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[doop_]

Is the Harry Potter and the cursed child really bad or are people just exaggerating like in every film thread.

It is fucking garbage

 

[ZeoVGM]

The force is not strong with this one.

This is true.

(But it's gonna be good.)

 

[Seductivpancakes]

Spoiler

Bellatrix had Voldemort's baby between Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows

Grown-up, she goes on a revenge spree against Harry and his kids

Total fanfiction trash

Sounds like animu and comic books alright.

 

[J_Viper]

I thought JW was bland, but the set pieces were great. As far as mindless blockbusters go, you can do far worse.

The raging nerd hate on Trevorrow is so silly

Man, when Han Solo and IX both end up being great, I wonder what other Star Wars project becomes the one people worry about?

Kanji Klub directed by Guy Ritchie

 

[Deleted member 80556]

Man, when Han Solo and IX both end up being great, I wonder what other Star Wars project becomes the one people worry about?

To be honest if they both turn out fine, I'm never gonna doubt Kennedy ever again.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

uh oh

UH OH

lmao the dream is dead bois

 

[Einchy]

To be honest if they both turn out fine, I'm never gonna doubt Kennedy ever again.

Especially Han Solo since she went as far as to fire the directors. That either ruined or saved the movie.

 

[-griffy-]

Borys either misreporting or contradicting Johnson w/ the "based off a treatment by Rian Johnson" bit.

Because Johnson's been pretty explicit that whatever they're doing has nothing to do with him anymore.

I think people still want to believe that SO HARD that's it's just stuck.

 

[johancruijff]

TLJ gonna be the best Star Wars movie I can feel it.

it's like poetry it rhymes

 

[Chained Prometheus]

As far as Jack Thorne goes, he seems like a good pick. Solid list of work as far as screenwriting goes.

It's whether or not Trevorrow can successfully bring Thorne's script to the screen and make it work that I'm skeptical of.

 

[Jarmel]

It's pretty bad - it has some very small great moments - but overall, it feels like an entirely different universe and series. Sloppy writing all around as well, though perhaps it presents better as a play.

This dude had the idea to turn the trolley cart witch on the hogwarts express into the Terminator when kids try to escape. No joke. She transforms into some who the fuck knows what and apparently isn't even a person.

Oh my god that's amazing. I love this so much.

 

[Cheebo]

JK ROWLING WROTE THE STORY TO CURSED CHILD

While Thorne wrote the play script Rowling outlined the entire story, the entire plot. You don't like the story of Cursed Child? Blame Rowling. Thorne didn't decide to give Voldemort a daughter. JK Rowling did.

 

[SargerusBR]

Man, when Han Solo and IX both end up being great, I wonder what other Star Wars project becomes the one people worry about?

The Obi-Wan movie

Spoiler

MAKE IT HAPPEN PLEASE

 

[B33]

Is the Harry Potter and the cursed child really bad or are people just exaggerating like in every film thread.

The story has its flaws, but it's not trash. I enjoyed it. Hyperbole runs rampant on here.

Jack Thorne is a good choice.

 

[Prompto]

JK ROWLING WROTE THE STORY TO CURSED CHILD

While Thorne wrote the play script Rowling outlined the entire story, the entire plot. You don't like the story of Cursed Child? Blame Rowling. Thorne didn't decide to give Voldemort a daughter. JK Rowling did.

Rowling, Thorne, and John Tiffany are all credited for the story. Thorne only for the script. I don't think we have any idea which one of them came up with what except that Rowling was willing to sign off on all of it.

 

[berzeli]

Am I going to have to fight every single one of you lot who don't know the man's work?

One of the most acclaimed contemporary British writers get assigned to work on this and you decide to freak out...
And he has even shown that he is fucking amazing when it comes to genre fare with The Fades.

 

[Anth0ny]

shouldn't be long until it gets a new director

 

[Seductivpancakes]

The story has its flaws, but it's not trash. I enjoyed it. Hyperbole runs rampant on here.

Jack Thorne is a good choice.

I'll believe you and Bobby Roberts.

JK ROWLING WROTE THE STORY TO CURSED CHILD

While Thorne wrote the play script Rowling outlined the entire story, the entire plot. You don't like the story of Cursed Child? Blame Rowling. Thorne didn't decide to give Voldemort a daughter. JK Rowling did.

Welp.

 

[midramble]

uh oh

UH OH

I'm assuming he did the screenplay for long way down? The book by hornby that it's based on is one of my all time favorites.

So original work he is great but adapting others is bad? Is he adapting a previously written script?

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Am I going to have to fight every single one of you lot who don't know the man's work?

Educate 'em!

Educate 'em with steel chairs.

(include pictures, too, otherwise people won't stop and look at your post)

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

JK ROWLING WROTE THE STORY TO CURSED CHILD

While Thorne wrote the play script Rowling outlined the entire story, the entire plot. You don't like the story of Cursed Child? Blame Rowling. Thorne didn't decide to give Voldemort a daughter. JK Rowling did.

AFAIK, most of the ideas came from Thorne. Did she sign off on it all though? Sure.

But Cursed Child even seems to be treated different by the official website Pottermore, where things it introduced aren't part of the online canon encyclopedia. The waters are muddy there, but I don't think Rowling holds that one up as high as the others.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

This sounds like good news to me.

 

[Whompa02]

everybody FREAK OUT

 

[Future PhaZe]

Last movie in a series tends to be eh anyways imo

I'm just hoping it ends in such a way that we have a strong foundation for the EU if not future films.

 

[Future PhaZe]

Wtf @ cursed child spoilers btw. Not everybody wants to read a damn screen play and its not out in the states yet.


Fuck

 

[jrush64]

Is the Harry Potter and the cursed child really bad or are people just exaggerating like in every film thread.

Exaggerating as usual. Its pretty great just not as great as the originals.

 

[kevin1025]

His TV work is real good. It's when he strays from that it gets a little dicey.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Wtf @ cursed child spoilers btw. Not everybody wants to read a damn screen play

They do if they're really that concerned about spoilers

 

[Forsaken82]

Oh sweet lord no. That story is absolute fan fiction trash.

The STORY was written by JK Rowling... the scrip treatment was handled by this guy and someone else.

 

[Random Human]

Why do people always feel the need to cherry pick a couple bad credits out of an obviously talented writer's resume? Damn.

 

[santi_yo]

UPDATE: Rian Johnson did not write any treatment to Ep IX.

Borys either misreporting or contradicting Johnson w/ the "based off a treatment by Rian Johnson" bit.

Because Johnson's been pretty explicit that whatever they're doing has nothing to do with him anymore.

You were right!

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

UPDATE: Rian Johnson did not write any treatment to Ep IX.

He wasted no time making sure people knew, didn't he?

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Why do people always feel the need to cherry pick a couple bad credits out of an obviously talented writer's resume? Damn.

Schadenfreude is a hell of a drug

 

[ZeoVGM]

shouldn't be long until it gets a new director

Not happening.

 

[ForkNetwork]

uh oh

UH OH

gg guys we tried

 

[MrS]

Not happening.

Let us pray

 

[broncobuster]

Ron Howard on standby.

 

[TheSkullPrince]

Just get rid of Trevwhaveter already

 

[Shy]

Wait. This gentleman wrote the This Is England TV mini series. GET IN!

You guys need to calm your tits. He isn't a hack.

 

[Crossing Eden]

uh oh

UH OH

No.......Nooooooooo....

EDIT:Apparently he does good work?

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Wait. This gentleman wrote the This Is England TV mini series. GET IN!

You guys need to calm your tits. He isn't a hack.

Look, your examples and facts aren't going to defeat the rhetorical might of a Long Way Down poster

It just won't.

 

[HariKari]

Fire Colin, bring in a good director with their own choice of writers. Let the movie slip date wise if you must. It's not too late.

 

[watershed]

So Johnson never wrote a treatment. Interesting.

 

[Monocle]

DOOM DOOM DOOM

Star Wars is over. It's not too late to trade in your lightsabers for phasers, nerds!

 

[Killer Queen]

So Johnson never wrote a treatment. Interesting.

Yes he did. Its just not being used post passing of Carrie Fisher as Episode IX had to be rewritten.

 

[Game-Biz]

I wonder how much money Disney would have to pay to get rid of Colin since I'm assuming he signed a contract. Terrible decision to hire him. This film sounds like it'll be...mediocre.

 

[Einchy]

Yes he did. Its just not being used post passing of Carrie Fisher as Episode IX had to be rewritten.

Kinda sounds like he never wrote one to begin with, and it makes sense, he was busy working on The Last Jedi while others worked on 9.

 

[labx]

Oy Yoi Yoi... I have a bad feeling about this.

Is that difficult to lock Johnson's to write and direct ep IX?

This isn't going to end well, I can feel it. Ewoks, killing jedi kids and NoooOOOoooO, all over again.

 

[berzeli]

I swear I will develop supernatural powers to slap people over the internet if that is what it takes.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Interesting.