meltingparappa
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Luna Lovegood's actress deserves special acknowledgement because she was cast partially because JK Rowling sorta promised her a role if she could beat her anorexia.
Oh wow, no, just no. Like nooo. Worst HP film by a country mile.
Emma Watson wasn't even the most stunning transformation, have you seen Neville Longbottom lately? He turned into a young Clive Owen.
I agree with this
that wasted potential
I agree with this
that wasted potential
I liked it a lot. The 6th film was wasted potential because that was the best book.
5 and 7 are the best books for me. So much great stuff happening
Favorite book, least favorite film. Turned the really creepy "Department of Mysteries" (in which in the book Ron nearly gets choked to death by a weird brain in a jar thing) into lots of glass balls getting smashed. Just terrible. Worse yet are the following films treatment of Dumbledore/Voldemort's backstory, with a complete omission of the formers.
Best film is easily Prisoner of Azkaban. Nailed the book to a T. Followed shortly by Goblet of Fire (Though I understand I'm alone in this... absolute dynamite reveal of Voldemort, before Yates turned him into a ridiculous caricature of evil with ridiculous laughs and cheesy dialogue.)
Down to the actor. Still don't particularly like Yates. Also, getting rid of the awesome-sounding mini-swamp for the fireworks from Fellowship of the Ring. No thanks.Yes, but Umbridge was so perfect that it's almost forgiven.
I would rank them as 3 > 7pt 2 > 7pt 1 > 4 > the rest.
The road trip element of 7 was risky, but I liked it. Came off really badly in the films though, maybe for exactly the reason OP points out. I think Ron being a whiny bitch and bailing did it in for me.
David Yates was the worst thing to happen to the HP films. I can't imagine why they kept him around after Order of the Phoenix. His films were entirely dull and lifeless. Passable but forgettable.
Emma started out shit. Got better.
Lord of the Rings would like to have a talk with you, atleast it didn't have to recast their old wizard dude.
Who wants to bet that in 15 years theyll be filming the remakes?
But she started out cute in the first few movies though. She stop being adorable and lost her sweet smile during the middle of the series.
She better get a few big profit movies and grab the money now because she will lost her star popularity very soon.
yeah, yates is the definition of bland. Cuaron shoulda directed all the movies after 3. Columbus was good for the first two because the gritty and gloomy elements weren't there
David Yates was the worst thing to happen to the HP films. I can't imagine why they kept him around after Order of the Phoenix. His films were entirely dull and lifeless. Passable but forgettable.
Sure, since Rowling could write the same book three times and get away with it.
Lord of the Rings suffers from the long beginning bit with the journey up until Bree. Skip most of that, and it's a great book. Rowling has committed similar sins.
Oh wow, no, just no. Like nooo. Worst HP film by a country mile.
All of the Yates movies except Part 2 are garbage imo. The two main problems with him is that it seems like he didn't watch any of the previous movies - he just read the book he had to adapt - and he clearly made the movies thinking everyone watching read the books.
Like, as much as people shit on the fourth movie, what I really liked is that he made everyone, including the Weasleys and all, have a massive crush on Cedric Diggory even though in the book it's the exact opposite. He saw that Cedric didn't really get a mention in PoA and knew it would be confusing for movie viewers if they all randomly hated on this new guy.
Yates brought up the Sirius's mirror out of nowhere, Lupin's son out of nowhere, it seemed completely normal to Harry that Fleur - the French girl he hadn't seen in 3 years - is marrying his best friend's brother and countless other things. He put in random scenes like the Death Eaters starting shit at the Weasley home for absolutely no reason and Harry/Hermione dancing. He butchered scenes that were great in the book (EVERYTHING in the Department of Mysteries, events surrounding Dumbledore's death, Ron/Hermione kiss, "NOT MY DAUGHTER YOU BITCH!", Voldemort's death etc.)
The books are just okay themselves but the movies, especially the later ones, could have been a LOT better.
Lol Columbus was fine for the books he adapted. Would have made a pretty awful Goblet, I'll concede that.
At least the worldbuilding was decent.
OotP wasn't an amazing movie, but I thought it did a pretty good job of picking the right plot points to touch on, considering it had to an adapt a 900 page book.
766 pages...
Who wants to bet that in 15 years theyll be filming the remakes?
Yet he did the best HP movie, the 5th one. Seriously, it's near perfect.
*high fives*
But 6 textualizes Voldemort, is where Rowling learned to shed her love of the adverb, and finally gave Chamber of Secrets are purpose. Also, the Lightning Tower!
Tolkien was just plan bad writer. Rowling is in completely different league.
Tolkien a plain bad writer? Damn, if anything should be a bannable offence...
I think I'm more a fan of her new smile.
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Is sadly quite true.
I'm really not good at judging actor skills, but most HP character / actor, really don't respect how you would picture them from the books. But to be fair you can't choose how a 10 year old actor you cast, will grow up...
yeah, yates is the definition of bland. Cuaron shoulda directed all the movies after 3. Columbus was good for the first two because the gritty and gloomy elements weren't there
Emma Watson wasn't even the most stunning transformation, have you seen Neville Longbottom lately? He turned into a young Clive Owen.