Pidesco Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 People here like Harry Potter? God... I generally think Harry Potter is a huge bucket of awfulness directed at not very bright kids. But the third movie was good enough to make me buy the third book, which I found atrocious. This book/movie relationship is similar to certain Tom Clancy works, like Hunt for the Red October. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Anything that gets young kids reading is a plus in my book. I think Twilight looks horrible and I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole, but I respect the fact it has people picking up books and is keeping literature a relevant form of entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 A tv series: Breaking Bad. This show is awesome, I wish there were more episodes. Next on my list of series-I-missed to try...Dexter. Any other good hour-long series to check out? I don't care about things like 90210 or Sex & the City... “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Anything that gets young kids reading is a plus in my book. I think Twilight looks horrible and I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole, but I respect the fact it has people picking up books and is keeping literature a relevant form of entertainment. I'm not criticizing that! That's a positive, of course. What I could criticize is the way a lot of adults seem to fawn over Harry Potter, for example. Or the way Rowling's prose seems to deliberately treat the reader like someone mentally handicapped. Her books feel like the written equivalent of the condescending tone some adults use when speaking with very young children. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I tried to read the 1st Potter book years ago...I couldn't stand the writing style either, and stopped. I've heard the last few became much better/her writing improved, but I haven't tried to check myself. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelverin Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 A tv series: Breaking Bad. This show is awesome, I wish there were more episodes.Next on my list of series-I-missed to try...Dexter. Any other good hour-long series to check out? I don't care about things like 90210 or Sex & the City... Would recommend Six Feet Under, to anyone. My favorite show of all-time. Very risque though. The Wire is also all kinds of awesome if you have yet to see these two. Highly recommended. J1 Visa Southern California Cleaning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I tried to read the 1st Potter book years ago...I couldn't stand the writing style either, and stopped. I've heard the last few became much better/her writing improved, but I haven't tried to check myself. Like I said before, I read the third one, and found it like I described a few minutes ago. :shudder: "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 (edited) Anything that gets young kids reading is a plus in my book. I think Twilight looks horrible and I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole, but I respect the fact it has people picking up books and is keeping literature a relevant form of entertainment. Harry Potter and Twilight: Relevant literature, eh? I rather wanna see kids reading real books than this rubbish. Edited December 16, 2009 by Morgoth Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Anything that gets young kids reading is a plus in my book. I think Twilight looks horrible and I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole, but I respect the fact it has people picking up books and is keeping literature a relevant form of entertainment. Harry Potter and Twilight: Relevant literature, eh? I rather wanna see kids reading real books than this rubbish. Gateway drugs, man! "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asol Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I agree about Breaking Bad, great show. All deception is self deception all hypnosis is auto-hypnosis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Prince of White People Desert Country behind the scenes. Fixed. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelverin Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Prince of White People Desert Country behind the scenes. Fixed. KILL WHITEY! J1 Visa Southern California Cleaning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarghagh Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I think Prisoner of Azkaban(the third one, I believe) is far and away the best of the lot. Mostly because it seems like the only that can stand on its own as far as the plot is concerned, and it has the best editing and camerawork. Cuar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Prince of White People Desert Country behind the scenes. Fixed. It's really odd seeing Jake Gyllanhal (spelling, whatever) all ripped and doing an action movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 A tv series: Breaking Bad. This show is awesome, I wish there were more episodes.Next on my list of series-I-missed to try...Dexter. Any other good hour-long series to check out? I don't care about things like 90210 or Sex & the City... Would recommend Six Feet Under, to anyone. My favorite show of all-time. Very risque though. The Wire is also all kinds of awesome if you have yet to see these two. Highly recommended. That's one I've been meaning to try out for a while...I just keep forgetting. Thanks, it's in my queue now. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aram Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 (edited) The OSS 117 films are ****ing hilarious. Everyone find a way to download an illegal copy of both. Try google. Edited December 17, 2009 by Aram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I want teh kotor 3 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 What's with all the HP hate? Its good stuff. In 7th grade, I teach the students how Chuck Norris took down the Roman Empire, so it is good that you are starting early on this curriculum. R.I.P. KOTOR 2003-2008 KILLED BY THOSE GREEDY MONEY-HOARDING ************* AND THEIR *****-*** MMOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 What's with all the HP hate? Its good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelverin Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Iron man 2 trailer http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/ironman/ J1 Visa Southern California Cleaning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Yay, War Machine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 If you don't have/like apple quicktime, it's also here: http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/iron-man-2/trailer Trailer looks good, but I still think Whiplash looks ridiculous. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 If you don't have/like apple quicktime, it's also here: http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/iron-man-2/trailer Trailer looks good, but I still think Whiplash looks ridiculous. Not as ridiculous as he did in the comics: (only pic I could find) The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarghagh Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Haha, wow, it's a big improvement then. Going to see Avatar tomrrow! Yayz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 The space smurfs thank you for your generous contribution. I'd go see Moon, but I don't think I have the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarghagh Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I think the official term right now is thundersmurfs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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