Cool. I liked OotP. As someone said somewhere around, he cut out one hell of a lot of stuff, but I thought he had the tone and atmosphere of the book down. Go Yates..

Cool! OotP was great!!!!!! David yated was good...

well fingers crossed HBP is good cos if it is, i'm happy. but i dont really have a reaction till its confirmed

Yates sucked, he ruined OOTP and left out way to much! why was it only 2 hours 20 minutes? it should have been an extra hour long. There was no character development and the characters were totally different from the books. I hated that he left out St. Mungos and he left out sooo much from the ministry of magic. Ron getting attacked by brains, Hermione almost dying (Harry think's she's dead at one point) Ginny breaking her leg. So much happened that wasn't in the movie. The movie was rushed and went from start to finish with no middle. Yates sucks!! Bring back Alfonso Cuaron. Or get Tim Burton. There would be no-one better for a HP movie then Tim Burton. I've been saying that for years. I offically hate Warner Brothers and i'm not even gonna bother seeing HBP. There is no way he can do Deathly Hallows justice, he's going to ruin it. i can guarantee it. If Deathly Hallows is only 2 hours 20 minutes long i will scream!!

Yates sucked, he ruined OOTP and left out way to much! why was it only 2 hours 20 minutes? it should have been an extra hour long. There was no character development and the characters were totally different from the books. I hated that he left out St. Mungos and he left out sooo much from the ministry of magic. Ron getting attacked by brains, Hermione almost dying (Harry think's she's dead at one point) Ginny breaking her leg. So much happened that wasn't in the movie. The movie was rushed and went from start to finish with no middle. Yates sucks!! Bring back Alfonso Cuaron. Or get Tim Burton. There would be no-one better for a HP movie then Tim Burton. I've been saying that for years. I offically hate Warner Brothers and i'm not even gonna bother seeing HBP. There is no way he can do Deathly Hallows justice, he's going to ruin it. i can guarantee it. If Deathly Hallows is only 2 hours 20 minutes long i will scream!!

Fab, i'm cool with that! What better than a Dir. who has been through and experienced the production of HP! i think he did a very good visionary job of Order, and brought out great performances from the trio. He was prised by all actors and crew which is essential and for his commitment and focus on the amazing world of HP

I guess it's best not to take the risk of a new director with the final installment. Still, I'm reserving judgement until I see HBP.

Well I really like David Yates so I think this is great, although I think it would be nice to get someone new in because every director adds something different. I guess we'll just have to wait until it is confirmed. Or not.

I too surely hope not. After the disaster that was OOTP, I am distraught that he even gets to do HBP let alone the final chapter... bring back Alfonso Cuaron !!!

After completely ommiting Marauders's story, I think Cuaron shouldn't be let anywhere near a HP movie.

mmkay, anybody who said they liked OOTP obviously hasn't acknowledged these mistakes: 875 page book-2 hour and 20 minute movie COMPLETELY messed up the scene where Harry looks at snapes memory Cut out Ron being attacked by brains :( The veil thing was weird The whole silent scene with lupin holding harry back, also very weird At the end when voldemort is trying to take over Harry's mind or whatever it looks like dan has to take a humongous crap. theres a lot more stuff, but imma go eat pancakes

I'd rather have a prior director direct than Yates again.

Okay Yates is it then?? Okay.. oh by the way the Giver is the worst book i was forced to read for my english clas!!

Thank you MuggleNet. I can now sleep comfortably at night knowing Cuaron won't touch Deathly Hallows, or anything Harry Potter ever again. Lols @ kerr.

To Mrsroonil_wazlib: A. Yeah the movie was way too short, and if HBP comes out the same way I'll be pissed. B. As a director, I don't think it matters really how Harry got to see Snape's memory, as long as he did. It wasn't that important to the book. C. Lupin holding Harry back scene: one of the best scenes in the movie, very moving. Let's see you get your long lost godfather taken away from you by rampaging death eaters. You probably would take a crap, you know. The fact is, Harry freaked out, and Dan portrayed it correctly. Least Yates gets quality out of his actors, unlike Cuaron... "He was their friend!!!!!!!!" vs. the end of the Ministry battle scene. Hmmm.... Yates FTW!

I think it would be awesome if Yates decided to direct DH.

WHAT CAN BE BETTER??????????????????? ?????????

Hmm.. I am not overexited, I don't think OotP was the best movie ever, exactly.. . But I guess I have to see HBP first, because I can see that it must have been hard to prioritate the right things in OotP... I can't help the movie was.... disappointing...

Oh, God, please no, OOTP was awful! =[

I'm not fond of the prospect of Yates doing DH. I did not like what he did for OOTP and I'm a little nervous about what will happen to HBP. I would like to see Columbus back if only because he was the first and it would be fun to see him be the last. I'll wait for my final judgment about Yates after HBP. If he messes that one up too and still does DH, the chances of me seeing the final movie on opening day will decrease greatly. In fact, I might even wait (dare I say it) until it hits the dollar theaters.

btw.. I think mrsroonil_wazlib is completely right.. But the worst mistake, after my opinion, was the fact that Bellatrix actually killed Sirius with Avada Kedavra!!! I reacted at once.. OK, maybe it's not important to people who just watch the movies without reading the books, but still... I have spent hours on websites befor DH was released, taking part in the discussion about the Veil. Everybody argued.. 'Is Sirius going to come back? I mean it was just a Veil..' 'Of course, I am sure he'll come back in the last book!' 'Face it, he's dead!' And there the discussion started... BECAUSE HE WASN'T KILLED BY A CURSE, HE JUST WENT OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE And I feel sorry for the people who was convinced that he was going to come back... Because they saw OotP before book 7 was released, and there we are being shown that Sirius actually is killed... And they could not have done that if he was going to come back two movies later! (in that case it would have been a disaster for the movies..) So they who waited for the book, to see him come back - they got to know that it was not going to happen ever before the book was released... If that had been me, I would definately have lost a bit of the exitement about the book....

noooo, i was hoping that chris colubus would do the last movie--i hope this is a false rumor

noooo, i was hoping that chris colubus would do the last movie--i hope this is a false rumor

Everybody is ragging on David Yates for OotP. I agree that the movie was nowhere near what the book was, but, you have to remember that the director is handed a script and that

For some reason, all of my comments were not present. Everybody is ragging on Yates for OotP. I agree that the movie was nowhere near what the book was, but, you have to remember that the director is handed a script and that

Noooooooo.....no please WB NO!!! :'-( DH needs to be great and not average and boring.

I don't understand at all why people liked the fifth film or Yates. The new actors were great, but the Dursleys scene was terrible, the deleted scenes had nothing to do with the books, he didn't linger on a scene for more than ten seconds, and he rushed the entire movie. He also made the longest book in the series the shortest film. I can't imagine Yates doing the sixth film let alone the seventh, which would close the series.

Get out- The Giver is going to be a MOVIE??? Super! You know what, though? David Yates did a good job- I'm not worried. He just better leave in all the good parts or he'll have an army of fans to put up with!

I liked him... OotP was my personal favorite though many friends of mine did think it sucked... I have a question to you all... does anybody know what happened between Emma and Dan?? Rumours say they spent St Valentine's night together in a pub, and that they were on a romantic date... Yeah, it has absolutely NOTHING to do with Yates... but maybe if you knew...

I didn't like the 5th harry potter movie but I will have to decide if I like him once I see the 6th one. I am still udecided. I like alfonso because of children of men, but I want Burton because he will make it all crazy. =)

DariansDad: I can understand some of your frustration (with people hammering Yates), but quite a few of the problems with OotP are not inherent in the script, they're within the direction of the movie itself. The portions left out, the parts kept in and the pacing of the movie are all part of a director's job... and he did it poorly. There was no "middle" of the film, it was intro then conclusion. There was little in the way of a buildup to the climax and even the climax wasn't impressive. He completely butchered the Ministry, from the battle between the kids and the DE t Sirius' death to the ultimate throwdown between Voldy and Dumbledore. Even the action scenes left a lot to ask for -- you're telling me that Lucas can engineer a 15 minute lightsaber duel between Obi Wan and Anakin and orchestrate a fight scene between Yoda and Palpatine that involves THROWING THE SENATE around, yet we couldn't even bring the statues to life during the largest (and grandest) fight scene in HP (to date in the movies, anyway)? We are going to ask this man, who couldn't even produce a decent fight scene, to preside over the Battle of Hogwarts, Parts I and II?! We're going to ask the man who couldn't bring Harry's internal struggle to life on screen to maneuver the deft and highly dramatic final showdown between Harry and Voldy? I was ok with OotP until the end and with the battles seeming to be a huge black void in Yates' directorial aptitude I worry if he can handle the action of the upcoming battle scenes, the gravitas of DD's death and the tense, emotional standoff that truly is the climax of the entire series. Perhaps I will be proven wrong and HBP will be amazing, but something (I think it's my common sense) is telling me Yates will destroy HBP like he did OotP.

NOO! I liked OOTP but I think that it was just because it was such an amazing book. I feel like the movie was way too rushed and it only showed little parts of it and i really don't want deathly hallows to be that way and i dont like the idea of teh same director three times in a row. I love how there is always different directors. And i dont think half blood prince will turn out amazing because they've already cut the dursleys but oh well i just hope he doesnt stay for DH!!

If they've already decided, nothing we say will change their minds. Just give Yates a chance. Jo isn't going to let him screw up her last book. Calm down, guys. :]

If I hadn't read OOTP, the movie would have made no sense at all. It was as if someone took a few chapters from the book, filmed them and just spliced them together and called it a movie. If the HBP movie is as bad as OOTP, I won't bother with the DH movie at all. The only reason I have to give HBP a look is that Steve Kloves is back writing the screenplay. The problem may not have been Director Yates.

Oh no. Please no. It can't be true, because JKR herself told David Yates that he should stay away from the DH. OoTP was so badly directed. Please God, dont let David ruin the wonderful book. Personally, I am not looking forward to see HBP. I know it has been completely ruined. PLease no. Let it be a rumour.

NOOOOO! He can't direct the last one too! -sob- Yates has been the worst thing to ever happen to the Harry Potter films. OotP was completely messed up! The Dursley/Rescue scene was horrible; they were flying so low on those brooms that any muggle could've seen them! The scene when they go to the Ministry. What was that all about? What happened to the weird-o security system of random doorways?! And the brains! What ever happned to those?! I have to say that the fight was done with some pretty cool special effects, and I actually like how they made every thing silent after Sirius died. The fight between Dumbledore and Voldiekinns...what was that? What was dear old Dumbles trying to do? Drown the Dark Lord to death? Seriously. I think the only thing that I liked about that horrible movie, was Luna, Umbridge, Bellatrix, the fight scene, and the scene when Harry gets possessed. I really hope they find a better director. David Yates has already decided to cut the Gaunts and Fluer! You NEED the Gaunts in the movie. Otherwise nobody's going to have any clue what's going on...Let me end my rant with the last reason I think David Yates should not direct DH; he wouldn't let Christian Coulson come back to play Tom Riddle. Too old my ass. Ever heard of makeup? Somebody should make a petition, like the one for Chris Coulson, except this time to stop the return of this horrid director.

I loved what Yates did with OOTP. Of course lots of parts will be missing, the books are huge. I don't hold that against him. I LOVED that movie. It was amazing, it really was. He made the movie beautiful to look at. None of the other directors did that. :)

NNNNOOOOO....

phoenixmandc: If you didn't like Alfonso's POA then you obviously didn't understand where he was coming from. It was dark and funny,creative and original. Yates was boring, dull and left out LOADS of things from the book. The ONLY good thing Yates did was give Fred and George their proper amount of screen time, which should have been done anyway so i don't know why i'm praising him for that. Well done Mr. Yates for getting ONE thing right out of a million other mistakes! (insert angry sarcasm here!) I will screem if he leaves anything out of Deathly Hallows.

Bring back Cuaron!

he'll ruin DH. i did not like OotP PoA was the best.

Oh, a Giver movie? I absolutely loved that book! But I hope to god that he doesn't direct it. It's such an emotional piece, he can't capture it. He didn't impress me at all with the OOTP movie. There was no emotion or passion or anything put into that. It was just one huge book crammed into and hour and a half movie. Scene after scene, just like a stepping stone for the other books. Nothing more than giving you a little information for the next two and leaving out all of the details. I really hope he doesn't direct either of the films. When Sirius died, I almost missed it because it went so fast. I didn't get teary at all like I did reading the book. I want Columbus back. And I don't think The Giver should be done if he's directing it. It'll be horrible and won't do the book any justice, just like he did with OOTP.

Ever since the first Harry Potter movie came out, I'd always hoped Chris Columbus would direct that last film. He said he was interested in it, didn't he? He was AMAZING with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but then again the book wasn't as thick as Deathly Hallows. -sighs- But still, I'd really prefer if Chris Columbus directed Deathly Hallows. It would be like this one big reunion? I can't really put my feelings into words, but I guess it runs along the lines of familiarity and tradition-ish? It's hard to explain.

NOOOOOOOOO what is WB thinking! even considering yates to do another movie let alone DH makes me wonder what drugs there on...he totally screwed ootp: the longest book and a 2hr 20min. movie.... i will admit the fight scene was good but where are the brains? i was really wonderin what it would look like....and HBP hes cutting the GAUNTS for crying out loud and fleur and the dursleys...nobody wants to see a teen romance movie!!!i want to see the relationship with harry and dumbledore during lessons but theyve already screwed that if they dont have the gaunts...and right behind yates is cuaron who butchered poa...to be honest my favorite was columbus with PS and CoS

lois lowry is not a "children's books" writer..............how rude..........

Say it ain't so. Give David The Giver and let someone else take Hallows. David Yates's rendition of OOTP left a disgusting taste in my mouth, like garbage and Nickelodeon slime and green beans and twice-chewed cud all at the same time. Gross gross gross. Anyone who leaves out the Marauder's backstory (and allows James Potter to have blonde hair, wtf?!) in OOTP will probably just cut it out entirely in the last. And we can't have that. No we can't.

Vanilla Cake With Chocolate Icing!!!!!!!!!!!! : )

THE_ELDER_WAND!! i felt the exact same way about the whole Sirius' death scene when i saw the movie!.. Yates just had a lucky shot there..if Sirius hadn't died in book 5 after GOING THROUGH THE VEIL and actually returned in book 7..i don't think Yates would've just been sacked...he'd been arrested!..cus that was a total crime!! having bellatriz AK sirius...anyway.... i stand to what i said before...not only the veil scene..that's just one horrid mistake out of the millions that Yates made with that movie...OOTP was by far the worst HP movie ever...not to mention Yates the worst thing that ever happened to the Franchise

The last lunar eclipse until 2010 is TONIGHTTT! AHHH. random :)

Ugggh ... all we're hearing about the movies lately is how bad they're going to be. First, all the cuts and now this crap. What the hell is he going to do with HBP? And with how bad he did the action scenes in OotP, he's is VERY VERY VERY VERY LIKELY going to mess up DH, because out of all the books, that has the most action. Like, the Ministry stuff in the books were like 3 or 4 chapter (or more) and he made them like 20 minutes. It took them like 20 pages to get to where they want in the book and he made them just go in an elevator and then they're where they need to be. If he messed up the climax of the film that bad, imagine how bad he'll mess up all DH's scenes, which are action packed.