Harry Potter

**Mr. Stuka** · 07-14-2011, 16:49

Oh boy, how much i anticipated those books coming out, how I went to pick up a copy at Midnight on the release night. But then, I've always been disappointed by the movies.

**Hooahguy** · 07-14-2011, 17:02

Harry Potter pales in comparison to A Song of Ice and Fire.

**rajpoot** · 07-14-2011, 18:03

Originally Posted by Hooahguy

Harry Potter pales in comparison to A Song of Ice and Fire.

Which pales in comparison to Tolkien?

I liked the books fine, I started on the series relatively late, in 2001, and I still have fond memories.......but in the last book, things got slightly out of hand. I mean Rowling world of magic was fantastical but there was still some reason and limits to it. In the last book at the end it was all very vague.
I too never liked the movies much. The first two were nice, but the ones after weren't all the fun.

**Fragony** · 07-14-2011, 18:28

You can file me under F for fan. It's all so hilarious in a most delicate way, all of everydays absurdities in a different setting, a setting where other things make sense. And of course there is Harry. GO HARRY

**Prince Cobra** · 07-14-2011, 20:35

Good novel. Excellent twists and a novel with much imagination. Well, most of the characters are black or white but it is still surprisingly good. I still enjoy to re-read parts of the books.

Two more things: what I find funny is that the last novel portrays a scene somewhere around 2018, maybe (twenty years later). The other funny thing is the fact I like green colour, silver colour and have picked a nickname with a snake on it. The good news is that I don't feel distinctly evil in any way, so be calm, people.

P.S. I only watched the first two films but I am slightly tempted to watch the last one. Of the two, I liked the second more, especially, hmmm, the fight with the basilisk. I actually sympathised Potter... though I felt a slight pity for the poor snake as well... Such a fine beast wasted.

**Fragony** · 07-15-2011, 02:16

The characters being black and white or even cliché is part of the genius. The real star is the world Rowling created for them. I put her right up there with Roald Dahl in excellence

**Centurion1** · 07-15-2011, 03:47

its a childrens book

**stratigos vasilios** · 07-15-2011, 10:59

Originally Posted by Hooahguy

Harry Potter pales in comparison to the Mass Effect movie which is supposedly coming out in 2012/2013.

Fixed it for you

**rajpoot** · 07-15-2011, 16:23

OK I just watched the movie today and....wow. It was IMO the best movie in the series. It had the right amount of humour, and the right amount everything in fact.
My favourite scene

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