WB's 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' original script by J.K. Rowling

[Lord]

It was great, but he doesn't exactly bring a very unique vision.

 

[Airwings]

Mike Newell did the second best Potter film, if you ask me

 

[Octoberist]

Actually Mike did a good job but we'll see. He didn't have the chance to leave a stamp on the franchise. I'm kinda shocked they kept David Yates. I guess beucase it was easier to keep him and cheaper too. But even he didn't really hit his stride till (in my opinion) Deathly Hallows.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

I thought Yates really stepped it up with half blood prince, while liberties were taken with the story (mostly omitted)I still think it's one of the better ones of the series (at least in terms of cinematography). Also I loved how he focused on Malfoy's struggle.

 

[MrMaooz]

I thought HBP was the worst film in the series. It was good, but the worst in my opinion.

 

[Octoberist]

The worst one was Order of the Phoenix. But HBP was pretty close though it's probably (to me) the best book in the series.

 

[flickchick85]

I thought all of Yates' installments were better than GoF or (especially) CoS, my personal least-favorite of the lot. Basically, I thought he was the 2nd best director of the series behind Cuaron, in terms of acting, emotional beats, visuals and action.

I do give credit to Columbus for establishing a solid foundation but I feel like as a director and storyteller, he's the weakest of the bunch. Newell did ok, but watching that graveyard scene in GoF the first time, I couldn't help but miss Cuaron's natural gift for atmospherics. I still liked it, but felt like it could have been more. I think Yates had a better knack for that kind of stuff, too.

 

[Hyde]

God I hope so! The harry potter verse is too big and too rich to not do more books.

Id also like her to finish the harry potter encyclopdia.

Potter's story is done. But if you're talking about spinoffs, for sure.

The HP universe really is as rich and as much of a blank slate as something like Star Wars. I think there is potential for a lot more stories in that universe, probably even involving Harry, Ron and Hermione. An idea I had recently is that another book is set twenty or so years after DH, which delves into the history of magic and how it once ruled the world (werewolves, dragons etc) but a war with "muggles" caused them to retreat into the shadows which is why a lot of the locations in the Potterverse have to be accessed via secret passageways in London. There's then a group of wizards who want to "take back" Earth and go to war with the humans, you've then got the good Aurors (Harry... maybe Ron and Hermione but I can't remember what professions they went into) trying to defend both sides etc. Makes it another big epic story but still different from Voldemort and enriches the world.

 

[Airwings]

What speaks in favor of David Yates is that HBP is the third best film. But OOTP was such a let down after GOF. I was disappointed.
It's strange that the studio didn't continue with the pattern of having one director for each film. But then it got to me, it's Warner Bros we're talking about.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I think GoF is very underrated. It probably married the style of the first two films, with the style of the last 4 the best. It is quite the romp, with a fantastic and emotional final act. Moody is awesome, Rita is hilarious, the first two task really deliver, and I love the Yule Ball. Also, outside of perhaps PoA or OotP, it is probably the most well written the three leads are combined. Each has their films where they rock, but GoF has a great balance imo.

I thought HBP was the worst film in the series. It was good, but the worst in my opinion.

I agree with this. Bad adaptation and just a mediocre film compared to the other 7.

The worst one was Order of the Phoenix. But HBP was pretty close though it's probably (to me) the best book in the series.

Order of the Phoenix is my second favorite film in the series after PoA. It is similar to PoA in how it was adapted. Yes a lot of is cut out, but it is irrelevant, as what is there works almost completely. They keep the story focused on Harry, his anger and how he deals with it. They avoid the superfluous and use it to their advantage imo. It also has some of the best visuals, great pacing, the score is strong and it has the duel.

I thought Yates really stepped it up with half blood prince, while liberties were taken with the story (mostly omitted)I still think it's one of the better ones of the series (at least in terms of cinematography). Also I loved how he focused on Malfoy's struggle.

Oh, I hate how it looks. That filter/soft focus makes me want to hurl.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

What speaks in favor of David Yates is that HBP is the third best film. But OOTP was such a let down after GOF. I was disappointed.
It's strange that the studio didn't continue with the pattern of having one director for each film. But then it got to me, it's Warner Bros we're talking about.

Now I need to rank the films. t:

Prisoner of Azkaban
Order of the Phoenix
Sorcerer's Stone
Goblet of Fire
Deathly Hallows Part 1
Chamber of Secrets
Deathly Hallows Part 2
Half-Blood Prince

The top two and bottom two are pretty much set in stone. The middle four are far less firm. On any day any of those can be in the third spot.

 

[mclay18]

Oh, I hate how it looks. That filter/soft focus makes me want to hurl.

That's a trademark of the DP, not the director. Amelie, Dark Shadows and Inside Llewyn Davis have that same aesthetic.

 

[ares834]

I thought Yates really stepped it up with half blood prince, while liberties were taken with the story (mostly omitted)I still think it's one of the better ones of the series (at least in terms of cinematography). Also I loved how he focused on Malfoy's struggle.

I could not stand HBP. Perhaps it is partly the book purist in me, but I hated how they focused on the teen angst rather than Voldemort's back story. Yates's other outings were pretty strong however.

 

[TanneRain]

I could not stand HBP. Perhaps it is partly the book purist in me, but I hated how they focused on the teen angst rather than Voldemort's back story. Yates's other outings were pretty strong however.

Agreed, in my opinion HBP stands strongest when focusing on the backstory of Riddle along with Dumbledore and the mystery of the Horcruxes. A film that put more time towards that could have been great.

 

[Octoberist]

I actually read the books after seeing the movies. Now I see the movies AS companion pieces to the book. Without reading the books initially, the movies felt like plot telling, instead of storytelling. Things just happen, characters pop in and out, etc.

 

[Marvolo]

I'd rather chew off my own arm than watch another Newell Harry Potter film.

Are any of y'all on Pottermore? Some of the art on that site, especially of Hogwarts, makes me regret even more how bland the designs became by the end of the films. The Hogwarts in that pottermore art is straight out of the books with suits of armor on plinths, candles everywhere, a proper entrance hall and grounds, portraits everywhere... the atmosphere is perfect and it just looks so much better and more magical than the Hogwarts in the films.

 

[:eek:]

Alfonso Cuaron in Talks to Direct J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts!

Source: Nikki Finke
May 19, 2014


We learned last week that Warner Bros. Pictures had set a November 18, 2016 release date for "Harry Potter" spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and now comes word via Nikki Finke that Gravity helmer Alfonso Cuaron is "deep in talks" to direct the film! Cuaron also previously directed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

The film, based on J.K. Rowling's world of witches and wizards and inspired by Harry Potter�s Hogwarts textbook of the same name, will follow the adventures of the book's fictitious author, Newt Scamander.

The first in a planned trilogy set in the wizarding world, the story will feature magical creatures and characters, some of which will be familiar to devoted "Harry Potter" fans. The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the "Harry Potter" books or seen the films, but Newt's story will start in New York, seventy years before Harry's gets underway.

What do you think about Cuaron possibly returning to J.K. Rowling's fantasy world?

 

[ares834]

It's the best possible outcome.

 

[Hyde]

 

[Sevprince]

Please let this be true.

 

[Lord]

This is too good to be true i fear

 

[green]

^Dont burst the bubble.

Please let it happen.

 

[Drizzle]

It's entirely possible. He loved working on "Azkaban", plus WB will throw him a buttload of cash now that he's an Oscar winner to boot.

 

[mclay18]

You KNOW WB will tout this as 'From Oscar-winning director of GRAVITY'...

 

[Lord]

Didn't know he loved working on Azkaban, then the reason he refused to make more movies was because of Gravity and Children of Man?