Kevin's Watch

The films are decent, don't get me wrong...I just can't remember which is which...they kindof just blend together...and maybe that's a good thing...

...just was tryin to remember if one was better than the other, and if one of those films just doesn't belong, cause if one of those films is not like the other...

...uhh, uhh, hrmianee! Gzuntite.

If you're paying attention, there are dead giveaways as to which is which. The plot, for example.

Have you run out of ideas for polls or something, jacob?

Murrin wrote:Have you run out of ideas for polls or something, jacob?

lol...noice...

Nah...just thought it was sorta amusing/funny/antagonistic...

And there weren't any all encompassing HP threads for all the movies together that I saw...

HP can't die- so where's the tension? Maybe that's why I haven't payed enough attention...

Nice to meet you Dragonlilly...(I've never possessed a dragon before)...

jacob Raver, sinTempter wrote:And there weren't any all encompassing HP threads for all the movies together that I saw...

...gonna kick myself later for doing this...

Why are the films so crap?

jacob Raver, sinTempter wrote:HP can't die- so where's the tension? Maybe that's why I haven't payed enough attention...

Whoever said Harry can't die?
Are you reading the books at all?
Have you read Deathly Hallows?

You won't regret it, Mennoly...truth is truth!

I haven't read any of them...I read the first two chapters of the first book...and I can understand why people love these books, the writing is really good with a unique feel to it- it has personality...but the lack of tension and direction makes for an ungripping story, IMO...

I liked the films. But none of them are better than say a 7/10, and only one would get better than **1/2 out of **** for me...

jacob Raver, sinTempter wrote:You won't regret it, Mennoly...truth is truth!

...uh-huh...

jacob Raver, sinTempter wrote:I haven't read any of them...I read the first two chapters of the first book...and I can understand why people love these books, the writing is really good with a unique feel to it- it has personality...but the lack of tension and direction makes for an ungripping story, IMO...

I admit I read the first book chapter by chapter, out loud, to my then kindergarten aged son as a bedtime story. I was perfectly aware I was reading YA. But you read only the first two chapters of the first book? You haven't even really met Hagrid yet! And things do gain direction and tension, at least in my opinion, once Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the other first years reach Hogwarts...

Jo Rowling wrote each book to appeal to readers the age her protagonists were. So book one is aimed at 11 year olds. The fact that so many adults have been entranced with it as well speaks volumes, even if it isn't deep prose. I would ask you try again, keeping in mind the intended audience and understanding that audience matures with each book.

jacob Raver, sinTempter wrote:I liked the films. But none of them are better than say a 7/10, and only one would get better than **1/2 out of **** for me...

Trust me, that is pretty much the general impression regarding the films in the JKR sub-forum, which, if you haven't noticed, I mod. But, we love discussing them anyway. Especially the change in scenery and mood in Prisoner of Azkaban. Alfonso Cuarón took a dark book, and made it even darker. For some fans of the series, it was too dark. But while I disagreed with some of his decisions, I loved the dark feeling to the film. It's my favorite of those released so far, even with the changes I didn't care for.

Sorry, I don't think I'd put the time in to read them unless at some point my son would like it...we'll see...