See this? See this? It's rubbish.

[rochefort]

How can I complete my Lego collection now? (*sob!*) Lego Remus has a moustache. And what is that - thing on the top of his head?

I think I prefer him as the Wolfman. At least he gets to wear a better suit

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[xjestx]

Those are, beyond any doubt, the ugliest toys I've ever seen in my entire life.

Forget the moustache what are those lines on his face supposed to be?

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[xjestx]

and why is he carrying a club?

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[rochefort]

No, he doesn't make you want to grab him off the shelf, does he? Sirius looks like a refugee from the Village People circa 1979 and isn't much better. They're a pair of dogs (no pun intended); Lucius and Snape and, arguably, Dobby, are better looking.

The lines on his face are scars. You can see them in the photos of Thewlis made up for the part. You'd think they'd be a bit of a giveaway when it came to werewolf-identification. Maybe Hermione wasn't that smart, after all.

Yes, I know. JKR forgot to mention them in the book.

Oh, and everyone in HP Legoworld has a big wand. Really, really big.

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[childofatlantis]

Sirius looks like a refugee from the Village People circa 1979

*hysterics*

I am suddenly so glad I'm out of the country when this thing hits. The Dementor amuses me, though. I'm just waiting for Lupin to knock it over with his Really Big Wand... (Also, I swear it's SITTING ON THE BENCH at the station in one picture...)

[mrsronweasley]

Oh, ew. He's relatively on par with Thewlis. Are still going to see the film? The reason I ask is that if - rather, when - you DO make it to Boston, we can go and spit at the screen together. That's what Jo and I are planning on doing - and getting totally loaded beforehand. Otherwise, it would be plain torture.

And what is that - thing on the top of his head?

Looks like Crookshanks landed there and died, doesn't it? Whatever happened to brown hair with streaks of grey that he keeps pushing away from his eyes? I suppose it's the downfall of plastic. But they didn't have to make him into a pumpkin.

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[rochefort]

Oh, going to see the film would be such, such fun. Just think of the mockery we could have!

Dead!Crookshanks Remus. It could be a variant. What I thought when I saw that orange thing was a big wave of caramel. I wonder if the designer has been hanging about on some HP lists? I'll never be able to read about Remus's caramel-coloured hair again. Or was it eyes...? Body-part-related food metaphors always come to grief in the end.

[miraminx]

Hm. *My* Remus doesn't need to compensate for anything by carrying an extra-big wand.

And why is it not enough for them to completely fuck up the movie? Why must they also screw with the Legos? Money-grubbing bastards. Has anyone involved with the production of these things (toys and movie included) actually read the book? How many rhetorical questions will fit on the head of a pin?

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[rochefort]

How many rhetorical questions will fit on the head of a pin?

Or on the head of a very, very large wand? Which, as you say, Real Remus DOES NOT NEED.

A child of my acquaintance has described Lego Lupin as 'scary'. Which sort-of proves they might well have missed the point. They should have let us design them. Or at least, an adult-rated set.

[sheldrake]

I don't understand why they'd think he has a moustache. I mean, having a moustache, to me, implies that you're the sort of person who thinks about your appearance, even if your thoughts are quite obviously deranged. You'd have to, to do all that fussy shaving round it and stuff. Remus just isn't a moustache man!

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[rochefort]

Well, no, quite. Does someone who turns into a ravening beast once a month really have time to sculpt a careful little spiv moustache every morning? What are we trying to say here? It's so at odds with the whole shaggy-hair-and-patched-robes look. Say 'unstructured' to me, darling!

[thistlerose]

Maybe you can paint over the mustache? But what the hell is up with that hair???? That's...Lockhart hair! The Wolfman amuses me. Except, does Remus also grow a cape at the full moon???? O_o *scared*

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[rochefort]

??,?s 80s hair - big and bouffant.

Except, does Remus also grow a cape at the full moon????

Bwahaha! His clothes transform, too. I think the effect they costume designers are going for is 'roll-on-the-floor hilarious' rather than 'scary'.