I'm 35, the wife is 40 and we're both going to be standing in line (with our 6-yr old, who is also a fan) early Friday morning.gibsonic said:how's junior high going?
Monkey-see, monkey-do. Bet they say "retarted", too.Vanster said:My own children say this series is shit. Ask them, it's utter shit. This, from kids used to watch fucking Barney and those retarted television pot-bellies or whatever that have the shapes attached to their heads. Complete shit. Won't see it, won't rent it.
Ixiterra said:Hell fucking yeah I'm going. If I can find someone to go with me.
Just because it's a fantasy series, doesn't mean it's a rip-off of LOTR. The two are nothing alike. Oh, wait. They both have wizards.Durak said:Harry Potter is a shitty rip-off fantasy series of LOTR.
To each his own.Durak said:I tried to read the first book after having read LOTR a few months before. I couldn't stand the first chapter. Imo it was trying too hard to be like LOTR (appeal to kids and adults) and ended being just really annoying.
Have you ever read fantasy besides LOTR and Potter? There are a lot of "basic" similarities. And I mean very basic. There is a HUGE difference between the two, though.Durak said:Oh btw. Similarities: Trolls, Magic, persistent Evil-Doer, young kid (relative for a hobbit that is ) saving the world from certain doom, the list goes on. Have you ever even picked up a LOTR book?
you have no idea what you are talking about do you?Durak said:Oh btw. Similarities: Trolls, Magic, persistent Evil-Doer, young kid (relative for a hobbit that is ) saving the world from certain doom, the list goes on. Have you ever even picked up a LOTR book?
So true.Ixiterra said:Have you ever read fantasy besides LOTR and Potter? There are a lot of "basic" similarities. And I mean very basic. There is a HUGE difference between the two, though.
No, he wrote 'The Hobbit' for his kids.Durak said:Tolkien wrote all the books for his kids.
Durak said:Tolkien wrote all the books for his kids. Most people I know read the books when they were in middle school and enjoyed them immensly. Like I said, have you even read them? Kids have and will enjoy LOTR. Maybe not for the same reasons adults do, but they would understand.
And btw, what's so hard to follow about the plot? Destroy ring, save the world. Kids will understand. Maybe they won't understand the whole Gondor/Rohan/Denethor/Aragorn bit, but hey, they don't need to enjoy the books.
Ooo IMAX. Might have to go to the theater where I saw Reloaded and Revolutions. Dunno if HP is worth the extra $2 and the 15 mile drive though.[MoM] Gort said:So true.
Ixxy, come on up to Dallas and I'll go see HP with you (IMAX version, natch). I'll even hold your hand if it gets too scary...