I didn't like Harry Potter all that much, and it's because of the fucking computers

[Dixon Carter Lee]

I think I've had it with CGI. It's too weightless. I prefer the models of "A New Hope" to the ones and zeros of "Phantom Menace". And in the latest Harry Potter, which I finally saw yesterday, the camera zooms and swoops gorgeously through a castle I know only exits on screen. Great to look at, but distancing, which is how I felt about the whole movie. It was extremely well, done, and entertaining, but I felt more distracted by the CGI than involved. Of course, it could also have been my kids running in and out of the bedroom and stepping on my stomach and knocking over my milk every time a part got too scary. But, I think, overall, I've had it with CGI.

Can the next "Spider-man" use Romanian gymnasts, or something?

 

[HeavyStick]

Russian circus bears on bicycles always make for wonderful extras.

 

[scylis]

i take it you prefer the route Peter Jackson took for LotR, then.

bigatures (huge fucking miniatures).

 

[medjay]

I still get misty-eyed for the good old days of matte paintings and models.

Kind of gives you the idea that an actual artist was at work and not just some computer geek.

 

[Angel]

not just some computer geek.

 

[Dietrich K.]

My biggest complain about the new Harry Potter is just too fucking much deux es machina. They're about to get attacked by spiders? Oh, look ... the car magically appears! Harry's about to get eaten by a basilisk? Oh look ... there's suddenly a sword in the hat. It makes you wonder if they could actually use their brains to get out of a situation.

 

[Dantetier]

My biggest complain about the new Harry Potter is just too fucking much deux es machina. They're about to get attacked by spiders? Oh, look ... the car magically appears! Harry's about to get eaten by a basilisk? Oh look ... there's suddenly a sword in the hat. It makes you wonder if they could actually use their brains to get out of a situation.

If you ever read the books, there's a reason all that happens.


and Hermione uses nothing BUT her brains. Hermione rocks

 

[pipercatt]

I'm in the middle of the 2nd book now, and it rocks much more than the movie.

Of course, I saw the movie at 10 at night, not knowing it was a 3 freakin' hour movie, and had just come off of work.

Even seeing the movie without having read the book yet, I could tell that they left out a lot of explaining, but I really don't think I could have sat through a 4 hour movie that night.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Yeah it was long, even with the (good) cuts they made. And even in the book too much is left up to chance and coincidence, but I tend to look at the books as a whole series that will play out nicely, with lots of opportunity for Harry and company to use their heads.

And I had to pause the tape three times to pee.

 

[Dantetier]

DCL: You don't mean to imply you have CoS on tape, do you? Bootleg?

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

It's a For Your Consideration tape. For the SAG award voting.

 

[HeavyStick]

It's a For Your Consideration tape. For the SAG award voting.

I have a close family friend who does presentations for Hollwood exec's, he gets those all the time as a perk.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Yeah, it's not really legal to give them around, but everyone does it.

By the way, I have no idea how they're going to handle the movie for the fourth book -- it's pretty gruesome and sad, so far. Kids die.

 

[HeavyStick]

Well depending on well they like the presentation will depend on the film he'll get.

He pissed off someone from Miramax and they gave him the Blair Witch. Nine months after it was on tape.

As far as the fourth book and screen adaptation. I doubt it. Was there even a fourth one written?

 

[Azwed]

Yeah I have read the 4th book, all 700 some pages, and it is not a childrens book. I would say young adult or very mature preteen material.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

HS, the fifth one is due soon...

I think Harry Potter is a great serie of books. I've must have read each one atleast 6 times. J.K.Rowling is a truly great writer, she leaves little hints and clues for what is coming next in every book - and she always picks them up in the next one!

I can't wait for number 5 to get out. I'm going to buy the english version, cause I don't have patience enough to wait for it to translated to Swedish!

 

[Dantetier]

I've always said the the Potter series is NOT a childrens series.. but only written so that children can understand it. Rowlings writes in serius subject matters, such as death and hormones and love...