Thread: Harry Potter: Scrap the movies?

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I'd disagree. First two films were shockingly bad, now I feel they are clawing their way into being respectable. New Dumbledore better in my mind, though only marginally. Gambon is a very able actor, though I'll agree it's ridiculous that he hasn't read the books, and I think he does well enough in the films.

I wouldn't say any of the Harry Potter films are incredible, but I think they're getting better, so hopefully by the last they'll have got it right.

I don't know, maybe I'm overreacting, but really...Dumbledore is such a key part of the series that the way he's played in the latest movies ruins a large chunk of the experience. His very voice and pronunciation makes me cringe. Nothing like the cool, wise and patient voice of the Dumbledore from the first two movies, and incidentally, the books.

Enormous amounts of inconsistencies too. Sure, the fifth movie is harshly contracted to fit such a large story but even those parts that are practically mirrored end up distorted.
Not to mention the dementors in the fifth movie looking nothing like they are supposed to. They were better in the 3rd movie, pretty much how they are described in the books. Where as in the fifth they're quite different.
So if anything, I'd say they are getting worse, not better.

All in all, I'd much prefer watching...

*applauds*

The dementors were hardcore this time round. Not sure if I'm happy with that. I can see where you're coming from on the pronunciation and such.

Originally Posted by Merlock

All in all, I'd much prefer watching...

Michael Gambon is a very good actor in everything else I've seen him in.

He just doesn't seem all too bothered about these films; which I admit is a disappointment; but you can't slate him as an actor overall for it. His shining performances in many other things makes up for it more than suitably as far as his all around acting ability goes.

I agree with SINDRED on everything he says.

Originally Posted by Carôusoul

I agree with SINDRED on everything he says.

I sense a disturbance in the force.

Almost as if a million voices all cried out at once..

And were suddenly silenced by the new hippie Dumbledore's hideous shouting. >.<