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

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daughterofthedust" <daughterofthedust at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Well, I guess
I'll just have to be alone on this one. :-)

For what it's worth, I agree
with you. I don't have the exact quote but one of the books described Dumbledore
as very old but moving as if with great energy. Harris's Dumbledore looked
like a gust of wind could blow him over. Gambon on the other hand is playful,
yet serious and strong when need be. The time turner sequences in particular
are perfectly played.

There is one thing I don't like about Gambon's performance:
the Irish accent. I believe it's supposed to be a tribute to Harris (who was
Irish but as far as I can tell didn't use the accent in his Dumbledore). I
don't claim to be an expert on Irish accents but Gambon's sounds fake and
irritating. "I didn't expect him to liinger.." Ugh. Get rid of that and the
rest will be fine.


Manda
who's been watching Gambon in "The Singing
Detective" recently. It's interesting but decidedly not for younger audiences.

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