Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [New Trailer is now available.]

TheMovieBox.net ^ | 04/032004 | Self

[Tribune7]

Well, the left-wingers think Harry is a conservative.

If JK were an American she'd be a Republican. The right-wingers in this country are the religious middle class. The right-wingers in the UK are often considered to be the class-conscious snobs.

Note in the interview you cited where she describes herself as a left-winger while praising America: this woman in L.A., a middle-aged sort of Palm Beach type woman, she said, "I AM SO GLAD YOU'RE RICH!" I'm telling you, you'd never hear that in Britain. Here, it's "Well done."

[RebelBanker]

I have heard that J. K. Rowling picked Alan Rickman to portray Severus Snape.

IIRC, She also vetoed Steven Spielberg as director when he insisted on Haley Joel Osment as Harry.

[Xenalyte]

WOW - thanks! I cannot wait.

[Xenalyte]

And it's an even bigger shame that Ms. Rowling is so misinformed about AD&D.

[Xenalyte]

I was just about to FREAK OUT thinking Book 6 had come out and I missed it!

[Xenalyte]

Sirius is played by Gary Oldman. Trust me, he WILL surpass your expectations.

[retrokitten]

I never thought of Gary Oldman as Sirius, but when I heard that I said, "Oh yeah!!" He is a wonderful actor. I didn't think Emma Thompson was the right choice for Trelawny, but she looks fantastic in the trailer. She can do anything.

I was pretty nervous reading the left wing rantings of the director, but the trailer looks really great.

I keep hoping that Tim Burton will be recruited to be a director, but I doubt it will happen. I've heard he doesn't have the best relationship with Warner Bros. even though he did a great job with the first two Batman movies. IMO, Goblet of Fire would be perfect for him. The special effects in that one are going to be great and seem like they would be up his ally- dragons, giant horse, merpeople, a giant ship rising out of the lake, all the characters at the quidditch world cup.

[kevkrom]

Casting Branagh for that role was one of the best decisions.

Branaugh did a very good job -- though I have to admit that given the book descriptions of Lockheart, I was thinking more along the lines of Brad Pitt.

[Tangerine Time Machine]

If you're looking for other books, keep an eye out on Shadowmancer, by G.P. Taylor. I just ordered it from Amazon UK, and it goes on sale in the US in a few months:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0399242562/qid=1081184653/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-3720730-8092727?v=glance&s=books

I understand it's a Christian fantasy along the lines of C.S. Lewis; maybe a bit more overt than that. I'm looking forward to it.

[mathluv]

Thanks for that info! That will be great for my grandchildren (and me).

[Tribune7]

info thanks

[hg23]

England is further left than the U.S., so it is not surprising that they would gripe she is not politically correct enough. I am not trying to tell people not to read the books in any case. They are some of the best books in that genre.

[JenB]

People keep telling me Oldman was a good choice. I've only seen him in "The Fifth Element", so I wouldn't know... he just doesn't quite fit the image of Sirius that I have. Ah well, I'll wait and see.

[Merdoug]

After reading "Order of the phoenix" again, a theme which really comes across strong is that the "ministry" is trying to ignore that evil has cropped up again; with the head government guy even sending Umbridge to take over the school and prevent the teaching of practical defense against the bad guys. Very much like our situation with terrorists: some folks want us to just pretend that the bad guys mean us no harm.

[SC Swamp Fox]

I didn't read "Order of the Phoenix" until a few months ago, that theme struck me as well.

The government officials, while denying that the threat existed, took actions that had the effect of giving the enemy aid and comfort.