[HPFGU-Movie] The Generation Game (was ... Aunt Marge scene)

[clshannon at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/15/04 4:05:34 PM, hp at plum.cream.org writes:


> There isn't a single doubt in my mind that the reference was deliberate.
> Cuaron is just the kind of director who'd do that kind of thing (Terry
> Gilliam, Quentin Tarantino and Tim Burton are a few others who immediately
> spring to mind).
> 

Well, I myself had no idea what the show was, being an American who has never 
heard of Generation Game ;-) So I guess the reference was lost to some 
members of the audience. But it is a nice thought that they picked that show for the 
reasons you mentioned.
Also, I thought it was funny that Dudley is watching two   television sets 
within close proximity to one another - it was like they had two sets to cover 
his eye view if he happened to turn ;-)
All in all,I was glad to actually see a television set since in the books, 
Dudley and the rest of the family are Muggles and they do watch tv, like the 
rest of us Muggles ;-) In the first two films, their home seemed more like a set 
than a house - in this one, it looked like people actually lived there.
Cindy


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