Comments on: Fantasy Film Follow-Up

By: John Nowak

John Nowak — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:50:54 +0000

Well, I admit that in Goblet Of Fire, Sirius Black had too little screen time, and they failed miserably when they did not show the Quidditch match–their clumsiest mistake since eliminating the potions challenge in the first movie (hopefully you know which part I mean). I recall hearing that it may have been because the first three movies all showed Quidditch games, each one under different conditions, more or less, but we never got to watch a PROFESSIONAL game.

By: Kelson

Kelson — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:29:10 +0000

I still think Prisoner of Azkaban told the most cohesive story as a movie. The ~~other~~ later films have (IMO) fallen more into the trap of bullet-point storytelling.

By: John Nowak

John Nowak — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:03:26 +0000

Actually, when it came to accurately telling the story and giving us a good show, Prisoner Of Azkaban was by far the worst movie. At least they could have included the Quidditch subplot! I am so glad that they got rid of that director by the time they made Order Of The Phoenix, which I found to be the best one so far.

By: aeryncrichton

aeryncrichton — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:07:39 +0000

I went and looked at the trailer for The Dark is Rising because someone on another board was raving about it (with the caveat that she knew a bunch of us were not thrilled with the announced changes), and I have to agree with you that it looks terrible. Or at least, while it may be a perfectly good movie, it is not going to be The Dark is Rising. Such a shame!