Harry Potter, Monday!

[!King_Amazon!]

So I get to see Harry Potter 5 on monday, I feel like a celebrity getting to see it early like that.

[D3V]

Hahaha, be sure to tell everyone how he dies...

[Lenny]

Come again?

Methinks you're thinking about HP7, rather than the film version of HP5.

[!King_Amazon!]

Methinks D3v just doesn't know WTF he's talking about, honestly.

Either way, I get to see it first, nyaa!

[kaos]

*sigh*...i need a new penis.

[Jessifer]

I hate you.

[Sovereign]

I had to sign a release 2 days ago stating that I will not sell harry potter before the release date.

I don't think it mentioned anywhere that I cant read the end and spoil it for everyone on the internet.

I don't think I'm working that night though.

[Thanatos]

g4u................

[!King_Amazon!]

I'm not going to be touching the internet until I'm done reading Harry Potter 7. At work, I'm going to be listening to my ipod unless absolutely necessary to stop. At home, I'll have the TV off and internet off for as long as it takes for me to read it. The only thing I'm really nervous about is I'm going to a midnight release and if some douchebag ruins it there I'm seriously going to stomp on his face until he can't breathe.

[D3V]

Dude, Harry Potter is a children's book for ages 12-15...

[!King_Amazon!]

And you're kinda dumb.

[Vollstrecker]

Dude, Harry Potter is a children's book for ages 12-15...

The books are well written and have an engaging storyline, I know many adults who enjoy them as much as the kids do.

...Abby has had the book on preorder for months, and will be attending a midnight release as well. The books are good, but I dunno if I'd go run out for one like that.

[gruesomeBODY]

Never read a book or watched a movie. Just never was in the mood. maybe i should start.....

[Vollstrecker]

Don't get me wrong, they're geared for children in the late Grammar School to earlier High School range, but they're not too bad for younger adults either.

Think of them as you might think of some family movies, somewhere between Pixar films and Pirates of the Caribbean.

[!King_Amazon!]

Well, I've been reading them for a long while, starting probably in late middle school. The series has been coming out for a long while, so that age group is now older but still interested in the phenominal books.

[Vollstrecker]

I had only heard of them a few years ago when I was like 20 or so. They're good, but the fantasy used isn't really my style. I prefer grittier types present in AD&D and such.

[Sovereign]

My store got their harry potter in today.

It's heavily packaged with a huge notice that says STRICT RELEASE DATE: DO NOT SELL UNTIL 12:01 7/21/07"

[D3V]

Well, I've been reading them for a long while, starting probably in late middle school. The series has been coming out for a long while, so that age group is now older but still interested in the phenominal books.

Yeah, and I used to watch DragonBall Z around the same time and was keeping up with the storyline, but then I grew out of it, like most kids my age.

[!King_Amazon!]

I pity you, D3v.

I may not be a child anymore, but I don't have to be old either. When the time comes, I've got my shit together, but I can still have fun too.

I'm not going to be one of those old people who don't play video games and shit like that because it's "for kids." I plan to be like this for the rest of my life, I definately don't plan on getting old, or acting old, rather.

[D3V]

I never said anything about video games, lol, Just harry potter. I.. suppose. Amongst other things.

[klo]

I uhm, would take Kaneda's 12 year old sister to it :). Get to see them next month :):)

[Vollstrecker]

I never said anything about video games, lol, Just harry potter. I.. suppose. Amongst other things.

You do realize that many adults do enjoy the Disney films they take their kids to these days, right?

[!King_Amazon!]

Oh, by the way, I went to the movie last night, they overbooked on purpose to guarantee a full theater, we got unlucky and didn't get in and wasted 3 hours of our lives. Oh well. Got perfect seats for Harry Potter in IMAX on Sunday.

[Vollstrecker]

Overbooking a theater for a highly anticipated movie in the first few days it's out?
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[!King_Amazon!]

Well, it was a promotional showing for critics and such. They overbook to ensure that the theater will be full. It makes sense, but still sucks for the people that don't get in. You must have to go really early, because we were ~3 hours early and they were already full. We had to wait to see if all of the critics showed up(they are guaranteed seats up until a certain time, and if they don't show up, normal people get their seats.) Only one critic didn't show up, and a family of 7 people got his seat. lol.

[Vollstrecker]

Oh, I forgot it wasn't out yet. Guess I should check in with the ouside world occasionally...

lol

[klo]

You do realize that many adults do enjoy the Disney films they take their kids to these days, right?


I <3 Nemo. and Shrek :)...

[HandOfHeaven]

You're only 19...

Could've seen the midnight showing this morning, but Transformers was more appealing.

[klo]

You're only 19...

And?...

[HandOfHeaven]

Well, I don't exactly consider you an adult, but you can act like it!

[klo]

LOL. Yea, I have a big kid job, a real baby, and I party hard every now and then. Yet, only 19 :). haha.

[D3V]

You do realize that many adults do enjoy the Disney films they take their kids to these days, right?

Once again damnit, you guys aren't paying attention, I only said Harry Potter. Shit I've seen The Incredibles when it came out, I watched Finding Nemo like last week with my g/f and her brother, I've seen CARS like a 1,000 times,went and seen Shrek 3 when it came out in theaters... If i wasn't so busy right now at work I could name off a million movies, but just harry potter gets to me.

[!King_Amazon!]

That's because you're a poon.

[HandOfHeaven]

I party practically every night, but I don't consider myself an adult. I would not party if I had a kid, either. And as for the big kid job, I'm going to college for that.

[D3V]

That's because you're a poon.

You're the one nutting over Harry Potter, possibly the gayest series of books and movies, of all time.

[!King_Amazon!]

Have you read them, D3v? If not, you're being ignorant(which is nothing new for you.) You're one of those people who will bash it until they actually read it and realize that it's popular for a reason.

I know, I used to do it as well. Back before I started reading it, I would bash it like crazy, and then I actually tried reading it for myself and loved it.

D3v, try not to be so ignorant.

[D3V]

For a matter of fact I did have to read the second book for class.., and the fantasy jumbled b.s. that was in the first book was nothing new, just the whole fantasy aspect of being a "wizard" is simply pitiful so boring and overdrawn, and the movies make it even worse :(

[klo]

I don't like reading about wizards, but I did enjoy the movies. The books bored me, I like to read about things that can actually happen.

[slaynish]

Stupid fucking muggles.

[Vollstrecker]

For a matter of fact I did have to read the second book for class.., and the fantasy jumbled b.s. that was in the first book was nothing new, just the whole fantasy aspect of being a "wizard" is simply pitiful so boring and overdrawn, and the movies make it even worse :(

I don't particularly care for their depiction of magic and wizardry either, but there's something about the books that I still find enjoyable.

I'm not entirely certain what it is.

[D3V]

I think it's just JK Rowling is a good author and how the scense flow together it's easy to read and not hard to keep up at all..., but to me,.. the whole concept is stupid..

[Vollstrecker]

I think it's just JK Rowling is a good author and how the scense flow together, I think the whole concept is stupid myself, though.

There's a few very interesting things in the books, but as I said, I don't care for her depiction of magic, it's catered to children though.

Children like fantasy where magic is doable by almost anyone, since it implies they would be able to do it too. I simply prefer the D&D style of approach, where it's a difficult art to learn, perform, and inherently dangerous.

[timmay1113]

I think it's just JK Rowling is a good author and how the scense flow together it's easy to read and not hard to keep up at all..., but to me,.. the whole concept is stupid..

Just because you dislike it does not mean that the entire book is childish. You say you go see Incredibles and Finding Nemo in the theaters (and enjoy them) and then procede to call Harry Potter gay/childish. I know you won't bother to read the whole series but they get darker and darker as the series goes on. I believe the books have both adult/childish aspects in them with the adult aspects becoming more common the further you read into the books (makes sense because harry is maturing right? lolol) There is plenty of death and destruction further on in the books if you bother to read. I'm not going to call you retarded for arguing that Harry Potter is gay after reading one book... but don't start bashing it just because in your opinion the book does not have a very good concept. Sorry if your maturity level is beyond such things as cartoons and fantasy.

I like KA, have grown up with HP for like 8ish years and I started in junior high when MJ introduced me to the first book so naturally I'm a pretty big fanatic. I gaurentee you there are SHIT TONS of people age 15+ that buy that book due to the fact that the series started so long ago.

[Thanatos]

True... I've read them all. I read the first book when it first hit shelves and naturally I just continued on with it.

[D3V]

I'm just making a point, you can pick anything adult-like out of pretty much anything, as well as call anything in the world, childish. I'm just saying the whole wizadry fantasy doesn't appeal to me, whatsoever. But you guys can go on reading them if you're into the series enough...

[timmay1113]

To each his own.

[Lenny]

Wooooop wooop woop woop woop woop woop woop woop woop woop woop... and so on and so forth. Going to see HP5 at the IMAX tomorrow. :D

And just to carry on the conversation above at JK being a good writer and whatnot... personally, I don't think she's a good writer, as such, but rather her plots are rather good, she can pull off a wicked cliffhanger, and the books as a whole are satisfying.

[Vollstrecker]

I'll speak honestly on the movie, as I just saw HP5 Wednesday evening.

The movie was pretty bad. It felt like the new director wouldn't let people play their character at all, I was BORED through the entire movie. Many events were inserted in the wrong places, I don't even remember a few things ever happening, half the movie was repeating the phrase "a storm is coming", and most of the Order of the Pheonix wasn't even introduced, as well as a few characters not even put in the movie.

The best aspect of the movie in my eyes is that they did an excellent job with Looney Lovegood, I was afraid they'd screw her up by looking at her pictures on the promos, her eyes were too sharp.

I enjoyed the box of Bertie Botts' Every Flavor Beans that Abby's Dad bought more than the movie, and I even ate a Soap one.

[Sovereign]

Was hermione looking as smashing as usual?

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