[HPFGU-Movie] Re: December Boys Review (spoilers!)

[Valerie Flowe]

On Sep 23, 2007, at 3:16 PM, artsylynda at aol.com wrote:

> <snip>
> I was kind of annoyed to  read a review that made rude comments about 
> his "hairy legs" - do reviewers
>  say anything about Robin Williams' hairy ANYTHING (and Williams is 
> massively
>  hairy!!)? NO! But poor Dan, yikes, they won't give him a break. The
>  combination of pale skin (so pale he's "blue" according to Dan in one 
> TV interview
>  - on Rove, that was it - a VERY funny interview, look for it on 
> YouTube)
>  with dark hair is going to make his legs look different, especially 
> since he's
>  still young and skinny, but to pick on that kind of thing to comment 
> on in a
>  review???? Yikes, that's annoying!
>  As for interesting interviews/reviews, Rove was by far one of the 
> funniest.
>  In quite a few interviews, Dan was asked "why this film? Why 
> Australia?"
>  He said this was the best script that came his way that would fit 
> into his
>  schedule, and he would go anywhere for a good script. He also said a 
> director
>  he met with but hasn't worked with told him the next thing he did 
> after Potter
>  should be an ensemble piece where the burden wasn't on his shoulders, 
> so
>  "December Boys," which is really Misty's story, was perfect for that. 
> So yeah,
>  I think he does have a bit of a career plan - he's said over and over 
> that he
>  won't take a role just to work. It has to be challenging, interesting 
> and
>  different or he won't want to do it. He wants a career like Gary 
> Oldman's and
>  Christian Bales's, with big movies and independent films and stage 
> roles.
>  That kind of "career plan" should give him a long and successful 
> career, much
>  more so than if all he wanted to do was blockbusters. Yikes, one 
> flopped
>  blockbuster at the box office can do serious damage to some people's 
> careers.
>  If December Boys is a moderate success, I think he'll be well 
> pleased. I just
>  hope it's enough of a success to open wider so I don't have to drive 
> 100
>  miles to see it!!

Yeah, I did note the hairy legs first off, but then again was a bit 
surprised to see them in GOF during the 2nd task. I think that was 
possibly filmed late in the production schedule, when  his hair was 
longer and he looked a bit older to me. December Boys was filmed 
between GOF and OotP.
Dan's really not that skinny, actually. He has nicely toned legs, and 
as we know from the Equus pix a well-defined torso, arms, and 
well...bum! (not that I'm looking that closely, ha! LOL).
I respect that Dan is interested in doing other things than just 
blockbusters. It might be tough to try and beat 'the most successful 
series of all time'. But if he's looking for stage roles, indie films,  
etc, that is quite respectable to add to his acting portfolio. I think 
that's possibly more of a 'Brit' mentality. A lot of the veteran Potter 
actors have a huge, varied body of work.
For any 'Dan fan' it's interesting to see him acting in other than 
Potter. Even if you do have to drive 100 miles, Lynda. :-)
Valerie