December Boys Review (spoilers!)

[artsylynda at aol.com]

>>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<<<

I didn't mean he was skinny as in "scrawny" - he's  beautifully toned, "in 
excellent nick" as the Brits say.  But he's small  too, poor guy (on Rove, a 
huge blond woman sitting next to him bumped him and  grabbed him around the 
shoulders and said "Oh, he's so TINY!" and on something  that just showed up on 
DR.com a couple of days ago, Dan surprised a young fan at  the Odeon theater and 
gave him an autograph.  Dan said he was very pleased  to meet the boy, and 
that it was cool that Dan was taller than him!  Then  Dan said, "How old are 
you?" and the boy said "10" and Dan gasped, "I'm 18!" and  made some other comment 
I can't recall right now.  I sure hope he grows  some more - sometimes I 
think he's got a really good attitude about his size,  and other times, like this 
one, I think yeah, he really does wish he'd get  bigger).
 
I noticed his hairy legs in GoF too, and the bit of hair on  his chest in the 
Prefect's bathroom scene.  Those two scenes helped me  understand what he 
meant when he said he could tell the difference in when some  scenes were filmed 
because he "knew what to look for."  Now he has enough  hair on his chest 
(apparently) that it shows through the collar of his  shirt.  I remember as a teen 
what a shock it was to see that kind of thing  on boys - suddenly, they were 
men!  And I think that's what all the "hairy  leg" hoopla is about.  Dan says 
some people think  he's Peter Pan and  will be a boy forever - and that they 
need to get over  that.
 
And yeah, I think he's doing the Brit actor thing of having  a well-rounded 
career, one that will last a lot longer than most Hollywood child  stars' 
careers.  And yes, I will be driving the 100 miles each way to  Cincinnati to see 
"December Boys" - possibly more than once if I really like the  film!  :)
 
Lynda AKA "Abraxan"

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