Harry Potter [Archive] - RonFez.net Messageboard

thepaulo

07-05-2007, 09:11 PM

I've seen the film and the boys are back next week so we'll wait to review it later.
But we are about to be hit with the ultimate perfect storm of Harry Potter mania.....This is the fifth movie and the seventh and final book comes out 11 days later.
There are only two kinds of people.....those who are obsessed by the books and those that are not.
Those that are obsessed by the books can now begin participating in an orgy of second guessing and anticipation.

jonnyAK

07-05-2007, 09:13 PM

Is the movie good? Worthy of the books? Anything?:wallbash::wallbash::wallbash::wallbash:: surrender:

cougarjake13

07-05-2007, 09:22 PM

i honestly havent seen any of the harry potter movies

been wanting to watch them just never get around to doing it

fohat

07-05-2007, 09:23 PM

Is the movie good? Worthy of the books? Anything?:wallbash::wallbash::wallbash::wallbash:: surrender:

Paul-o isn't one to Snitch, but it looks like Harry Potter Might have oscar by the Snape of it's neck!

Grendel_Kahn

07-05-2007, 09:26 PM

Paul-o isn't one to Snitch, but it looks like Harry Potter Might have oscar by the Snape of it's neck!

That was the first laugh out loud moment on this board I have had in a looong time.

J.Clints

07-05-2007, 10:09 PM

I will be taking my son to watch this.

Hottub

07-05-2007, 10:10 PM

Can you pick up my boy on your way out please.

sailor

07-05-2007, 10:11 PM

I will be taking my son to watch this.

good excuse.

J.Clints

07-05-2007, 10:12 PM

Can you pick up my boy on your way out please.
sure have him ready
good excuse.

sure is

sailor

07-05-2007, 10:22 PM

i never read one of the books, but the movies are very well made and entertaining. i can only imagine how super cool they'd have been if they came out when i was a wee lad.

JPMNICK

07-05-2007, 10:24 PM

i never read one of the books, but the movies are very well made and entertaining. i can only imagine how super cool they'd have been if they came out when i was a wee lad.

the books are really not that bad. def entertaining, and they are pretty quick reads for an adult.

reillyluck

07-05-2007, 10:26 PM

full pledged Harry Potter Phan Checkin' In!!! Ive read and own all the books, reserved the one coming out already, and own all of the movies. Im a sucker phor Phantasy.

JPMNICK

07-05-2007, 10:28 PM

full pledged Harry Potter Phan Checkin' In!!! Ive read and own all the books, reserved the one coming out already, and own all of the movies. Im a sucker phor Phantasy.

people like to trash on Harry potter, then they will sit there and discuss star wars and Lord of the Rings for 2 hours. they are all the same shit.

sailor

07-05-2007, 10:28 PM

the books are really not that bad. def entertaining, and they are pretty quick reads for an adult.

i don't doubt it, but i would feel so silly reading one. almost as bad as reading a reprint of a novel after the movie comes out...with the lead actor on the cover. ugh.

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/72/5d/7791224128a023dd4d348010._AA240_.L.jpg

JPMNICK

07-05-2007, 10:29 PM

i don't doubt it, but i would feel so silly reading one. almost as bad as reading a reprint of a novel after the movie comes out...with the lead actor on the cover. ugh.

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/72/5d/7791224128a023dd4d348010._AA240_.L.jpg

with IPOD's, cell phones, mobile TV, sidekicks, laptops and paltalk, anytime i see anyone reading anything I am suprised and reserve judgement, but you do make a strong case with that picture

sailor

07-05-2007, 10:31 PM

with IPOD's, cell phones, mobile TV, sidekicks, laptops and paltalk, anytime i see anyone reading anything I am suprised and reserve judgement, but you do make a strong case with that picture

the only one i have is a cell phone. i'm a 21st century luddite. i also read a ton.

JPMNICK

07-05-2007, 10:32 PM

the only one i have is a cell phone. i'm a 21st century luddite. i also read a ton.

i have them all and use stupid books to balance my wobbly bed or weigh down the back of my pickup truck

reillyluck

07-05-2007, 10:33 PM

reillyluck

07-05-2007, 10:35 PM

people like to trash on Harry potter, then they will sit there and discuss star wars and Lord of the Rings for 2 hours. they are all the same shit.

exactly. If you like it, go with it. you know what i say?

Expecto Patrono!!!!!

sailor

07-05-2007, 10:36 PM

ew.

exactly.

J.Clints

07-05-2007, 10:49 PM

people like to trash on Harry potter, then they will sit there and discuss star wars and Lord of the Rings for 2 hours. they are all the same shit.

while playing magic the gathering

Don Stugots

07-05-2007, 11:34 PM

exactly. If you like it, go with it. you know what i say?

Expecto Patrono!!!!!

http://www.photocasket.com/goth/GomezTishTVPortrait.jpg

oh tish, i love it when you speak French.

Kevin

07-05-2007, 11:54 PM

full pledged Harry Potter Phan Checkin' In!!! Ive read and own all the books, reserved the one coming out already, and own all of the movies. Im a sucker phor Phantasy.

Same!! And i got 13 outa 15 in a Harry Potter guess the voice game.. 10 in a row..

Yea.. I am sad..

bensonenson

07-06-2007, 02:10 AM

I'm just hoping the new book kills off Harry so this damn thing can end.

Whoever said that the series would live on with my generation - growing more mature and entertaining as we became increasingly shitfaced - was very .. very wrong.

MellySmelly

07-06-2007, 03:19 AM

Since Paul-O can't discuss the movie yet, I will offer you my daughter's review. She went with him to the screening. Remember, this review is coming from a teeneager.

"was friggin awesome!!
Not very long,
but still pretty amazing.
Although they clearly had
to leave TONZ of stuff out
the parts they kept in were
outstanding. This new director
totally knows what he's doing!!
I was kinda upset cause one of
my fav parts of the book wasn't in
there but oh well.
A pretty good movie.
But TRUST me, if you like the
movie, you'll love the book even more.
-Tali

P.S. Snape was smexy teenager..
oooh and Rupert Grint ((Ron Weasley)) is sexy as hell ♥"

StupidGirlllll

07-10-2007, 08:27 PM

I am going to the midnight showing tonight... I can not wait to see it I will check in with m,y review after. Thank You & Goodnight

thepaulo

07-14-2007, 02:41 PM

stupidgirlllll....still waiting on your harry potter review......i gave mne yesterday......

"fuck harry potter......I love harry potter"

obviously I was conflicted

EliSnow

07-14-2007, 03:41 PM

Like Reilly, I'm a huge Potter fan, and I saw the movie on Thursday night. I liked it a lot, and thought it was possibly the best of the bunch. My only problem was the very end, after the climax at the Ministry. I didn't think the conversation between Harry and Dumbledore had any near the emotional impact the same scene had in the book.

So I give four and half out of five broomsticks. Which makes me wonder: will the boy who lived become the boy who wins at Oscar time? ge-ge-ge.

IMSlacker

07-14-2007, 05:19 PM

stupidgirlllll....still waiting on your harry potter review......i gave mne yesterday......

"fuck harry potter......I love harry potter"

obviously I was conflicted

Based on thepaulo's reaction to the movie, I'm going to hold off on seeing it for a while. I don't think my liver can take that sort of abuse.

SinA

07-14-2007, 07:55 PM

just got back from seeing this with my chick, and I gotta say i liked it. especially the surprise at the end, when we find out that...

harry potter has aids

not hiv, full blown aids

S0S

07-14-2007, 09:43 PM

Paul-O's review of the new Harry Potter was so unique and compelling that it will be remembered months from now.

In all seriousness, Paul-O you should be happy. Don't let a few naysayers get you down.

AKA

07-16-2007, 11:03 AM

My favorite movie of the bunch - which is odd because it was my least favorite of the books.

thepaulo

07-16-2007, 12:18 PM

will harry potter die?

drjoek

07-16-2007, 12:20 PM

will harry potter die?

The actor Radcliffe predicted he would

Stay tough Paul O we dig ya man

Skellington

07-16-2007, 12:56 PM

harry will die, it's inevitable.

i haven't seen the new movie yet, i'm waiting for nimwit parents with their 5 years to stop going to the 11pm showings. wtf happened to bedtimes?

Doctor Manhattan

07-16-2007, 01:00 PM

will harry potter die?

We all are gonna die.

AKA

07-16-2007, 01:10 PM

will harry potter die?

I am one of the few who doesn't think he will.

I can't imagine kids not even born yet, 20 years from now wanting to get into this series knowing that the title hero will die at the end. Characters like Harry, Frodo, Dorothy, Luke, and Neo need to alive by the end of their respective sagas. The dumbest move thing of all time was crapping over the Star Trek legacy in "Generations" when they killed Kirk...hey look! I'm using the Spoiler tags!! WOO! HOO!.

JustJon

07-16-2007, 01:18 PM

Saw the movie yesterday, and really liked it. I think the twins steal every scene they are in (again), and Luna Lovegood was great.

And Harry won't die. I think she's following the hero archetype too closely at this point.

And AKA, Neo did die.

Doctor Manhattan

07-16-2007, 01:33 PM

And AKA, Neo did die.

Damn it, I was going to watch that 3rd film tonight! :wallbash:

AKA

07-16-2007, 01:53 PM

And AKA, Neo did die.

Ya know, I added that at the last second, and it kind of proves my point, because even though I couldn't really remember, the overriding feeling I now hvae of the Matrix movies is that the series was so ruined I don't want anything to do with any of them - even the first one.

cupcakelove

07-16-2007, 01:57 PM

EliSnow

07-16-2007, 01:57 PM

I have no problem with Neo dying.

StupidGirlllll

07-16-2007, 03:08 PM

I found it to be entertaining, not my fav one. I really like the first one the best.

thepaulo

07-19-2007, 08:42 AM

Friday midnight....is anyone getting the book.....are have you received it early....in which case......we would like some spoilers

cougarjake13

07-19-2007, 09:27 PM

Friday midnight....is anyone getting the book.....are have you received it early....in which case......we would like some spoilers

theres apparently spoilers already out there

i dont know them myself but i heard someone talking about it and quickly changed the station

led37zep

07-19-2007, 10:18 PM

theres apparently spoilers already out there

i dont know them myself but i heard someone talking about it and quickly changed the station

Why? Not an attack on anyone, but when did adults start reading kids books?

fohat

07-20-2007, 10:17 PM

My favorite movie of the bunch - which is odd because it was my least favorite of the books.

I concur with your assessment.

There was only 4 other people in the theater with me, it was a 10pm showing last night. Every 15 minutes the AC kicked on and was alwasy at a quiet spot in the film. When the film was over, i said to the other ppl, Wow I didn't realize Hogwarts had such a noisy air conditioner!!

Wokka Wokka Wokka

Fallon

07-20-2007, 10:21 PM

Saw it this afternoon, thought it was real good.

cougarjake13

07-20-2007, 10:28 PM

Why? Not an attack on anyone, but when did adults start reading kids books?

dont know

just to be a prick i guess

Landblast

07-20-2007, 10:28 PM

I concur with your assessment.

There was only 4 other people in the theater with me, it was a 10pm showing last night. Every 15 minutes the AC kicked on and was alwasy at a quiet spot in the film. When the film was over, i said to the other ppl, Wow I didn't realize Hogwarts had such a noisy air conditioner!!

Wokka Wokka Wokka

fohat-UNMASKED!

fohat

07-21-2007, 11:11 AM

fohat-UNMASKED!

Your sig pic gives me flashbacks!

thepaulo

07-30-2007, 03:22 PM

JustJon

07-30-2007, 03:43 PM

now that Potter-mania will begin to fade.....
how great a literary achievement have the seven books been.....
did they revitalize a reading public?
will they stand the test of time?
was it an epic story of moral complexity or glorified kids books?

The mania has 3 years left. It'll really be over when the movies are done.

And they're high level kids books. Solid stories with moderate language. And one naughty word. ooooooo

But I think they will last at least a generation or two, dunno if it'll be Narnia or Lord of the Rings just yet.

reillyluck

08-04-2007, 11:35 AM

ok...the time has come for me to see Harry Potter. I dont like to go during the first weeks of opening. let all the maniacs see it first. Me, alex, Regina and Stugots will be going to Imax tonight to check it out.

Landblast

08-04-2007, 12:20 PM

thepaulo

12-14-2007, 01:54 AM

now that Harry Potter is a lame duck with no more books ....so has anyone moved on the Trilogy of His Dark Materials...the first book is The Golden Compass....

OGC

12-14-2007, 04:28 PM

now that Harry Potter is a lame duck with no more books ....so has anyone moved on the Trilogy of His Dark Materials...the first book is The Golden Compass....

I'm sure I'll be taking my kids to it during the Christmas vacation.

Am I going to be bored PaulO ?

thepaulo

12-14-2007, 08:32 PM

stock answer...."not as good as the book."

JustJon

12-14-2007, 08:37 PM

I generally stay away from children's books, unless I'm reading to my niece or nephew, with the exception of Potter. Is the Dark Materials trilogy really worth reading?

thepaulo

12-14-2007, 08:39 PM

It's a little different but probably has a higher level of literary pedigree.

thepaulo

12-31-2007, 03:00 AM

J.K. Rowling says her teenage daughter is pushing for another Potter book and it might happen.

thejives

12-31-2007, 03:08 AM

J.K. Rowling says her teenage daughter is pushing for another Potter book and it might happen.

her teenage daughter and a billion dollar paycheck.

thepaulo

12-31-2007, 03:19 AM

That makes J.K. Rowlings sound like a whore.

OGC

12-31-2007, 10:07 AM

That makes J.K. Rowlings sound like a RICH whore.

I think you missed a word there Paulo. I fixed it for you.

thepaulo

02-12-2008, 04:23 AM

two questions.....
what does Troll have to do with Harry Potter?

Is anyone reading the Spiderwick Chronicals?

Thebazile78

02-13-2008, 10:02 AM

IIs the Dark Materials trilogy really worth reading?

YES.

Definitely. If you're near a Target store, they're $6 each in paperback. I want to re-read them sometime soon...it'll take me a couple of weekends.

two questions.....
what does Troll have to do with Harry Potter?

Is anyone reading the Spiderwick Chronicals?

Troll and Harry Potter ?? As in that movie where the "fantasy world" takes over an apartment building (my brother Ger loved it as a kid...I think he had a crush on the Lockhart chick in it) ??

IMO, nothing, other than they both have trolls in them.

I haven't started Spiderwick yet...they're on my list. Hearing that Freddie Highmore (who I loved in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) was cast in the film version and listening to some of the buzz has made me more than a little curious, but I often have trouble with series like that ... it's hard to keep up when there are new books coming out every season! Maybe I'll go and get a library card so I can rip through them, rather than buy them.

thepaulo

02-13-2008, 10:09 AM

this is essentially a trivia question......
there is a very, very, very specific relationship between Troll and Harry Potter.....
enough to call Rowling a plagiarist.

PhishHead

02-13-2008, 10:19 AM

this is essentially a trivia question......
there is a very, very, very specific relationship between Troll and Harry Potter.....
enough to call Rowling a plagiarist.

I don't think you would call her a plagiarist if we are thinking of the same thing, that there was a Character in the movie troll named Harry Potter Jr.

I mean if you would call someone a plagiarist for using the same name as someone else in another book or movie, almost every author would be a plagiarist to some extent.

Thebazile78

02-13-2008, 10:28 AM

this is essentially a trivia question......
there is a very, very, very specific relationship between Troll and Harry Potter.....
enough to call Rowling a plagiarist.

I just IMDB'd it.

I disagree that that aspect alone is enough to support legal accusations of plagiarism. (http://www.plagiarism.org/learning_center/what_is_plagiarism.html)

While at the very base definition, OK, it's enough, true. But more than that, no. I disagree.

Honestly, the film was so painful to watch (like I said, only my brother Ger could tolerate it) that I wouldn't be surprised if she'd forgotten she'd seen it at all.