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Warners, David Yates Splitting Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in Two

by Jeff Giles | March 13, 2008

Summary

Remember those rumors from awhile back about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows being split into two films? They aren't rumors anymore. Back to Article

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AquaFina writes:
on Mar 13 2008 10:50 AM

While this is probably necessary, I think we're doomed to at least an hour of "Ron, Hermione, and Harry Go Camping" in part one. I'm still pretty blah about these films; after Cuaron's mastery in 3 they can only be a disappointment. Even David Yates acknowledges Azkaban as the best of the series.

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Spectremjm writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:01 AM

I know many people love the Prisoner of Azkaban, the movie and the book, but the movie to me was the most boring of them all so far. I think Goblet is certainly the one that is the easiest to watch over and over again.

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fullmetalnek writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:07 AM

I don't know. Many elements and sub-plots of the books have to be changed or removed already because they weren't introduced in the other movies. Besides, I think that (SPOILERS MAY COME NEXT) the trio's odyssey has to be shortened in order to be concise, and that way, work as a film. Also, In what part is the story going to be slice???? after the visit to Godric's Hallow? or maybe after they actually learn what the Deathly Hallows are?? What do you guys think?(POSSIBLE SPOILERS ARE OVER)

Anyway, I belive its a bad idea. And sorry for my lousy English!

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nathanpoitras writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:11 AM

Why only make $300 million at the box office, when you can just as easily pull in $600 mil. Pretty easy math.

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Young Turk writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:22 AM

I thought there was one more book/movie before deathly hallows.

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willywonkanobi writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:35 AM

they will split it after we learn what the hallows are... that is my guess

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Timbo0075 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:42 AM

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You're right dude! I also think Goblet is the best Harry Potter. Prisoner of Azkaban is good but my LEAST favourite. Anyway all Harry Potter films have been "fresh" here and IMO. So I hope they keep it up. But 8 Harry Potter films?? I dunno

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digitalrelic writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:45 AM

I know I'm pretty much alone on this, but my favorite HP movie thus far is the 5th one, Order of the Phoenix. It brings such a matured, dark, and serious tone to it.

I'm glad to hear that Yates will be finishing off the series.. This means he'll be directing 4 of the movies, which surprises me. Can't wait for half-blood prince!

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arendr writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:48 AM

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I'm with you digitalrelic. Order of the Phoenix and Azkaban are the 2 best.

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minderbinder writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:54 AM

Yates is OK, but I much would have preferred Cuaron or someone new.

Kloves is awful - so far, the scripts have been the single giant weakness for these films. 5 wasn't perfect but a huge improvement over Kloves's work, sorry to see the series going back to him.

Two films is good to have the extra time, but it will be very tricky to split. I wonder if it will be the most radical departure and will try and bring back some of the back story cut from earlier films? There definitely are some plot points that would be tough to wrap up otherwise. I just don't see a good spot to split the last book.

One interesting note - with two movies, in the first we won't see Hogwarts at all.

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:59 AM

>'The Deathly Hallows' is so rich, the story so dense and there is so much >that is resolved that after discussing it with Jo, we came to the >conclusion that two parts were needed to do it justice.'

'...and to make us even more monstrously, filthy stinking *NASTY* rich than we were, already...'

I honestly don't even think this is a bad decision. I'm just takin' a piss...

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Warheart1188 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:59 AM

Oh man. This sucks. 2 films? Oh well. I still believe they haven't found a good director for the series except for Cuaton for PoA. He did an amazing job.

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ajmk123 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 12:06 PM

I am happy they are not letting Cuaron come close to this movie, he ruined the third movie and now he cant ruin another one.

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donwillymo writes:
on Mar 13 2008 12:37 PM

OH GOD, WHEN WILL THIS KID GET INTO A DRUNKEN CAR ACCIDENT OR FAIL HIS PISS TEST ALREADY. I'M DONE WITH THIS HARRY BUTT F'N POTTER ALREADY. IS HE STILL A VIRGIN OR WAT? I MEAN REALLY!

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Bigbrother writes:
on Mar 13 2008 12:39 PM

In reply to this comment (#1630356)
Yeah, The Half-Blood Prince is still to come before we have to worry about Hallows. Glad they're splitting the last book into two even with the camping scenes there's still plenty of action packed into that story to make two movies.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Mar 13 2008 12:40 PM

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If Jo's OK with it I'm happy. She's showed impeccable judgement so far with how this phenomenon is handled and seems to have a genuine love of her creation, can't see her steering it wrong now.

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quietus28 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 12:46 PM

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I don't understand why so many think the third movie was the best. I thought the third was dreadfully boring, established little, and resolved absolutely nothing. To me it seemed like it as just buying time between installments. After that and the equally derivative fourth installment, I almost didn't bother with the 5th, which I thought was actually the best since #2.

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Favrefan12 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 12:52 PM

What's to bad is this: seven was symbolic in the books. Seven years at Hogwarts, seven parts to Voldemort's soul, even Voldemort said that the number seven carried a certain power in the wizarding world.

Now that I think about it though (SPOILER ALERT) there were really eight parts to Voldemort's soul, so this may symbolically work after all.

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TheIceGhost writes:
on Mar 13 2008 01:02 PM

I'll say what I always say with PoA:

PoA is "the best" film of the lot thus far. It is, however, the worst adaptation. (Though that last act for Order was pretty darn terrible).

Loving it or hating it mostly depends on what you're going in for. The die-hard H.P fans tend to hate it because it butcher's the book. More casual fans tend to love it because, well, it's a pretty flick. It all comes down to what you're going in as.. mostly. There's always going to be some person who'll completely bash this little theory of mine.

Moving on, I'm very happy they're splitting DH. Yeah they're going to get more money that way, but to me they've got to nail that last act. Splitting it in two will certainly give them enough time to do so.

I would have preferred getting Del Toro for director, but Yates will hopefully do a good job.. Order was a good movie(again, until the end, which was more script error then direction).

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jpbresnihan writes:
on Mar 13 2008 01:10 PM

the first two films were my least favorite...but they worked for the franchise because the potter trio were little and they were still kids films back then. so yeah they came off kiddy and i didnt like them.

i think its great that yates is doing the last films because i always looked at order of the phoenix, half blood price, and deathly hallows as a sepearate trilogy on their own. its here that the plot of the series really begins with voldemort's return and harry's fate to face him. i looked at the first three films as a setup for characters and background...and the fourth as a prequel to the 5th,6th, and 7th... so it makes sense to me that yates tackles the 7th book too.

as for putting it into two films. i dont know. i dont see why they just cant make it 2 hours and 45 minutes or even 3 hours long. there's enough action to keep it from being the boring 3 hour film that never seems to end. worked for 3 LOTR films. plus the first two potter films were over 2 and a half hours anyway. just seems like warner bros is trying to squeeze out the last bit of buck of the potter franchise. milkin...

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MaxFisher14 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 01:21 PM

It is either going to be executed good or really bad, but I'm thinking best POTTER yet.

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Marktime writes:
on Mar 13 2008 01:27 PM

I for one fond the parts of DH where they are moving from place to place quite good, though I'm glad it'll have plenty of time to tell its story I dont want to have to pay twice for one movie.

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twinsfan2715 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 01:51 PM

you know i really enjoyed PoA and i agree Cuaron is a great director, but i also like what Yates has done with Order. if they're going for an alumnus for Hallows, then Yates should probably be the guy and i'm happy about that decision. but i can't get over the rumors of Guillermo del Toro directing. when i read he was interested in the job, i literally got goosebumps. he is one of my favorite filmmakers and harry potter is one of my favorite film franchises so i obviously was very excited

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pom_pom288 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 01:54 PM

I love what Yates did for OoTP, but I did not picture him for Deathly Hallows.

My one criticism about OoTP was the pathetic action scenes, as well as the poor CGI. I don't think Yates will do the Battle of Hogwarts as much justice as a visual mastermind, such as as Alfonso Cuaron.

Yates' background is in TV dramas, which he used nicely to add depth to OotTP. Visually, however, the sets seemed sterile and the visual effects were dull and uneven.

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slip writes:
on Mar 13 2008 01:55 PM

as a fan, i do not like this one bit, i want one long movie, i dont know what they all need to fit into this one...maybe its all the crap they cut out of the other films so they needed to make up for it by "cramming" all of the information non-Potter fans wouldn't know about. why cant they make just one?

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Rockslide writes:
on Mar 13 2008 02:24 PM

I always find it funny that so many people love the third one. I'm with the handful here who actually found that to be the worst of all five films. Harry Potter should be epic, the PoA was more like some small side story. My favorite was definitely the fourth.

I don't mind the seventh broken into two movies and actually look forward to it- as long as they are both well made. Like someone else said, I don't need a hour of the trio camping if that's what constitutes breaking the movie in two. If its broken for more action and mayhem, then have at it.

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rgallitan writes:
on Mar 13 2008 02:29 PM

Meh. I laid out my objections to this pretty thoroughly the last time the subject came up, so I won't bother here. I'll just say "meh" and leave it at that.

For my money, Goblet is the best so far. The beginning was a bit mangled, but it was the most intelligible to a non-reader like myself and absolutely nailed the most important emotional peaks. Azkaban was great for finally bringing an inventive and engaging visual style to the films (the exterior photography was breathtaking), but the script was needlessly confusing and pretty well botched the setup of Black's character. Pheonix, by contrast, seemed like it had a fine script, but the direction was bland and the editing was apparently done with a chainsaw. I mean, the poor movie had the pacing of an incontinent tour guide, trying to finish his circle and get to the bathroom as soon as possible.

Which makes me none too confident that Yates is the man to finish this series. But maybe it wasn't his fault, or maybe he just needs time to get familiar with the world, and things will improve. Or maybe what goes up must come down...

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Warheart1188 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 02:42 PM

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Cuaron did an amazing job with the 3rd movie. The cinematography was astounding and really brought the feel of magic to the film. All the movies sans 3 have no magic to them at all.

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lilheclou writes:
on Mar 13 2008 02:50 PM

this should be interesting i never read the books but i like all the movies and can't wait for the next 3

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gm1200 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 02:56 PM

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TWO more movies? Darn it...I was looking forward to this franchise being over. I wish they had just crammed all of the books into one movie and been done with it. Its not like any of them (books or movies) are any good. Try reading some GOOD fantasy novels folks...they do exist!

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minderbinder writes:
on Mar 13 2008 03:00 PM

For anyone who liked the fifth movie best, this is actually pretty terrible news. I think Yates did a pretty good job, but I think the real reason the movie was so good was because it had a different screenwriter. Unfortunately, he's not going to be back for any more - they're going back to Kloves, so expect the scripts to go back to being as bad as ever.

I definitely think the third was the best *directed* of the series, it also had great performances, had good FX for the first time, and shifted the tone of the series in a much needed darker direction. Cuaron totally changed the look and tone of the films for the better, and the movies since then have followed the lead he set. There were definitely problems with 3, but those were all in the script, and that was all on Kloves's shoulders. As far as I'm concerned, he has botched all the ones he wrote, and 3 was especially glaring.

As far as I'm concerned, the best team for the last movie would be Cuaron and Michael Goldenberg. But instead we're getting neither. I'm sure Yates will do OK, but I'll bet the scripts leave out all the most important and interesting backstory, change a bunch of things for no reason at all (like the devil's snare thing in the first movie), and put in a bunch of "comedy" bits that aren't funny and don't match Rowling's style at all. They've done such a great job with casting, the look of the movies, the music, the direction (since the bland first two). And yet the movies are pretty mediocre compared to the books simply because the scripts have mostly been so weak.

I guess it could be worse, at least Columbus isn't coming back to direct (and what happened to his career? only one movie since HP2, and it was the bomb "Rent").

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Warheart1188 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 03:07 PM

I suppose they'll make a crapload of money with 2 films. Order of the Phoenix made $937,000,866 worldwide(from IMDB)so I won't be surprised if Half Blood Prince and 2 Deathly Hallows flicks make just as much. Great money-making scheme Warner Bros.

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Ashron writes:
on Mar 13 2008 03:39 PM

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How do you know the HP books are no good? Have you read them? If you haven't, then you can't possibly know if they're any good or not. And if you have read them, why did you waste your time with something you didn't like.

While I will agree with you that there are many better fantasy novels out there, to say the HP books were not good is just silly. They were exceptionally well done and did a nice job of keeping a very consistent world with multiple plots that were nicely tied up. They may not be to your taste, but that doesn't make them bad books.

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rdproductions writes:
on Mar 13 2008 03:43 PM

Just like the books, an extra movie will be made to make more money. Harry Pott%u20ACr is all money and no talent.

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minderbinder writes:
on Mar 13 2008 03:50 PM

"Just like the books, an extra movie will be made"

Um...what?

There were seven books, as originally planned, no extra one. What are you going on about?

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pom_pom288 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 03:50 PM

i think the best cinematography was by far in order of the phoenix, with that dark, blueish tint used through out the film, gave it a very ominous feel.

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ajmk123 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 03:56 PM

Cuaron did not add magic to the series, all he did was ruin the book and made the movie retarded. He is a joke director and it is a good thing he will not touch this movie.

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minderbinder writes:
on Mar 13 2008 04:02 PM

"all he did was ruin the book and made the movie retarded"

Wow, way to get your point across. Next time why not save yourself some effort and just copy/paste CUARON SUXX!!! a bunch of times?

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MarioHilario writes:
on Mar 13 2008 04:02 PM

I don't think there is any need for The Deathly Hallows to be split in two. And I agree that it could all be pulled off with a 3 hour movie like LOTR. But either way, that's two more HP films to be stoked for, so I'm not complaining.

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opTIMus Nerd writes:
on Mar 13 2008 04:16 PM

Just as the first commenter said...Part one of the Deathly Hallows will be simply an excruciatingly dull camping trip; at least that was how it read to me. I wasn't in love with the Hallows as it just seemed to meander along for the first third or so. Once business picked up, apparently Part 2 in the film version, it picked up. The kids will be in there early 30's by the time Deathly Hallows Part 2 comes out.

I wonder if they will call it that? "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2." Or will they come up with an alternate title? "Harry Potter and The Battle For Hogwarts" with Part 1 titled, "Harry Potter and the Camping Trip of Middling Consequence?" "Harry Potter and the Rather Dull War Analogy?" Or will they get literal and Call it Harry Potter Part 7 and Harry Potter Part 7.5?

Jokey criticism aside; for those who say how these books/films are no good and there are better fantasy series and so forth...No doubt you have your right to opinion, but come on, that ship has sailed now, eh? I mean look at the phenomena over the last decade with this!? I do believe these stories are here to stay because they are that good!

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trpsomewhere writes:
on Mar 13 2008 04:19 PM

maybe you can make it 7a and 7b... would that make everyone happy?! lol

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Bane Of Anubis writes:
on Mar 13 2008 04:50 PM

The book, like the previous ones, could have been readily truncated -- for me, it's a shame they're expanding this into 2 movies -- book 7 (like 5 and 6) was typical serial writing -- a bunch of fluff culminating in a strong finish.

I never understood why people got so worked up about side stories being cut out. This filler is used to expound on character, I guess, but the movies have readily developed the characters personas (and it's not like these characters aren't prototypical archetypes). Then again, maybe if I were twelve or thirteen, I might be sorely disappointed if they didn't include The Great BFMONW Campout and other sundries.

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rt_hire_me writes:
on Mar 13 2008 08:07 PM

Split the movie, include more of the story. The stuff left out isn't necessarily "filler". The racial themes, for example, coming from the oppression of the house elves would have worked great in the movies, but I'm no script writer and I understand some things have to go. So split the books up and do more movies. I sometimes wonder why more great novels like this aren't treated in 15-20 television episodes instead of feature films. Audiences would get the whole story. They'd be chomping at the bit for the next episode. And at the end of the season, the story ENDS and never has to jump the shark by dragging it on.

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Floor Man writes:
on Mar 13 2008 09:08 PM

"We could not imagine the final chapter of the film franchise being in better hands than those of David Yates."

Really? Really??? Like, say, maybe...Alfonso Cuar�n?

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writeitagain writes:
on Mar 13 2008 09:14 PM

David Yates' effort in Order...was abysmal. He dampened each potential dramatic high note with an apparent refusual to trust the process. He seemed hellbent on refusing to allow climaxes, instead directing movement and emotion to atonality. His stubborn (adolescent-like) insistence that his movie would be a priori "the shortest of the series" betrayed a director whose agenda was generated, from the onset, by an idiosyncratic vision not requiring faithfulness to the organic needs of story, plot and character.
I am so sad that Mr. Yates is being given an opportunity to stupify if not kill three more films of this literary masterwork.

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ajmk123 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 09:15 PM

Floor Man, why use the man who made the worst movie? Cuaron is a joke, go away.

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Spike1967 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 09:31 PM

Is it me, or has anyone else noticed, that this is clearly a greedy move by the studio to make more money off this franchise by splitting it into 2 films.

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Spike1967 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 09:32 PM

Is it me, or has anyone else noticed, that this is clearly a greedy move by the studio to make more money off this franchise by splitting it into 2 films.

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AquaFina writes:
on Mar 13 2008 09:32 PM

Cuaron made the most interesting film of the five, the only one that might stand on its own merits, outside of the series, as a piece of art. That one of the earlier books comes across as the darkest film of the series speaks volumes for his command of the camera; the cinematography is gorgeous, the pacing tight even despite a potentially confusing time-travel plot mechanism, and the characters exist as people, not just wizards. It's also the best acted of the five.

You grumble because he doesn't spell it out for you like Chris Columbus did, like Yates is doing; because he interprets and shapes instead of laying the novels down on film line for line. If it bothers you so I'd suggest you need an upgrade of imagination. I saw these films already, when I read the fantastic books on which they were based. I'd like a little creativity when it comes to the screen versions.

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Silverevilchao writes:
on Mar 13 2008 09:54 PM

The problem with PoA is NOT the director, or the script, or anything even relating to the process of the movie.

It is the source material.

Out of all of the Harry Potter books, I thought Prisoner of Azkaban was easily my least favorite. It was boring as hell and lacked suspense and a decent story. The movie sucked because its source sucked.

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FlailingArm writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:18 PM

You can read the official press statement from Warner Bros. on this here:

http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/forums/1663/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-to-be-split-into-two-movies#comment-959

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Paralyzer writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:38 PM

it's all about squeezing some more cash from the potter broomstick.yates does'nt do it for, so does the halfblood prince which is going to be 80% flashbacks...arrg.i see no reason why the deathly hallows coudn't just be 3 hours.warner is getting greedy

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randomfan writes:
on Mar 14 2008 12:15 AM

Why, why are they keeping Yates and Kloves, Kloves especially. At least they got rid of Goldenberg. WB made two major huge mistakes when they decided to pursue this franchise. A) They started making the movies before the books were finished, and B) they didn't hire a screenwriter that actually read the books. I'll start with the latter first. The reason why the LOTR franchise worked was because it was fronted by someone who enjoyed the books, and wanted to see it done right. That wasn't what WB did. They hired someone to write it because the idea intrigued him.
Why they started making the movies before the books finished I will never know. It doesn't make sense from a writing standpoint. They are so tied together, that random details in the book turn out really important later on, only they happen to get cut from the film. It lacks common sense from my standpoint.
Personally, I don't like any of them, because they are horrible representations of the books, and even when I watched them without thinking about the books at all, I didn't enjoy them. I can only hope that with the two movies instead of one, that they can get more details in.
Question to those who like the 5th movie because it was darker. How do you figure, they cut all the dark parts from the book out. They cut him losing confidence in his dad/Sirius. They cut out angsty violent yelling Harry(which I was really looking forward to). And they changed the end of it so much that I was confused as to what I was watching. Where was him smashing the office and raging at Dumbledore. All in all, the movie was lacking.

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TheAnswerMVP2001 writes:
on Mar 14 2008 12:57 AM

In reply to this comment (#1630356)
There is, read the article again, last paragraph.

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Johnnymojo88 writes:
on Mar 14 2008 01:56 AM

In reply to this comment (#1630376)
I agree with you! OotP is my favorite movie, though PoA is a close second. Not only is the story of 5 better, but the trio (especially Radcliffe) are better actors in the most recent movie so they bring it to life better. That said, I think in the directing category, Alfonso takes the cake with 3. Yates is terrific though, and considering both the excellence of Deathly Hallows as source material, and how much better the kids are going to be as actors by the time they make that one, I wouldn't be surprised if the Deathly Hallows movies (which will be insane to watch back to back some lucky day) are the best in the series.

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Johnnymojo88 writes:
on Mar 14 2008 02:01 AM

In reply to this comment (#1630482)
I'd imagine that both of the movies will be upwards of 2 1/2 hours. Hell, I'd sit through two Return of the King length Deathly Hallows movies if it means getting it right.

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jdeuel writes:
on Mar 14 2008 03:24 AM

Honestly these movies just keep getting worse as the books got longer

so much cut out, so much added just to satisfy kids in the audience, and then a little fan service

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Bk_Tan writes:
on Mar 14 2008 04:32 AM

In reply to this comment (#1631005)
to opTImus Nerd
you really are a complete and utter loser are you not?
well with a name like that it's obvious but your comments are incredibly distasteful and reek of idiocy and stupidity.
you are obviously not a fan and don't read a lot. you can't simply just jump into the action which is what you were hoping for wasn't it? actually in my opinion there was action throughout but you obviously cannot read too it seems. the first part of the book is not only about camping you illiterate troll. there's story development needed to set up the final scenes but action fanboys such as yourself don't think about things like that, not that you can think.
why don't you stop trolling about things you don't know and go and suck your little transformers soft toy and cry? i mean that's about the only thing you are capable of doing with a brain as non existent as yours and take your pathetic jokes and incompetent sarcasm with you.
now go little one. =)

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martinscorsese25 writes:
on Mar 14 2008 05:06 AM

i know yates is a good choice. i'm okay with that. but i was really hoping for a well known director like maybe alfonso( who did an amazing job of making a potter "film") i would also prefered guelliermo( but stupid "new line" snached him up, sorry but i'm not a big fan of tolkien books, although i'm a big fan of jackson's movies. but i just don't get the fuss about "the hobbit") i would also like a chris colombus dark potter films(cause you know, 1 and 2 were a little bit childish, just hoping for him to redeem himself) , or a steven spielberg film. so to sum up, my favorites among those are the mexicans. and my second choice is spielberg or chris. just for the idea of having John Williams back, brings joy to my heart. i know hooper is godd but just imagine if john williams would have composed thsoe music. you'll be humming it everytime.

so all in all im okay with yates, AGAIN!!! just bring back john williams, i mean he just said before that there is a 90% chance of him comming back in DH. enough of hooper, he's got order and half-blood now. WB, please, convince david that his FRIEND(the only reason he got the job on order) hooper has had enough potter. its time to bring back the master.

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coochiexyz writes:
on Mar 14 2008 05:06 AM

oh cool! this means more snape! me thinks alan rickman (snape) has to have more screen time since he plays one of the most complex characters in modern lit. all he did in the previous movies was to glare at harry. hopefully, he'll be able to stretch his acting muscles more on the next harry installments.

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donwillymo writes:
on Mar 14 2008 05:51 AM

I THINK THE KID ATREYU FROM THE FIRST NEVERENDING STORY WITH HIS LUCK DRAGON COULD KICK HARRY POTTER'S VIRGIN *** WITH OR WITHOUT THAT DILDO HE CALLS A BROOMSTICK!!!!! WHO WANT IT NOW BITCHES. AND ANOTHER THING I WANT HOLYFIELD!

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vlhahn writes:
on Mar 14 2008 05:54 AM

I don't really care that they are splitting the movies, since having read the books I already know how it ends, just as long as it has the details and the action that kept me reading the Deathly Hallows until 4 in the morning, I couldn't put the book down. I hope that the movie will be the same feeling, not wanting to miss a thing, wanting to watch and rewatch it, hoping to catch more details. I haven't been on the Harry Potter banwagon since the begining, I just read them all last summer, but I was very disappointed with the movies and how much was cut out from the books. I think all the movies should of been super long like the Lord of the Rings, keeping to details, and side stories. The true fans would sit through them, just as the fans sat through LOTR movies. Up to this point I thought some of the previous movies were too short.

Having read all about Potter, has left me wanting to know more, more about his parents, what happened to his grandparents? I want to read about James and Lily's experiences at Hogwarts, we've gotten little snippets of info but I want the whole story, and how the first OoP developed and what they did in efforts againts Voldermort.

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donwillymo writes:
on Mar 14 2008 06:37 AM

God you Harry Potter geeks really don't budge no matter what comment I post. Guess ur used to it. I bow to thee oh mighty nerds of harry potter!!! I'm going to go an **** my girlfriend now and hang outside with friends. You do know what that is right?

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DarthWonka writes:
on Mar 14 2008 07:06 AM

What's the friggin' difference? I mean, in fifty or so years, a Pete Jackson-like mofo is going to come along and make all three of the first books at the same time, the second three at a different time, and the last one on a third time, and really do this series the justice it deserves, now that we have the story in its entirety. The series will eventually be adapted as a superior seven-part film, as opposed to seven separate adaptations. Mark my words.

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DarthWonka writes:
on Mar 14 2008 07:08 AM

In reply to this comment (#1630648)
You're on the money with this, though I liked "Azky" a little more than you did.

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opTIMus Nerd writes:
on Mar 14 2008 07:36 AM

Bk_Tan; what an awesome flame job you did there!? Holy Moly!? Did I hit a "you can't simply just jump into the action which is what you were hoping for wasn't it? actually in my opinion there was action throughout but you obviously cannot read too it seems."
How dare someone have a difference of opinion because if they don't think the same thing you do then they MUST not be able to read.

"the first part of the book is not only about camping you illiterate troll. there's story development needed to set up the final scenes but action fanboys such as yourself don't think about things like that, not that you can think."
I cannot think, I can not process any information and I pay my mom to type out these letters in an order that gives the illusion of complete sentences and so forth. I am also a fanboy who only consumes non-stop action who doesn't read but reads and hates Harry Potter of which I am also a fanboy. You must work for Nasa!

"why don't you stop trolling about things you don't know and go and suck your little transformers soft toy and cry? i mean that's about the only thing you are capable of doing with a brain as non existent as yours and take your pathetic jokes and incompetent sarcasm with you.
now go little one. =)"

I am not trolling?! My Mom posts on here for me all the time!?

Sorry, I had to take a minute to get my Transformers soft-toy out of my mouth because your ultimate awesomeness, which is waaaay better than me, made me sob so hard that I almost choked. My mother, however, resents your criticism of my pathetic jokes, incompetent sarcasm and she also wants you to know that I am not LITTLE!? We already informed you that I am hugely fat, pasty and covered in crumbs and caramel goo. Anyhow, thank you for coming down form your high position of intelligence and monopoly of HP opinion to put me squarely in my place. You are right! The first third of the book had no camping, no whining wasn't repetitive at all and was non-stop action!!!

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The Great One writes:
on Mar 14 2008 08:05 AM

Kloves is back to writing them so its all good

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Shatter24 writes:
on Mar 14 2008 08:28 AM

I am glad to see I'm not alone thinking Potter 3 is over-hyped, as is Cuaron. His vision was too distracting for the storyline. I'm not a H.P. die-hard, only a casual fan, but I still believe Potter 4 is the best film and 3 is the worst. I thought 5 was really good, dark and exciting, but the final act seemed rushed and the battle sequence not as well established as it could have been. With big battles coming in Deathly Hollows, I'm still not convinced Yates is the man for the job (Maybe the 6th movie will change my mind).

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donwillymo writes:
on Mar 14 2008 08:29 AM

*SPOILER* Harry Potter's not real. He wakes up in Blackpool England with a syringe in his arm...oh well. Sorry guys you have to grow up now...you know get jobs and sh*t. Thanks

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donwillymo writes:
on Mar 14 2008 09:04 AM

Well it's my lunch Dunkin F'n Donuts sounds good about now

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Defshep writes:
on Mar 14 2008 09:47 AM

Haha! Warners is already having separation anxiety! Now that this series is coming to an end, I'll bet they're wishing they had tried this before. I would hate to think this is just a crass way to milk every last cent out of the franchise. But, I know that's completely atypical of this business...

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zetabosio writes:
on Mar 14 2008 10:15 AM

I only hope that by the time Yates gets to do the first for Hollow, he will be in much better shape that for Phoenix.

One thing we have to thank is the cast, that each year it improves more and more, and Daniel Radcliff and Emma Watson are becoming finer actors.

My biggest fear would be that the first of Hollow will have the same fate as Matrix Reloaded or Pirates II, which means they both actually as a film didn't have an ending. I don't want a 5-hour movie splitted in two; I want 2 separated movies that actually both have an intriguing and amazing ending. Just like Tarantino did with Kill Bill Part 1.

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baz050 writes:
on Mar 14 2008 11:04 AM

i honestly like them all. eventthough goblet of fire is the only one i own. i like the idea of having 2 movies, just as long as Ron stops using the words "bloody hell".

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hackles writes:
on Mar 14 2008 11:17 AM

greedy nothing. there's no way to do this book justice in a two (or even three) hour movie. splitting it up is the only way to cover everything without it becoming another editing hack job like OotP.

And am I the only one who sees the logical midway point being after the Malfoy house battle? Finish the first with that climactic scene and spend most of the second movie as a mad dash for the finish!

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Mar 14 2008 11:23 AM

In reply to this comment (#1631792)
'What *that* is' ..your girlfriend?

As I understand it, quite a lot of people know what your 'girlfriend' is.

..take that how you like, and seeing as how she doesn't really exist I'm not particularly worried about hurting her feelings.

And kudos to Optimus- takes a fair amount of restraint to respond to a dumba#s attempt at a flame with subtlety or irony. All I would suggest is you be a little less cordial; you're wasting subtlety on people who don't get it. --Then again, I enjoyed it, so rock out.

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donwillymo writes:
on Mar 14 2008 11:48 AM

Donwillymo
(weeping)
My message has been heard. My mission is
complete, Tombstone. Finally
I don't feel so invisible...
(crying as he runs off into the horizon)

The End.
(credits)

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PennsylvaniaJames writes:
on Mar 14 2008 02:25 PM

In reply to this comment (#1630376)
I actually completely disagree with you. I thought that the Order of the Phoenix was a mess compared to the Goblet of Fire. I'm really unhappy that they have Yates coming back to direct 3 more HP movies now (bringing his grand total to 4-yikes).

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PennsylvaniaJames writes:
on Mar 14 2008 02:38 PM

I noticed that a lot of people are bashing Kloves as the screenwriter. Personally I think that he does a great job and hated the writing in the 5th movie. In all other movies (especially the 4th) the writing is great.

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Basilides in Alexandria writes:
on Mar 14 2008 04:38 PM

This has nothing to do with the book, this is all about $$$...

Yates is OK, but they should have used a better director like Del Toro or Cuar�n.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Mar 15 2008 01:29 AM

In reply to this comment (#1631428)
Or maybe it's a move by the studio to give fans what they want by not hacking out fun portions of the story to fit into the alotted time AND make some extra money? Why does it have to be about greed. I know the corporations are being all corporationee, but if the studio's didn't make money guess what? We wouldn't have movies at all. I have no problem with films making a few hundred million more as long as they don't sacrifice quality which I doubt Rowling who has more money than God would allow.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Mar 15 2008 01:43 AM

In reply to this comment (#1632593)
Yes it's all about money, Governments are all about oppressing their people and Flouride secretly weakens our will. Honestly what do we care as long as the final product is good? It's no big secret movie studio's want to make money so let's stop pretending like it is and they're just trying to bamboozle us. Guess what folks fast food is fattening and cigarette's are bad for you too and you know who's fault it is if you get fat or die of cancer? it's not the governement or big tobacco, it's yours.

Seriously who is it hurting if the movie industry makes more money? The fans who get more special effects for their big budget films made because of it. The little indie projects which never would have been made at all without it? The writers who obviously were being underpaid? or the million or so otehr people who make their living making movies and trying to bring a little joy and entertainment into your lives. What is so offensive about making a profit honestly!?!

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kodie131 writes:
on Mar 15 2008 10:02 AM

I think its really understandable when people say Azkaban was the best. The directing was incredible! Even though it was a little slow, they still did a very good job. But my favorite would have to be Goblet. Even though it completely butchered the book in many ways, it is definitely the most entertaining. And Ralph Fiennes performance as Voldermort still gives me chills.

As for Deathly Hallows split into two films? I am fine with it. Even though I feel like they are just trying to make more money off an already billion dollar enterprise, it will be great for the fans. I always thought the final battle scene should of been a movie itself, and if you think about it, that would make one amazing movie. I think if they cut part one right before they get to Hogwarts, that would be very, very epic. I am just sad that the Steven Spielberg directing rumor was just a rumor. That would of been the greatest movie of all time.

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SadisticMagician writes:
on Mar 15 2008 10:46 AM

6 months isn't really that long...so i don't mind the split.
besides...2 movies are better than one so everyone wins. the fans get more movie time and hollywood gets all of out money. lol.

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PennsylvaniaJames writes:
on Mar 15 2008 01:08 PM

In reply to this comment (#1633385)
I was sad about that Spielberg rumor being false also. But I read somewhere that he choose not to direct any of the Harry Potter movies because "It would have been like shooting fish in a barrell-there would have been no challenge". I think that's basically right.

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bsumovieguy83 writes:
on Mar 15 2008 03:02 PM

Thank god they are spliting DH into two movies!! i can't take them butching the story anymore, it is so agravating! I can only imagine how much they leaving out of half-blood prince.

And to everyone one here that thinks order of the phoniex is the best movie u couldn't have read the book because it is absolutely butchered!! Order was my favorite book of the series till DH and to see how they did the end was such a let down, the book had so much more excitement and magic in it!!

I just hope that he finishes this up right because it has the chance if exected like the book is written to be a classic and one of the biggest, best movies of alltime!!!!

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DarthWonka writes:
on Mar 15 2008 03:36 PM

It makes me wonder if they'll release the Deathly Hallows DVDs in two parts. Wouldn't it suck if you loved Deathly Hallows Pt. 1, bought the DVD for it and then Pt. 2 came out and it sucked?

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RuinerxxSINCITY writes:
on Mar 16 2008 04:35 PM

Look if they are willing to pump the money into a 2 part finale with Yates directing I am all for it. The Harry Potter series has brought me so much unexpected joy since I first found it. I remember expecting to be hugely disappointed popping in the first movie's DVD, since I wrote it off as a children's series. However, what I found was incredible alternate universe filled to the brim with entertaining ideas and characters. It truly pains me to realize we are down to the final 2 books, because I seriously do not want to think of not having another film to look forward to. Yes, Cuaron did a wonderful job, but as Rowling's writing continues to evolve the movies do as well. If Cuaron stayed on with Potter we would never have seen Children of Men which is now my favorite movie. Order of the Phoenix was the best film in my opinion, and I expect Half-Blood Prince to be even better. There is more then enough things happening in Hallows to make an extremely exceptional 4-4 1/2 hours conclusion.

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mygrnangl writes:
on May 20 2008 11:17 AM

I have all movies and love them all. But, i feel the last three are the best. I'm just waiting for the next one. As for book 7 in two parts, i don't know if that's the best idea either. All of us that have read all the books already knows what happens in the end. Why drag it out?

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shootingsparks14 writes:
on Jun 03 2008 02:16 PM

i disagrre with u completely!!!!!!!!!

i cant wait 4 these 2 films!!!!!!!!

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misseyv writes:
on Jun 25 2008 12:50 PM

I dont know if I'd consider myself a die hard fan. I'm a huge fan of the books and enjoy having movies to go with them. I do agree that The Prisoner of Azkaban was really hard to watch; that movie was long, boring, didn't do the book justice at all, and I ende up turning it off and watching it later 3 times. I dont know who any of the directers are that you're all talking about, so I have no idea who it was that did POA, but I dont think he did a good job and I hope he's not the one doing the next few movies. But as far as any of the movies are concerned, theres only so much a director can do; I think its impossible for a movie to reach Rowlings magical books.
As for Deathly Hollows being divided into two movies, I'm thrilled. As much as I wanted Harry, Ron, and Hermione to have a happy ending, I was very sad when I was finished with the 7 books, with something that good, you want it to just keep going. Dividing the last film into two parts gives us more Harry Potter without compromising the trios happy ending... cant get much better than that!

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misseyv writes:
on Jun 25 2008 01:00 PM

In reply to this comment (#1633053)
Thank you bigbrother! You said all of the stuff I didnt feel like getting upset about as I wrote it! I think all of those people that are offended and shocked that warner bro's are trying to make as much money as they can from this gig are a little too into HP and think they live at Hogwarts where justice always comes one way or another, rather than in the real world, where just about everything is about money. And yes, pretty much everything is about money... church too.

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jrash writes:
on Jul 30 2008 11:57 AM

In reply to this comment (#1630437)
The fourth book was by far the best of all. After that, they were all disappointments. What was the point of the fifth book/movie?? It was about a prophecy that tells us absolutely nothing new! One must die so the other can live??!?! Didn't we already know that. It was perhaps the most useless book of the series.

They really should've split the Goblet of Fire into two movies. It was the most interesting book of the series and was the biggest turning point of the series. It actually set up plot points for the ending while 5 and 6 just made up new information that really didn't change much for the finale. The series should've ended at 5 books...

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glen m. writes:
on Jul 18 2009 10:00 AM

mrs ROWLING MUST NEED THE MONEY FOR THE NEXT FILM...OH BUT THIS ONE WAS THE FINAL ONE, RIGHT. I hope so. If the next one is going to be anything like this PIECE OF CRAP, i'm going to demand my money back!!! WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP!!! SERIOUSLY. half way, three quarters of the way, i wanted to leave. i got sick and tired of seeing all the hooking up and butt chasing instead of the action these movies are known for. valdemort did'nt even show up through the whole movie!!! but they made you believe he would. I feel like I got suckered, and I want my 3 hrs of my life back.!!!

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