The Official Thread For: Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix

[StorminNorman]

That pisses me off to no end. Why not just set Lord of the Rings in modern times and have them drive a Ford station wagon to Mount Doom?

The Atmosphere is what makes the books remarkable. JKR has not only written a book, she created a world and culture. To change that shows how little the movie makers know.

But see, the Harry Potter books take place in this universe, in (more or less) this time period. The scene with Mr. Weasly in a three piece suit in the movie is a scene with Mr. Weasly in some other sort of Muggle dress in the books. It is not a big difference.

 

[Ultimate Movie-Man]

Everyone stop fighting on how you think you could do a better job at these movies and how badly the people who are actually trying. A book is a book, and a movie is a movie.

End of argument(s).

 

[Socrates]

OotP Director David Yates: "I've Shot a Movie That's Probably Over Three Hours"

A TLC reader let us know today that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix director David Yates is quoted in the December issue of Empire magazine regarding the length of the new movie. Quotage (from page 33 apparently):

"The book's huge, but it actually distills quite easily... That said, I've shot a movie that's probably over three hours, so I'll have to lose 45 minutes in the edit."


Please Note: We do not know if the final length of Phoenix has firmly been set as they are just now completing production on the film in England, so this is all very preliminary -in other words, don't panic yet! We are trying to get more information about this and will update with more.
Thanks Roger!

They should just leave in those 45 minutes.

 

[LEX]

That would be a fanboy's absolute wet dream to have a three hour long Harry Potter movie, but sadly, money conflicts everything. I would've preferred to rather experience the extra 45 minutes on the big screen than watching them on my pathetic home entertainment system.

 

[Kmack]

Whoa, that's a lot of editing. Why can't the films run over three hours? Peter Jackson did it with LOTR and they were very successful. Am I missing something

 

[Socrates]

It'd be nice if they at least put all the cut footage on the DVD next time.

 

[Ultimate Movie-Man]

A three hour Harry Potter would be the shiznit. Please let the shiznit be three hours long.

 

[OtepApe]

A three hour HP movie would be great, I don't really see a reason why they can't do that. They will probably have those 45 mins on the dvd, but I want to see it on the big screen dammit.

 

[Ultimate Movie-Man]

They don't want to bore children.

Wait, Harry Potter isn't for children...however child-friendly it is.

Or did I miss something?

 

[PowersOfMind]

Over three hours...wow that a lot of footage. MAkes sense they would have to lose some, to make for maximum showings in theaters.

Whoa, that's a lot of editing. Why can't the films run over three hours? Peter Jackson did it with LOTR and they were very successful. Am I missing something

But the LOTR films didnt run over three hours in theaters. They were like 2 hours and 30-45 minutes. Its only when he released the extended cut they were over three hours and that was on dvd.

 

[terry78]

Point blank, as much as kids love these books, a three hour running time means less showings, and a lot of kids are still ADD riddled. Contrary to popular belief, that is who these movies are for.

 

[Matt]

I don't think a 3 hour movie is necessary. A lot of Order of the Phoenix is visual descriptions and Harry's inner dialouge. The actual narrative is probably shorter than Goblet of Fire.

 

[Dr. Fate]

They don't want to bore children.

Wait, Harry Potter isn't for children...however child-friendly it is.

Or did I miss something?

Sometimes it feels like they don't know what audience they want to reach.

 

[Ultimate Movie-Man]

I know...

I had a dream about the toilet scene in Potter 1, but I kept trying to save Emma. Weird. And there was some pirahna in the toilet thing, or something.

I just hope 5 is dark. And 6. And 7. I want 7 darker than the night sky.

 

[AirKnight82]

Sometimes it feels like they don't know what audience they want to reach.

This is how I think the movies went!

THe first movie was childish a for ages 7 and up

The Second one was more frighting so preteen - 10 and up

The Third one was more horrorfying so more preteen- 12 and up

The Fourth one had more adventure but a death scene so I rate Teen - 13 and up

I would like to see it around 3 hours for the next movie cause I think the books/movies are for young adults 15 and up. I don't think the children under 8 should see the movies until the parents see it first cause I know a bunch of parents who didn't read the books nor the children did and brought the kids to the 4th movie thinking it would end happily! WOW they were suprised at the end and they had to explain what death was to a children ages 4 to 10! (this is when I worked at a daycare!)

 

[Matt]

This is how I think the movies went!

THe first movie was childish a for ages 7 and up

The Second one was more frighting so preteen - 10 and up

The Third one was more horrorfying so more preteen- 12 and up

The Fourth one had more adventure but a death scene so I rate Teen - 13 and up

I would like to see it around 3 hours for the next movie cause I think the books/movies are for young adults 15 and up. I don't think the children under 8 should see the movies until the parents see it first cause I know a bunch of parents who didn't read the books nor the children did and brought the kids to the 4th movie thinking it would end happily! WOW they were suprised at the end and they had to explain what death was to a children ages 4 to 10! (this is when I worked at a daycare!)

I still ay 3 hours is excessive for OOTP.

 

[Cinemaman]

3 hours? Is he insane? Who will go to see 3 hour HP movie?????

 

[Dr. Fate]

3 hours? Is he insane? Who will go to see 3 hour HP movie?????

The really die hard fans.

 

[PowersOfMind]

Im a diehard fan and I dont think I could sit through it for three hours. A three hour viewing is for at home where I can pause and un-numb my butt.

 

[OtepApe]

3 hours isn't really that long. If the film is good enough, the time seems to fly by. I had the same experiences with King Kong and the last two LOTR movies.

If the movie isn't very good, then yes, 3 hours is probably too much to bare. It all depends on the quality of the movie imo.

 

[Dr. Fate]

3 hours isn't really that long. If the film is good enough, the time seems to fly by. I had the same experiences with King Kong and the last two LOTR movies.

If the movie isn't very good, then yes, 3 hours is probably too much to bare. It all depends on the quality of the movie imo.

Quality. So scarce these days.

 

[OtepApe]

Quality. So scarce these days.

Too true.

I admit, the prospect of watching Dan Radcliffe and Emma Watson's crazy eyebrows for three hours is haunting.

But we will never know, until it's tried.

 

[Dr. Fate]

Too true.

I admit, the prospect of watching Dan Radcliffe and Emma Watson's crazy eyebrows for three hours is haunting.

But we will never know, until it's tried.

You know, it's not Emma Watson's eyebrows that bug me, it's more just her overall lack of anything resembling acting talent/ability. When the film rolls around, I intend to do all I can to blot her out and focus on what few scenes will feature Luna Lovegood, who was the best thing about "Phoenix", at least for me (and I don't even like blonde women).

 

[OtepApe]

You know, it's not Emma Watson's eyebrows that bug me, it's more just her overall lack of anything resembling acting talent/ability. When the film rolls around, I intend to do all I can to blot her out and focus on what few scenes will feature Luna Lovegood, who was the best thing about "Phoenix", at least for me (and I don't even like blonde women).

Oh I agree she doesn't have talent, it's that she overacts everything and her eyebrows are constantly on the move, it's hypnotic. During GOF I was in some kind of trance.

I don't really have a favourite thing about OOTP, it's my least favourite book out of the series so far. I did like the Weasley Is Our King subplot, but that's gone now. I hope Luna is entertaining, but I feel she is going to be diluted to a certain extent, which will probably limit my enjoyment of her.

 

[Dr. Fate]

Oh I agree she doesn't have talent, it's that she overacts everything and her eyebrows are constantly on the move, it's hypnotic. During GOF I was in some kind of trance.

I don't really have a favourite thing about OOTP, it's my least favourite book out of the series so far. I did like the Weasley Is Our King subplot, but that's gone now. I hope Luna is entertaining, but I feel she is going to be diluted to a certain extent, which will probably limit my enjoyment of her.

Yeah, I too fear that Luna's gonna be watered down or "Americanized" somehow.

Cutting out the Weasley Is our King subplot sucks. Even if he won't admit it in interviews, I wouldn't be surprised if Rupert Grint is pissed about that.