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stoopbeckMy brother and I argue. A lot. No, really. Whenever we're together, we're always arguing about stupid things... what to watch, what episode of a show was the best, who's turn it is to do dishes, who hit whom [he did it!]...
Two weekends ago we took it to a new level by getting into a fist fight over whether or not a certain beloved character in the Harry Potter series really has joined the choir invisible in J K Rowling's latest book. My opinion is 'dead is dead,' but he thought otherwise. Eh, long story short, it got ugly fast.
This week we put our creative energy to a more productive cause. I don't know about anyone else, but I HATED Gary Oldman as Sirius Black. HATE. [I won't even get started on Lupin.] So we decided to come up with a better one.
Our choices ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous, and it rapidly turned into a competition. My brother clearly won. He said, and I quote, "My SOCK would make a better Sirius than Gary Oldman." And the worst part? He was right. I don't know what they were thinking when they chose him. Actually, I don't know what they were thinking throughout the entire movie. Would it have killed them to explain who the Marauders were? Or... but that's for another post.
So what are the requirements for Sirius Black? Okay, well, [1] obviously dark hair, but that's not exactly a necessary thing, seing as how Alan Rickman[!] has sort of sandy hair in reality... [2] not really dog-like features, but it has to be believable that he'd turn into a giant dog. Gary Oldman? A marmot, maybe... Dog? Nope. [3] The character is a subtle one, so the actor would have to put several different layers into his portrayal of Black. I saw one-- the crazy crazy layer. Bleah, Mr Oldman. BLEAH. Who could do it better? Hmm... to name a few: Rufus Sewell, Hugh Jackman, James Purefoy, Alexander Siddig, my brother's sock... all better qualified than the person chosen. Makes me mad.
Speaking of mad, when's the next book coming out? Never? Really, JK, just because you're the richest woman in England, that doesn't give you the right to leave us hanging like this. I did hear that it might come out next summer... maybe... if we all clap our hands and say, "I do believe in fairies! I do! I do!"
Two weekends ago we took it to a new level by getting into a fist fight over whether or not a certain beloved character in the Harry Potter series really has joined the choir invisible in J K Rowling's latest book. My opinion is 'dead is dead,' but he thought otherwise. Eh, long story short, it got ugly fast.
This week we put our creative energy to a more productive cause. I don't know about anyone else, but I HATED Gary Oldman as Sirius Black. HATE. [I won't even get started on Lupin.] So we decided to come up with a better one.
Our choices ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous, and it rapidly turned into a competition. My brother clearly won. He said, and I quote, "My SOCK would make a better Sirius than Gary Oldman." And the worst part? He was right. I don't know what they were thinking when they chose him. Actually, I don't know what they were thinking throughout the entire movie. Would it have killed them to explain who the Marauders were? Or... but that's for another post.
So what are the requirements for Sirius Black? Okay, well, [1] obviously dark hair, but that's not exactly a necessary thing, seing as how Alan Rickman[!] has sort of sandy hair in reality... [2] not really dog-like features, but it has to be believable that he'd turn into a giant dog. Gary Oldman? A marmot, maybe... Dog? Nope. [3] The character is a subtle one, so the actor would have to put several different layers into his portrayal of Black. I saw one-- the crazy crazy layer. Bleah, Mr Oldman. BLEAH. Who could do it better? Hmm... to name a few: Rufus Sewell, Hugh Jackman, James Purefoy, Alexander Siddig, my brother's sock... all better qualified than the person chosen. Makes me mad.
Speaking of mad, when's the next book coming out? Never? Really, JK, just because you're the richest woman in England, that doesn't give you the right to leave us hanging like this. I did hear that it might come out next summer... maybe... if we all clap our hands and say, "I do believe in fairies! I do! I do!"
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Dude.
Date: 2004-09-13 04:04 pm (UTC)And Snape... As much as I love Alan Rickman[!], I have noticed that I'm a lot more sympathetic towards Snape now that I have Alan Rickman as my mental image of him. Even when he's being purely evil, like when he makes the comment about Hermione's teeth, or when he's about to turn Sirius and Lupin in to the Dementors, I think "Aww, poor Snape, it's all their fault somehow" because AlanRickmanSnape wouldn't be evil, would he?
I think he makes a good Snape, don't get me wrong, but it's got me all confused in my feelings towards the character. But for all the purists out there, JKR, as one of her conditions when they made the movies, said that Alan Rickman had to play Snape... so she must see something of the character in him, if that makes sense...
And I'm glad other people feel that way about Crazy Gary Oldman... Bleah... I mean, seriously [hee... every time I say or write that, I think "serious. Sirius!"] what actor would turn down playing a part in a Harry Potter movie? Most of them are jumping for it! So why, WHY, couldn't they have gotten someone more Sirius-y?
What do you think about it all?