Best of Enemies. pt 5.

[Barry Arrowsmith]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "carolynwhite2" <carolynwhite2 at a...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Carolyn now comments that Kneasy now appears to be faced with 
> something of a dilemma. To see OOP, the movie or not. TLC reported 
> yesterday:
> 
>  
> >>Ace movie site Dark Horizons reports today that during CNBC News 
> last night, "it was apparently revealed that Elizabeth Hurley has 
> been offered a part in the fifth Harry Potter Movie 'The Order of The 
> Phoenix' with the character described only as an 'evil witch.'
> 
> That would make her Bellatrix, or a very skinny Umbridge (we doubt 
> it); the England-born model/actress is rumored to be considering it. 
> If she is cast, presuming Ralph Fiennes stays on as Voldemort for 
> OotP, it would make the Voldemort-Bellatrix evil duo (and the Lucius 
> Malfoy-Bellatrix scenes) very attractive indeed.<<
> 
> Mind you, Elizabeth Hurley's erm, *acting* talents only qualify her 
> for the role of Mrs Black's portrait, IMO.
> 
> Carolyn


Dilemma?
There is no dilemma.
Hurley? As Bella? Preposterous. One might as well cast Lassie 
as Sher Khan - and I don't mean in a Disney (spit) version either. 
I agree that she's not an Umbridge, though these film people,
they do have very odd ideas sometimes.
No; it just confirms the conclusions I reached after watching 
that PoA abomination - avoid the films like the plague.

They steal the images we've formed while reading the books
and replace them with third rate hack actors who just happen to
have a persuasive agent or so-called 'stars' who think it would
be fun to do a cameo in a kids film. Hell's teeth.

Still, I suppose it's inevitable. After all, with the state of education
such as it is, there's a fair number who might never be able to
read the books.

Let them watch film.

Kneasy