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[zsynqx]

I'm certainly not "getting off" on being a contrarian. It's simply my personal opinion. I don't even think it's an opinion that's entirely unpopular among many people who were fans of the original books, or indeed, fans of the films.

I loved Richard Harris and I felt he did a wonderful job in the role as Dumbledore in the first two movies. But even as someone who was given the unenviable task of having to follow Harris' performance in the role, I felt Michael Gambon did a really, really poor job with the part. I'm sure a lot of that could be chalked up to Gambon's Dumbledore being written in a noticeably colder, more clipped fashion in comparison to the Harris incarnation, in conjunction with some bad direction (which is personally why I'm reluctant to criticize Gambon outright for line readings like this) but even outside of that particular context surrounding the role....I personally felt Gambon delivered a series of rather dull and unconvincing performances whilst part of the series, completely exercising a lot of the wit and warmth I've long associated with the Dumbledore character.

I hope by expanding upon my original post, you've come to understand my perspective a little better, even if you might not necessarily agree with it.

Completely agree, and this certainly isn't an unpopular opinion.

 

[Kazuhira]

Is Farrel gone for good? Maybe the real Graves is trapped somewhere.
I can't say that i will prefer him over Depp yet,he was like for 15 secs in the first film.
Maybe he will surprise me like Farrel did,i never liked him but he did a great job in the end.

 

[Herr Schwarz]

Jude Law he's approaching Nick Cage status in terms of tethlon.

He's been in some stank but has delivered solid performances. He's no stranger to dodgy accents either.

 

[hamchan]

Well that's fantastic. Better than Grindelwald casting.

 

[Macka]

I'm certainly not "getting off" on being a contrarian. It's simply my personal opinion. I don't even think it's an opinion that's entirely unpopular among many people who were fans of the original books, or indeed, fans of the films.

I loved Richard Harris and I felt he did a wonderful job in the role as Dumbledore in the first two movies. But even as someone who was given the unenviable task of having to follow Harris' performance in the role, I felt Michael Gambon did a really, really poor job with the part. I'm sure a lot of that could be chalked up to Gambon's Dumbledore being written in a noticeably colder, more clipped fashion in comparison to the Harris incarnation, in conjunction with some bad direction (which is personally why I'm reluctant to criticize Gambon outright for line readings like this) but even outside of that particular context surrounding the role....I personally felt Gambon delivered a series of rather dull and unconvincing performances whilst part of the series, completely exercising a lot of the wit and warmth I've long associated with the Dumbledore character.

I hope by expanding upon my original post, you've come to understand my perspective a little better, even if you might not necessarily agree with it.

Well said. I enjoyed Gambon's Dumbledore in a grand total of one scene throughout his six films. The ending of PoA where he says "Did what? Good night." That's the extent of the praise I can give for his portrayal. It has nothing to do with being a contrarian. Gambon just wasn't a good fit for the role imo, and it didn't help that he had to follow Harris, who was absolutely fantastic in the first two movies.

 

[Trojita]

Nice

 

[Fj0823]

Yeah, this is the go-to for people who don't like Gambon. Which is weird because it's totally unrepresentative of his Dumbledore in general, and seems pretty clearly on the director, who said in interviews he assumed the kids at boarding schools should be terrified of the headmaster and directed accordingly. Goblet of Fire is weird in a lot of ways compared to the other movies.

He was great in all the other movies, particularly in the third movie where he absolutely nailed it.

Who the hell hired this guy?

This is Zack Snyder levels of not giving a fucklot about the character's established personality

 

[CassSept]

Who the hell hired this guy?

This is Zack Snyder levels of not giving a fucklot about the character's established personality

Warner Bros.?


Ooooooohhhhhhhh...

 

[daxy]

I just realized that if they ever make a movie with Putin, this guy is a fucking stand in.

 

[SalvaPot]

I wonder if they're going to make Dumbledore's sexuality explicit in the movie. I know that's something Rowling received a lot of flak for.

No need, but I expect some sexual tension between him and Grindewald if they share scenes.

Was it ever confirmed Dumbledore only had a crush on him or they did have a romantic relationship? Either way, I am expecting meaningful looks.

 

[Pooya]

good casting but I doubt there is much in these movies for him to work with. He was so damn good in Young Pope most recently.

 

[Aiii]

Well said. I enjoyed Gambon's Dumbledore in a grand total of one scene throughout his six films. The ending of PoA where he says "Did what? Good night." That's the extent of the praise I can give for his portrayal. It has nothing to do with being a contrarian. Gambon just wasn't a good fit for the role imo, and it didn't help that he had to follow Harris, who was absolutely fantastic in the first two movies.

Can't put it all on Gambon, it is definitely a combination of script, direction and Gambon himself making for a Dumbledore that is completely unlikely the character from the books, which is a crying shame.

I enjoyed the HP movies, but this is one of the main reasons they never even came close to the books, the character was way too important to Harry and the story to get as wrong as they did and get away with it.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

Put me in the "Great casting, now let's pretend Depp never happened" camp.

When I saw Beasts I literally felt the audience cringe when Depp popped up. It was straight up palpable.

 

[JimmyRustler]

I mean it, it really was a terrible movie, to me. I never want to watch it again.

It's not even nostalgia for the other Harry Potter films, I just watched all of those a year ago and thought every one of them was fantastic.

Well, whatever. I won't even try to understand.

Currently re-reading all the books and the watching the corresponding movies afterwards. Putting aside the production value, the first movie is particular is legitimately bad.

 

[jrush64]

I mean it, it really was a terrible movie, to me. I never want to watch it again.

It's not even nostalgia for the other Harry Potter films, I just watched all of those a year ago and thought every one of them was fantastic.

This is such a bad opinion... Christ.

Anyway, great casting. I do wish Colin Farrell comes back though.

 

[Possumowner]

Really nice,quite like Jude... certainly can act

 

[Road of Ease]

To all those saying Fantastic Beasts was bad, I'll give you this: even though I think it's a very good movie - and as a Harry Potter fan, it was exciting to see adult Wizards doing their thing and apparating all over the place - it didn't do enough to justify its existence as a first movie of five. The Grindelwald plot and the magical beasts plot didn't merge that well and weren't fleshed out enough.

But I'm still excited for movie 2. There's groundwork laid out and plenty of room for improvement.

 

[Jarmel]

Put me in the "Great casting, now let's pretend Depp never happened" camp.

When I saw Beasts I literally felt the audience cringe when Depp popped up. It was straight up palpable.

The blonde hair just completely killed it for me. I physically cringed when he started talking in that whispery tone too.