[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Dobby and Daniel/ CoS things that make me cringe/ Movie action figures/ the three kids on tv

[Richelle Votaw]

Dumbledad writes:

> It must be really hard to act half a dialogue without another person
> to interact with. I guess Daniel just hasn't learnt that skill
> thoroughly yet. I found all the scenes with him and Dobby
> unconvincing, so much I wish they'd used a heavily made up actor or
> a puppet, rather than a CG Dobby. It would have given Daniel
> something more to react to.

Oh, I don't know.  I think he did pretty good compared to some people.  Age
and experience taken into consideration, and compared to say, the guy who
played Anakin in Attack of the Clones.  I can't by the fartherest stretch of
the imagination see him talking to anything but a wall when he's talking to
Jar Jar.  So compared to him, Daniel did pretty good.  Compared to Ewan
McGregor, well, that's not fair. :)

Irene writes:

> Nope, the "Of course! Phoenix tears have healing powers" wins hands
> down. God, that one was embarassing.

I don't think Daniel can be entirely blamed for that one.  I put that
accusation on Steve Kloves for writing the script that way.  What was wrong
with the way JKR had it?  The scene where Dumbledore matter of factly
mentions that a Phoenix's tears have healing powers is way too obvious.  The
burning scene was supposed to just introduce Fawkes and let you know that
he's a magical bird.  Not give Harry an overview of the ins and outs of a
Phoenix.  So there's really no other way that line could've been done, in my
mind, except that it shouldn't have existed.

Alora writes:

> Richelle, I saw a Tom Riddle on ebay, from Singapore.  Have you seen
> one of those?  I want one.  Of course, it was terribly expensive, so
> I hope to run into one at Wal-Mart sooner or later ;)

Oh, don't tell me that!  I'm on shopping time out, I just bought a computer
tonight.  Unexpectedly.  It was on sale, what was I supposed to do? :)

Chocobo writes:

> ok, Daniel, Emma and Rupert. A lot of the questions were pretty simple
"what was your favorite part of
> making the movie" and so on... Daniel was just kind of calm and boring.
Rupert seemed a lot like Ron

Really?  I thought Daniel was adorable.

> though, he was having fun and talking about his scenes where he throws up
slugs... he brought some with
> him (still covered in slime) and pulled them out and talked about how good
they tasted and so on. Emma
> didn't get to say too much on there.

Well, Rupert's slug speech is cute the first three or four times.  It gets a
bit dull after that.  He turns every conversation to slugs at the first
opportunity.  I still think he's adorable, though.

>Just wondering, were there any other TV appearances for them that were
interesting? I was just curious if >there were some interesting behind the
scenes stories or anything like that...

Well, Daniel was on TRL first (an absolute nervous wreck) and Rupert and
Emma were on it a few weeks after (didn't see that one).  They were all
three on The View, which was pretty good, and Daniel finally got up the
courage on that one to inform them that Harry ages with the books.  Daniel
was on Regis and Kelly, where he pretty much giggled through the entire
thing because Regis wouldn't shut up long enough to let him answer anything.
He'd ask a question and then never quit talking to give time for an answer!
Okay, not the entire time, but several times.  Daniel was also on Caroline
Rhea, so were Emma and Rupert a few days later.  Haven't seen those yet,
have them taped though.  Rupert and Emma were both on Jay Leno, on their
own, Rupert spent his time talking about slugs and vomit, earwax, and booger
Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans.  Emma spent her time stating how immature
boys are, pretty much.  How dare they laugh and have fun?  Spoilsport.  Dan
was also on The Today Show, so were Rupert and Emma, together a few days
later.  Rupert was really cute on that one, seemed totally bored with
everything Emma said, he'd probably heard it all a hundred times that week.

I think that's about it for talk shows. Did I forget anything?

Richelle