Harry Potter 7

Post by **alx5962** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:37 pm

The end of the book was leaked online.

Very surprising !

But to not spoil the fun I4ll keep my mouth shut

d.a.walker · Post by **d.a.walker** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:12 am

Oh my god, I knew it, his father IS darth vadar! And it was a rather bold move for JK to leave in the entire satanic goat orgy blood letting chapter....

Post by **kuhn** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:51 pm

I feel like such an outsider, I've never read or seen anything Harry Potter.

d.a.walker - this is what happens when Hollywood gets mixed up with litterature.

Post by **RobB** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:00 pm

kuhn wrote:I feel like such an outsider, I've never read or seen anything Harry Potter.

I had the misfortune of having to watch 10 minutes of one of the HP films the other Christmas.

Thankfully thats my only brush with Potter mania.

Post by **kuhn** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:29 pm

RobB wrote:
kuhn wrote:I feel like such an outsider, I've never read or seen anything Harry Potter.
I had the misfortune of having to watch 10 minutes of one of the HP films the other Christmas.
Thankfully thats my only brush with Potter mania.

Sounds like me and The lord of the rings

The only thing about the movies were Gollum's Song with Emiliana Torrini.

picsou · Post by **picsou** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:32 am

kuhn wrote:I feel like such an outsider, I've never read or seen anything Harry Potter.

d.a.walker - this is what happens when Hollywood gets mixed up with litterature.

I think I have seen (at the cinema) all those that have been out, had to

Don't remember much, just that I have seen worse movies before. I think I fell asleep, just like during LOR, and Pirates of the Caraibes. Not a good sign.

blue · Post by **blue** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:16 pm

kuhn wrote:
Sounds like me and The lord of the rings

I hadn't seen any of the LOTR movies, then someone gave me the box set on my birthday. I got about twenty minutes into the first one before turning it off.

I think I've just formed too strong an idea of Middle Earth and all the characters in my imagination, after years of living with the books.

Post by **sound world** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 1:35 pm

Can't abide any of that stuff

Someone gave me the Philip Pullman thing a few years back too.Well written but it made me want to spit.
Luckily my son hasn't been very interested in HP or LOTR or any of that fantasy stuff at all so I haven't had to read it or go to the pics with him to see it.
I don't mind the genre if it can laugh at itself,but alas most of it and it's adherents are deadly serious.

blue · Post by **blue** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:53 pm

Have you tried 'Gormenghast', Dave? Very, very dark humour in that, biting cynicism, horror, a deep vein of melancholy - brilliantly imagined too. Mervyn Peake is a law unto himself in those books.

Post by **sound world** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:47 am

Yes,I love Gormenghast-but it's funny!
Another Mervyn Peake that I love is 'Letters from a Lost Uncle'.

d.a.walker · Post by **d.a.walker** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:41 am

Gormenghast is just wonderful, I also lovd the BBC adaptation of it.

Harry Potter, really really, poor, easy, kiddy crap. Yuk.

Mind you I do really like the His Dark Materials quadrilogy.

I'm currently reading Diane Purkiss: The English Civil War and a fantastic updated version of Frankenstein which is illustrated with the most amazing gothic/edward gorey pictures...

Post by **sound world** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:45 pm

Edward Gorey! Now that's someone who fits the bill for me perfectly-fantasy and ghastliness,but screamingly funny-and extraordinary artwork.I've got all his books-but I haven't seen the Frankenstein series.

d.a.walker · Post by **d.a.walker** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:51 pm

Ah the Gashleycrum Tinies, one of my all time favourites, especially the little girl who drank herself to death on gin....

Have you read The Demented Cousins? hehe it's great...

Post by **sound world** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:17 pm

Indeed I have,I love that one.

Only a few weeks back I took delivery of 'Amphigorey Again',the latest of the four compendiums of his work-the cheapest way of getting hold of it,highly recommended.
There's a great album by Michael Mantler 'The Hapless Child' where he sets 6 of Gorey's pieces (The Sinking Spell/The Object lesson etc etc) to music,Robert Wyatt,perfectly cast,on vocals.

Post by **paul-pgss** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:29 am

Hmmm, I happen to love the Harry Potter books and movies. Although it is always a bit sad to see that certain bits from the books have been cut out in the movie.

As for Lord Of The Rings, I read the books first. When I heard it was going to be in cinema I was sure it couldn't be translated into a good movie. But Peter Jackson has done a very good job.

Both HP and LOTR are outstanding, in print and on screen.