Gary Oldman as Black = Genious!!!

[Steve <bboy_mn@yahoo.com>]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Steve Binch" <stbinch at a...> wrote:
> I have always thought Gary Oldman ruled Hollywood as the number 
> one bad guy actor. It was genious to cast him as Black.
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> On another note, why do you all think that Lupin should be sexy? I 
> don't think it ever made mention of any sexyness in the books. 
> -end this part-

bboy_mn:
I think Oldman is a very versatile actor and will be able to pull the
part off nicely, but he isn't who I would have preferred to have play
the part. Of course, they need to give him a Jason Carter or Viggo
Mortensen look; long hair and beard. I have seen photos of Oldman made
up that way, and he does look good. So bottomline, he's not my choice,
but I'm sure he will do a good job.

Should Lupin be sexy? Exactly what is sexy? I certainly agree he
shouldn't be a hollywood pretty boy. He does need to have a 'real
person' down to earth quality about him. I think he is modestly
attractive. He is afteral relatively young, although he shows a great
deal of stress. Oldman could have easily looked the part of Lupin, but
I'm not sure if he could have come across with Lupin's gentleness. In
many senses, Lupin is like Hagrid; he is a gentle monster. He tempers
his darkside with a deep, understated, and genuine warmth. I'm not
familiar enough with Oldman's work to know if he could pull that off.

I will agree, as I said, that a 'pretty boy' for Lupin's part is all
wrong, but I don't see him as bland or plain or homely. He is modestly
attractive, not in a Hollywood way, but in a normal person sort of way.

-bboy_mn-end this part-


> Steve continues"
> ... And please don't call Danial Radcliff sexy either. This group 
> is for grown-ups and he is 15.
> 
> -Steve

bboy_mn:
Who is now treading on dangerously thin ice, and equally, dangerously
close to off topic. 

I know this has been said by this group, but I don't know if it's been
 said in this group. I don't understand why you have a problem with
that. You can drop one letter from the word 'sexy' and claim that it
is all about sex, but in common usage, the word means attractive.
"Highly appealing or interesting; attractive", that is not the formal
definition, but it is the common usage; slang.

On general principle, I have to believe that a teenager can be 'sexy'
to an adult, and not have anything to do with sex. There are lots of
people I think are sexy, but at the same time, I wouldn't even
remotely think of sex with them, not even in fantasies. One does not
instantly imply the other. It's about beauty which is in the eye of
the beholder of course, but also duende, charisma, a dynamic appeal, a
certain presents.

But, you do have every right to your opinion, and equally have a right
to express it. I'm not saying you are wrong; I'm saying that I don't
think many people would agree with your apparent interpretation of the
use of the word.

Just a few thoughts, and I really hope the last part didn't go too far.

bboy_mn