[HPFGU-Movie] Re: OOTP Movie

[Kimberly]

Dondee:

 
>2) The Dursleys were just off. Yates is one for underplaying emotion 
>and usually the effects of this technique are good in his movies but 
>in this scene, IMO, he dropped the ball. Vernon seemed feeble, 
>Petunia was not hysterical at all and Dudley... I think they were 
>trying to make his nausea be funny but it just didn't work.

I completely agree.    The Dursley's facial expression, their actions... it
just wasn't them.   Vernon was really off the mark and Dudley's character
was very strangely done.


>3) Mrs. Figg's image was WRONG. Completely miscast and entirely the 
>wrong kind of costume for her too. IMO, of course.

Yes !   She wasn't at all what I pictured.   I pictured someone batty and 
odd, not introverted and afraid to even speak.    The whole character
was weak, I really didn't like it.  


> I actually flinched and tears came to my eyes when Harry told Ron 
>for the second time that he was `fine,' after Ron had just stood up 
>for him in front of Seamus and the entire common room - and he just 
>took it - he didn't snap back at Harry or anything.

>As for the actors and their characters... 

 
>Rupert was excellent at showing off Ron's subtle strength, humor, 
>humility and the loving concern and protectiveness he feels for his 
>family and his 'mates'. Ron is such a genuine and solid character 
>and Rupert made that clear to us without any fanfare or artifice.
 

Loyalty, that's the word.   There were several scenes where Ron stood
up for Harry even when Harry was being a bit of a git to Ron.   The depth
of their friendship was for me, very obvious and well developed.  I 
loved all the comraderie between them even in the face of tension
and angst.  

Kimberly