PoA MOVIE DISCUSSION.

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> Carol responds:
> I agree that sadness and anger are similar emotions, or maybe closely related emotions, but I think that many people (mostly men and boys and Harry in particular) express sadness *through* anger. (Book!Harry's reaction to Sirius Black's death in OoP is one example.) I agree that the line you quoted is in character, but I don't think that the tears are. And Dan Radcliffe at that point was starting to become a pretty good child actor, but he couldn't cry convincingly and I think it was a mistake to force him to attempt it.

Potioncat:
I paid particular attention at this part of the movie, because this complaint was made before. Honestly, it seemed to me that the crying noises had been dubbed later, and didn't even sound like Dan to me. So I was wondering if Dan/Harry was supposed to be crying in the first place.


 
> Carol again:
> As I said earlier, I do like the clock tower. But Tom the Barman had already been played by a different actor without any of the "Igor" nonsense, and toy trains have nothing to do with the story or with Lupin as a character or with DADA. Why the 1920s atmosphere? I don't see the need. Art for art's sake? And leave the shrunken heads with their Jamaican accents out of the film, please. (Again, as I said upthread, it's a matter of taste.)

Potioncat:
I thought the head on the bus was very funny--however, I thought the jokes and the entire bus scene took up too much time from the real plot. I really liked Stan in the movie. Does anyone remember seeing the actor at about the same time in "Master and Commander?...."(I've forgotten the rest of the title.) 

Tom as Igor! Very funny, because I kept thinking of "Young Frankenstein" alternating with Christopher Lloyd in "Addams Family" (Oh heck! What was that character's name!!!)