Introduction

[sartoris22]

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> I agree I wish they could have kept Chris Columbus for 
> all the movies, they would have had some character to 
> them. Though I don't mind them I don't enjoy them near 
> as much as say the first two. 
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> I think it's safe to say that everyone, well almost 
> everyone, would agree with me when I say that Alfonso 
> Cuaron destroyed Prisoner of Azkaban (I didn't care for 
> his directing style at all), I still watch it because 
> it's part of the series and it's my favorite book.
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> Well, POA was the first one I really enjoyed. I thought the first two where
> prodding and bland, the finale's in both films were terribly weak and
> unexciting. I loved what Cuaron did (except I wanted a longer film) and I
> think he really made the characters come alive. I don't care what anyone
> says about his style, I can't believe anyone can honestly say he didn't
> bring out the characters better than Columbus. 
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>Sartoris22:

Some disagreements about the qualities of the movies might be divisions between movie 
people and book people, particularly the people who first  encountered the books at a 
relatively young age. I've noticed that the latter group tends to like the first two movies 
because they are more true to the books, while people who first experienced Harry Potter 
through the movies tend to disdain the first two movies and embrace the third film. Of 
course, there are people who began with the books and dislike the first two movies, but 
those people tend to be older readers. 

Book people tend to imagine their own conceptions of the characters when they read the 
books, while movie people tend to see the movie actors when they read the books. I think 
that POA is the best stand alone film, but it isn't the most satisfying film for many book 
people because it does bastardize essential elements of the book and can be construed as 
the Hermione show. However, POA certainly brought a level of naturalism and maturity to 
the films and made the franchise interesting to general audiences. GOF and OOTP are 
serviceable movies but do not, in my opinion, accomplish what POA does. GOF is good 
with emotionalism but poor on the action--the tasks are simply not exciting, while OOTP 
is great with action but poor on emotionalism--do we really feel Harry's anger at 
Dumbledore?

Because there isn't that much action in HBP, I hope that the director gets the emotionalism 
right, and as a Ron fan, I hope the character finally gets some serious screen time.

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