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Article: `Harry Potter' fans outspoken about how film should be made
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- April 10, 2000
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`Harry Potter' fans outspoken about how film should be made
By VALERIE J. NELSON
Los Angeles Times
Monday, April 10, 2000
Hollywood -- With the news that Chris Columbus has been selected
to direct the first "Harry Potter" film, many of the books' countless
fans made a collective grimace.
Children might have loved "Home Alone" or "Mrs. Doubtfire," but
they can't see the connection between the boy wizard who springs from
pages laced with subtle humor and the "silly, slapstick" movies the
director is known for.
Ouch.
Adult fans -- and there are many -- also tend to greet the choice
of Columbus with a raised eyebrow.
"He's certainly experienced at portraying mischievous tykes, isn't
he?" asks ...