Actor's sex appeal and accents (Was: Re: I found a complaint adress!!!!!!!)

[ripleywriter at aol.com]

Two likely well-discussed topics, but oh well, I am replying (a bit late, 
though)...

<< Derannimer (who knows that some people have *other* objections to 
Oldman, but who has gotten the impression--ditto for Thewlis--that a 
lot of people are simply mad--in the sense of "irked"--about his 
appearance. And who thinks it's frankly silly.)>>

In my own defense *g* I disagree to Thewlis's casting because, well, I know 
I'm just repeating myself, but I've only seen him in two characters that have 
majorly stuck out in my head as Creepy and Ugly, and this impression is much 
enlarged since I saw these movies at an age when impressions stuck in my mind 
like glue. It's just inconceivable to me that Thewlis could ever be 
charming...it's like when they made Willow evil on Buffy. I just *didn't* buy 
it. 

I always got the impression that Lupin is charming, but not in a swooning 
way, just charming in that way that Anthony Hopkins is charming in The Mask 
of Zorro. Mix that with Obi-Wan's charm in SW Ep2...I've just never seen, nor 
can possibly imagine those qualities in Thewlis. But hey, I can be proven 
wrong, and I look forward to it, 'cause like I said, I love Lupin and I hope 
to see him well represented. 

As for Snape, I, uh, always thought that sex appeal thing attached to him was 
rather odd. I sometimes feel like I'm the only one who read the descriptions 
of his yellow teeth and greasy hair, bastard attitude, etc. I see in some 
fanfics excuses for the greasy hair, like it just *looks* that way, but no, 
it's silky smooth. ;-) But, why can't it just be greasy? That's his 
character. It's not like I don't see the redeeming qualities of Snape, far 
from it, I lurve him to bits. But sexy? 

And Alan Rickman has been sexy in other roles (but I don't think Snape is 
supposed to be sexy, I think that'd be weird) even if he's a little old for 
me, that accent always gets me. He's one of those "I could listen to him read 
from a telephone book and be riveted" people. Lol, that's one huge appeal for 
me of the HP movies: all those accents in one place. I've lived in California 
most of my life; all I get out here is deadened by the sun speech.  

Just to share, I was in the library the other day and I knocked over a sign 
by accident, and this man said to me, "You know, they hang you by your toe 
nails if you make any noise in here." *g* He had a British accent. I almost 
died. LOL I'm *so* easy like that, and to top if off he had a little girl 
with him, *and* he was nearly Colin Firth good looking (the similarity was 
striking). *sigh* I was never happier to be at the library, and I could live 
there if they'd let me. 

Huh. I just looked on imdb and Sean Biggerstaff's listed in the cast. I guess 
they haven't updated, or... <slaps down false hope> It is false, right? 

Melly (who would like the sex appeal of Snape, not Alan Rickman, to kindly be 
explained to her: did this exist before Alan Rickman?)