Actors in HP movies

[cat_kind]

bumbledore:
> Explain WHY she had to do something funny, when in the book she doesn't.
> Stop making excuses for their lame arse movie making skills.
> 

catkind: Now, if it had actually been funny I wouldn't have minded. 
Shame really, Dawn French is usually very witty, and they give her
these silly slapstick things to do. 

A lot of the little added comedy touches I like, actually: Ron and
Hermione's banter *is* funny, and it's grounding.   Ditto the flying
umbrella. Hermione's comment about her hair was possibly the best
moment in the whole film.  

I think it's silly to claim that Cuaron hadn't read the books. Of
course he had.  But film is a different medium, so of course things
had to be changed. Some of the changes are just more successful than
others. 

Actually, what bothers me most about the films are the gratuitous
action moments.  I sort of have the impression they're saying, well,
we've spent so many millions to get a realistic Hippogryff, now we'd
better get some screen time out of him. Now, that was spectacular, but
I'd really have preferred to see more of these wonderful actors
acting. And I can't believe they wasted so much time on Aunt Marge.

catkind