The Reason Potter Films Will Never Be as Respectfully Done as LOTR

[alshainofthenorth]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "cgahnstrm" 
<christin.gahnstrom at t...> wrote:
> >  Hey,
> > 
> >  I know no one's really comparing the two, but since they are 
both a
> > series of films based on popular fantasy novels, let's shall we?
> > 
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> >  LOTR
> > 
> >  --- an obsessed filmmaker, writer, and producer who was an uber-
fan
> > of the books.
> >  ---a tight-knit crew and actors who were also committed and
> > respectful to the source material, like Christopher Lee, who was
> > something of a scholar of Tolkien
> >  --- source material that has beeen around long enough to have
> > achieved legendary reknown.
> >  ---Tolkien is now long gone and unable to have input on how the 
> films
> > were done (though I heard his family was none too happy).
> > 
> > End result: 
> > Academy awards
> > cross-over acceptance
> > critcal acclaim
> > and very few fandom quips except those nit-picking idiots who 
miss 
> Tom
> > Bombadill...
> > 
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > 
> >  Harry Potter
> > 
> >  --- a scriptwriter, while a friend of the author, writes in an
> > extremely stilted manner
> >  --- a succession of directors, of varying abilties and visions
> >  --- books at the height of their popularity being rushed to
> > production for that all-mighty dollar.
> >  --- J.K.'s still alive and well, to give input and approval 
(this 
> is
> > both a good and bad thing to me) 
> >  --- the books haven't even all been written yet 
> > 
> > End Result:
> > the jury's still out since the films haven't been completed, but 
so 
> far? 
> > oodles of money has been made
> > reviews have been mixed but getting successively better with each 
> film
> > the acting has been nowhere near the quality of that in LOTR
> > but they are just kids...
> > 
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >  
> >  I'm sure more could be added...Have at it if you will. :-)
> 
> 
> 
> lotr:
> A dedicated cast that are very happy and proud to be a part of the 
> films.
> 
> hp:
> A cast that seems to either be in it for the money (Oldman) or for 
> their children/grandchildren/nephew/neigbur's cat, pretty much for 
> anyone but themselves. (The rest. Well, maybe not Thewlis.)

At the end of the day, every actor in the business works for money 
and has a career to think of. Let's not overestimate the dedication 
of the LotR actors, please. That was a function of how long the cast 
were involved with the thing.If you're working on a project for three 
entire years, in contrast to acting in four films in one year, you're 
bound to have time to grow a lot more attached to it.

Personally I rather want my actors talented than dedicated. Viggo 
Mortensen, who everyone keep gushing about, took the role mainly 
because his son was a fan and convinced him that this would be the 
greatest thing since sliced bread. Have I seen any complaints about 
his lacking dedication? 

But hey, what do I know? I'm just one of those nit-picking idiots who 
complain about the Scouring of the Shire, after all.

Alshain, thinking nitpickers can be found in other fandoms than LotR. 
It's stones and glass houses, friends.