[HPFGU-Movie] Re: More reflections and ratings of the actors - very, very long

[Hermione808]

  >>Susan,
  >>
  >>I agree with your ratings of the actors, for the most >>part. I think Daniel might
  >>have been correct in being rather "wooden" at the >>Dursley's, though. Harry is
  >>suppressing practically everything about himself while >>he's around them-- he's a
  >>classic abused child. And maybe he was "scared stiff" in >>the Forest, though I
  >>know I'm reaching a bit here. I thought he was weakest >>at the beginning of the
  final Quirrel confrontation, before Voldemort appears >>>>>>(what's all that shifting
  >>around? DO something!) but I blame that on the script >>and directing-- that scene
  >>just doesn't work for me. But as I've mentioned before, >>the glare he gave Dudley
  >>at the zoo was pretty convincing, and the smirk after >>Dudley falls into the
  >>>snake's enclosure was priceless. And many of his other >>moments were very good. I
  >>thought he did a nice job with the mirror, and that's a >>tricky scene. I *really*
  >>wanted to see him railing on at Hermione and Ron about >>how bad things would be
  >>if they didn't try to stop Voldemort. <sigh.>

  >>In SS/PS, the Dursleys *are* more or less caricatures, >>don't you think? I've
  >>always felt that was rather a weak point in the books, >>since the other
  >>characters tend to have more depth, so the Dursleys >>really stand out as flat and
  >>cartooney. But they start to get more interesting in >>GoF, and I'm hoping for a
  >>lot more development in OoP. I keep reminding myself >>that SS/PS is, after all,
  >>told from the point of view of an 11-year-old, and his >>perceptions are not
  >>always accurate. He sees most things as simpler than >>they really would be. The
  >>Dursleys are stupid and evil; Dumbledore is loony, but >>likeable; Snape is a
  >>menacing villain. The characterization of all the >>characters becomes deeper as
  >>Harry matures (and, not coincidentally, Rowling gets >>more writing experience).
  >>Hopefully that will happen in the movies, as well.

  >>That being said, I thought all three of the Dursleys >>were pretty weak, and I
  >>really didn't get the over-the-edge feeling about Vernon >>that I should have.
  >>Dudley's "Daddy's gone mad, hasn't he" seemed almost >>necessary to make the
  >>point, when in the book Dudley is probably the last one >>to notice this obvious
  >>fact.

  >>(Couldn't the makeup team do *something* with Hermione's >>hair to make it look
  >>actually frizzy, instead of messy? I suppose it would be >>too much to ask for
  >>them to add caps to her teeth....)

  >>Elizabeth

  Hey all,
  I've been reading a lot of posts about peole who have seen the HP movie, and I've noticed a lot of complaints about so and so didn't look like how I thought they should and all. And I can't say I disagree. I have very poor vision, so basically I was watching the film all by sound, and in my opinion, other then scenes I had hoped they would put in, I wasn't at all disappointed. You should try just watching the film with no sight. It's fascinating. 
  And about the actors, Daniel R. and the rest of his co-stars (other than the adults) were all very young and had very little experience n acting. They're just not all of a sudden going to be the next Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt or whomever else. Although I have to admit that Daniel R. in my opinion was a little stilty in the very beginning of the film.

  I'm not writing all this to make anyone mad though, so please don't get the wrong idea. I mean, they spent, as I heard, over 100 million for this movie. With that much money, don't you think that they did the best they could with everything?

  Personally, I'm glad they made the movie. I don't know what anyone else was expecting, but I was just in it to see the book come alive. And they did that, and I thought it was well done.

  Also really quick, someone in a previous post mentioned a director's cut. Where is that mentioned? I've been looking on the web, but I don't see anything mentioned about it.

  H808


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