phineasjones

my hesitation over gary oldman as sirius isn't because he's not pretty enough. he is kind of pretty, really. i do think he's a bit old... and one can be both young and worn down and crazed so i really don't understand that argument very well. but putting aside age... he's just not... um... sirius in my head. which doesn't mean my mind won't be changed by his brilliant acting. (not that i recall having seen him be brilliant in anything thus far.) i don't really know what everyone else is saying... and i don't have a better suggestion (not that anyone's asking anyway). i'm not upset with this choice, i'm just not excited about it. i guess i won't be getting on the booo! gary oldman train but neither am i on the yay! train. i'm just gonna sit here and wait for the movie and decide then.

it is curious though, that i can come up with a few people i would like to see play remus but i have yet to see or make any suggestion for sirius that seems right. i'm also surprised at how ok i am with the david thewlis thing. i thought i'd be way pickier about remus - loving him the way i do - but i find myself completely open to this possibility. go me.