[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Your favorite actor/actress in HP movies

[Nightbreed]

I think his direction was excellent and I think what he did for the
characters and actors really made a huge difference and he also set the tone
for the other films. 

 

You’ve got to give him most / all the credit for the movies since because he
made the changes in tone, he made the changes in visuals, he made the
changes in bringing out and growing up the characters. 

 

What happened in POA is Cuaron did not respect the subplots (the same holds
true for GOF) and he did not understand what those meant to the fan base
that read the books. People who did not read the books, by and large, love
the film far and away over 1,2, or 4. 

 

I think Cuaron guided the films into cinematic events, not just adaptations
for the readers. 

 

What I didn’t like was GOF. I thought it entertaining and decent, with some
genuine moments but the focus was on just getting through seven chapters of
the book as if the other chapters didn’t exist. We had  the Quiditch Cup,
Goblet of Fire, Triwizard events 1 & 2, Yule Ball, Triwizard event 3 and
Voldemorte’s return. The movie had no flow, it just jumped from event to
event. Also, Fleur and Victor where reduced to mostly silent, pacing
figurines. I thought of all the films it missed the worse because it failed
on plot and character. For those who hadn’t read the book, when Hermione
cries and screams at Ron after the Yule ball, they are left dumbfounded
because the side-stories, the back-story, the character development isn’t
there.

 

POA and OOTP where truncated to be sure, OOTP better, but they where the two
strongest character driven stories of the film series. You can hate on POA
all you want for what was left from the book, but latter films all owe to
it.

 

md

 

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I just wish they could have found a director and stuck with one. I do like
David Yates and what he has done with the movies they are more entertaining
more thorough. 

I  did not like what Alfonso Cuarón did with POA - like we've talked about
before (which is my favorite book). He left wide open gapes which left the
watcher wanting more so that is why I read the book lol.

Love,
Red

--- On Fri, 8/29/08, Nightbreed <md at exit-reality.com
<mailto:md%40exit-reality.com> > wrote:
From: Nightbreed <md at exit-reality.com <mailto:md%40exit-reality.com> >
Subject: RE: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: Your favorite actor/actress in HP movies
To: HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com <mailto:HPFGU-Movie%40yahoogroups.com> 
Date: Friday, August 29, 2008, 4:50 AM

My issue with Columbus is that he directed the first two HP films in a slow,
stagnant crawl. When the Special effects sequences such as the first time
the owls enter the great hall take place, you can tell they are constructed
by the much more visual special effects people and they look out-of-place in
between Columbus's static, stagnant, monochromatic footage. Not only that,
but I think the scenes are often awkward and forced. For example, when Ron
is talking down about Hermione, she, on cue, darts out just at the right
moment and bumps into him just so for effect. Or, in the second film, the
most awkward line of the entire series is spoken by Mrs. Weasely
("There's
only one place for that, Diagon Alley") as if the Weasely's had never
gone
there before or as if no one in the room had ever heard of the place, you'd
think they were going to Disney World! And don't get me started on the
"howler" that barely spoke loudly when it should have been shaking
the room!
That thing was so weak and wimpy I couldn't imagine why the kids would
cringe at them so.

I just think that Columbus missed what was fantastic about a fantasy. He
staged the scenes with awkward interactions and obvious cues, really
film-school level skills. I don't think for a second Columbus could have
made the scene in POA when Hermione hit Malfoy work in any way, shape or
form as Curion did. I look at the emotional impact of the final moments of
OOTP, the death of Sirius, the possession of Harry, the fear of fierce
protectiveness of Dumbledore and I know Columbus couldn't have pulled it
off.

md

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Subject: RE: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: Your favorite actor/actress in HP movies

I will have to agree with Red, I think Chris Columbus is an excellent
director. One of my all time, non-HP, favorite movies is Stepmom, which he
directed.

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