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07-13-2001, 03:54 PM | #1 |
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Harry Potter
I just saw the two trailers for the movie today and I must say it looks like its going to be a great movie! Anyone else looking forward to the movie?
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07-13-2001, 05:51 PM | #2 |
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It's going to be awesome, I hope. Loved the books.
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07-13-2001, 06:43 PM | #3 |
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never read the books (probably never will... or maybe i'll hear them)..
but the trailer was good enough to make me want to see it. saw the trailer while i went to see A.I.... speaking of which: not the official IP report on it yet? |
07-13-2001, 08:26 PM | #4 |
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What, my review of A.I.? Oops, forgot to repost it here... I'll go grab it.
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07-14-2001, 01:25 AM | #5 |
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I'm apprehensive, I don't know how much trust i can put in the man behind mcally culkin screaming into the camera.
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07-16-2001, 04:48 PM | #6 |
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We'll just have to wait and see . . .
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10-02-2001, 12:33 AM | #7 |
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I never read the books, I always thought they where like 3rd grade reading level or something??? They worth checking out?
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10-02-2001, 09:02 AM | #8 |
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No Sakata, they're not worth reading, unless you have an hour to spare and are really bored, that's about how long they take to read.
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10-02-2001, 08:22 PM | #9 |
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I hope you're just kidding, they're really great books (thats my opinion for what it's worth). I would say you could of there not being an age level, but in between the writing style of the Hobbit and LOtR but leaning closer to the Hobbit. I would hardly reccomned the latre books in the series to small children. They're really quite good.
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10-03-2001, 01:39 AM | #10 |
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umm...okay can I get a third opinion please? yay or nay?
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10-03-2001, 08:21 AM | #11 |
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YAY!!
I stayed away from these books for a long time and just recently started reading them....currently I am on The Goblet of Fire.....and I think that they are great entertaining books. And very spooky too. I read the third one in a day (and I can assure you that it took longer than an hour...Fin, get a grip. ) and finished it before I went to bed. I had nightmares all night. Seriously. Which was pretty darn fun since I hadn't scared myself in such a way since I sneaked around one night and watched Amityville Horror when I was 14.
And don't worry about reading level. It is okay to read a book with a lower reading level. The important thing is to be entertained. You wouldn't stop watching cartoons because they are produced for kids would you?!! The important thing to remember is THESE BOOKS ARE VERY ENTERTAINING! If you aren't interested in entertainment read Mein Kampf or something. J/K |
10-03-2001, 08:31 AM | #12 |
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YAY!!
I stayed away from these books for a long time and just recently started reading them....currently I am on The Goblet of Fire.....and I think that they are great entertaining books. And very spooky too. I read the third one in a day (and I can assure you that it took longer than an hour...Fin, get a grip. :b) and finished it before I went to bed. I had nightmares all night. Seriously. Which was pretty darn fun since I hadn't scared myself in such a way since I sneaked around one night and watched Amityville Horror when I was 14.
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10-04-2001, 09:14 PM | #13 |
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DO NOT listen to Finmandos12. He is wrong. Have you read the books Finmandos12? If not then shut your mouth. If so....after reading the first book and not liking it, then why would you read the rest? Or if you are judging the whole series by just reading the first book, then that is just stupid (no offense). It gets better with each book. If you have only read the first book of Harry Potter and declared the whole series stupid, that would be the same as reading the HOBBIT and saying that LOTR sucks. Bad analogy? I think not. And as for reading it in an hour Are you saying that you read the first book in an hour? Um yeah right. There are 309 pages in the first book. You are exaggerating. Plus, the other books, books 2, 3, and 4 are better. Do not judge the whole series by book 1 (although I thought it was good). Each book goes up a reading level, and more pages. edit: Oh I see, you think you can read ALL FOUR in one hour, not just book one. Ok now. shut up Finmandos12. You obviously have not tried this, and have a stupid opinion (sorry, but you do ). There are 309 pages in the first book, well over 300 pages in 2 and 3, and over 400 pages in the 4th book. You'd have to read over 30 pages a minute. These are no children's books. Have you tried to read them, it is obvious that you have not.
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10-08-2001, 03:00 PM | #14 |
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Calm down HOBBIT. I read the first three, because I heard they got better succesively. Maybe an hour is an exaggertion, but I did finish it in an afternoon. They're not that bad, but nothing like Tolkien. I'd say they are intended for middle schoolers no older than that. They're 300 pages because the font is like 42 and it skips lines.
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10-08-2001, 07:07 PM | #15 |
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But I did read Mein Kampf, so far I think it was more entertaining than the Sillmarilion, I am on the first few chapters of it right now and it is killing me! It is like reading the bible or something except that its not real, please tell me it gets better!
Sorry this is kinda off topic
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Finmandos has a point about the actual formatting of the Harry Potter books, though size 42 is a big exaggeration. Unless you an incredibly fast and attentive reader you could never finish it in under an hour, an afternoon is a senseable time.
I've never read the books, it seems to have a sterotypical magic every five minutes ordeal. Though I think the commercialism of HP is way over the top, it discourages me from reading them. Please don't turn this into an inmature thread. |
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I have always found it interesting the controversy caused by "reading level". People seem to think that if you read a "kids" book that you are stupid or something and can't read past a 4th grade reading level. Or if you read the Sil then you must be a genius or something, because not everyone can get through it the first time. Well some people don't always enjoy a book such as that.
Some seem to think that because a book such as HP was written for kids then it couldn't possibly be satisfying to any self-respecting, educated adult. Then I guess those people are smarter than the thousands of adults that do read HP. So if you don't like HP say so, but don't be so pompus to use the excuse it's a "kids" book, especially if you use that excuse to discourage someone else from reading it. I suppose you think that Dr. Seuss, the Muppets, Wizard of OZ, cartoons and halloween are only for kids too. Quote:
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10-14-2001, 01:56 PM | #18 |
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Well you have convinced me, I have read the first 2, they are better than I thought they would be. I wouldnt let my kids read them until they where like 13, even though they are just kids storys, it does have a lot of witchcraft. I am looking forward to the movie.
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2 more days...well under two days! I ha ve tickets to see it Friday, 9 P.M.
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11-15-2001, 01:57 PM | #20 |
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Seeing it on my bday, saturday, at 1:45. My expectations are very low, but hopefully I'll be blown away
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