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 Oct 30 2006, 03:20 PM
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A brand new Michael Gambon video has now been added to the Video Gallery and you can watch this here.
Whether you love his Dumbeldore or not, you will love this video because it shows the man behind Dumbledore. "Top Gear" is a very popular British TV show where boys can be boys and drive cars - really fast!!!!
In this 10 minute video, Gambon shows off his driving skills, talks about not really understanding any of the roles he plays, chats about playing James Bond and most hilariously, talks about the lies he tells in interviews because he hates them so much. He really is very, very funny  !
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Oct 31 2006, 03:26 PM
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QUOTE(Theoriser @ Oct 30 2006, 10:05 PM) [snapback]993392[/snapback]
I saw this video when it first came out as well, and I liked it too. I thought that Michael Gambon was hilarious, even thought I don't like his portrayal of Dumbledore at all. To me, this video shows that he could be a really great Dumbledore; you can see the twinkle in his eyes and the sense of humour he has, but he just doesn't bother to do the role properly. Oh well, it's a funny video.
I don't blame Gambon for the portrayal, I like him & he's certainly an entertaining guy. It's the director who has the final say. Gambon will play the role how he's directed to play it. I think Mike Newell is responsible for 'Angry Dumbledore' not Gambon. He's also responsible, incidently, for 'Angry Fred & George' which I don't usually see other people mentioning, even though their fight, after trying to put their names in the Goblet, is just as out of character as Dumbledore's outburst. In the book they burst out laughing! 
I agree with you that Gambon has the potential to be a great Dumbledore if he was allowed &/or encouraged to 'twinkle' the way he does here. I think he showed that potential in PoA. At least the OotP director, unlike Newell has read all the books, so maybe...
Maybe though, if people watch this they'll realise he's not treating HP any differently to his other roles, at least he read the script, unlike for Gosford Park apparently! 
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Mar 10 2007, 05:03 PM
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Spoiler Alert! If you haven't read the recent review of the new OotP movie on TLC , run away!
Since the reviewer, Carlos, says that "Dumbledore seems to be more like he is in the books," I watched this video of Michael Gambon again. I remembered his playful personality and intelligence, and if he's managed to capture the spirit of Dumbledore, I'll be ecstatic!
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Jul 8 2007, 04:37 PM
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QUOTE I don't blame Gambon for the portrayal, I like him & he's certainly an entertaining guy. It's the director who has the final say. Gambon will play the role how he's directed to play it. I think Mike Newell is responsible for 'Angry Dumbledore' not Gambon. He's also responsible, incidently, for 'Angry Fred & George' which I don't usually see other people mentioning, even though their fight, after trying to put their names in the Goblet, is just as out of character as Dumbledore's outburst. In the book they burst out laughing!
Yes, but neither Fred nor George have been knighted or acted for almost 50 years. This guy is a class A actor - it reflects poorly on British acting that this guy doesn't care enough to even attempt to read the books on which his character is based. Someone with almost 50 years of experience should be able to portray his own character without the influence of the director - BUT canon should be consulted.
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This post has been edited by Hagiographer13: Jul 9 2007, 01:07 AM
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Jul 13 2007, 10:34 AM
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The car Michael Gambon drove is called a Chevorlet Lacetti in the UK (and here in Ireland, my dad drives an estate version) and most of Europe although some markets call it a Nubira but, as with a lot of GM produced cars it goes under a lot of Aliases around the world.
Visually identical models are currently also sold as Chevrolet Nubira in some European markets, Chevrolet Optra and Chevrolet Optra5 (hatchback) in Canada, Mexico, Philippines, Central America, South America, India, Pakistan, Arabia, Southeast Asia, and South Africa, Suzuki Forenza and Suzuki Reno (hatchback) in the USA, Buick Excelle HRV (hatchback) in China, and Holden Viva in Australia and New Zealand. The hatchback version has recently been launched in India as Chevrolet SRV. As of 2007, the first generation Lacetti remains in production and is still sold as the Chevrolet Optra in Canada.
The Buick Excelle sedan assembled and marketed in China features an updated exterior.
So many names for the one car.
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