Harry Potter vs. LOTR

Captain Awesome · 04-09-2010, 03:22 PM

LOTR hand down. Harry potter movies are a load of ****.

boo boo · 04-09-2010, 07:39 PM

I think the HP films are hella fun, they're not in the league of LOTR but that's because they're not epics, they're like fantastical detective stories, but for what they are, they're quite enjoyable.

TheCunningStunt · 04-09-2010, 08:12 PM

^

Yep. Harry Potter films are what they are, not very good but very watchable. Lord of the Rings are on another level.

boo boo · 04-10-2010, 04:04 AM

I've only seen the first two films but they weren't bad at all, they were very well made films, and quite entertaining.

Even if a film wasn't very well made, if it was still a very entertaining watch, I would still call it a good film even if it's the "so bad it's good" variety.

All I know is the first two HP films are legitimately good, I dunno about the rest but since I've always heard that they're a lot better then the first ones I'm curious in checking them out

Isn't Prisoner of Azkaban directed by the guy who made Children of Men?

TheCunningStunt · 04-10-2010, 04:21 AM

Goes down hill from the first two I reckon, but still it's worth following the story. I've seen every single one to date and I have no idea why.

And yeah it is, Alfonso somethingorother. Can't remember.

It's almost up to the last one, you should watch them all in time to go and see the grand finale at the cinema.

Fruitonica · 04-11-2010, 02:46 AM

I'm not sure how people are liking the first two films. Even as a kid I hated them, and the acting is just terrible.

boo boo · 04-11-2010, 08:23 AM

Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith and Richard Harris terrible?

If you're referring to the kids, well, they're kids, and they're pretty decent by those standards I'd say.

Fruitonica · 04-15-2010, 07:32 PM

Yeah, I thought that Richard Harris did a terrible job. And the kids. Generally, as someone who doesn't pay much attention to acting, I hold everyone to the same standard - which is basically that it shouldn't occur to me how bad the acting is. And there's plenty of examples that child actors can hold their own in this regard.

So yeah, the first two films did absolutely nothing for me and I would say the series has gotten better with each instalment. I think part of it is that outside of animation, I'm not a huge fan of kids films, even as a kid.

littleknowitall · 04-18-2010, 02:48 AM

In terms of both movies and books Lord of the Rings has to win hands down.

Cheese · 04-18-2010, 05:06 AM

I've not seen either

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04-09-2010, 03:22 PM	#81 (permalink)
Captain Awesome On A Rampage Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 317	LOTR hand down. Harry potter movies are a load of ****. __________________ "If we're all merely players in a play on this great stage, the problem is the script writers ain't on the same page, I echo through the mountain when I'm singing in the air, from my lab a lad with lavish lyrics living in his lair." "Wake up and listen, hear what's not for the public's ears Pinocchio poets played by profiting puppeteers"

04-09-2010, 08:12 PM	#83 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	^ Yep. Harry Potter films are what they are, not very good but very watchable. Lord of the Rings are on another level. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

04-10-2010, 04:21 AM	#85 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Goes down hill from the first two I reckon, but still it's worth following the story. I've seen every single one to date and I have no idea why. And yeah it is, Alfonso somethingorother. Can't remember. It's almost up to the last one, you should watch them all in time to go and see the grand finale at the cinema. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

04-11-2010, 02:46 AM	#86 (permalink)
Fruitonica Pale and Wan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aus Posts: 917	I'm not sure how people are liking the first two films. Even as a kid I hated them, and the acting is just terrible.

04-15-2010, 07:32 PM	#88 (permalink)
Fruitonica Pale and Wan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aus Posts: 917	Yeah, I thought that Richard Harris did a terrible job. And the kids. Generally, as someone who doesn't pay much attention to acting, I hold everyone to the same standard - which is basically that it shouldn't occur to me how bad the acting is. And there's plenty of examples that child actors can hold their own in this regard. So yeah, the first two films did absolutely nothing for me and I would say the series has gotten better with each instalment. I think part of it is that outside of animation, I'm not a huge fan of kids films, even as a kid.

04-18-2010, 02:48 AM	#89 (permalink)
littleknowitall Pow! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,671	In terms of both movies and books Lord of the Rings has to win hands down.

04-18-2010, 05:06 AM	#90 (permalink)
Cheese Shadow on the wall Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 823	I've not seen either