Timm Curry as riddle?/casting issues

[saintbacchus]

Kitty writes:

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Which Riddle?  Tom Sr. really has no role & he's way
too old to be Tom Jr! I absoutely LOVE Tim Curry (can
anyone say "Time Warp"?) I think he would've been a
fabulous Fudge! Is he short enough or rodenty enough
to do Wormtail? Oh , heeeey! How about Bagman?! Oh
yeah! Big voice, strutting with big belly (gone to
seed). That's the ticket! 
>>

We haven't seen Fudge yet, Curry may well be just the
man! He would be an awesome Fudge, but I do think he
could pull off Wormtail as well. C'mon - Curry can do
smarmy and repugnant at the drop of a hat! Perfect
for politicians, traitors, and bitter chickens. (10
points to the house of whoever gets that reference.)


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Huh? Chocolate cookie dough ice cream out my nose!
That was my reaction to this. They are two of the ones
I was MOST pleased with!  The only casting I really
wasn't happy with was Peeves-because he wasn't in it!
Oh, and Aunt Petunia must be blonde, but the actress
was just right.
>>

I agree. Rewatching the early scenes of the movie, I'm
more and more impressed with Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid)
in particular. I love the way he says "Sorry abou'
that!" when he knocks the door to the island hut down.
I really think the script shortchanged Hagrid, but
Coltrane makes up the difference.

And I love all three Dursleys. Fiona Shaw was already
a favorite of mine though, because every time I see her
in a movie, she's playing a total weirdo. ^_^ I suppose,
looking at the line of period pieces in her filmography,
that she's played straight roles too, but I always
manage to catch her in things like Super Mario Brothers
and The Avengers. (Probably the only person on earth to
enjoy both of those movies, too.)

--Anna