Harry Potter Discussion
 

Talk about the books, moives, and merchandise here! ..Instead of getting off topic in the Shrek 2 thread :tanime:

I enjoyed neither the first nor the second movie but I love all the books. I got into them rather lately (shortly before "Goblet of Fire" was releaed) and love every one of them. I can't wait for for book six ("Revolt of the Mudblood"?).

Me too, barkworm! Well, I did enjoy the movies, although the books will always be my favorite. They just are forced to leave so much out of the movies because of time or ratings or whatever. I had the second book before I even had the first, but didn't read it until I saw the first movie. Then I understood it more, lol. Now love them all! My friend and I had to share the fifth book when it came out, because we were on vacation and our books were at home. We read the book, one after another, in less than a day!

I, also, can't wait for the next book. It's gonna be awesome!

I liek the movies, bvut each one gets worse than the previous, as I said before. The books- my mom had the first four, and I Just read them... all in one day. :lol:
I bought the fifth book along with a HP5 hat and read it in a day.. XD
I then became the unofficail leader of the HP club at school because no one else payed attention to it. I made the website, too.
http://harrypclub.tk :D

Edit: Incase you havent noticed, the page died. Thats why the last update was in April. Not enough users.

SPOILER

JK Rowling has already announced that someone will change houses in HP6 :o
Any guesses?

Never read the books, though I still do one killer Cockney impression of Potter.

"Ort! Doomblor, thar's a krimput in me ear I say!"

"Rohn, dihju pee in me tea, again I ask I say?

Oh, uhm, lemme guess... Hermione? Ron? Draco? ...I dont know.. Let's all just hope it's not Harry, though!

Seriously??! I hadn't heard that. And here I thought I was all caught up in the news...

Oh, and anyone been to JK's official site? It's pretty awesome. Go here

How can you say that when there are only 2 movies to judge?

The looks horrible from the previews I've seen. Draco looks like bullsh*t, Hermione is wearing Muggles clothes, and the new Dumbledore sounds nothing like the previous.

Well... it's kinda hard to replace Richard Harris... I thought they did rather well, considering the circumstances.

I wasn't too thrilled with all the Mugle clothing, either... But, *sigh* what're you gonna do? At least it's Harry Potter, and it's going on the big screen. :)

I still think it's gonna be awesome.

Actually I think Draco looks pretty cool.

He doesnt look too much like described in the book.

I think Prisoner of Azkaban will be one of the best HP movies yet. Alfonso Cuarón directed the film, not Chris Columbus who focuses a lot on family/kids films (most of which I think are sh*te). Cuarón has an interesting approaching to directing, and I have no doubt he'll surpass anything Columbus has ever done.

Only thing I'm pissy about is the modern Muggle clothes the kids run around in. PoA takes place in 1993-1994, damnit.



I'm closet Potter dork. Damn you, Rickman!

i got the first book as a birthdaty present and started reading it but it bored me. I was always more interested in books like SCi fi related like star wars. The movies well i saw the first one and it wasn't horrible but it wasn't exactly picture of the year material

I'm not quite sure how the books got into our house, but they somehow all ended up in my possession. Reminds me, I should make them next on my reading list. Still waiting for the fifth book to be released in paperback. (Yeah, I'm so cheap. :lol: )

i hate paper back

Uh, why? It's just a paper cover book. :|

paper back gets damaged easily

Yeah, but they're a hell of alot cheaper.

yah, well if you're being careful with your books, paperbacks last forever. like I read one of my granddad's books the other day. more than forty years old ans still in perfect condition

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Then why bother posting anything at all? Spamerific! Anyways yeah I loved all 5 of the books and the movies are awesome but nothing beats the books. Yeah im thinking the 3rd movie will be better than the first two. All these movies coming out this summer! I can't wait! Only thing that will suck is that the kids are getting too old to do the upcoming books. Although I can't wait for the Goblet of Fire movie that one will be crazy long and great.

I dread the Goblet of Fire becoming a movie. It'll be butchered. I can see it.

Never Got into Potter and Never will, Read the first 3 books with a open mind "Maybe it'll get better!" and nope, still nothing

although the Vibrating Broomstick Toy was good for a Dirty Joke

I agree, it can't see how they wouldn't butcher it.

Oh man. The kids'll be way to old by then. It'll be a humiliation to the HP fans! :dead:

I disagree with that. They're already filming it. It's coming out October 18, 2005. I don't think they'll be too old by then.

They're definitely not too old. During Goblet o' Fire, Harry/Hermione/Ron are 14-15 years old. And like JD said, they're presently filming GoF. And how old are the main actors right now? 14, 14 and 15, respectively.

Are they really that good? I had instituted a policy where I boycotted the books with a passion, but I've been reconsidering it as of late.

I've never read the books, but my brother has, and he said they're pretty good. I'm all for fantasy books, really. Maybe I should give them a try whenever I finish my other books that have been stacking up.

I got hooked into the books because I'm an Alan Rickman fan, and therefore forced myself to see the movies a while back. I had boycotted seeing/reading them for the longest damn time, but finally broke down. I was quite surprised.

The books are whimsical, amusing, a quick read and the writing isn't dumbed down as to insult an adult reader's intelligence. Plus, there's an evil creepy guy hellbent on ruling the world: the staple of any good book.

Yeah, but I'm a creepy evil guy hellbent on ruling the world, yet no one ever says I make this a great message board! :cry:

But, Voltron...you're a vital part of this message board! You provide us with insults and humor unmatched by anyone here! :lol:

That's all I ask...

Perhaps this evil creepy guy can give me some ideas. I've always felt a pointed hat and cloak would be a nice touch.

Agreed. :)


But yeah, I would definitly try the books. I, also, put of trying them out. I didn't read any of them until after the first movie came out. I've been addicted ever since. They are very engaging.

I've read all 5 books, I just finished reading Chamber of Secrets & Sorcessor's Stone for the first time ever.

I wasn't a big fan at first but when I saw the first 2 movies i changed my mind about what i think about them.

I like Prisoner of Azkaban the most. I bet I'll enjoy the 3rd Movie the most as well. Hippogriffs, Demontors, Knights Express, Hagrid becoming a Teacher for Magical Creature Care, Hogsmeade, Prof. Lupin, Prof. Trelawney, & the Whomping Willow.

I don't care if Richard Harris is unavalible for Dumbledore's Role, I'm not saying he's a bad actor. Micheal gammon would do, unlike harris, but atleast we have someone to play him.

I don't care if the Kids get order. Their suspose to, cause the charaters themselves gain a year order in every book. Harry is suppose to be 13 cause that's the age limit for 3rd years.

Anyway I'll go see this movie since I enjoy Prisoner of Azkaban. With a new director, Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, & Timothy Spall as wortail, it'll be worth seeing. :wink:

It's funny that so many people boycotted the books. Fortunately I got into them two years before the first movie came out and the hype wasn't as big as it got later (or I just hadn't realized it). Otherwise, I might have done so, too.

Don't they wear muggle clothing from time to time on the books? Haven't read Prisoner of Azkaban for some time, so I don't have any specific examples though...

No no no, you need to be able to posess things. That would make you even better.


No. They wear robes. That's all, unless they're in the Muggle world.