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[Cat]

OH Lizzie!

You are absolutely right IMO regarding Curan! If I am not mistaken, 
Curan was quoted in an interview that he was proud of the fact that 
he never read one of the HP books and had not seen a HP movie....THIS 
IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF????? Yes, it was supposed to be a darker 
movie but he really went out of his way to elliminate some really 
nice sublties that JKR had put in and put in some very odd things in 
no way progressed the story line, they were just inane. . .The 
Shrunken Head????? The choir with frogs??? The complete rearrangement 
of Hogwarts? Poor Professor Fliwick?!? He turned my favorite book 
into my least favorite movie.
Newell probably thought that he would continue with some of the 
changes that Curan had made because the damage had already been 
done.<shrug> 
I am still flabergasted by the viewers that came out and said it was 
the best HP movie so far ... I always wondered if they had read the 
books, seen the other movies or even seen that one? 
And I am with you in being very grateful that they didn't mess with 
Snape!

Blessings!
Cat >^-.-^<


--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Lizzie Mae Lilly" 
<lizzy1933 at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Cat" <CatMcNulty@> wrote:
> >
> > I know that Gambon did not want to "copy" Harris' Dumbledore. 
More 
> is 
> > the pity to not learn from those that have gone before ... Harris 
> was 
> > the quintessenctial Dumbledore (just like I pictured him from the 
> > books.) I was hoping when the recast had to be done that they 
would 
> > get Harris' long time chum, Peter O'Toole for the part. I believe 
> > that he could have carried off the stately, reserved, 
compassionate 
> > (and flawed) Dumbledore without "copying" Harris but portraying 
> > Dumbledore. Gambon is a fine actor but his characterization 
> portrays 
> > his Dumbledore as a flapping loony in a rumbled bed-sheet and his 
> > energies are far too scattered for the incredibly controlled 
> > Dumbledore.
> > When I read JKR's glorious descriptions of Dumbledore's 
> clothing...it 
> > saddens me to know that when he appears in the movie...he will be 
a 
> > rumpled grey bedsheet ... not a marvelous, stately wizard draped 
in 
> > purple velvet spangled with gold stars.
> > 
> > Still mourning the REAL Dumbledore,
> > Cat >^-.-^<
> > 
> 
> While Gambon is an idjut for refusing to read the books, the blame 
> for his wardrobe and makeup has to go to Cuaron.  Just look at what 
> he did to poor Flitwick!  ::grumble:: The next director (Newell) 
> apparently felt he had to continue the look of both those 
> characters.  Thank gawd Cuaron didn't mess with Snape!
> 
> I miss the REAL Dumbles too.
> 
> Lizzie
>