Well...thinking about characters and their need to be replaced, kind of makes me think of Three's Company, and pretty much replacing Susan Summers, after she quit. It was just never the same, I think they tried, but they never captured that original gold that she had. And I'm glad that John Ritter never left, because honestly, he was irreplaceable as Jack. Sometimes, some shows just create characters that are so irreplaceable. And of course, people pass on, and it sucks and all. I guess sometimes they have no choice but to replace the actor. But I think my big problem, with Dumbles, was the actor choice.
Now don't get me wrong, I like Michael Gambon, and I respect him as an actor, but ugh...I HATE how he portrayed Dumbles. He was just way too angry. And part of this, is probably because I really hate what they did with PoA. It's my least favorite movie,right behind HBP, and it's my FAVORITE BOOK. They just changed too much, and well...this is a different tangent, that is somewhat related. But anyways, Michael Gambon was just way too angry for me. Dumbledore was never really all that angry of a character. Richard Harris played him just as I imagined Dumbledore in the books. Wise, old, and slightly crazy. I don't think that Michael Gambon ever got that down. I think that's what the biggest annoyance of the last 6 movies are, just too much of an angry Dumbledore. And it wasn't even til Kings Cross, did I like Michael Gambon as Dumbledore. That was one of the better scenes he had. I think he just changed too much from what Richard Harris had set up, and it was never the same again.
The thing is, if you're gonna replace actors, then you gotta make the performance just as good, if not better. And I don't think Michael Gambon ever did that.
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Date: 2013-04-01 03:23 am (UTC)Now don't get me wrong, I like Michael Gambon, and I respect him as an actor, but ugh...I HATE how he portrayed Dumbles. He was just way too angry. And part of this, is probably because I really hate what they did with PoA. It's my least favorite movie,right behind HBP, and it's my FAVORITE BOOK. They just changed too much, and well...this is a different tangent, that is somewhat related. But anyways, Michael Gambon was just way too angry for me. Dumbledore was never really all that angry of a character. Richard Harris played him just as I imagined Dumbledore in the books. Wise, old, and slightly crazy. I don't think that Michael Gambon ever got that down. I think that's what the biggest annoyance of the last 6 movies are, just too much of an angry Dumbledore. And it wasn't even til Kings Cross, did I like Michael Gambon as Dumbledore. That was one of the better scenes he had. I think he just changed too much from what Richard Harris had set up, and it was never the same again.
The thing is, if you're gonna replace actors, then you gotta make the performance just as good, if not better. And I don't think Michael Gambon ever did that.
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