And here I was rooting for Harry to die. :shobon:
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And here I was rooting for Harry to die. :shobon:
The first four books were pretty magical. The movies were good too. The last three books/movies took a much darker turn and I didn't like them as much. Book 5 in particular was a huge drag due to Harry & co. being utter buttholes most of the time. :irked: My favorite is Chamber of Secrets because they're all still young and I really liked the diary story.
I currently have Half-Blood Prince right by my laptop, its my favourite of the series (book wise). If I had to choose a favourite film, it world be Hallows part 2.
It's a great series. Helped get a lot of kids; myself included, into reading.
I think I agree - the first four were great, and I liked that there was always a little mystery at the end of the book that would be revealed, and you'd be like "Ahhhhhhhh yeah" because Rowling dropped little subtle hints throughout. I did feel Half-Blood Prince called back to that format too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Del Murder
I quite like the darker tales because they bring humanity into such a wonderful world, but I could not agree more about book 5 and being a drag with the buttholes. This book is the reason I have put off finishing the series because each time I start it, it robs me of all will to power through it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Del Murder
I agree that 5 is slow but, I think the first 2 are the slowest of them all. Once people start dying it gets going :)
Dissing on my favorite book, I'll remember this when the zombies attack :stare:
Snape was awesome in Half Blood Prince, that's why the movie adaption pissed me off. They removed the best scene. Who in their right mind thought Half Blood Prince should be rated PG?
The accountant.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToriJ
I never did like accountants. Sitting there with their glasses on the tip of their nose, judging you. You got something to say just say it!
Harry should've died imo it would've been far more impressive. He was a smurfing (SPOILER)horcrux after all. Overall I was a big fan of the series but there are just elements that annoyed me.
That smurfing epilogue though. No. It doesn't exist. You can't just give them all a happily ever after. Also giving your kid the initials ASP is just baiting for a sequel.
I love the books and the films. Speaking of the films, I think I'm in the minority that I like the Columbus directed films the least and the Yates directed films the most. It was when David Yates entered the picture the film series started truly treating itself seriously.
I agree. as much as i love Harry he should have died. Would have made much more senseQuote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
I don't know if I'd have the courage to kill off the main character of a series I'd been working on for someone's lifetime.
I love the Harry Potter books. I think I started reading them in about 1999 or so when I bought the Philosopher's Stone at a school book fair (remember those?). Instantly fell in love with it and grew up with the series.
I understand a lot of what people say about the darker tone of the latter three books, but I don't think they're entirely without their whimsical bits either. I also think it suited the characterisation, and what made the characters likeable and realistic. Teenage boys are angsty, angry and annoying sods. At the time I didn't like the characterisation because I felt Harry et al were just being jerks, but I've reconsidered it and felt that - actually - it was probably the right thing to do. Favourite book was probably Prisoner of Azkaban, in no small part because I really liked Lupin.
Not sure I agree at all with people who preferred the early films, though. The first two were a bit dull and run of the mill. I felt that the later films were better. I particularly enjoyed Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge, because I think she played the part really well. Wasn't a bit fan of the splitting of Deathly Hallows, though the film adaptations were good. I'm a bit of a curmudgeon when it comes to splitting books into multiple parts.