NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT YATES!!!!!!!!!!! THAT MUST BE A NIGHTMARE, TELL ME, THAT THATS NOT TRUE, TELL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am a big fan, and i am happy about the two parts, but why yates??? he says harry potter is sex drugs and rockn roll, what will he make out of the 7th movie? – only hogwerts stundets snogging around?
I was one of the only ones who didn’t want deathly hallows in two parts. I mean, we have to wait 7 months to see the 2nd half after we’ve watched the first half. Come on!!! At least it might do a little more justice to the book.
Kill Voldemort, Vol. I Kill Voldemort, Vol. II
(as I have already heard these movies called)
You’re not the only one dobbyrox. I’m very wary of this decision. If these are just going to be two hour and 1/2 films, I’m going to be very upset.It’s like when gunsnroses had those two albums released at the same time instead of a double album. It is a very transparent way of milking the dead horse. Why they couldn’t just give it the Lord of the Rings treatment (long theatrical release & even longer dvd release; which really they should’ve done from movie 4 on) as Noe has suggested many times, I’ll never know. One thing’s for sure, they just ruined their chance of any sort of big awards.
But I can’t decide what’s preferable, to have them neuter it like OotP, or to have them drag it out to two separate films like this. And like Hayman says, where are they going to split it? There aren’t too many natural moments for that. I guess it could happen right after Neville saves everybody from Malfoy manor and gets stabbed. That way people might forget he’s dead by the time he shows up to chop off Nagini’s head.
We already know that as Bill and Fleur are omitted, the trio will have to flee when DEs attack Lee Jordan’s Bar Mitzfa. I thought they would just cut that whole part out altogether and have the DEs attack Harry’s birthday party at Hagrid’s hut (which won’t be burned down at the end of movie6) rather than the Burrow (which as you may have heard, will be burned down in movie 6).
What I’m saying is that I wouldn’t get too excited people. Just because it’s being made into two movies doesn’t mean they’re NOT going to mangle the story which I’m sure they most certainly will.
If something as long as Gone With the Wind could be successfully made into one good movie, DH can definitely be made into one movie. I believe them when they say it’s a creative decision, but I think it’s a bad one. A really long movie would be fine, but not two movies. Not happy about this…
I don’t mind the two films, however i do think that they should have done this to OOTP…THE LONGEST BOOK! Clearly, this is just about making money 2 more times instead of one. I am not happy about Yates directing also. The cute, should be when Ron leaves.
Well, since Jo didn’t write Deathly Hallows in two parts, I would surely think she could find a lawsuit in this somewhere. Oh ,but wait, two movies will means loads more money for her and WB, so it’s that makes it all okay.I’m still a Potter fan, but this is so pathetically opportunistic it makes me sad.
I’m VERY happy about this. When I heard last night, I was on sugar high and squealing. At first, I was upset about the 6 month long wait, but it’s definately for the better – it gives fans time to see the first part. Now… where are they going to split it?
From my calculations, “The Silver Doe” would be an excellent part to cut it. After Ron returns and destroyes the Locket Horcrux and the Trio lie down for the night, with Hermione saying, “I still haven’t ruled it out, Ronald.” (I can just hear Emma saying that! XD ^^). It would be perfect. Or they could go a little bit more quicker by cutting down the irrelevant camping scenes but not cutting out the important parts (Ron leaving, Godric’s Hollw, Which they BETTER keep in! I wanna see Harry at his parent’s graves!) and go up to the point of Xenophillius telling them about the Deathly Hallows, so at least that way we hear about them and it’s significance in the title.
Now for Yates..
I REAAALY love the awesome job he did with OOTP. Sure, the fight scene was short, but look at what he did for the possession, which, in my opinion, was the best scene in the movie. In the book it was short, and we only got snipets of Harry in agonizing pain. In the film, we had to really see it, and I love how they made it/extended it. That scene is Oscar worthy, right there. I loved the movie as a whole as well, and can’t wait to see what he does for HBP.
Heyman was absolutely right when he said there’s nothing we can cut from the books, because there basically ARE no subplots. Everything is connected. Dumbledore’s past is significant to the story – we got to see Harry’s distrust in him, and we got to see how he’s raising Harry like a pig for slaughter. But the most important things they got to keep in is the mistake they made in the fifth – Lily & Snape. They got to have those memories, we got to see how much Lily (and Harry) mean to Snape and their connection to eachother. It’s threefold. And don’t forget we got a looong battle we got to see, Harry’s deathwalk, and then more fighting. So it’s going to be majorly intense and very well intwined together. There’s nothing they can leave out.
I also think this is for the FANS and not soley on money profit. We’ve been expressing this since the fifth book or earlier than that, and now they’re finally doing it. But it seems there’s no pleasing some people. The majority seem to like it, but I guess they can’t make every HP fan happy. But guys… we can all go see the films and make judgements ourselves. I’m very grateful for this series and for the films that are so very hard to adapt.
For those of you who LOVE the movies…
The wait is hardly bearable, I know, but we can make it. Especially for the best possible movie(s) of the decade. Pottermania lives on in these films, and we should relish every second we have left of it. :)
That. Is. Bloody. Brilliant.
I can’t wait for it to come out!
Well, all I’m gonna say is that it’s all completely ridiculous. It’s not gonna work. Mostly because I thought the second part of DH was 1000 times better than the childish first half. But I’ve long since given up on WB making a decent film. Chamber of Secrets is my favourite, and now it doesn’t look like that will change.
I like the idea of splitting it right after Ron leaves, but it would probably be more satisfying if it is after The Silver Doe. At any rate, I’m excitied they decided to split it, now they can do it right.
Two films: Brilliant. A fantastic decision. As Heyman says, there’s just nothing you can cut out of DH.
Yates directing: I’m hopeful…HBP will tell us what to expect. I’ve some issues with OotP, direction-wise, but Yates has the right attitude, imo, and is growing as a feature film director.
Kloves retained as screenwriter: Super!Hermione to the rescue! Laugh at Comic Relief Ron! Revel in the utter two-dimensionality of non-Trio characters! I’m very, very dubious about this decision
HELL YES!
This totally made my day.