Harry Potter 2: Discuss

***craig5320*** · Nov 16, 2002, 12:51 AM

Well, mock me if you will but I've jus' been to watch Harry Potter 2, and well i'm not ashamed to say I liked it. It's much more grown-up than the first,

but damn how long did it seem! hehe

what did everyone else think?

craig5320

kinetic · Nov 16, 2002, 12:56 AM

I'm taking my daughter and her friend on Sunday

***craig5320*** · Nov 16, 2002, 01:00 AM

I might take a lady friend now I kno where all the scary bits are!

kinetic · Nov 16, 2002, 01:01 AM

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Originally posted by craig5320
I might take a lady friend now I kno where all the scary bits are!

Scary bits

My daughters only 7!

***craig5320*** · Nov 16, 2002, 01:17 AM

Ummm.... it's darker than the first, as you may have heard, I wouldn't want to give much away, but there were youngsters there tonight and it seemed no problem, I'd say your good to go.

Nov 16, 2002, 01:31 AM

i just got back with my 2 nieces (5+7) and they started to cry saying it was really scary!

btw, i'm just kidding, i haven't seen it yet.

Nov 16, 2002, 01:32 AM

DAMMIT! i must have hit "Post new Thread" by accident. This was supposed to be in the harry potter thread.

***craig5320*** · Nov 16, 2002, 01:43 AM

Threads merged, using the merge thread option, very cool, jus' saw it thought I'd give it a whirl! grroooovy

Kelsenellenelvian · Nov 16, 2002, 10:42 AM

I wanna see it. So does my wife, kids could give a sh1t if they see it or not.

reno · Nov 17, 2002, 01:57 AM

Rowlings has bastardized the world of high magic past the point of embarassing. Not enough people know anything about the ancients to realize it though, and they think it's art. Argh.

Kelsenellenelvian · Nov 17, 2002, 04:59 AM

Reno get off of your self sanctomonius ass and lets us people that have an imagination get by. Just because we enjoy a good story does not mean that we don't understand that they story may be "false" or even miss-leading. I have been a devout wiccan all of my life and I realize that the magic that Rowlings presents is "bastardized" however, I also enjoy a good story and not to mention even the fact that the sories have decent morales in them and are very entertaining.

Shaith · Nov 17, 2002, 05:26 AM

Took my kids and wife to see it opening night here. Evening starts off with a bathroom that reeks of weed being smoked. Get in the theater, daughter and I come out to get popcorn/etc (we got there quite early) to find that some old lady had been mugged.

Funny as hell, as soon as the Potter music starts, every kid in the entire theater starts going

SHHHHHHHHHHHH!

So all is fine...until we get to the scene in the forest. Just as they meet the big spider...wham. All the lights come on.

And stay on.

For 5 minutes.

Finish movie without incident. Go to take boys to bathroom only to discover vomit all over the floor, and 3 movie theater employees arguing over who has to clean it up, with nobody actually DOING it.

Manager finally agreed to supply complimentary passes for another movie. Won't be at THAT theater, that's for sure.

Overall the movie was quite good, better than the first (and certainly less cheesy).

If your kids don't want to go see it, get them a sitter and go without 'em. It's quite long though, another approaching 3 hrs ass time, so make sure it's a comfortable cinema.

Zardon · Nov 17, 2002, 10:31 AM

im taking my kid brother later today, should be good fun, and lets hope there is no vomit.

***craig5320*** · Nov 17, 2002, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shaith
So all is fine...until we get to the scene in the forest. Just as they meet the big spider...wham. All the lights come on.

And stay on.

For 5 minutes.

Haha, turning in the lights on, now that's funny.

kinetic · Nov 17, 2002, 01:54 PM

Just got back and enjoyed it better than the first one. My daughter and her friend on the other hand spent a good part of it hiding under their coats.

kinetic · Nov 17, 2002, 01:57 PM

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Originally posted by reno
Rowlings has bastardized the world of high magic past the point of embarassing. Not enough people know anything about the ancients to realize it though, and they think it's art. Argh.

It's aimed firmly at CHILDREN Reno not a black magician such as yourself! Please don't turn me into a lizard!

fornicatarachnid · Nov 17, 2002, 03:49 PM

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Originally posted by kinetic
It's aimed firmly at CHILDREN Reno not a black magician such as yourself! Please don't turn me into a lizard!

Just ignore Reno Mr Kinetic, he just likes to have a whine at anything and everything he can

digitalwanderer · Nov 17, 2002, 04:04 PM

...I finally sat down and watched the original "Harry Potter" last night on DVD. It's one of the very few shows we got for the kids that I've never actually watched, but seeing as how I plan to take the son this week to HP2 I figured I should...

....it was phenomenal! What a freaking great kids movie, heck what a great movie!!!

I'm actually looking forward to seeing the next movie!

***craig5320*** · Nov 17, 2002, 04:22 PM

oh you should like the second, I wasn't too keen on the first, but the second was great.

kinetic · Nov 17, 2002, 05:25 PM

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Originally posted by digitalwanderer

I'm actually looking forward to seeing the next movie!

I think you'll really enjoy Chamber of Secrets Dig

I agree with Craig, it's better than the first film, if a little long. One thing that did strike me was the quality of the sound. The bass loosened a few fillings and the surround sound was amazing, especially when the Cornish pixies are released

***craig5320*** · Nov 17, 2002, 05:36 PM

don't give to much away, Shaith's already done that one! lol. I may edit the title to give SPOILER! warning, oh wait i'm not in alt.buffy now

reno · Nov 17, 2002, 05:39 PM

Hmm...correct me if I'm wrong, but this isn't in the Flame forum in it? Fornicat-ah- well, he knows the rest of his name seems to think so!

Anyway, anyone's opinions in the flame forum shouldn't be taken seriously...that's why it's there. So stop bleeding your inferiority complex into the other forums, kay?

Anyway, I'm not a black magician...more red...hehe.

I just don't like how some critics and religious figures have given these films credit as "revitalizing high magic." I mean, come on, the ancient Hebrew priests would be pissed at that, and all those monks must be turning in their graves at comments like that.

And then Rowlings gets this idea that she's the next Tolkien...my ass. Want aan alternative story, watch Hellraiser, or for a "magical" story, pick up Boorman's "Excalibur."

***craig5320*** · Nov 17, 2002, 05:43 PM

She's very much not the next Tolkien, and she knows that very much. That's why she rights children's books, and Tolkien had a much older audience in mind, tho I kno 9yr olds that have read Lord Of The Rings, and like it much better than Potter. But yes please can all petty name calling be conducted in the flame forum

reno · Nov 17, 2002, 06:13 PM

I look at it like this, look at "The Hobbit" and compare it to the "best" Harry Potter book...The Hobbit is VERY geared toward children, and it is just better written than any of Rowling's works. Rowling writes very much like a children's book version of Stephen King without all the swear words....what I dread, is that they have a 7 movie deal for ALL the Harry Potter books...can we say "cash cow?"

kinetic · Nov 17, 2002, 06:34 PM

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Originally posted by reno
Want aan alternative story, watch Hellraiser, or for a "magical" story, pick up Boorman's "Excalibur."

Harry Potter is a childrens film, I'm pretty sure Hellraiser is not!

I agree, Excalibur is an excellent film.

reno · Nov 18, 2002, 01:45 AM

Kid's magic film? The Labyrinth! YEAH! Although I hated that movie.

I agree, it may be a great kid's movie...but I'm not a kid, and to call it anything but that is giving it much too much credit. I know, I'm a fogey...but I just...Harry Potter...it's worse than Pokemon to me.

RIV@NVX · Nov 18, 2002, 04:05 PM

I think that Harry Potter is all about making much money, selling crap to kids who don't understand.
I watch the first part, and whole story is going sooooo slooow and jokes are bad (if there are).

~~TIGER~~ · Nov 20, 2002, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by craig5320
Well, mock me if you will but I've jus' been to watch Harry Potter 2, and well i'm not ashamed to say I liked it. It's much more grown-up than the first,

but damn how long did it seem! hehe

what did everyone else think?

craig5320

It was brilliant "every" minute of it, went on Monday was expecting it 2 b packed out, but there was only about 9 peeps in the hall. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa they spiders gave me the heebee geebees

~~TIGER~~ · Nov 20, 2002, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by reno
I look at it like this, look at "The Hobbit" and compare it to the "best" Harry Potter book...The Hobbit is VERY geared toward children, and it is just better written than any of Rowling's works. Rowling writes very much like a children's book version of Stephen King without all the swear words....what I dread, is that they have a 7 movie deal for ALL the Harry Potter books...can we say "cash cow?"

Mmmmmmmmm Mr King......great story teller, but sometimes goes off the rails and upsets the applecart

fornicatarachnid · Nov 20, 2002, 10:53 PM

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Originally posted by TIGER
Mmmmmmmmm Mr King......great story teller, but sometimes goes off the rails and upsets the applecart

Nov 16, 2002, 12:51 AM	#1
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,576 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	Harry Potter 2: Discuss Well, mock me if you will but I've jus' been to watch Harry Potter 2, and well i'm not ashamed to say I liked it. It's much more grown-up than the first, but damn how long did it seem! hehe what did everyone else think? craig5320 __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Nov 16, 2002, 01:00 AM	Thread Starter #3
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,576 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	I might take a lady friend now I kno where all the scary bits are! __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Nov 16, 2002, 01:17 AM	Thread Starter #5
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,576 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	Ummm.... it's darker than the first, as you may have heard, I wouldn't want to give much away, but there were youngsters there tonight and it seemed no problem, I'd say your good to go. __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Nov 16, 2002, 01:31 AM	#6
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	Omg!!!!!!!!!! i just got back with my 2 nieces (5+7) and they started to cry saying it was really scary! btw, i'm just kidding, i haven't seen it yet.

Nov 16, 2002, 01:43 AM	Thread Starter #8
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Nov 16, 2002, 12:56 AM	#2
kinetic DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester England Posts: 2,559 Rep Power: 0	I'm taking my daughter and her friend on Sunday

Nov 16, 2002, 01:32 AM	#7
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	DAMMIT! i must have hit "Post new Thread" by accident. This was supposed to be in the harry potter thread.

Nov 16, 2002, 10:42 AM	#9
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	I wanna see it. So does my wife, kids could give a sh1t if they see it or not. __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Nov 17, 2002, 01:57 AM	#10
reno Painlord of Ichor Join Date: May 2002 Location: bloinkin! Posts: 1,610 Rep Power: 0	kujhg Rowlings has bastardized the world of high magic past the point of embarassing. Not enough people know anything about the ancients to realize it though, and they think it's art. Argh.

Nov 17, 2002, 04:59 AM	#11
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	Reno get off of your self sanctomonius ass and lets us people that have an imagination get by. Just because we enjoy a good story does not mean that we don't understand that they story may be "false" or even miss-leading. I have been a devout wiccan all of my life and I realize that the magic that Rowlings presents is "bastardized" however, I also enjoy a good story and not to mention even the fact that the sories have decent morales in them and are very entertaining. __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Nov 17, 2002, 05:26 AM	#12
Shaith HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 916 Rep Power: 0	Took my kids and wife to see it opening night here. Evening starts off with a bathroom that reeks of weed being smoked. Get in the theater, daughter and I come out to get popcorn/etc (we got there quite early) to find that some old lady had been mugged. Funny as hell, as soon as the Potter music starts, every kid in the entire theater starts going SHHHHHHHHHHHH! So all is fine...until we get to the scene in the forest. Just as they meet the big spider...wham. All the lights come on. And stay on. For 5 minutes. Finish movie without incident. Go to take boys to bathroom only to discover vomit all over the floor, and 3 movie theater employees arguing over who has to clean it up, with nobody actually DOING it. Manager finally agreed to supply complimentary passes for another movie. Won't be at THAT theater, that's for sure. Overall the movie was quite good, better than the first (and certainly less cheesy). If your kids don't want to go see it, get them a sitter and go without 'em. It's quite long though, another approaching 3 hrs ass time, so make sure it's a comfortable cinema.

Nov 17, 2002, 10:31 AM	#13
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	im taking my kid brother later today, should be good fun, and lets hope there is no vomit.

Nov 17, 2002, 01:54 PM	#15
kinetic DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester England Posts: 2,559 Rep Power: 0	Just got back and enjoyed it better than the first one. My daughter and her friend on the other hand spent a good part of it hiding under their coats.

Nov 17, 2002, 04:04 PM	#18
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	I haven't seen HP2 yet, but... ...I finally sat down and watched the original "Harry Potter" last night on DVD. It's one of the very few shows we got for the kids that I've never actually watched, but seeing as how I plan to take the son this week to HP2 I figured I should... ....it was phenomenal! What a freaking great kids movie, heck what a great movie!!! I'm actually looking forward to seeing the next movie! __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Nov 17, 2002, 04:22 PM	Thread Starter #19
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,576 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	oh you should like the second, I wasn't too keen on the first, but the second was great. __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Nov 17, 2002, 05:36 PM	Thread Starter #21
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,576 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	don't give to much away, Shaith's already done that one! lol. I may edit the title to give SPOILER! warning, oh wait i'm not in alt.buffy now __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Nov 17, 2002, 05:39 PM	#22
reno Painlord of Ichor Join Date: May 2002 Location: bloinkin! Posts: 1,610 Rep Power: 0	rthr Hmm...correct me if I'm wrong, but this isn't in the Flame forum in it? Fornicat-ah- well, he knows the rest of his name seems to think so! Anyway, anyone's opinions in the flame forum shouldn't be taken seriously...that's why it's there. So stop bleeding your inferiority complex into the other forums, kay? Anyway, I'm not a black magician...more red...hehe. I just don't like how some critics and religious figures have given these films credit as "revitalizing high magic." I mean, come on, the ancient Hebrew priests would be pissed at that, and all those monks must be turning in their graves at comments like that. And then Rowlings gets this idea that she's the next Tolkien...my ass. Want aan alternative story, watch Hellraiser, or for a "magical" story, pick up Boorman's "Excalibur."

Nov 17, 2002, 05:43 PM	Thread Starter #23
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,576 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	She's very much not the next Tolkien, and she knows that very much. That's why she rights children's books, and Tolkien had a much older audience in mind, tho I kno 9yr olds that have read Lord Of The Rings, and like it much better than Potter. But yes please can all petty name calling be conducted in the flame forum __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Nov 17, 2002, 06:13 PM	#24
reno Painlord of Ichor Join Date: May 2002 Location: bloinkin! Posts: 1,610 Rep Power: 0	hgrfd I look at it like this, look at "The Hobbit" and compare it to the "best" Harry Potter book...The Hobbit is VERY geared toward children, and it is just better written than any of Rowling's works. Rowling writes very much like a children's book version of Stephen King without all the swear words....what I dread, is that they have a 7 movie deal for ALL the Harry Potter books...can we say "cash cow?"

Nov 18, 2002, 01:45 AM	#26
reno Painlord of Ichor Join Date: May 2002 Location: bloinkin! Posts: 1,610 Rep Power: 0	sdfg Kid's magic film? The Labyrinth! YEAH! Although I hated that movie. I agree, it may be a great kid's movie...but I'm not a kid, and to call it anything but that is giving it much too much credit. I know, I'm a fogey...but I just...Harry Potter...it's worse than Pokemon to me.

Nov 18, 2002, 04:05 PM	#27
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: Harry Potter 2: Discuss I think that Harry Potter is all about making much money, selling crap to kids who don't understand. I watch the first part, and whole story is going sooooo slooow and jokes are bad (if there are). __________________ -- Vedran