Likability of CAPSLOCK! Harry

[susanbones2003]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "susanbones2003" <rkdas at ...> 
wrote:
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> --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "susanbones2003" <rkdas@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" <eggplant107@> 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >  Karen <kchuplis@> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > James doesn't look exactly like Harry. 
> > > 
> > > Maybe James doesn't look EXACTLY like Harry but it's pretty 
darn
> > > close. Give Dan some contacts to change his eye color, get rid 
> of 
> > the
> > > glasses and the scar and you've got James. I'm still not 
certain 
> > this
> > > won't happen, the IMDB still doesn't list an actor for a young 
> > James
> > > and that's a good sign.
> > >  
> > > > It would be a mistake IMO to have Dan do it.
> > > 
> > > I don't see why, unless Dan just wasn't up for it. Perhaps 
he's 
> > been
> > > playing Harry for so long he just couldn't handle a character 
> with 
> > a
> > > very different personality.
> > 
> > 
> > Hi, Jen D. here,
> > I don't think the movie people would consider casting Dan to 
play 
> > duel roles. That has something of the "side-show" about it, like 
> > Elizabeth Montgomery playing Samantha and Sarina. It would take 
> away 
> > the focus on the story and that wouldn't be good. If these 
movies 
> > weren't hits, you'd expect them to pull out a gimmick like that, 
> > just to get people in the seats. Or a little brother for Harry, 
> you 
> > know the shctick. And Dan has his whole life ahead of him to 
prove 
> > he's a fine actor. He doesn't need duel roles just yet. I am not 
> > saying he couldn't do it, that he wouldn't be marvelous. Just 
that 
> > it doesn't serve any purpose just now.
> > 
> > > 
> > > > I was just rewatching the beginning of PoA 
> > > > and I really don't know what people are
> > > > worried about with Dan's acting in capslock
> > > > mode. If you ask me, there is the precursor
> > > > of CAPSLOCK!Harry right there and
> > > he's fine.
> > > 
> > 
> > > Yes I agree and that is encouraging, but in the confrontation 
> > scene in
> > > Dumbledore's office Dan's got to go much further and pull out 
> all 
> > the
> > > stops; Dan's got to make Harry become downright scary! I want 
> > people
> > > who haven't read the book to think, at least for an instant, 
that
> > > Harry is about to knock Dumbledore's block off and embrace the 
> dark
> > > side. I believe that scene is the single most important one in 
> the
> > > entire book and I hope the movie people treat it with respect.
> > > 
> > > Eggplant
> > 
> > Jen again,
> > As much as I am with you on the debriefing scene, how it should 
be 
> > played, I don't have a lot of faith that the screenwriters will 
> see 
> > everything our way. There are plenty of examples of things I 
just 
> > couldn't believe didn't make it into the films. I will say that 
I 
> > don't believe any scene (except Shreiking Shack perhaps...) as 
> > important as the debriefing has been left out (or so badly 
> > truncated). So my fingers are crossed but I have learned to say 
> over 
> > and over "It doesn't matter, it's still a good film." Let's hope 
> > that the over-the-top reaction by CAPSLOCK Harry is a priority 
to 
> > the movie guys...
> > Jen D.
> > >
> >
>