I need a Potter break... aka It's my Potter and I'll cry if I want to..

[Darth Loki]

Loki, I bet you're glad you finally listend to me and got into Potter eh?

Don't know what I'd do without you

 

[KitFisto]

Don't know what I'd do without you

Yeah, well you should have thought of that before you left me for Jen!

 

[ProgMatinee]

The non-book readers are going to hate you Kit...

They shouldn't even be in here.

 

[gideon]

Because of the wild success of the LOTR films, and the continued success of the HP films, it is a good thing that Hollywood is making films of books that are more than the usual 2 hour "cut it all except the action" flicks. This is a positive move.

 

[The Josh]

It's official - Deathly Hallows will be two films, directed by David Yates. So much for del Toro or Spielberg. Kloves is writing, which is a good thing, and Yates is competent, but I was hoping for a big send off.

Part 1 will debut in November 2010 and part 2 in May of 2011.

I had heard it would be in two parts a while back. Was hoping for a big time director to end it and know little of the guy they went with. I had hoped for 1coming out in like at the start of December and the other coming out at the end of December or something like that.

 

[ProgMatinee]

I think only a month difference is unlikely, but maybe 6 months like the Matrix sequels.

Anyone remember the time difference for the SW:SEs?

 

[tomandshell]

I have been waiting and hoping for the big announcement of a real big name director for the final film in the series. Now I can officially give up on the idea of Cuaron or Del Toro or just about anybody familiar, talented or noteworthy being given the reins. I guess I should wait until seeing the sixth film, but I just don't understand what this guy has done to be awarded half of the films in this series...

 

[Wetanut]

I have been waiting and hoping for the big announcement of a real big name director for the final film in the series. Now I can officially give up on the idea of Cuaron or Del Toro or just about anybody familiar, talented or noteworthy being given the reins. I guess I should wait until seeing the sixth film, but I just don't understand what this guy has done to be awarded half of the films in this series...

Amen! When I was reading #7, images and action (esp. during Harry's escape from Privet Drive) and thinking....this reads like something Spielberg would do GREAT with. The thought became stronger as I encountered additional action sequences, ending with the mother of them all at Hogwarts.

 

[Darklord Dave]

I have been waiting and hoping for the big announcement of a real big name director for the final film in the series. Now I can officially give up on the idea of Cuaron or Del Toro or just about anybody familiar, talented or noteworthy being given the reins. I guess I should wait until seeing the sixth film, but I just don't understand what this guy has done to be awarded half of the films in this series...

The conspiracy nut in me jumps to the conclusion - because he can be pushed around. Critics and theater owners complained because the first movies were too long - got to get more showings per day - so HBP is the shortest film ever. Was this the director's choice? Probably not.

The studio/producers found someone they can control to maximize profits on the last films - so they stick with him.

 

[BadMoon]

The conspiracy nut in me jumps to the conclusion - That Harry Potter drank to darn much fluoride

Well said dave!

 

[tomandshell]

I just don't see a track record (outside of British television work and short films) that deserves something of this magnitude. Order of the Phoenix was pretty much his first major feature film, and was in many ways my least favorite of the series. A Spielberg or Peter Jackson style visionary director could have really ended this series with a bang, and I just don't think that Yates has proven himself in the film world to the point where he deserves this.

Maybe they just wanted to keep the crew working straight on through and get the series finished ASAP (before the actors get too old), and having the director stick around and keep working allowed them to move on the the last film in the quickest possible way. Who knows?

Maybe the A-list directors just weren't interested in coming into the series this late in the game.

The studio/producers found someone they can control to maximize profits on the last films - so they stick with him.

Just read that, and it makes total sense. They wanted a Richard Marquand, and they got one.

 

[pixletwin]

The conspiracy nut in me jumps to the conclusion - because he can be pushed around. Critics and theater owners complained because the first movies were too long - got to get more showings per day - so HBP is the shortest film ever. Was this the director's choice? Probably not.

The studio/producers found someone they can control to maximize profits on the last films - so they stick with him.

What do you mean HBP is the shortest film ever?

 

[tomandshell]

He means that all the others in the Harry Potter series were longer:

#1: 152 minutes

#2: 161 minutes

#3: 141 minutes

#4: 157 minutes

#5: 138 minutes

 

[Agent0028]

Jeez, I hope they don't keep up the short movie trend because that really sucked, but Dave's theory makes sense. Which by the way I think was a typo, he meant OotP.

 

[pixletwin]

He means that all the others in the Harry Potter series were longer:

#1: 152 minutes

#2: 161 minutes

#3: 141 minutes

#4: 157 minutes

#5: 138 minutes

So did Dave mean OotP is the shortest?

 

[tomandshell]

So did Dave mean OotP is the shortest?

Ah! I see--he said HBP, film six. I don't think we know the running time for that one yet, and I assume he meant that OOTP was the shortest one so far.

 

[Darklord Dave]

Right - Tom knew what I meant.

One thing that doesn't make sense - they were changing the directors before so one could be doing post and the next guy could be doing pre-production on the new film. Now they have to wait for Yates to finish post on HBP before he can start pre on DH. That's another reason for the long break.

 

[ProgMatinee]

Good thing about the long break it means Hermoine can fill out some more.

 

[Agent0028]

Right - Tom knew what I meant.

One thing that doesn't make sense - they were changing the directors before so one could be doing post and the next guy could be doing pre-production on the new film. Now they have to wait for Yates to finish post on HBP before he can start pre on DH. That's another reason for the long break.

Well that just makes having this person do the next ones even more annoying.

 

[Agent0028]

Good thing about the long break it means Hermoine can fill out some more.