HP4GU Rules -- Adaptations (GWTW in particular) -- Film Student Views -- British Dialogue -- and More Misc Comments

[David]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., Penny & Bryce <pennylin at s...> wrote:
> BRITISH DIALOGUE -- Dave mentioned that he disliked the British 
dialogue 
> that Kloves et al employed at various points.  Is this just Dave, 
or do 
> other Brits agree?  Wouldn't the all British cast have made this 
clear 
> to Kloves, Columbus or whoever was around that the dialogue was all 
> wrong?  Wouldn't they have perhaps instinctively (ad lib) changed 
it 
> while filming if nothing else?  Just curious.

Well yes, I'm sure the adults did that. All the adult's dialogue 
seemed very natural. But it's the kids that at times have unrealistic 
dialogue, particularly Daniel Radcliffe. It's not his fault that is't 
unrealistic, but he was 11 when he filmed it, and must have been 
incredibly nervous about it and it was his first acting role (well, 
there was David Copperfield, but you can't really change Dickens 
dialogue to make it realistic as it's not set nowadays, if that makes 
sense), and I'm sure he didn't think he could really change anything, 
and nor would the other kids.

I could be completely wrong, but a lot of the dialogue did annoy me a 
lot, and the people I was with.

But I did completely love it, I'm just nit-picking:o)

Dave