Not to defend Rowling, but the LoTR books are actually not that long. Deathly Hallows is around 50% longer than Return of the King. And the LoTR movies despite all being 6 hours long already cut a lot of stuff. The Harry Potter material is not deep enough to survive being sliced like that. They did need the 8th movie.
You guys should do Knives Out and Glass Onion
Not to defend Rowling, but the LoTR books are actually not that long. Deathly Hallows is around 50% longer than Return of the King.
And the LoTR movies despite all being 6 hours long already cut a lot of stuff. The Harry Potter material is not deep enough to survive being sliced like that. They did need the 8th movie.