messaging can kill a movie during it's opening weekend. So 
>the economics of the movie business is changing. The studios will 
>have to start listening to the fans if they want to stay in business.
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>Our problem is that HP is viewed as a childrens story. True the 
>first two are, on the surface, for children. What these 
>wheeler/dealers ignore is that even the first two stories are very 
>complex. No one could call OP a childrens story, it is an adult 
>novel with a huge attraction for kids.
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>It is never too late to try and influence the studio. Anyone who has 
>watched Project Greelight on HBO knows how things change. For those 
>who have not watched Project Greenlight, it is about non-
>professional making a move. In this case a movie that was written as 
>a drama with comedy relief, was edited into a drama, and when 
>rejected, was re-edited into a comedy. The point is that the studio 
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>be influenced by it's customers, but there is not much time left for 
>our influence to be felt.
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