He's Played WAY More Than Dumbledore, You Know
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kasspian — 18 years ago(January 18, 2008 05:41 PM)
You all should watch Othello with Maggie Smith and see if you can catch Michael Gambon in the background somewhere. He has no lines, and plays various background parts. He's a soldier for the most part. It's incredible. They're both in their late 20s in that movie/play.
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inlovewithmyguitar21 — 18 years ago(February 22, 2008 05:28 AM)
I just saw him in amazing grace and he was excellent in it! That's a good movie.. but yeah he's been in plenty of other things and it's kind of funny how no matter how many other great roles he's been in we'll see him as dumbledore.
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the_jazzman — 18 years ago(April 02, 2008 01:16 AM)
True, he has played other parts. But since the role of Dumbledore is the crowning achievement and definitive work in this man's quest to create the world's most grandiose cinematic bowel movements, then I think it's appropriate that this is what is most discussed here. Go to James Cameron's board and people talk about Alien, Titanic and Terminator. Go to Harrison Ford's board and it's Indiana Jones and Star Wars. Go to Christopher Reeves' board and read about Superman. People are most remembered (and discussed here) for their greatest achievements. Granted, these other examples are benign, truly respectable accomplishments worthy of praise, respect and admiration whereas Gambon's greatest accomplishment is the utterly despicable and asinine butchering of a truly wonderful literary character, it is still an incredible accomplishment in its own right. To have portrayed someone, even a fictitious someone, with such deplorable repugnance that people are turned off of even the character's representation in the printed works takes great skill, and for that Gambon will always be remembered and in that light discussed.
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StripiestPilot — 17 years ago(April 09, 2008 06:01 AM)
What a load of twaddle. Perhaps it's the writers and directors who should be criticised as opposed to Gambon. If the director didn't want Gambon to act a certain way, THEN YOU WOULDN'T SEE IT ON SCREEN, and if the writer hadn't written those lines, THEN GAMBON WOULDN'T BE SAYING THEM. Anyone who's not a complete ignoramus should be able to see the obvious directorial influence on each of Gambon's three performances. In POA, he was airy, calm and whimsical, in GOF, stern, gruff and loud, in OOTP, cold, muted and drab. Three different directors, three vastly different performances. Gambon has shown in countless other productions, such as Cranford and The Life Aquatic, that he is more than capable of playing the gentle, tender old man and the loving eccentric, that's why he was cast in the role, his eccentricity, compassion and mysteriousness are what define his theatrical reputation. It is the directors and writers of GOF/OOTP who deserve the most criticism, for mis-using an actor who is perfect for the Dumbledore role.
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NoKnees — 17 years ago(June 14, 2008 07:48 PM)
I must agree with others. Gambon hase been a wonderful actor in numerous roles in the past. Unfortunately, he hasn't got a handle on albus Dumbledore, and being that Harry Potter is SO popular, he is going to be bashed to bits for it. I desperately wishe someone, somewhere would have went over the character of Dumbldore with him a bit more carefully (not to mention that much of his twisted Dumbldore was the result of Couran (sp?)I won't go there now).
sigh It is always so sad when a good actor goes wrong in a popular movie. They seemed to get slammed for life.
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schizomanic — 17 years ago(November 19, 2008 11:09 AM)
i just come to realise that he is not the only one to blame. He is a greaat actor and he could play Dumbledore the way Richard Harris did but he didnt. Prolly his choice or not. In the end the directors have the last statement and prolly Rowlings too.
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kaymay09 — 17 years ago(November 23, 2008 10:22 PM)
Granted, these other examples are benign, truly respectable accomplishments worthy of praise, respect and admiration whereas Gambon's greatest accomplishment is the utterly despicable and asinine butchering of a truly wonderful literary character, it is still an incredible accomplishment in its own right. To have portrayed someone, even a fictitious someone, with such deplorable repugnance that people are turned off of even the character's representation in the printed works takes great skill, and for that Gambon will always be remembered and in that light discussed.
hahahhaaaaa
That cracks me up.
It's too bad. Actors should always be wary of taking roles in very popular films like Harry Potter, etc. because soooo many people will be critiquing them And if they mess up, people also won't let them live it down
But hey, at least people know about him (HP fans who wouldn't know him otherwise) because then they can expand their movie I can't think of the word, sorry (like me! since I first heard of him, I've wanted to see his other works).
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