Dumbledore

[Theresa]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Karen <kchuplis at ...> wrote:
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> On Monday, February 20, 2006, at 08:03 PM, CMeehan1 at ... wrote:
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> > for Dumbledore... Sean Connery all the way!  He has that twinkle 
in  
> > his eye,
> > the wisdom, and can kick butt when he needs to! :)
> >
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> kchuplis:
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> I hadn't thought of him previously, but especially at his age now, I 
> can indeed see it.
>

I cannot really see Sean Connery in that role. Besides the fact I have 
heard he is an extremely picky actor and often hard to work with. I 
just think of him in the more action hero type stuff - even at his age.

I do find it interesting that both actors chosen to play DD were from 
Ireland. Maybe that means something maybe not. I did actually like 
Gambon in the scene when H/Hr return from saving Buckbeak and Sirius. 
I thought that was so Dumbledore. I think for me though Richard Harris 
was so perfect that I have had some adjusting to do. My husband, 
muggle that he is, actually thinks Gambon is better. He said other 
than the "SILENCE!" yell in PS/SS that Harris seemed to kind and 
gentle - a push over that he just couldn't picture that to be "the 
greatest wizard of all time. Defeater of Gindewald etc." Anyway, I 
think we are just going to have to accept Gambon - I am actually 
getting used to him. He isn't the only Potter star who has only read 
the scripts - others have admitted it (none of the kids of course have 
said it but I remember other adults saying they hadn't). I just think 
him being DD he should check out the books to study the real DD. Maybe 
he will surprise us in OoTP.

Theresa