Comments for Sam Downing http://www.samdowning.com An empty, rusting tuna can in the wasteland of the internet Wed, 15 May 2013 23:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Short story: The Midnight Game by olly1996 http://www.samdowning.com/2010/10/31/short-story-the-midnight-game/comment-page-1/#comment-386 olly1996 Wed, 15 May 2013 23:08:00 +0000 http://www.samdowning.com/?p=676#comment-386 i was half scared like her nd thought of trying mine and holding a gun and knife at my back pocket. i was half scared like her nd thought of trying mine and holding a gun and knife at my back pocket.

]]> Comment on Dumble-war: Michael Gambon vs Richard Harris by Nox Noctis http://www.samdowning.com/2010/11/26/dumble-war-michael-gambon-vs-richard-harris/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Nox Noctis Sat, 11 May 2013 06:27:00 +0000 http://www.samdowning.com/?p=743#comment-385 Richard Harris ten times! I think in his portrayal of Dumbledore, Gambon was trying to be Gandalf, a similar character but a bit grumpier and slightly more impatient and aggressive. It hurts so much because Gambon never actually read the Harry Potter books and said that the Dumbledore in the movies should be different than the Dumbledore in the books. He didn't understand the qualities that made Dumbledore the wonderful character he is--his gentleness and kindness and good humor contrasted with his great power and wisdom and mysterious, often dark past but it all worked so beautifully, and I'm afraid Gambon missed the point there. He skipped his twinkling eyes and his warmth, as someone else commented, things that Dumbledore should have possessed in the films as well as in the books. Richard Harris ten times!

I think in his portrayal of Dumbledore, Gambon was trying to be Gandalf, a similar character but a bit grumpier and slightly more impatient and aggressive. It hurts so much because Gambon never actually read the Harry Potter books and said that the Dumbledore in the movies should be different than the Dumbledore in the books. He didn’t understand the qualities that made Dumbledore the wonderful character he is–his gentleness and kindness and good humor contrasted with his great power and wisdom and mysterious, often dark past but it all worked so beautifully, and I’m afraid Gambon missed the point there. He skipped his twinkling eyes and his warmth, as someone else commented, things that Dumbledore should have possessed in the films as well as in the books.

]]> Comment on Dumble-war: Michael Gambon vs Richard Harris by annfan12 http://www.samdowning.com/2010/11/26/dumble-war-michael-gambon-vs-richard-harris/comment-page-1/#comment-384 annfan12 Thu, 09 May 2013 12:27:00 +0000 http://www.samdowning.com/?p=743#comment-384 he ain't a badass. that was just a perfect reaction just like how it was described in the book :D he ain’t a badass. that was just a perfect reaction just like how it was described in the book :D

]]> Comment on Dumble-war: Michael Gambon vs Richard Harris by Sam Downing http://www.samdowning.com/2010/11/26/dumble-war-michael-gambon-vs-richard-harris/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Sam Downing Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:57:00 +0000 http://www.samdowning.com/?p=743#comment-383 Approve. Approve.

]]> Comment on Charlie in the White House: Roald Dahl’s unwritten sequel by Sam Downing http://www.samdowning.com/2010/05/29/charlie-in-the-white-house-roald-dahls-unwritten-sequel/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Sam Downing Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:47:00 +0000 http://www.samdowning.com/?p=541#comment-382 You are wrong. Roald Dalh Museum website has it as "in", not "and". You are wrong. Roald Dalh Museum website has it as “in”, not “and”.

]]> Comment on Dumble-war: Michael Gambon vs Richard Harris by Tommy O'Neil http://www.samdowning.com/2010/11/26/dumble-war-michael-gambon-vs-richard-harris/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Tommy O'Neil Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:05:00 +0000 http://www.samdowning.com/?p=743#comment-381 Harris was badass too. Watch the scene in the first movie where everyone was panicking about the troll and see what he does.. XD Harris was badass too. Watch the scene in the first movie where everyone was panicking about the troll and see what he does.. XD

]]> Comment on Charlie in the White House: Roald Dahl’s unwritten sequel by Lim See Min http://www.samdowning.com/2010/05/29/charlie-in-the-white-house-roald-dahls-unwritten-sequel/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Lim See Min Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:24:00 +0000 http://www.samdowning.com/?p=541#comment-380 It's not Charlie in the White House, it is Charlie and the White House. It is and, not in It’s not Charlie in the White House, it is Charlie and the White House. It is and, not in

]]> Comment on Short story: The Midnight Game by Will Brown http://www.samdowning.com/2010/10/31/short-story-the-midnight-game/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Will Brown Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:26:00 +0000 http://www.samdowning.com/?p=676#comment-379 I enjoy how you implemented Slenderman into this story, but I think it would've been scarier if you would've just left it with the Urban Legend. An all black apparition. And the whole hallucination aspect too. All in all, good story. Definitely had my imagination going haywire. I enjoy how you implemented Slenderman into this story, but I think it would’ve been scarier if you would’ve just left it with the Urban Legend. An all black apparition. And the whole hallucination aspect too. All in all, good story. Definitely had my imagination going haywire.

]]> Comment on Short story: The Midnight Game by Will Brown http://www.samdowning.com/2010/10/31/short-story-the-midnight-game/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Will Brown Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:25:00 +0000 http://www.samdowning.com/?p=676#comment-378 not sure if this is another story or if you actually went through with the game. The urban legend states that when he gets you, you hallucinate...maybe that's why you were seeing Bloody Marry. not sure if this is another story or if you actually went through with the game. The urban legend states that when he gets you, you hallucinate…maybe that’s why you were seeing Bloody Marry.

]]> Comment on Argo: Movie review by faithful http://www.samdowning.com/2012/10/25/argo-movie-review/comment-page-1/#comment-377 faithful Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:20:00 +0000 http://www.samdowning.com/?p=1931#comment-377 What did Keven Harkins keep in his brief case and not turn into CIA archives at the end. What did Keven Harkins keep in his brief case and not turn into CIA archives at the end.

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