[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Your favorite actor/actress in HP movies

[Tiffany Lothamer]

I think Angelica Houston is way way too old! Wasn't Merope fairly young when she gave birth and died? I always imagined her to be around 17ish when we first see her in the Gaunt's Ministry Official Memory. I am not very familiar with British actors myself. I know that I would love to see Colin Firth play a role, but I have no idea which one. Possibly a misc. Death Eater. I never in a million years imagined Kate Winslet in any HP role. Not sure if she would "fit in" in the WW. Not for me anyway. I was almost thinking that Kate Beckingsale would make a good Grey Lady in Deathly Hollows. If there had been more female DE's, I would think that Cate Blanchet (sp?) would have made an evil character. I am not sure how I feel about big screen actors in the Harry Potter movies. Before Harry Potter, the only actor I had ever seen before was McGonagall. But she played the part so seamlessly that I didn't really even notice. Helena Bohman-Carter kind of bothers me as Bella. I have seen her in so many other roles, that I just can't place her with Bella. I am glad that so far they have used actors lesser known to me, because it feels more real and genuine to me. It makes the WW come alive!

I would never imagine any other Neville, Cho, Fred, George, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid, Snape or Lupin than who they cast. Besides the Trio, Lupin is my favorite character, and everytime I think of him I actually see Davids face in my head. I did not like the casting of Umbridge as much as I thought I would. When I first saw her performance as Umbridge, I thought she nailed it dead on. I love to hate that character! I don't think that she had the right face for it however. We book readers know Umbridge as Toad Face. That actress was actually very pretty, so it throws me off a bit. In my opinion, the actor that plays Dudley is a dreadful actor, and although I wish his character had been cast with someone else, I would be hugely disappointed if any of the main characters we have already gotten to know in the movies is replaced with someone new. It just wouldn't feel right. Now, call me stupid, but I had watched the first three movies so spuratically when they just came out, that I didn't even notice that Dumbledore had changed from the first two movies. I found out that Harris died about a year ago. I felt horrible for not noticing. I did the same thing with Grint and Walters in Driving Lessons. I didn't even notice that Dame and Mrs Weasley were the same person. I pride myself with being a huge HP fan, but when my friend noticed it before I did, he never let me forget it! One thing I find very sad about the movies is that they left out Peeves. I know it gives the story a much more childish feel, but he was also one of my favorite characters.



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From: sartoris22 at yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:55:20 +0000
Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: Your favorite actor/actress in HP movies



















    
            --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:

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> >"Mrs. Lex Luthor" (Red) wrote: don't picture any

> actress I know playing Merope though... I just picture her having long

> dark hair, at least to tell you how I visualize her.

> 

>Sartoris22:



Didn't Rowling stipulate that all the roles be played by British actors?

That dictate forces us to imagine a Britsh actress to play Merope, 

perhaps beyond the ones who have been in American movies or popular 

British imports. I agree that Kate Winslet is too attractive and rosy 

to play Merope. Actually, a younger version of Fiona Shaw, the woman 

who plays Petunia Dursley, might work. Helena Bonham Cater might have 

mads a good Merope as well. If I could choose an American actress for 

Merope, it might be Angelica Huston. Hey, isn't her mother British? Was 

Angelica born in England?




      

    
    
	
	
	
	


	


	
	
	
	
	



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