Ron's misbehaving broom

[mad_about_harrypotter]

Lynda said:
Canon says that Ron and his family all play Quidditch at home.  So if 
Ron already flies, why does his broom not recognize the fact he knows 
how?  Why does it pop him in the face instead of leaping into his 
hand (other than for comic effect)?  My theory is that it's those 
cheap school brooms and Ron got a faulty one.  

I de-lurk to answer:

Nice theory Lynda, but I just think Chris Columbus/Steve Kloves were 
going for their usual cheap laughs at Ron's expense. Ha ha, how my 
sides split as inept ComedySidecick!Ron was smacked in the face by a 
broom (not).

This is one of my pet hates about the films, the reduction of Ron to 
little more than some scaredy-cat buffoon, but I won't go there, as I 
know this topic has been done to death...

So yes, whilst it is conceivable that Ron's broom was just rubbish 
and unresponsive, I'm more inclined to think it's just one of the 
Columbus'/Kloves' first stabs at "Ron the Clown", more's the pity.

Anyone want to take bets on what they'll get the poor kid to do in 
PoA? A galleon says Ron doesn't come across as brave in the Shreiking 
Shack scene as he does in the book. Maybe they'll show him in 
counselling following the dramatic Sirius Black-attempted-murder-in-
the-dorms scene...

C
- who thinks there's way more to Ron, and Rupert Grint for that 
matter, than WB seem to realise. Have they read the books??