Who Looks The Best Dumbledore?, Part II |
 Feb 14 2006, 07:53 AM
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Missus Lupin and Mistress Crouch Posts: 5,269 Joined: 4:57am January 28, 2005    |
<font color='#000F22'>Here is another activity for people to give their opinion on. Who looks the best Dumbledore?
The key word here is looks. Please don't use this thread to continue the "best portrayal of Dumbledore" wars. The first person to mention angry Dumbledore in GoF will be thrown into the cauldron alongside Snape  !From PS (page 12, English edition):- QUOTE Nothing like this man had ever been seen in Privet Drive. He was tall, thin and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak which swept the ground and high-heeled buckle boots. His blue eyes were light, bright and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice. This man's name was Albus Dumbledore. So, who looks like that description the best? Richard Harris who appeared in the first two movies, or Michael Gambon, who has taken over the mantle since Harris's sad death.   Personally, I think it's a difficult one. Dumbledore is around 150 years old and so I think Harris had the correct aged look, but Gambon has the twinkle in his eye that Harris didn't. I think though that Gambon's clothes help give off the air of eccentricity that DD has and would help him move about quicker than the clothes that Harris wore as DD. It's a toughy.....but I'm going with Gambon.</font> This post has been edited by Hagiographer13: May 25 2008, 08:57 PM |
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Feb 14 2006, 10:04 AM
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(Shirtless) Jason Isaacs Collector  Posts: 684 Joined: 3:34pm October 31, 2005 Location: In a tizzy   |
Gambon's clothes were definitely more eccentric, but I'd have to go with Harris on this one. In the scene at the end of SS (when he was choosing a Bertie Bott's bean) he came very close to my imagined Dumbledore. But he lacked that twinkle otherwise. Not to get too much into the portrayal, but I always thought of Dumbledore as someone who really likes people and enjoys himself or at least is amused by life. Neither Dumbledore conveys this, in my opinion.
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Feb 14 2006, 10:08 AM
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Forever an Honorary Gallery Goddess Posts: 3,035 Joined: 10:34am July 9, 2005 Location: swapping knitting patterns with Dumbledore |
I voted Richard Harris. Harris had the long silvery hair (with no tie in his beard), I liked his costume better, and I disagree that he didn't have a twinkle in his eyes. Harris definitely had it, and he could convey so much just through one little look over his glasses. Gambon doesn't have that. I saw no twinkle in Gambon's eyes, I don't like the little tie in his beard (not to mention his hair color isn't silvery. It has a yellowish tinge to it.), I didn't like his excessively long fingernails in PoA, and I don't like his costume.
I'm Harris' girl through and through. 
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Feb 14 2006, 08:29 PM
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Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 99 Joined: 6:52am February 7, 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia |
Richard Harris just seemed to look the part for me, his costuming was great bright colors and he seemed well put together and had the look of the drawing on the back of the UK PS. Gambon's grubby appearance with the nails, the same worn grey robe, and tangled hair just seem to be the opposite of the Dumbledore we hear of in the books. With new costuming and a different wig on Gambon I might change my mind but for now it has to be Richard Harris
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Feb 14 2006, 10:00 PM
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Professional Diagon Alley Window Shopper Posts: 73 Joined: 1:14pm July 23, 2005 |
I think Richard Harris had the look of a tall and very old, silvery, long hair and beard wizard that he was exactly described in the book. he also had that sparkle in his eyes. Just look at Mrs. Brisby's siggy, that look of DD seems as if he knows something we dont. lol
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Feb 15 2006, 04:28 AM
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Missus Lupin and Mistress Crouch Posts: 5,269 Joined: 4:57am January 28, 2005 |
**comes in to check on poll and comments**
 Wow, I'm definately in the minority :lol: !~Mrs.Brisby~, I love that image in your signature. |
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Feb 15 2006, 02:27 PM
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(Shirtless) Jason Isaacs Collector Posts: 684 Joined: 3:34pm October 31, 2005 Location: In a tizzy |
QUOTE(~Mrs.Brisby~ @ Feb. 14 2006,10:08 ) I voted Richard Harris. Harris had the long silvery hair (with no tie in his beard), I liked his costume better, and I disagree that he didn't have a twinkle in his eyes. Harris definitely had it, and he could convey so much just through one little look over his glasses. Gambon doesn't have that. I saw no twinkle in Gambon's eyes, I don't like the little tie in his beard (not to mention his hair color isn't silvery. It has a yellowish tinge to it.), I didn't like his excessively long fingernails in PoA, and I don't like his costume. I'm Harris' girl through and through. Yes, those fingernails were just disgusting. Every time I watch PoA I am negatively distracted by them all over again. I hoped they would tweak his (Gambon's) costume and makeup for GoF, but alas, they didn't. -------------------- : ) |
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Feb 15 2006, 07:28 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 32 Joined: 10:49pm December 12, 2005 Location: Curled up in a comfy chair in never ever land |
I agree that Gambon has that twinkle in the eye that Harris was missing, but came very close to achieving at the end of S.S. For me it came out in Gambon in the end of the P.o.A. when Harry & Hermione have just finished the mission. But in the end all over apperance it is Harris.
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Feb 15 2006, 07:43 PM
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Forever an Honorary Gallery Goddess Posts: 3,035 Joined: 10:34am July 9, 2005 Location: swapping knitting patterns with Dumbledore |
QUOTE(Val_Halla @ Feb. 15 2006,1:27 pm) Yes, those fingernails were just disgusting. Every time I watch PoA I am negatively distracted by them all over again. I hoped they would tweak his (Gambon's) costume and makeup for GoF, but alas, they didn't. I was hoping so too. Here's to hoping they tweak it a bit for OotP. At least give him a new set of robes... :wink: QUOTE ~Mrs.Brisby~, I love that image in your signature. Thanks. I'm quite fond of it too.  QUOTE Just look at Mrs. Brisby's siggy, that look of DD seems as if he knows something we dont. lol Exactly! It's all in his eyes....
-------------------- "J.K. Rowling has set the standard: It's a high one, and God bless her for it."
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Feb 15 2006, 08:21 PM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 176 Joined: 12:49pm July 21, 2005 Location: Purchasing Flesh Eating Slug repellent in Knockturn alley. |
Harris girl through and through here as well! I think Harris had the kind of longer, leaner frame that I always associated with Dumbledore. I have yet to see the twinkle in Gambon's eyes, but perhaps I missed something.
Richard Harris always had this look about him that told me "he knows," whereas Gambon always looks like he is still trying to figure it all out. I've yet to get the sense from Gambon as a man who looks like he holds the burden of "knowing" on his shoulders. I also can't help but adore the looks that Harris shot over those half moon spectacles. They were hysterical! Like the one he gives Lockhart in CoS when they find Mrs. Norris. Priceless! -------------------- "-Yet sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man."
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