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In response to "She is no Umbridge thought" by eag

Book wise, I think Umbridge was the worst thing JK wrote -- mainly becuase it was written horrendously. Movie-wise, they made Dolores fantastic.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) May 30 '12, 11:57

They took 400 pages of Dolores being a bitch and turned it into a 90 second montage.

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I pictured Linda Hunt as her while reading the books. Too bad she's not British-born and was not eligible. -- nm - zork May 30, 12:15
Yes, she was way too much of a cartoon character in the books. -- nm - Kim Pine May 30, 12:03 1
- And speaking of Stephen King, I'm still annoyed with him for championing this character. -- nm - David, neutral May 30, 12:19
I agree with this although the house elf slavery thing was a close second. -- nm - David, neutral May 30, 12:02 3
- Yeah, that was weak, but it wasn't important enough for me to remember :) -- nm - Will Hunting May 30, 12:05 2
  - We just watched Goblet of Fire this weekend since my daughter finished the book. That was in the book but not mentioned in the movie - oblique May 30, 12:15 1
    - Nope -- nm - eag May 30, 12:15
Problem was - eag May 30, 12:01

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