Harry Potter and the Sorcerrer's Stone

[Docevl]

Just got back 1/2 an hour ago from seeing it. Was better than I was expecting actually, I think it will do pretty well in the box office. Any one else see it. I liked HP more than Monsters Inc. and Shallow Hal (Shallow Hal was funny and all). Looks like they put alot of money into it. Any one else see it, well I doubt it since it just came out today. If your going to see a movie, I would pick HP but thats just my opinion.

[Bruce]

I still don't even really know what Harry Potter is all about. :confused2 There's been a lot of controversy over it here lately though and it ended with a few Harry Potter books and a few Bibles being burned.

[Docevl]

Originally posted by Phrozen
I still don't even really know what Harry Potter is all about. :confused2 There's been a lot of controversy over it here lately though and it ended with a few Harry Potter books and a few Bibles being burned.
Some churches are saying its making kids turn to the "black arts", and they are trying to ban the movie.

[jason]

i'm surprised at the amount of lemmings this stupid harry potter stuff attracts, like flies to ----. the idea of stories about witches and wizards is so old and overdone. i just don't see the appeal.

[Docevl]

Originally posted by jason
i'm surprised at the amount of lemmings this stupid harry potter stuff attracts, like flies to ----. the idea of stories about witches and wizards is so old and overdone. i just don't see the appeal.
Have you read any of the books?

[Docevl]

EW.com gave the movie a B. If you would like to read their long review click here (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/movie/0,6115,184515~1~0~harrypotterandsorcerers,00.html)

[trenzterra]

Originally posted by Docevl

Have you read any of the books? nope, but my friends love it.

[jason]

no i haven't read any of the books, i have no interest in that stuff.

[jiminsd]

I too just got back and it was great and I didn't even read the books.

[keith]

ha, all these parents who grew up on disney movies [the sorcerer's apprentice, snow white, etc...] are against this harry potter thing. so ironic.

and remember 'bedknobs and broomsticks'? that's like a classic.

[sailorjoto]

I have advance tickets for Sunday. I hope it's as good as they say it is...

[Coolin]

I guess I'll be exercising my use of Morpheus.

[therock]

Originally posted by Coolin
I guess I'll be exercising my use of Morpheus.
hehehe

[Daniel]

You know what I found kind of ironic is that the British and Canadian version is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and the american is Sorcerrer's Stone.

[Coolin]

Originally posted by Daniel
You know what I found kind of ironic is that the British and Canadian version is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and the american is Sorcerrer's Stone. According to some of my sources, I found that the the publishers were afraid that the Americans were too dumb to find the connection between Philosopher and magic. So they changed the name to Socerrer to make it sound magical and put understanding back into the minds of American children. :)

[Daniel]

Originally posted by Coolin
According to some of my sources, I found that the the publishers were afraid that the Americans were too dumb to find the connection between Philosopher and magic. So they changed the name to Socerrer to make it sound magical and put understanding back into the minds of American children. :)


I thought that too.

Statistics says that the average Canadian is smarter than the average American. :confused:

Note: I'm not sure thats true though.

[Theo]

How do you measure smartness?

[Daniel]

Originally posted by Theo
How do you measure smartness?


IQ Test? :confused:


I dunno....

[Cyber]

thats a good question

go kill your self and ask albert einstien. the problem is, then you can't tell us :cry2: :biggrin2:

[neG.oNe]

Originally posted by Cyber
thats a good question

go kill your self and ask albert einstien. the problem is, then you can't tell us :cry2: :biggrin2:
hehe, he can always send some type of omen, anyways don't know if I should see it, alot of people say its better than they expect it some say they hate Harry Potter...what do you guys think...hm...maybe I could go after thanksgiving since theres no school the whole week

[Bruce]

A lot of my friends said they hated the movie. I haven't seen it, nor do I plan too.

[Giancarlo]

I don't intend to see it either... it is not my kind of movies. My kind of movies are the James Bond and Steven Seagal Movies. (I like how Seagal turn bad guys into pretzels, you notice he never takes a hit).

[Cyber]

the movie was pretty good. nice special FX, see it. its not like your losing anything but $5!

[Bruce]

Originally posted by Cyber
$5! Try $15.

[Coolin]

Originally posted by Phrozen
Try $15. Tickets expensive down there? ;)
Anyway, one can also make an arguement that it also wastes their time, which is pretty darn precious.

But I won't say that, as I don't have anything against the movie.

[syd]

Originally posted by Daniel



I thought that too.

Statistics says that the average Canadian is smarter than the average American. :confused:

Note: I'm not sure thats true though.

The average reading level in the USA is grade 4 and in Canada it is grade 5.

That sounds awful, but when you think about it, it makes sense because of immigrants who are second language, and idiots like my mother who moved here at age 2 and seem to still be second language :p :D

[coolguy23]

you guys have to read the books!
i read all four of them and i though they were great!
well, since i don't know how the movie is, i'm downloading it :D

[Gayowulf]

GC- Seagal is a dumb beast. not even human


As for Harry Potter- I think all the hype is pretty gay. I have no desire to see the movie. I will, however, type up a funny editorial that was in the local papers.

[neG.oNe]

blah! everywhere I look I see harry potter! on tv, newspaper, magazines, my can of soup! I'm actually starting hate Harry Potter, this is like when I was little and liked Pokemon

[Coolin]

Originally posted by syd
The average reading level in the USA is grade 4 and in Canada it is grade 5.

That sounds awful, but when you think about it, it makes sense because of immigrants who are second language, and idiots like my mother who moved here at age 2 and seem to still be second language :p :D If you take into account that Canada gets like 10x more immigrants than the United States, we are much smarter ;)

[Canuckkev]

Yeah, cause all the immigrants are really smart! Any person who moved here from another country (excluding U.S.A, U.K., and Australia) have been a lot better in school than the rest of us. They actually take their education seriously.


Okay....Harry Potter.

There is no reason in denying it. I have read all 4 books. They are easy reads. I could read every 10th page and know exactly word from the last 9 pages. They are too childish. I didn't really enjoy them. The story of wizards and witches has been around a long time. It is nothing new and spectacular at all. As for the movie, I want to see it, because I am interested in how I pictured stuff and how the movie portrays it. From the trailers on TV, the images are pretty much exactly from my mind. Kinda creppy. Good thing is it might make some kids who wouldn't normally, read.

Right now I am reading Dune. I have started it many times before, but never got very far. I am about half way through, and looking forward to the sequels once I am done this book. I am really enjoying it. That is a great science fiction story. Not too hi-tech, and focuses on interesting issues, unlike most science fiction, which is all too cliche.

[The Red Guy]

Originally posted by Canuckkev
They are too childish. I didn't really enjoy them. The story of wizards and witches has been around a long time. It is nothing new and spectacular at all.These kind of stories are never boring.:D

[Gayowulf]

If you want a doubleplusgood book to read, try Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

It's really something.

[Coolin]

I find the book Ender's Game to be perhaps the best book I've ever read.