what do you think of harry potter

legolas7410 · 06-23-2003, 02:09 PM

i was just wondering if anyone disliked the harry potter books.
i would prefer to see the movie than read the book. also would you prefer to read the lord of the rings books or the harry potter books?

i would prefer to read lord of the rings!

Gwaimir Windgem · 06-23-2003, 02:24 PM

Being a book person (and believing strongly in the power of the Written Word over the Moving Picture), I would probably rather read the books. Who knows, maybe one of these days, I'll see what all of the fuss is about. I just don't feel like it at this point.

I would certainly prefer to read the Lord of the Rings book than the Harry Potter books!

legolas7410 · 06-23-2003, 04:03 PM

well i have read the first two books and they were good and i do agree about the power of written words, but I heard bout the lord of the rings and couldent resist. also i like harry potter, and maby when iam don the lord of the rings i will read all the harry potter books!

Elf Girl · 06-23-2003, 05:38 PM

Why would one prefer to watch the movies than read the books? The books are the original art form. It's like saying, 'No, I won't watch Star Wars, I'll just read those trashy summary novels.'

EyeSeeYou · 06-23-2003, 06:21 PM

hmmm.... lotr vs. hp..... cant decide. lotr is more descriptive and hp kinda gets to the point sooner. but i love both.

The Order of the Phoenix was just like a dementor. it sucked all the happiness out of me. but it was still really good.

legolas7410 · 06-23-2003, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by EyeSeeYou
hmmm.... lotr vs. hp..... cant decide. lotr is more descriptive and hp kinda gets to the point sooner. but i love both.

The Order of the Phoenix was just like a dementor. it sucked all the happiness out of me. but it was still really good.

but that is what makes lord of the rings better, you want to find out what is the point so you keep reading that is what i think makes a book good. if harry potter just gets to the point there is nothing to it i makes it dull, i think harry potter is o.k but it dose get to the point to quick i think that makes it dull!

Adrian Baggins · 06-23-2003, 11:35 PM

Turkey headed people, and I mean like the uncooked turkey you get at Brookshires, Super 1, Kroger, Wal*Mart even, and cook it for Thanksgiving, you know, those large, whole turkeys that people stuf fthrough their @$$ holes, well, on Friends, they are putting them on people's heads, and then they can't get them off. Now, back to the topic, I like the eyecandy(the HOBBITS minus Sam, and Harry and Draco) in the movies, and I like to see the books visually, but I really love readign the books first, I still have to finish RotK, the only reason I haven't is because, 1, I just want to get to Frod and Sam, but don't want to skip any, but I am suffering unbearably in the Aragorn part, I just can't get into that part, and 2, I just can't resist rereading FotR and TTT cause I have all 3 books in one, with *gasp* Gandalf the Gay *shudder gasp* on the cover, and my BFF gave me FotR with *dreamy sigh* Frodo on the cover, and those books get to Frodo and the Hobbits and the Ring quicker.
I eagerly await my doctors appointment on Wednesday cause if he says I don't need wrist therapy and that I don't have tendonitis in my left wrist any more, then I get to go to my mom's house where I can read and watch HP to my heart's content, which will never happen, I need to read it forever, my mom is waiting till I get there to get the 2nd movie, and the 5th book is practically sold out, one book store said that their goal was 1,000,000 copies in like, the whole 1st week it was out and they did it in 48 hours.

gimli7410 · 06-24-2003, 08:42 PM

speak english! this site is in english. and second of all this is about harry potter like them both and cant decide

Adrian Baggins · 06-24-2003, 10:22 PM

Okay, okiedokie, what was that about

gimli7410 · 06-25-2003, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Adrian Baggins
Okay, okiedokie, what was that about

sorry that was my brother. he was in the wrong file. he is actually legolas7410.

Silpion · 06-25-2003, 12:38 AM

I don't dislike the Harry Potter books at all. As for books or movie, I usually like to read the book (any book) first then see the movie. At the moment, I can't think of any movie that I have seen that I preferred over the book. Also, between LOTR and HP I prefer LOTR more. To me, LOTR is this grand epic that just spans across time, it has a rich history, and the books just have all these layers to them. (Sorry, I'm gushing about LOTR on the Harry Potter thread.)
I really enjoy both I just like Lord of the Rings more. To quote a mother I know when speaking of her two children,"I love both my kids equally, just in different ways."

gimli7410 · 06-25-2003, 12:40 AM

i like harry potter. i also like lotr but not as much as harry potter but when i read lotr scenes from the movie keep flashing in my mind and its hard not to concentrate on the book. with HP i can concentrate on the book since i read them before the movie(which suck IMO)

06-23-2003, 02:09 PM	#1
legolas7410 Hobbit Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: For me to know and you to find out Posts: 35	what do you think of harry potter i was just wondering if anyone disliked the harry potter books. i would prefer to see the movie than read the book. also would you prefer to read the lord of the rings books or the harry potter books? i would prefer to read lord of the rings! __________________ system of a down stone sour slipknot and many more canada is the greatest country in the world.

06-23-2003, 02:24 PM	#2
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Being a book person (and believing strongly in the power of the Written Word over the Moving Picture), I would probably rather read the books. Who knows, maybe one of these days, I'll see what all of the fuss is about. I just don't feel like it at this point. I would certainly prefer to read the Lord of the Rings book than the Harry Potter books! __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle Last edited by Gwaimir Windgem : 06-23-2003 at 04:37 PM.

06-23-2003, 04:03 PM	#3
legolas7410 Hobbit Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: For me to know and you to find out Posts: 35	well i have read the first two books and they were good and i do agree about the power of written words, but I heard bout the lord of the rings and couldent resist. also i like harry potter, and maby when iam don the lord of the rings i will read all the harry potter books! __________________ system of a down stone sour slipknot and many more canada is the greatest country in the world.

06-23-2003, 05:38 PM	#4
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	Why would one prefer to watch the movies than read the books? The books are the original art form. It's like saying, 'No, I won't watch Star Wars, I'll just read those trashy summary novels.' __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

06-23-2003, 06:21 PM	#5
EyeSeeYou Hobbit Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Across the water Posts: 30	hmmm.... lotr vs. hp..... cant decide. lotr is more descriptive and hp kinda gets to the point sooner. but i love both. The Order of the Phoenix was just like a dementor. it sucked all the happiness out of me. but it was still really good. __________________ "... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives..."

06-23-2003, 11:35 PM	#7
Adrian Baggins Frodo's lil sis HP LotR fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: in a tree reading Harry P. and LotR Posts: 585	Turkey headed people, and I mean like the uncooked turkey you get at Brookshires, Super 1, Kroger, WalMart even, and cook it for Thanksgiving, you know, those large, whole turkeys that people stuf fthrough their @$$ holes, well, on Friends, they are putting them on people's heads, and then they can't get them off. Now, back to the topic, I like the eyecandy(the HOBBITS minus Sam, and Harry and Draco) in the movies, and I like to see the books visually, but I really love readign the books first, I still have to finish RotK, the only reason I haven't is because, 1, I just want to get to Frod and Sam, but don't want to skip any, but I am suffering unbearably in the Aragorn part, I just can't get into that part, and 2, I just can't resist rereading FotR and TTT cause I have all 3 books in one, with gasp* Gandalf the Gay shudder gasp on the cover, and my BFF gave me FotR with dreamy sigh Frodo on the cover, and those books get to Frodo and the Hobbits and the Ring quicker. I eagerly await my doctors appointment on Wednesday cause if he says I don't need wrist therapy and that I don't have tendonitis in my left wrist any more, then I get to go to my mom's house where I can read and watch HP to my heart's content, which will never happen, I need to read it forever, my mom is waiting till I get there to get the 2nd movie, and the 5th book is practically sold out, one book store said that their goal was 1,000,000 copies in like, the whole 1st week it was out and they did it in 48 hours. __________________ AB Adrian Baggins wizard, elf, mortal, hobbit Owner of the 3 unknown rings I LIKE HIEI!! LOOK AT MY AVITAR IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS!! H. Hysterically cold I. Insanely unhuman E. Effortlessly mocking I. Irresistabely hott "You're a team player, a save-the-day superhero pause I hate people like you." ~Hiei

06-24-2003, 08:42 PM	#8
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	speak english! this site is in english. and second of all this is about harry potter like them both and cant decide __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

06-24-2003, 10:22 PM	#9
Adrian Baggins Frodo's lil sis HP LotR fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: in a tree reading Harry P. and LotR Posts: 585	Okay, okiedokie, what was that about __________________ AB Adrian Baggins wizard, elf, mortal, hobbit Owner of the 3 unknown rings I LIKE HIEI!! LOOK AT MY AVITAR IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS!! H. Hysterically cold I. Insanely unhuman E. Effortlessly mocking I. Irresistabely hott "You're a team player, a save-the-day superhero pause I hate people like you." ~Hiei

06-25-2003, 12:38 AM	#11
Silpion Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 103	I don't dislike the Harry Potter books at all. As for books or movie, I usually like to read the book (any book) first then see the movie. At the moment, I can't think of any movie that I have seen that I preferred over the book. Also, between LOTR and HP I prefer LOTR more. To me, LOTR is this grand epic that just spans across time, it has a rich history, and the books just have all these layers to them. (Sorry, I'm gushing about LOTR on the Harry Potter thread.) I really enjoy both I just like Lord of the Rings more. To quote a mother I know when speaking of her two children,"I love both my kids equally, just in different ways."

06-25-2003, 12:40 AM	#12
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	i like harry potter. i also like lotr but not as much as harry potter but when i read lotr scenes from the movie keep flashing in my mind and its hard not to concentrate on the book. with HP i can concentrate on the book since i read them before the movie(which suck IMO) __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

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