Some observations and comments

[Heather Moore]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "Gabriel Edson" <feycat at f...> wrote:
> >>Okay, I finally saw the movie.  Although parts of it were sloppy and 
> cheesy - I still loved it.  Especially the kids.  Rupertt was 
> excellent conveying Ron's emotions by facial features.<<
> 
> LOL! Didn't he look just dismayed by almost everything? He always had a kind of wincing-ready-for-this-to-go-wrong look on his face. Suppose that comes from growing up with Fred and George!
> 
> >>Also... I'm definaltly pulling for Cary Elwes to win the part of 
> Lupin for Azkaban.<<
> 
> No way! We need a lot of subtlety for Lupin. I'm personally pulling for a talented unknown who won't overshadow the part with previous performances. :-)
> 
> -Gabriel
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 I dunno if I picture Cary Elwes as Lupin or not, but anyone who caught the two-part season opener of X-FILES can vouch that Elwes has a good grip on subtlety these days.

 He also looks weirdly different! Dunno if it's the darker hair or the extra five or ten pounds (just enough to gives him a vaguely more solid look than we're accustomed to), or the Boston accent he used, but he's *not* the Cary Elwes of the Lady Jane/Princess Bride/The Crush days.

 (Incidentally, he's a nice guy; I helped him find an astronomy book back when I worked at Barnes & Noble several years back. Didn't ask him for an autograph, but he did give one to the person who rang him up at the front.)

 OHPC: Uhm.... hrm... you know, maybe I could see Alan Cummings as Lupin? Especially since he lost out Lockhart to Branagh.  I believe we'll also see Miriam Margoyles as Moaning Myrtle in the next film. And that Robert Carlyle is the most likely candidate for Arthur Weasley.