[HPforGrownups] Re: Could the Movie be this bad?

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 9110

Let's get real. No one, but no one, can make a movie we'll like, in that
it is authentic to the little details we love so and has all the words we
know by heart and weigh and sift for shades of meaning. BUT, if JKR is
allowed input, and it sounds as if she has been, the movie should retain
some of the flavor and character of the book, and that is really the best
one can hope for in an adaptation. Their acting slate is sterling,
probably enough to hold its own against the special effects crew,
themselves top of the line, so I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt. My
main fear was always that the vast amount of special effects needed would
turn it into a special effects vehicle.

--Amanda

Jim Ferer wrote:

> It sound like you imagined DISNEY had done it.  Let's see: One of the
> Backstreet Boys for Harry.. Britney Spears for Hermione (that's what
> was probably on your mind with the Barbie Doll. Pre-Engorgement charm
> or post?)  John Goodman for Hagrid.. It's possible to make an even
> worse movie than the one they're probably making now.
>
> Be afraid. Be very afraid.
> --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Dave Hardenbrook <DaveH47 at m...>
> wrote:
> > I dreamt last night that I went to the premiere of the Harry Potter
> > movie, and the inaccuracies were horrendous.  The things that I
> > remember:
> >
> > -- Harry was blonde and had no glasses and no scar
> > -- Hermione looked like a Barbie Doll
> > -- Dumbledore was played by Brad Pitt in a Santa suit
> > -- Quirrell had no turban -- Very long hair hid Voldy's face
> > -- The Norbert episode was cut entirely
> > -- Quirrell got past Fluffy using a "full-body meltdown" curse
> >      (Hear the Time-Warner moguls say, "Hey, we gotta have
> >        *some* blood and guts!")
> > -- Sirius and Lupin showed up at the end and give Harry the
> >      Filebolt a little early
> >
> > I think this dream was provoked by the rumors on the Harry
> > Potter newsgroup that Hagrid's house will be made of (fire-proof)
> > stone and that the trophy room features a plaque for Special
> > Services to the School awarded to a T. M. Riddell.  But
> > *could* the film be *this* bad??
> >
> >
> >
> >                                                  -- Dave
>
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