[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Why Gambon is a Better Dumbledore Than Harris Was...

[Sherry Gomes]

Yes, when I first heard that Harris had been cast as Dumbledore, I was
ecstatic.  Because of his voice!  I don't give a fig either way about an
actor's fame, but Richard Harris's voice was so Dumbledore for me.  He
conveyed that character exactly the way I wanted to see him.  In fact,
gambon was so opposite, that I didn't feel I was hearing Dumbledore, but
just some actor.  His voice was terrible for the part.  Sigh.  well, harries
did a good job for the time he had.  I think even his illness added to the
effect, making his voice even a little huskier, if that's the right word.
For me, Gambon didn't convey the wise and comforting side of Dumbledore, and
you have to have all of it, not just the quirky.  I felt Harris did fine in
presenting the strangeness of Dumbledore.

Sherry
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sherriola at earthlink.net 

-----Original Message-----
From: cincimaelder [mailto:cincimaelder at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 5:27 AM
To: HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: Why Gambon is a Better Dumbledore Than Harris
Was...



>  Are they simply used to him because he was first?

mae now:
I do think this is part of it.  It's hard to switch from one to the
other after 2 movies have passed.  I must admit, I liked Harris's
voice most of all, and think the dialogue is where he truly excelled.

>  He's eccectric....People complain about the rubber-banded beard,
but

mae again:
I thought Harris conveyed this eccentricity too.  I think in PoA there
was more opportunity to display this with the whole time turner scene.
 To me, there where times in PoA when DD came across as a little angry
when he was not supposed to be.   I think had Harris survived to make
the 3rd movie, he would have done just as well as Gambon, if not
better.  




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