Post by mrscrystalsnape on Jul 7, 2007 2:16:19 GMT 10
Hello
One of the big complaints I have heard about the movies is the neglect of the adult actors and judging by the reviews of OotP this movie looks to be no different:
Bonham Carter was said to be a "shining but underused talent".
Variety also praised Alan Rickman's portrayal of Severus Snape, writing that he "may have outdone himself; seldom has an actor done more with less than he does here".
The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Phoenix is "quite possibly the least enjoyable of the [series] so far". The review also criticized the underuse of the "cream of British acting", noting the brief appearances of Maggie Smith, Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, David Thewlis, Richard Griffiths, and Julie Walters.
I must admit I've noticed this to be a big thing throughout the movies that they have left out key scenes in favor of more minor moments with the much younger actors.
An example for this would be the drawn out Yule ball and yet in the deleted scenes on the DVD of GoF they left out the confrontation between Snape and Karkaroff. Also in PoA for the non reader the revelation of Sirius and Pettigrew would have been really hard to follow because the film makers devoted such little time to it in favor of random images of the whomping willow.
I must wonder how the death of Sirius is going to be shown as a big impact on Harry when their relationship has not been better fleshed out in the movie, and practically ignored in GoF.
Don't get me wrong I know the novel like the film is primarily centered around the three younger leads but I just do not think they have found the right balance and I find it so frustrating when such important and in my view better characters such as Snape and Dumbledore are not given enough time to fully developed their character. I'm just glad I have read the books and can see the complexity of these characters ignored in the movies.
What about the rest of yous? Have you seen the same problem? Do you think they have found the balance? and if they haven't is there a solution baring in mind there is a limited amount of time in a film compared to to a book?
One of the big complaints I have heard about the movies is the neglect of the adult actors and judging by the reviews of OotP this movie looks to be no different:
Bonham Carter was said to be a "shining but underused talent".
Variety also praised Alan Rickman's portrayal of Severus Snape, writing that he "may have outdone himself; seldom has an actor done more with less than he does here".
The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Phoenix is "quite possibly the least enjoyable of the [series] so far". The review also criticized the underuse of the "cream of British acting", noting the brief appearances of Maggie Smith, Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, David Thewlis, Richard Griffiths, and Julie Walters.
I must admit I've noticed this to be a big thing throughout the movies that they have left out key scenes in favor of more minor moments with the much younger actors.
An example for this would be the drawn out Yule ball and yet in the deleted scenes on the DVD of GoF they left out the confrontation between Snape and Karkaroff. Also in PoA for the non reader the revelation of Sirius and Pettigrew would have been really hard to follow because the film makers devoted such little time to it in favor of random images of the whomping willow.
I must wonder how the death of Sirius is going to be shown as a big impact on Harry when their relationship has not been better fleshed out in the movie, and practically ignored in GoF.
Don't get me wrong I know the novel like the film is primarily centered around the three younger leads but I just do not think they have found the right balance and I find it so frustrating when such important and in my view better characters such as Snape and Dumbledore are not given enough time to fully developed their character. I'm just glad I have read the books and can see the complexity of these characters ignored in the movies.
What about the rest of yous? Have you seen the same problem? Do you think they have found the balance? and if they haven't is there a solution baring in mind there is a limited amount of time in a film compared to to a book?
Knows it all
Tonks looked cool but they never explained her abilities or delved into her character much. So that has me wondering if they'll cut out the Tonks/Lupin stuff in the next film, hmm... (I never liked it anyway, felt like it was just thrown in for the hell of it, IMO)
He had a bit more stubble going on though - and didn't look too well, poor Loopy Lupin! 
And it's about his teenhood, growing up, angst, that old chestnut.
