I too, know a little too much!!! We went to see HP7A Saturday night at the Commodore Theater (Google it) in downtown Portsmouth… I thought the 2.5 hours would drag, but it was great until the awful “Dallas’esque” ending…
Ya, I don’t get that whole Potter, Eclipse, True Blood stuff AT ALL!
Yet I love to read………
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on November 22nd, 2010 at 11:43 am
KathyB said:
Not used to having a theater full of people when we go to see a movie. Yesterday, first showing, barely got seats together. Good movie. Curious as to where they would stop it. Logical point really.
HP is a classic Brit orphan, but with all kinds of folk tales and lore woven in. Rowling did a great job with the series. By the fourth book length exceeds traditional young adult lit, but they plow through to the end anyway.
Please consider reading the books some day because I think you would enjoy them…great story. I picked the first one up to take on vacation several years ago and read it in a few hours while we relaxed on a pontoon boat on a chain of lakes in northern Wisconsin. Went out that night and bought the next three books which I read that same week, then had to wait and wait for the fifth book and the sixth and the seventh.
I’m pretty sure you’re not a Muggle; perhaps your invitation to Hogwarts got lost along with mine!
OK now. You cannot put Harry Potter in the same category with all the vampire business. No no no. It’s fine if you don’t want to read the books or see the movies, but PLEASE do not lump them together. JUST NOT THE SAME.
I’m Potterless as well. The other day I referenced the movie Castaway to my 81 yr old mother and she said “isn’t that about a volleyball?”
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on November 22nd, 2010 at 5:59 pm
David said:
I’ve seen all the movies and suffered a 1.5 hour subway home last Friday night to catch the latest film. Haven’t read the books though. The first two movies are insipid but it gets better, much better, very quickly after that. I think for your purposes they’d be worth a rainy day Netflix movie marathon with the family.
Sigh. I’d happily educate you all about the world of Harry Potter. I’ve convinced 5 people so far to read the books (and they all liked them).
Don’t jump into watching the movies without having read the books. The books (as is often the case) are better than the movies. Especially movies 1 and 2. Those movies suck balls.
Oh dear. I’ve just outed myself as a giant nerd. Sorry if I burst any one’s bubble.
I’ll see your HP lack of knowledge, and top it with a $145.00 amazon order of HP wii and ds games. Then raise you two Pokemon characters and one Pokeball.
This Granny doesn’t even want to know….
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on November 22nd, 2010 at 6:46 pm
NellyFrittata said:
My husband and I have no children plus we are old, but we read all 7 Harry Potter books aloud to each other, taking turns each chapter…but I had to hand over the book when (spoiler alert!) a Very Important Character got killed because I was so choked up. Gotta love Harry Potter!
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on November 22nd, 2010 at 10:35 pm
Mary from California said:
I read the first HP book to find out what all the fuss was about and was bored stiff by it. Also thought the writing was pretty bad. Apparently I am the only person on earth who thinks this.
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on November 22nd, 2010 at 11:39 pm
JaneK said:
Ha! You are too funny! You are such a hip and cool chic so I love that you don’t try to keep up with every little last thing that the media throws out there!
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on November 23rd, 2010 at 9:30 am
Lizzy said:
I won’t hold this against you, Bossy.
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on November 23rd, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Moet said:
I thought that I was the only one…everyone else in fla. is busy going to harry potter world in orlando and i’m not getting it…………
That about sums up what I know as well!
I know a little too much…
I too, know a little too much!!! We went to see HP7A Saturday night at the Commodore Theater (Google it) in downtown Portsmouth… I thought the 2.5 hours would drag, but it was great until the awful “Dallas’esque” ending…
Isn’t he a vampire?
Ya, I don’t get that whole Potter, Eclipse, True Blood stuff AT ALL!
Yet I love to read………
Not used to having a theater full of people when we go to see a movie. Yesterday, first showing, barely got seats together. Good movie. Curious as to where they would stop it. Logical point really.
HP is a classic Brit orphan, but with all kinds of folk tales and lore woven in. Rowling did a great job with the series. By the fourth book length exceeds traditional young adult lit, but they plow through to the end anyway.
I loved the Harry Potter books, but real quidditch teams?
http://www.kansan.com/news/2010/nov/21/quidditch/. The poor family jewels!
Please consider reading the books some day because I think you would enjoy them…great story. I picked the first one up to take on vacation several years ago and read it in a few hours while we relaxed on a pontoon boat on a chain of lakes in northern Wisconsin. Went out that night and bought the next three books which I read that same week, then had to wait and wait for the fifth book and the sixth and the seventh.
I’m pretty sure you’re not a Muggle; perhaps your invitation to Hogwarts got lost along with mine!
Thanks for the spoiler, SPOILERY!
Plus also that one actor was in a play where he was nekkid with a horse.
Wow! Someone knows even less about Harry Potter than me.
You should rectify that situation, Ms. Bossy.
I do believe he has a British accent as well, but I could be wrong. Maybe it’s was a New Zealand accent? Or was that the king of the rings dude?
Bossy’s daughter never read the books or watched the movies? Perfect rainy day/cold weather reading.
OK now. You cannot put Harry Potter in the same category with all the vampire business. No no no. It’s fine if you don’t want to read the books or see the movies, but PLEASE do not lump them together. JUST NOT THE SAME.
Doesn’t he have some sort of zigzag scar on his forehead?
Yep, I’m done.
I’m Potterless as well. The other day I referenced the movie Castaway to my 81 yr old mother and she said “isn’t that about a volleyball?”
I’ve seen all the movies and suffered a 1.5 hour subway home last Friday night to catch the latest film. Haven’t read the books though. The first two movies are insipid but it gets better, much better, very quickly after that. I think for your purposes they’d be worth a rainy day Netflix movie marathon with the family.
Sigh. I’d happily educate you all about the world of Harry Potter. I’ve convinced 5 people so far to read the books (and they all liked them).
Don’t jump into watching the movies without having read the books. The books (as is often the case) are better than the movies. Especially movies 1 and 2. Those movies suck balls.
Oh dear. I’ve just outed myself as a giant nerd. Sorry if I burst any one’s bubble.
I’ll see your HP lack of knowledge, and top it with a $145.00 amazon order of HP wii and ds games. Then raise you two Pokemon characters and one Pokeball.
This Granny doesn’t even want to know….
My husband and I have no children plus we are old, but we read all 7 Harry Potter books aloud to each other, taking turns each chapter…but I had to hand over the book when (spoiler alert!) a Very Important Character got killed because I was so choked up. Gotta love Harry Potter!
I read the first HP book to find out what all the fuss was about and was bored stiff by it. Also thought the writing was pretty bad. Apparently I am the only person on earth who thinks this.
Ha! You are too funny! You are such a hip and cool chic so I love that you don’t try to keep up with every little last thing that the media throws out there!
I won’t hold this against you, Bossy.
I thought that I was the only one…everyone else in fla. is busy going to harry potter world in orlando and i’m not getting it…………