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[merrymelody]

Having finally got off my ass and done what I promised, here's a portion of my GoF review (cut into sections to prevent your eyes glazing over. Next bit will be up...um, soon, I hope!)

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[merrymelody]

Hahaha, you never have to apologise for length with me, I don't know the meaning of concise (I always feel kinda guilty jabbing at Rowling's flabby books, but hey, I'm not paid for this.)

Complaining that an actor in the HP movies is too hammy? How DARE you. ;)

Heh, I haven't even gotten onto Rickman, yet!

As for covertly vicious scumbags...we'll see how Hermione plays out in OOTP!

I accidentally left it out of my predictions list, but I imagine the Mutilator and Crucio Dude (I love those nicknames!) are going to be altered somewhat.

I get such a kick out of how Certain Segments of Fandom get all bent out of shape because the actors don't give a flying fuck how their character behaves in the books. Why SHOULD they? They get a script, they're asked to do a job, they do it.

Seriously. Details that aren't part of your job, while interesting, really aren't relevant.
I used to study acting for a while, and it cracked me up how even if you were playing a totally minor character, there'd be people who'd say 'Well, my backstory is that I'm a Piscean, my parents are divorced, my favourite colour is yellow...'
I mean, great and all, but Ralph Fiennes knowing that Tom Riddle lived at an orphanage and is the heir of Slytherin really doesn't affect whether or not he can act, same as Radcliffe or Watson or Fangirl #578 knowing all the trivia in the world doesn't make them fun to watch.
If the script says 'Be angry' or 'scared' the fact your character in the original text is 'sympathetic' or 'stoic' is pretty meaningless. (I love how personally the people take it, too - I mean, there's always 'So and so improvised X line' trivia on every movie, but it's like they think it's an exam and Gambon or whoever just walks in and starts bull-shitting, when he really should have studied; rather than that there's a writer.)

all Watson has to show for herself are photos littered throughout the Internet of her drinking Corona.

Heh, I think those pictures of her make me like her more than her acting. She always has bitchface, and it's kinda cute.

that bit in the flames was such a bloody ripoff! Both for Oldman AND his fans.

I wondered whether maybe he was difficult about money or something - I think there were rumours that he was hard to sign up for OotP for the same reason?

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I think those pictures of her make me like her more than her acting

My only beef with those shots is that she's drinking bloody Corona, because I'm such a beer snob. ;) She's got money - she can afford to track down some fucking Modelo and drink THAT if she wants Mexican beer, dammit! Corona is crap!

Although I've noticed that American beers are brewed very differently for the UK market - there's a higher alcohol content and in many cases an actual a different taste. Perhaps that's the case w/Mexican beers too...?

Re: Gary Oldman - I heard those rumours too. I suspect that once Gary realized that his character wasn't going to be in all the movies - meaning he wouldn't be making the £££/$$$ he may have expected when he initially signed on - he lost enthusiasm for the project.