Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - - (Spoiler zone)

[innerSpaceman]

I'm a loner in the like-Gambon-as-Dumbledore camp. I found Harris to be far too benevolent and approachable. I like Dumbledore with a dangerous and maniacal quality.

I love that he nearly choked Potter when asking if he'd put his name in the Goblet of Fire. And I don't think the sweet Dumbledore that Harris portrayed would have fit the story point of continuing to use Harry as bait in the Tournament through the grizzly end. I think Gambon plays the wizard a bit demented, and I like it that way.

Perhaps it's not how the character is in the books, but I like the movie to be as different as it can be while telling the same story. Otherwise, like the first two Potter films, it's just a dull filming of the book. I don't see any point in that.