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Quint chats with Harry Potter's Sir Michael Gambon about Dumbledore, Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows!!!

great actor by steelerman	Jul 11th, 2009 04:08:11 PM
gambon is a great dumbledore. he is good in everything he dos
by steelerman	Jul 11th, 2009 04:08:44 PM
does
thanks for nothing Gambon! by irc-Hollywood	Jul 11th, 2009 04:24:45 PM
i know you tried your best Quint, but the man gives a terrible interview.
What?! Snape RAPES Dumbledore? by Frisco	Jul 11th, 2009 04:28:21 PM
Holy crap, and to think I stayed spoiler-free up until now...
No offense to the guy by scnjedi	Jul 11th, 2009 04:47:52 PM
But I much preferred Richard Harris. Gambon just seemed too serious and overbearing in every scene.
I know both characters are invisioned after the traditional wiza by commiepinko	Jul 11th, 2009 04:57:31 PM
...but am I the only one who thinks he looks exactly like Gandalf in these previews?
wizard that is by commiepinko	Jul 11th, 2009 04:59:02 PM

So who did see it and who is going to review it? by Turd Furgeson	Jul 11th, 2009 05:18:46 PM
Reviews are everywhere, we need some here.
Damn by Cult07	Jul 11th, 2009 05:19:19 PM
That was a short interview... can't wait to see Gambon in the HBP and also see what he does in the Deathly Hallows.
The last book is even more Dumbledore-centric by performingmonkey	Jul 11th, 2009 05:20:29 PM
Yes he's dead but the whole plot revolves around him in a way. His backstory is probably the best thing JK Rowling wrote.
You get alone time with Michael Gambon... by seppukudkurosawa	Jul 11th, 2009 05:26:21 PM
and you don't mention The Singing Detective or The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover once?!
Dumbledore raping = Me leaving the theatre by CHRISTIAN_BALE_TRASHED_MY_LIGHTS	Jul 11th, 2009 05:33:34 PM
I won't have it. It's wrong and it upsets me. Underage girls and wizards are the two boundaries Hollywood should NEVER cross in rape scenes. Disappointed.
Gambon is a legend by Muki	Jul 11th, 2009 05:35:01 PM
the only man to have a corner named after him on the Top Gear race track!
Somebody, quick, make a new spoiler t-shirt by Kraken	Jul 11th, 2009 05:46:29 PM
"Rickman Kills Gambon minute 136" (or whatever the minute mark will be)
Can we please get some reviews of this up soon? by NoQuarter	Jul 11th, 2009 06:17:30 PM

Here's Moriarty McWeeny's review over at Hitfix: by seppukudkurosawa	Jul 11th, 2009 06:21:05 PM
http://tinyurl.com/noeby8
mr. zeddemore by steelerman	Jul 11th, 2009 06:31:04 PM
thanks, i will do that
quint--which theater? by Six Demon Bag	Jul 11th, 2009 06:46:39 PM

Snape didnt enjoy killing Dumbledore! by DOGSOUP	Jul 11th, 2009 06:51:04 PM
SPOILER(Like it matters anymore): Dammit it better not play that way in the movie. When we figure out what the fuck has been going on with Snape we learn he never wanted to kill Dumbledore! he even tried to back out!
gambon was good in PoA, bad in GoF, and by supercowbell5THECOWBELLHASSPOKEN	Jul 11th, 2009 06:52:58 PM
solid in ootp. just fucking awful in gof all he did was fucking yell. thank god he toned it down in number 5.
Wait, wait, wait. What happens to Dumbledore? by SoylentMean	Jul 11th, 2009 07:31:46 PM
He fuckin' dies?!!!!!!!!!! Goddamn spoiler alerts would be nice! I'm kidding.
Snape kills Dumbledore! Alert the media!!! by Tall_Boy66	Jul 11th, 2009 07:36:05 PM
Someone hire a skywriter.
Also, I like Gabon more than Harris by Tall_Boy66	Jul 11th, 2009 07:38:04 PM
Having just watched Chamber and Philosopher's Stone, Harris really does look rather frail and a bit too elderly. Gabon is full of piss, vinegar, and subtle bit of pathos. I think he's a better choice. He's also alive.
As i remember it Snape HAD to kill Dumbledore by conspiracy	Jul 11th, 2009 07:50:31 PM
Did he not make some kind of unbreakable promise? Also, as I remember it if he hadn't killed Dumbnuts his cover would have been blown and the entire Order of the Phoenix group would have been over and done. No joy there...only a grim task.
SPOILERS: Harry Potter names his first son with Ginny as Albus by AxeEmAll	Jul 11th, 2009 07:54:47 PM
Dumbledore dies, indeed. Snape kills him off when Malfoy didn't have the heart to do it. And Snape had no choice since he entered into this Unbreakable Vow with Draco's mom that if her son could not kill Dumbledore, he would do it. The Twist: In the Deathly Hallows, we learn that Dumbledore was dying because of the curse attached to that Horcrux ring (the gold ring of Marvolo Gaunt, originally owned by the original Slytherin, the one with the cracked black jewel he put around his finger in his right hand which caused it to burn horribly that it turns black). It was Snape who actually saved him from dying, but he would die soon nevertheless. We discover that Snape and Dumbledore planned the latter's death ahead of time. Dumbledore didn't want a child to live his life with guilt, which is why Dumbledore told Snape to kill him off before Malfoy does, anyway he was dying of the curse attached to the ring. It was a battle for the soul of Malfoy between Voldemort and Dumbledore, and Dumbledore succeeds by having Snape killing him. We would also later discover that Snape loves Harry Potter deeply, like a father does a son. You see, he was very much in love with Harry's mom when they were still teens and that love continued to adulthood, even if she married Harry's dad. Snape was the one who warned Dumbledore that Voldemort would kill off the family of Harry Potter. If not for Snape, Harry Potter would not have been rescued after that famous attack. In book 7, we also discover that it was Snape's Patronus that drove away the Dementors that attacked Harry in the third movie (Prisoner of Azkaban). If you recall the movie, Harry thought it was his father who saved him, and there was this vision of a Patronus which looked like a buck-- that Patronus was actually Snape's.
Quint...Did you ask this guy if... by conspiracy	Jul 11th, 2009 07:54:49 PM
at the end of the day, back in the trailer, he closed the blinds, fell on the couch with a glass of fine wine and rubbed one or two out to the Luscious visage of Emma Watson? Emma...whose long shapely legs, perfect cone shaped breasts, delicious lightly tufted lips, penchant for VS panties and creamy milk white English flesh all but BEG for a good masturbatory session. uhhh......be back later....
Albus Severus is the name of his first child... by AxeEmAll	Jul 11th, 2009 07:55:23 PM

You geeks need to read books, seriously. by AxeEmAll	Jul 11th, 2009 08:01:37 PM
...instead of coming up with silly reactions full of sexual innuendos just to get the attention of others.
I still kinda wish they'd gone with Tom Baker as Dumbledore by kevred	Jul 11th, 2009 08:28:51 PM
And Gandalf, too. Gambon's an excellent actor, Harris was great, and of course McKellan was wonderful, but Baker could have taken the characters to a wider range, to an almost alien degree of difference from those around them. He did that remarkably well in Doctor Who. So, cheers to the wonderful performances these three men have given, but Baker is WAY overdue for a good part in one of these big fantasies. If you're listening, del Toro and Jackson, there must be some way to work him into the damned Hobbit.
GLAD YOU GOT TIME TO TALK ABOUT WEATHER by Mullah Omar	Jul 11th, 2009 08:32:47 PM
Next time just get right to the questions you want to ask. I don't think you'd be considered rude since your subjects know you're racing against the clock.
Re: SPOILERS: Harry Potter names his first son... by Graphix67	Jul 11th, 2009 08:45:45 PM
AxeEmAll wrote: "If you recall the movie, Harry thought it was his father who saved him, and there was this vision of a Patronus which looked like a buck-- that Patronus was actually Snape's." Pardon me Axe, but I've only watched the movies (never read the books) but, in the end of 'Azkaban', when Harry and Hermione are watching and waiting for what Harry believes to be his dad to appear (as the Buck) to perform the Patronus, no one seemingly shows up and Harry himself then steps in to the perform the spell. Therefore, saving himself. What happened to Snape???
Moriarty's review is kinda lame by D.Vader	Jul 11th, 2009 09:00:34 PM
He doesn't really go into anything of substance, I feel like. He talks about the acting and the effects and the fact that the kids are older and Yates is growing as a director and yadda yadda yadda... but it didn't feel like he really went in depth into the film. I'm still not holding out hope. And definitely not seeing it in the first few weeks of release. Its my own form of protest. I don't want it to have a big opening weekend.
WTF AxeEmAll? Why would you do that? by D.Vader	Jul 11th, 2009 09:02:45 PM
You put a SPOILER tag up in the title and immediately follow with another spoiler? And one no one asked for (I don't think)? Why do that? Just bc? Bc you really hope you will piss someone off?
Addendum by D.Vader	Jul 11th, 2009 09:03:41 PM
I just realized you were elaborating on the Snape/Dumbledore relationship, but on the surface it looked like you were being a jerk. My apologies.
But actually, you're wrong about the patronus in Pt III by D.Vader	Jul 11th, 2009 09:05:33 PM
It was a stag, not a doe. I think its still confirmed as being Harry's patronus from the future, not Snape's doe patronus. I've never heard that mentioned anywhere that Snape saved Harry and Sirius from the dementors. Pretty sure its still Harry's stag.
JK Rowling said that Dumbledore was gay by ZombieHeathLedger	Jul 11th, 2009 09:19:59 PM
No shit. This is the first movie that's come out since she said that. It'd be interesting to know how/if at all he incorporated that extra bit of knowledge into the character somehow. I'm not saying that he needs to suddenly become Richard Simmons in a robe and of course he can only "act the scene" but still, did it inform his character in the least?
Actually, AxeEmAll by DinoBass	Jul 11th, 2009 09:25:38 PM
Harry reminds Snape of Harry's father, so he really doesn't like him that much. But the most touching part of all the books is realizing why Snape takes care to protect Harry. In Deathly Hallows Rowling handles it so subtly it's easy to miss, and I hope they handle it as elegantly in the last movie.
Hijacked by thecheesegrommit	Jul 11th, 2009 09:51:47 PM
sorry, but I still want Harry's review (and the others) of Public Enemies. Why? Where? How?
spoliers-like anyone cares in here by supercowbell5THECOWBELLHASSPOKEN	Jul 11th, 2009 09:52:45 PM
in deathly hallows after while snape is dying, he gives harry a pensive or something and then you find out dumbledore was cursed by a gaunt ring and was gonna die in a year, and made a unbreakable vow for snape to kill him so he wouldnt die a slow death, and so draco wouldnt be forced to kill him and yadda yadda yadda
and im watching chamber of secrets right now by supercowbell5THECOWBELLHASSPOKEN	Jul 11th, 2009 09:57:35 PM
and i think its better than the first, but what the fuck is up with the super happy ending where all the kids gather around and suck hagrids cock? and why did dumbledore cancel all exams and tests?? hogwarts is still a school right?? thank god the kids movie feel ended after that film.
Clarification by Quint	Jul 11th, 2009 11:21:36 PM
I don't want to put any words into Gambon's mouth, but he said RICKMAN enjoyed killing Dumbledore... not Snape. That's how I perceived it... that Alan Rickman had fun with the scene.
Alan Rickman=Fucking Professional by conspiracy	Jul 11th, 2009 11:55:08 PM
Great fucking actor, nobody pull off snide, malicious and seething like Rickman. Now...back to Emma.....
Dumbledore's backstory... by Lashlarue	Jul 12th, 2009 12:08:57 AM
More interesting than entire series. Really, it's just fantastic! I won't give anything away, but I'd watch another 10 films having just to do with Dumbledore's history.
yes i was thinking if j.k. ever came back to the series by supercowbell5THECOWBELLHASSPOKEN	Jul 12th, 2009 12:46:07 AM
she would make 1 or 2 dumbledore prequels. that would be good.
Dumbledore= assmodel by ZombieHeathLedger	Jul 12th, 2009 01:16:28 AM

Alan Rickman kills Michael Gambon. by TheMarineBiologist	Jul 12th, 2009 01:19:15 AM

What a fucking great name for a bar in the Castro! by conspiracy	Jul 12th, 2009 01:59:47 AM
"Dumbledores"! The First person that does it has a gold mine...and most probably a glory hole as well.
Michael Gambon was an alter boy by Anything But Tangerines	Jul 12th, 2009 02:01:12 AM
that explains everything
Michael Gambon was an ALTAR boy by Anything But Tangerines	Jul 12th, 2009 02:02:48 AM

HARRY CRAPPER AND THE NEVER ENDING MOVIES by lockesbrokenleg	Jul 12th, 2009 02:42:27 AM
ALL THESE FUCKING MOVIES AND THEY DON'T HAVE ENDINGS?
Michael Gambon wants you to tie his shoe by Anything But Tangerines	Jul 12th, 2009 03:54:01 AM
and reminds you also that you should tie yours
Anything But Tangerines by AsimovLives	Jul 12th, 2009 08:27:44 AM
I think Michael Gambon is old enough to ties his own shoelaces.
Re: Patronuses by Spike3185	Jul 12th, 2009 08:28:11 AM
At the end of 3, harry thought he saw his father casting the patronus that saved him, but it turned out it was himself a few hours later after he and hermione used the time turners. Snape's patronus comes in on book 7 when harry is led to the sword of Griffindor by snape's patronus, which is a doe because snape still loved harry's mother. He still kinda despised harry because harry reminded snape of harry's father, but dumbledore convinced snape to be protective of harry by basically saying "this is how you make up for allowing his mother to die".
Anything But Tangerines by AsimovLives	Jul 12th, 2009 08:28:34 AM
And yes that's a reference to The Singing Detective.
it was never Snape's patronus in Azkaban by Kaiser Soze	Jul 12th, 2009 09:41:32 AM
Yes his doe patronus helped Harry in Deathly Hallows. But in Prisoner of Azkaban it was Harry's stag patronus all the way. Aside from the fact that Snape said in 3 "only a powerful wizard could have conjured it", it's not in his nature to not take credit if he had saved Potter. Plus, it's very much explained in the Azkaban book (they kind of skipped it in the film) that, as Mooney, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs, the one's who authored the Marauders' Map, were Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, and James Potter in school, and that, as Remus was a werewolf, the other three became animagi to make him feel less alone. Pettigrew became a rat (wormtail), Black a dog (padfoot), and Potter a stag (prongs). Lupin told Harry at the end of Azkaban, that he was not only amazed at the strength of his patronus, but also at the fact that it was a stag, the same stag that his father was able to become. It was NEVER Snape's patronus.
Furthermore, AxEmAll, you spoilering idiot by DoubleHamburgers	Jul 12th, 2009 09:58:16 AM
Albus Severus is the second son. The first one is named James.
I Fucking LOVE Patron! by conspiracy	Jul 12th, 2009 10:08:45 AM
their Platinum is one of the Finest Tequilas in the fucking world.
Sounds like a class act by vezner2007	Jul 12th, 2009 11:20:27 AM
Sir Michael Gambon sounds like a genuinely pleasant man to speak with. I'm really looking forward to seeing HP6 this Wednesday.
About Rickman enjoying the killing by vezner2007	Jul 12th, 2009 11:23:40 AM
I wouldn't care if Snape looks like he enjoys offing Dumbledore. He's got to make it look convincing after all.
He was almost Bond. by Robstar	Jul 12th, 2009 11:42:12 AM
For about ten secconds, mind you.
about to re read hbp and dh by supercowbell5THECOWBELLHASSPOKEN	Jul 12th, 2009 01:22:23 PM
re reading half blood prince right now for the movie on wednesday, then i have to read dh again just because its so flippin satisfying how everything finally fucking comes together i almost forgot some of the things you guys are bringing up.
Fuck HP fans who don't like Gambon's Dumbledore by Tacom	Jul 12th, 2009 01:40:14 PM
I like Richard Harris as much as anybody but Gambon made Dumbledore his own. I want to beat the shit out of these teenyboppers bitching about Gambon.
Aintitcool doesn't post reviews of this movie yet by johnniedeppie	Jul 12th, 2009 02:39:23 PM
@ NoQuarter I've sent in a review on 8th July to Harry, Quint and Fathergeek but they did not post it. They must have made a deal with Warner Brothers.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zz by kwisatzhaderach	Jul 12th, 2009 03:42:51 PM
Azkaban was the only half-decent Potter film.
He's a shitty Dumbledore. by Brody77	Jul 12th, 2009 03:54:39 PM
Pure and simple. His performance is all over the place. Too late now to say it should been anyone else. At least I'll see Gambon get taken out in this one.
DinoBass, what are you refering to? by D.Vader	Jul 12th, 2009 04:01:02 PM
What's the so-subtle-you-may-miss-it moment that tells you why Snape cares for Harry?
Gamdon made a mistake not reading the books by TorgoTheWhite	Jul 12th, 2009 04:24:20 PM
Gambon, although a great actor, has totally missed who and what Dumbledore is. Richard Harris was a lot closer, but even he missed Dumbledores silly side. I mean, wouldn't the funeral scene be great if we could see flashbacks to Dumbledore, in the first movie, sharing his 'few words' with the students?
Gambon has grown on me by OutlawsDelejos	Jul 12th, 2009 06:54:16 PM
I preferred Harris in the earlier films but the darker tone of the last 3 suites Gambon more. Worked out I spose, cept for Harris dying and all.
That bottom poster makes him look like Gandalf by OutlawsDelejos	Jul 12th, 2009 07:00:18 PM
indecently.
Harris was CLASSIC Gambon is like an old hippie by ZombieHeathLedger	Jul 12th, 2009 08:37:12 PM
I believed Harris as Dumbledore, Gambon seems like Harris' Dumbledore's bumbling younger brother.
AsimovLives by Anything But Tangerines	Jul 12th, 2009 09:16:30 PM
No, its from "The Good Shepherd", twice the guy mentions tying fucking shoes, then right before he is SPOILER killed SPOILER, he makes Matt Damon tie his shoe, and NOT ONCE in the whole rest of the fucking movie is this explained. I had to google it, turns out it's some kind of navy term meaning getting initiated by doing something bad to prove you're one of the guys.
Wow, even THIS thread makes me feel nerdy by lockesbrokenleg	Jul 12th, 2009 10:22:46 PM
Dumbledore my ass.
Gambon was fantastic in Open Range. by iwasredempted	Jul 12th, 2009 10:47:18 PM
and also layer cake. they need to cast him as james bond's father in the next movie. they can rush off in search of the holy grail...uh wait a minute...nevermind.
Love Gambon by blakindigo	Jul 13th, 2009 02:04:39 AM
Ever since 'The Singing Detective'.
Love Gambon as Dumbles by Mr Gorilla	Jul 13th, 2009 08:36:57 AM
I have to be honest and say I found Harris a bit boring as Dumbledore. But then, the films he was in never really gave him much opportunity to kick ass, and I would have loved to have seen him in Half Blood Prince. He had too many boring scenes giving out house points to Griffyndor etc. Meanwhile, Gambon is totally brilliant. I love the fact that he clearly adores the kids, but still gets angry (he is a headmaster, after all), and he was amazing in the fight with Voldemort in Order of Phoenix.
So Texas is hot right? by Knobules	Jul 13th, 2009 09:25:48 AM
Damit. Where is the spoiler alert. And I cant stomach this SIR shit. Sorry bub. Your and actor not someone feeding starving kids in Africa. That I know of.
lovechild by herow/1000faces	Jul 13th, 2009 09:46:01 AM
Why didn't Quint ask him about his polyamorous relationship and his new lovechild with his mistress?
Texas temperature by daggor	Jul 13th, 2009 10:35:09 AM
An appropriate topic to chat about, if you are discussing: "Harry Potter and It's Not the Heat It's the Humidity."
Monday morning and everyone is crabby by spiceybiscuit	Jul 13th, 2009 11:13:23 AM
It was a good interview for the 5 minutes they had
Yeah, but Gandalf's wand was BIGGER by FeralAngel	Jul 13th, 2009 11:24:30 AM
Really, I can't help but snicker every time I see that trailer where Dumblydore asks Harry about his love life: "I can't help but wonder if..?" What, Dumbles, WHAT? If Harry's doing anything tonight? If he wants to rub two wands together? Well, at least the dirty old fart held off until the kid came of age. Jeez, Rowling is such a media ho. That had to be the reason she made that twat-brained announcement about Dumbledore's orientation AFTER she made her wad. Guess she couldn't stand it that her crazy ride is over and kids have moved on to Twilight. I mean it's great she's a success and so on but that stunt was lame. As for this film, eh, I guess I'll go see it. The Potter movies are far far better than the books (and less time-consuming and cheaper) so it's no big deal on my part. Gotta use up this movie money card I got for Xmas somehow.
Anything But Tangerines by AsimovLives	Jul 13th, 2009 01:01:10 PM
Yeah, i had almost forgot that about The Good Sheppard (terribly underrated movie). Funny that i always though the metaphor was clear about what "tying the shoelaces" ment, for me it meant "always watch your back, don't leave anything unfinished that might catch up with you and be the end of you". which certainly happens on Gambon's character, and almost happens to Damon's. Thanks for remind me of that, friend.
People not liking Gambon as Dumblemore?? by AsimovLives	Jul 13th, 2009 01:05:56 PM
The way i see it, it's a pity he wasn't cast as Dumblemore from the very first movie. Richard Harris was a great actor, but by the time he was making those Harry Potter movies, he was already terribly frail and it showed. Not his fault, of course, he was already very sick. But Gambon shows an energy and a pathos about Dumblemore that was completly absent form the first two movies. And frankly, i put more of the blame for that not on Harris' shoulders, but on that bland-on-wheels polaroid director Chris Columbus. Gambom is great as Dumblemore, and anybody who has a problem with him can go kiss his ass! Gambon is so awesome, he has a curve named after him in the top Gear track! That's pure distilled awesomeness!
You could tell that Gambon was bored by AsimovLives	Jul 13th, 2009 01:09:50 PM
You could tell that Gambon was bored during the interview, and that he was not taking it much seriously. But that didn't stoped him being nice and a gentleman. It's no secret that Gambon doesn't like being interviewed much, and he always plays tricks and fools interviewers by saying the damnest things, and doing so while looking dead serious as if he means it. It's his famous deadpan sense of humour. so, quint, don't take it bad if i say your interview is not much, it's very hard to get a truly great interview from him, he gets bored very easily. Had you asked him about his theater works, then you might had perked him up.
AsimovLives by HoboCode	Jul 13th, 2009 01:36:31 PM
I agree. You could tell Gambon was bored by not only doing the interview but by doing it about stuff he probably considers inconsequential kiddie shit he's only doing for money. He hasn't read the source material which means he's not doing the role out of sme great love for the series. But I do like Gambon in the role and think people critical of him as Dumbledore are being overly picky. Richard Harris was old as dirt so it's probably best that Gambon took over now that the role requires more physicality.
Are you kidding me? by pacrone	Jul 13th, 2009 04:34:50 PM
How could you not read any of the books before playing a part that big. It explains why he was so bad in Goblet of Fire. Anyone who read that book had a "What the Fuck?" moment when he went ape-shit on Harry after his name came out of the Goblet of Fire. Dumbledore has always been cool as a cucumber and was the only person that didn't freak out on Harry in the book. I'm guessing he got a call form JK herself saying" hey Gambon, tone it the fuck down!" I know this isn't Shakepeare but maybe he should read at least the books that are involved with the movie he's in between trips to Top Gear.
Snape's doe patronus... by Zardoz	Jul 14th, 2009 12:31:14 AM
...was made in honor of Harry's Mom, Lily, after her murder: it was her talisman, also. And Harry has his mom's eyes, which is why Snape wants to look into Harry's eyes while he dies: to see Lily once more before he dies. Unrequited lover, a double agent and a mercy killer: Severus Snape is, without a doubt, the most tragic figure in the series. I can't wait to see what Alan brings to the part in DH!
Holy shit AxeEmAll by JonJonB	Jul 16th, 2009 03:33:58 PM
Are you sure you actually read the books, and didn't just get a verbal plot synopsis from some kind of memory-impaired stammering down syndrome kid?

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