[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Gambon's DD

[Missy Gallant]

I agree.  Gambon is just wrong, wrong wrong.  

I also thought of O'Toole, but could understand the filmakers decision to not cast him.  (Not sure he'd be the bestest of role models to have around all the young actors)

But I STILL think Jim Dale should have been the next DD.  He is a very distinguished actor (aside from holding the record of most voices on one audio book).  He's tall, thin, and does a very good DD voice.  Throw in the fact that he's definitely read the books, and there's the choice.  But maybe he didn't want to do the books and a role in the movie.


--- On Wed, 8/27/08, The Dossetts <dossett at lds.net> wrote:

From: The Dossetts <dossett at lds.net>
Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: Your favorite actor/actress in HP movies
To: HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 1:33 PM






I have never liked Michael Gambon as Dumbledore. For starters, he would have done a much better job in POA and GOF if he had read the books, and had some idea of what the character was supposed to be like! There are many times in both those movies that I think his characterization of DD is definitely "off." He seems to play the part from a "what would I think the reaction should be here" point of view instead of "what would Dumbledore do here," which he could have gotten if he understood the character in the book! However, it's not only his interpretation of the role that bothers me, I agree with Carol and others who have pointed out that his costumes and the beard tie thing are just weird. They certainly did a better job in the first two movies!

I have always wished that they had cast Peter O'Toole as DD after Richard Harris' death. But Harris is always who I have in my head when I read the books - or at least something close to him: the actual picture of him in my mind is slightly different, even though Harris' voice is very close to the one I "hear" when I read!