Author Topic: Im so sad, I never saw a single Harry Potter movie (Read 1351 times)

muman613 · « **on:** July 19, 2011, 04:25:05 PM »

Am I the only one? I have no desire to see any Harry Potter movies... But they say that the movie is breaking box-office records. I have not sat in a movie theater in over 10 years...

PS: I am not sad at all... I still have no desire to see anything about this kid sorcerer.

White Israelite · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2011, 04:55:57 PM »

I saw it in 3D, wasn't really that impressed. I like lord of the rings more.

Dr. Dan · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2011, 04:56:13 PM »

Its child entertainment. To each their own.

Meerkat · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2011, 04:57:24 PM »

im watching it today on imax. my friends that saw it told me it was really awesome

muman613 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 19, 2011, 05:01:47 PM »

Quote from: Meerkat on July 19, 2011, 04:57:24 PM

im watching it today on imax. my friends that saw it told me it was really awesome

Have fun, stay safe!

BritishSword · « **Reply #5 on:** July 19, 2011, 05:05:42 PM »

I was dragged kicking and screaming to see the first one.

Trust me muman you're not missing anything.

Rubystars · « **Reply #6 on:** July 19, 2011, 05:54:08 PM »

I haven't read the books and probably wouldn't want to watch the movies unless I'd read the books first.

I was glad I read the Guardians of Ga'hoole books before the movie came out or I would have had NO IDEA what was going on. Nice visuals in that movie but very little background info about the characters or why they are doing what. My sister watched the Ga'hoole movie with me and told me she couldn't follow the plot because there were no explanations about anything. I also didn't like how they changed a very important fact about Soren's parents to make it more of a 'kid's' movie. The series itself even though it's about sentient owls has some very dark, disturbing material.

I hope they don't do that to Warriors if they ever make a movie of that series... I can just see them glossing over the whole 'Briarlight dragging around paralyzed back half' part or leaving it out. Or 'discovered killer Hollyleaf then threatens to kill her own mother with deathberries' part. Or 'Bluestar drowns after being chased off a cliff by viscious feral dogs'. I honestly hope they never make any Warriors movies if they're going to chop out the most dramatic bits.

Meerkat · « **Reply #7 on:** July 19, 2011, 06:18:39 PM »

Quote from: Rubystars on July 19, 2011, 05:54:08 PM

I haven't read the books and probably wouldn't want to watch the movies unless I'd read the books first.

I was glad I read the Guardians of Ga'hoole books before the movie came out or I would have had NO IDEA what was going on. Nice visuals in that movie but very little background info about the characters or why they are doing what. My sister watched the Ga'hoole movie with me and told me she couldn't follow the plot because there were no explanations about anything. I also didn't like how they changed a very important fact about Soren's parents to make it more of a 'kid's' movie. The series itself even though it's about sentient owls has some very dark, disturbing material.

I hope they don't do that to Warriors if they ever make a movie of that series... I can just see them glossing over the whole 'Briarlight dragging around paralyzed back half' part or leaving it out. Or 'discovered killer Hollyleaf then threatens to kill her own mother with deathberries' part. Or 'Bluestar drowns after being chased off a cliff by viscious feral dogs'. I honestly hope they never make any Warriors movies if they're going to chop out the most dramatic bits.

that is actually why deathly hallows is a 2-parter. since the 4th or 5th book, the harry potter movies didnt deliver as well as fans expected, so they had to split the last one to get more details in.

cjd · « **Reply #8 on:** July 19, 2011, 08:07:44 PM »

I have never seen or read any of this myself.... I like some stuff like that but for some reason or another I never saw fit to read or see any of this Harry Potter stuff... After the actor playing the main character went to Broadway and appeared in the buff in one of the plays I lost complete interest... I'll stick to my Steven King Dark Tower books and some of the other fiction he writes.

Lisa · « **Reply #9 on:** July 19, 2011, 09:20:42 PM »

I've never seen any of the Harry Potter movies either. I don't think I'm the target audience, which seems to be teens, but correct me if I'm wrong. The closest I've come to that science fiction/fantasy genre is reading "The Mists of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer Bradley, along with the prequels "The Forest House" and Priestess of Avalon." However, "Mists" the better of all these books.

Dan · « **Reply #10 on:** July 19, 2011, 10:31:48 PM »

Never saw any Harry Potter movie either, I tried but always something better came up!
Life is short and I don't plan to spend it watching make-belief movies

Meerkat · « **Reply #11 on:** July 20, 2011, 12:55:21 AM »

i just came back from watching it deathly hallows part 2

am i the only one here who thinks it was totally awesome?

Confederate Kahanist · « **Reply #12 on:** July 20, 2011, 01:05:07 AM »

Quote from: Meerkat on July 20, 2011, 12:55:21 AM

i just came back from watching it deathly hallows part 2

am i the only one here who thinks it was totally awesome?

No

I liked it as well.

nessuno · « **Reply #13 on:** July 20, 2011, 04:42:31 AM »

I enjoyed reading the whole series of Harry Potter books.
I avoid the movies. Movies based on books never meet my expectations or match my imagination. Although, the Harry Potter movies seem very well made.

briann · « **Reply #14 on:** July 20, 2011, 04:18:15 PM »

HP is somewhat entertaining.

There is nothing wrong with entertainment in general, including movies, tv. But its just sad that nearly everyone in the entertainment business is ultra-leftist and often times produce nothing more than worthless left-preaching garbage.

muman613 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 20, 2011, 04:23:28 PM »

Quote from: briann on July 20, 2011, 04:18:15 PM

HP is somewhat entertaining.

There is nothing wrong with entertainment in general, including movies, tv. But its just sad that nearly everyone in the entertainment business is ultra-leftist and often times produce nothing more than worthless left-preaching garbage.

Well I believe entertainment should not contradict your core religious beliefs. Often casual acceptance of foreign ideas may lead to corruption of a mans values in the future. I try to restrict the amount of 'non-Jewish' culture I accept because my experience is that it does pollute the brain.

We must admit that today the Jewish people are virtually all Hellenized. And this is not a good thing...

Dr. Dan · « **Reply #16 on:** July 20, 2011, 04:33:37 PM »

Quote from: muman613 on July 20, 2011, 04:23:28 PM

Well I believe entertainment should not contradict your core religious beliefs. Often casual acceptance of foreign ideas may lead to corruption of a mans values in the future. I try to restrict the amount of 'non-Jewish' culture I accept because my experience is that it does pollute the brain.

We must admit that today the Jewish people are virtually all Hellenized. And this is not a good thing...

You are entitled to that opinion. It's not a wrong opinion to state someone should not watch something that might contradict their religious beliefs. It is one thing if someone chooses this for themself. It's another thing when imposing it on one's children...they have to understand why especially if they have never seen or heard of anything this bad. If they do not understand, there is a risk of rebellious behavior. I don't know the tricks of the trade in this regard, but from personal experience with my upbringing, for certain things, I understood better when I made the mistakes...but there are other things you should never make mistakes doing.

briann · « **Reply #17 on:** July 20, 2011, 06:52:24 PM »

Quote from: muman613 on July 20, 2011, 04:23:28 PM

Well I believe entertainment should not contradict your core religious beliefs. Often casual acceptance of foreign ideas may lead to corruption of a mans values in the future. I try to restrict the amount of 'non-Jewish' culture I accept because my experience is that it does pollute the brain.

We must admit that today the Jewish people are virtually all Hellenized. And this is not a good thing...

Well Harry Potter certainly doesnt have even the slightest hint of Judaism in it. Its witchcraft, paganism, Mid-evil mysticism, fantasy, etc etc.

I'm sure there are those who are dumb enough to believe in witchcraft, but these are the same weirdos who believe that 'the force' is real. I think there is a church somewhere that teaches the way of the Jedi.

muman613 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 20, 2011, 07:15:08 PM »

Quote from: briann on July 20, 2011, 06:52:24 PM

Well Harry Potter certainly doesnt have even the slightest hint of Judaism in it. Its witchcraft, paganism, Mid-evil mysticism, fantasy, etc etc.

I'm sure there are those who are dumb enough to believe in witchcraft, but these are the same weirdos who believe that 'the force' is real. I think there is a church somewhere that teaches the way of the Jedi.

Yes, they made Star Wars into a religion...

~Hanna~ · « **Reply #19 on:** July 22, 2011, 10:47:27 PM »

I never saw any of them, either, never had desire to see them.

Meerkat · « **Reply #20 on:** July 23, 2011, 12:00:16 AM »

Quote from: muman613 on July 20, 2011, 07:15:08 PM

Yes, they made Star Wars into a religion...

i hear that in britian and/or in new zealand jedi showed up as the religion of 0.7% of the country(ies)

jbeige · « **Reply #21 on:** July 23, 2011, 05:41:39 PM »

I'm so happy I never seen a harry potter movie.

serbian army · « **Reply #22 on:** July 23, 2011, 08:16:53 PM »

I just got two Harry Potter movies. I plan to watch them tonight.

serbian army · « **Reply #23 on:** July 24, 2011, 11:01:19 AM »

I watched about 45m of Harry Potter movie released in 2010. This is very scary movie not made for kids. I would never let even teenagers to watch it.

Meerkat · « **Reply #24 on:** July 24, 2011, 09:52:22 PM »

Quote from: serbian army on July 24, 2011, 11:01:19 AM

I watched about 45m of Harry Potter movie released in 2010. This is very scary movie not made for kids. I would never let even teenagers to watch it.

i noticed the change too on how they went along. i, for one, thought it was awesome.