Just saw the movie and the letter thread

[justcarol67]

Melanie wrote: 

 Am I the only straight woman on the planet that didn't think Gary
Oldman was very attractive?  At least, not in Harry Potter.

Carol responds:
I'm not sure whether it's fair for me to chime in here since I'm not a
Sirius fan, but I don't think that Gary Oldman is sexy, either. Dapper
in this film, and much more attractive without the bad teeth they gave
him in PoA, but not handsome, Imo, and without whatever it is about
Rickman!Snape that's so appealing.

I did like him as a character better than I do in the books, though.
He was more supportive of Harry and less arrogant and self-obsessed.
So Harry's grief (also played down?) was more understandable to a
movie goer than it might have been if they'd shown him as JKR depicted
him, but the death scene also lost some of its impact without the
cousins taunting each other. Or maybe I just need to see it a second
time as I could have missed a few details.

Anyway, give me Snape in any shape or form and Rickman over Oldman,
but that's just me.

Carol, letting you know that you're not the only one