Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire.

Having kids means having to endure Harry Potter.

Have to say thou', this new film is actually very good; much better than the last three.

Anyone else brave enough to admit seeing it AND admit that they liked it?

I quite liked it, but it's so rushed compared to the book, and that's only going to get worse as the books get longer and the movies remine 90-120 mins.

It should be called "Harry Potter's Mate Ron Gets the Raging Horn". The running gag throughout is that the ginger lad's hormonses are kicking in and he'll shag anything taht moves. Especially that hunky Quidditch player.

It's public school propaganda if you ask me. But nobody does. Said Eeyore.

people on here have read the book. W T F !!! not read it, not seen it, never will.

(The Good Doctor) Martin Fradley wrote: It should be called "Harry Potter's Mate Ron Gets the Raging Horn". The running gag throughout is that the ginger lad's hormonses are kicking in and he'll shag anything taht moves. Especially that hunky Quidditch player.

It's public school propaganda if you ask me. But nobody does. Said Eeyore.

Be interesting to see what Ron does to Hermione if the age ratings for the film continue to rise (and they enter the sixth form / age of consent in a couple of years).

listenned to them all as audiobooks read by stephen fry. Purely on my dearest leanne's say so. And thouroughly enjoyed each and every one of them. The books grow older with the children they are written for. The first one is short and simple, the most recent is extremely long and much more adult in pace and approach.

none of them are for wee'uns like.

john kershaw wrote: people on here have read the book. W T F !!! not read it, not seen it, never will.

Same here. Can't see what the fuss is about, personally.

in that respect, I'm the same. Found the first movie a pleasant enough distraction, nothing more. Had Lea not badgered me to read them, and had I not been sick and adept at torrenting, I never would have bothered. Perfectly entertaining stuff, nothing more. War of the Worlds or Billie Shakespeare it aint.

Actually, maybe I should pay more attention to Harry Potter. And the same goes for 'I'm a Celebrity...', Big Brother or 'Strictly Come Dancing' (whatever it is called). The lunchtime conversations at work are completely and utterly lost on me.

Colleague: 'Sam, have you seen the Harry Potter film?' Me: ? Colleague: 'Did you watch I'm a Celebrity..?' Me: ? Colleague: 'Strictly Come Dancing was good last night, wasn't it?' Me: 'Er, I'll just carry on reading my Guardian. See that David Cameron is the new Tory leader, then' Colleague: ?

See what I mean?

well we're in total concordance there apart from young mr Potter.

I find that a pre-learned or at least prepared vitroilic rant does the trick when subjects such as "i'm a d-list celeb in the darkest corner of a hotel back garden", or "stricly thunderbirds puppets (only less lifelike)" are raised.

This film really is worth a watch!

I went to see it very reluctantly, to keep my 6 year old entertained, and I think I enjoyed it more than him.

Samantha Chapman wrote:

john kershaw wrote: people on here have read the book. W T F !!! not read it, not seen it, never will.

Same here. Can't see what the fuss is about, personally.

happy. maybe i'm missing out or something. don't know. same went for that Lord of the Rings thing. couldn't fathom the book when i was 10. so avoided the movies too. i'm just waiting for "The Secret Seven - the movie", or Mallory Towers - starring Pussycat Dolls, then i'll be happy.

Samantha Chapman wrote: Actually, maybe I should pay more attention to Harry Potter. And the same goes for 'I'm a Celebrity...', Big Brother or 'Strictly Come Dancing' (whatever it is called). The lunchtime conversations at work are completely and utterly lost on me.

Colleague: 'Sam, have you seen the Harry Potter film?' Me: ? Colleague: 'Did you watch I'm a Celebrity..?' Me: ? Colleague: 'Strictly Come Dancing was good last night, wasn't it?' Me: 'Er, I'll just carry on reading my Guardian. See that David Cameron is the new Tory leader, then' Colleague: ?

See what I mean?

...whilst not looking up from his Daily Star.

john kershaw wrote: people on here have read the book. W T F !!! not read it, not seen it, never will.

I hate to say it, but i agree with the Kershaw!

when i first met lindsey (my fiance)in 2000, she was sitting on a bench reading harry fucking potter. i thought to myself "oh fuck, one of those harry potter freaks, i don't see this going anywhere". after dating her for a few months, i borrowed the first book to see what the hype was about and i was hooked :( i love all the books and movies. they get darker with each new book. i can't think of too many other children books where 2 of the more beloved and childen favorite characters are killed. so yeah. i'm a dork.

kamar wrote: when i first met lindsey (my fiance)in 2000, she was sitting on a bench reading harry fucking potter. i thought to myself "oh fuck, one of those harry potter freaks, i don't see this going anywhere". after dating her for a few months, i borrowed the first book to see what the hype was about and i was hooked :( i love all the books and movies. they get darker with each new book. i can't think of too many other children books where 2 of the more beloved and childen favorite characters are killed. so yeah. i'm a dork.

2?

ps - i was mad at her when goblet of fire came out because i was out of town and she went to see the movie without me. we made sure we saw all the other movies together opening night @ midnight when there would not be as many kids around. she couldn't wait 3 fucking days. wtf.

2?

hmmm yeah. i don't want to mention names for fear of spoiling it for those who have not read the books but are watching all the movies, for those who have not caught up with the books, and for those who plan on eventually reading the books.

kamar wrote:

2?

hmmm yeah. i don't want to mention names for fear of spoiling it for those who have not read the books but are watching all the movies, for those who have not caught up with the books, and for those who plan on eventually reading the books.

Don't tell us who dies!!!

I don't have time to read the books so I'm happy for the films; same with Lord of the Rings and Narnia; the buzz about that sounds good as well.

kamar wrote:

2?

hmmm yeah. i don't want to mention names for fear of spoiling it for those who have not read the books but are watching all the movies, for those who have not caught up with the books, and for those who plan on eventually reading the books.

i just twigged who no.2 is anyway :)

Samantha Chapman wrote: Actually, maybe I should pay more attention to Harry Potter. And the same goes for 'I'm a Celebrity...', Big Brother or 'Strictly Come Dancing' (whatever it is called). The lunchtime conversations at work are completely and utterly lost on me.

Colleague: 'Sam, have you seen the Harry Potter film?' Me: ? Colleague: 'Did you watch I'm a Celebrity..?' Me: ? Colleague: 'Strictly Come Dancing was good last night, wasn't it?' Me: 'Er, I'll just carry on reading my Guardian. See that David Cameron is the new Tory leader, then' Colleague: ?

See what I mean?

Me: Do you like New Order? Colleague: Who? Me: Fook off

I've got kids - so Ive got the 3 Vids, the 6 books, & read them to the girls most nights. Theyre not bad - J.K. is no Tolkien, but its good enough to keep me interested. Amazing how much of it is 'by numbers' ideas (eg Harry's parents are dead so he is brought up by his Uncle/Aunt - who don't want him following in the Family tradition. Off the top of my head thats Luke Skywalker anyway). Still, its decent toilet reading:D

yeah i've seen it, but then the author is local & the whole set of characters was based on who she went to school with - the sachool in my village - & people from the village.

though i'm not going to read the books ever the films are alright.

I read the first four books over a dull Christmas holiday a few years back. A friend recommended them and leant me her copies. They were great fun to read, couldn't put them down! Rowling is kind of formulaic with her plots, but any book that makes kids sit down and read 600+ pages can't be all bad.

The latest film was really good, but it is strange seeing so much taken out of the story.

Still haven't read the last two books, maybe I'll get around to it this Christmas!

Pretty sure that my kids will see it and sometime down the pike the dvd will appear in our house. Never read any but sat through a dvd or two of hogwarts.

I saw it, buuuuu

kamar wrote: when i first met lindsey (my fiance)in 2000, she was sitting on a bench reading harry fucking potter. i thought to myself "oh fuck, one of those harry potter freaks, i don't see this going anywhere". after dating her for a few months, i borrowed the first book to see what the hype was about and i was hooked :( i love all the books and movies. they get darker with each new book. i can't think of too many other children books where 2 of the more beloved and childen favorite characters are killed. so yeah. i'm a dork.

fellow dork here. i thought it was all hype until i decided out of sheer boredom to buy the books when i was living in israel. i bought the first four and read them in about five days. then i passed them on to some fellow skeptics i lived with who also decided to give the first one a try. like me, they were hooked. it was funny--there'd be three of us sitting on a couch, reading the books then passing them on. nobody could get us to move and it's all we talked about for days.

3? email me nic. who was the third? i know 2. but my memory is slipping on the 3rd. dont mention on the thread though ;)

i bought the first four and read them in about five days

i hate reading them so fast. i try to slow down and spread the reading over a week but i'm usually done in a day and a half to two days depending on the size of the book. i just can't put them down. there are not too many books out there that can hold my attention for that long.