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I, being a Harry Potter fan, have read some of the books and seen the film. As you can read from my Harry Potter Film Review, I am in a rather foul mood with Harry Potter in general. I was searching through the internet and have a portfolio with me to present to you how commercial it had become.
Harry Potter was the best thing since beans on toast until the film was made. Harry Potter became commercial and people crept away from the book and viewed the film instead - pity really, as the book is more wholesome. Here is my propoganda piece #1:
"A British toy shop chain is refusing to stock Harry Potter merchandise fearing it will attract children to the occult.
The owner of The Entertainer chain, Gary Grant, has banned the toys from his 28 outlets UK-wide, according to the Daily Telegraph."
- BBC News
Quite obviously, that is just worry on the part of the sellers, which seems a little drastic to me. If people decide to use ouija boards and join the occult, then it's really their choice. Agree or not, read on with propoganda piece #2:
Harry Potter Merchandise - it's ludacris. On one website alone, I found this and much, much more:
NEW! Quidditch Expansion Boosters for the Harry Potter Trading Card Game
NEW Set of 5 Mini Hanging Ornaments from Enesco
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Deluxe Pop-Up Book
Conversations With J.K. Rowling
Postcard Book
And so the list goes on, for 52 items. If that's not obesessive, I don't know what is. Now, I'm not disputing movie or book merchandise, but this is going over the top. I just found a "How obsessed are you with Harry Potter?" test. Take a look at just 5 random questions that I chose:
1. Have you read Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone?
2. Have you read Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets?
3. Have you read Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban?
4. Have you read Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire?
5. Have you read all the books more than once?
Reading is intended to be wholesome and an alternative to the big black box, but is it really intended to go this way. Occults, ouija boards and much more are getting involved and personally, I am finding myself becoming less and less a fan of Harry Potter. I can bet that I will get a topic worth of flaming, but that's my views on it and nobody can change it. Commercialism has done this to what was an excellent franchise and now, there's no turning back.
Thanks for reading.
Firebalt.
Harry Potter was the best thing since beans on toast until the film was made. Harry Potter became commercial and people crept away from the book and viewed the film instead - pity really, as the book is more wholesome. Here is my propoganda piece #1:
"A British toy shop chain is refusing to stock Harry Potter merchandise fearing it will attract children to the occult.
The owner of The Entertainer chain, Gary Grant, has banned the toys from his 28 outlets UK-wide, according to the Daily Telegraph."
- BBC News
Quite obviously, that is just worry on the part of the sellers, which seems a little drastic to me. If people decide to use ouija boards and join the occult, then it's really their choice. Agree or not, read on with propoganda piece #2:
Harry Potter Merchandise - it's ludacris. On one website alone, I found this and much, much more:
NEW! Quidditch Expansion Boosters for the Harry Potter Trading Card Game
NEW Set of 5 Mini Hanging Ornaments from Enesco
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Deluxe Pop-Up Book
Conversations With J.K. Rowling
Postcard Book
And so the list goes on, for 52 items. If that's not obesessive, I don't know what is. Now, I'm not disputing movie or book merchandise, but this is going over the top. I just found a "How obsessed are you with Harry Potter?" test. Take a look at just 5 random questions that I chose:
1. Have you read Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone?
2. Have you read Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets?
3. Have you read Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban?
4. Have you read Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire?
5. Have you read all the books more than once?
Reading is intended to be wholesome and an alternative to the big black box, but is it really intended to go this way. Occults, ouija boards and much more are getting involved and personally, I am finding myself becoming less and less a fan of Harry Potter. I can bet that I will get a topic worth of flaming, but that's my views on it and nobody can change it. Commercialism has done this to what was an excellent franchise and now, there's no turning back.
Thanks for reading.
Firebalt.
Terry Pratchet is the best living author.
Tolkein is the best dead one.
Harry potter is ok but they make loads of mistakes in the film. (i think havn't seen it)
Also
all Discworld rules!!!
Tolkein is the best dead one.
Harry potter is ok but they make loads of mistakes in the film. (i think havn't seen it)
Also
all Discworld rules!!!
Stryke wrote:
> Now Discworld does rule. And it is better than Harry Potter. I think Thief of
> Time is the best Pratchett book yet. But Lord of the Rings simply sweeps the
> floor with them. If any of you say its too long/pondourous, then I say you are
> deliquents. Pure and simple :-D
I'll second that. And third it is the need arises.
> Now Discworld does rule. And it is better than Harry Potter. I think Thief of
> Time is the best Pratchett book yet. But Lord of the Rings simply sweeps the
> floor with them. If any of you say its too long/pondourous, then I say you are
> deliquents. Pure and simple :-D
I'll second that. And third it is the need arises.
I'm halfway through the 5th elephant and still have no intention of jumping on the harry potter band wagon.
Now Discworld does rule. And it is better than Harry Potter. I think Thief of Time is the best Pratchett book yet. But Lord of the Rings simply sweeps the floor with them. If any of you say its too long/pondourous, then I say you are deliquents. Pure and simple :-D
I read the first book. I loved it. Read the Second. Still great. Before the third came out I discovered the Discworld, which is in my mind far superior, and became ingrossed in that. I still read the third one, and it was still great. I can see why the books are so popular, and can see why a fuss was made about them. I cant, however, see why the fuss is so bloomin big! As you say you can get Harry Potter everything! OK, the books are good, but there are far better!!! The thing I find most disturbing is this: I know AT LEAST 10 people who have read EACH BOOK AT LEAST 25 TIMES!!!!!!!!! Now here something is clearly wrong! I dont think any book can warrant reading 25 times, especially not a Harry Potter bool. Somebody please tell me what is going on!!!
Will you shut the hell up about the Harry Potter downfall. The judgement will be out on Book 5 when it finally comes out, but till then..
Kids are still reading the books. The merchandise and films don't distract kids ultimately from the books that started it all.
So sod you, Firebalt. And if this happens to my beloved LotR, it won't matter, because they can't change the book...
Kids are still reading the books. The merchandise and films don't distract kids ultimately from the books that started it all.
So sod you, Firebalt. And if this happens to my beloved LotR, it won't matter, because they can't change the book...
I, being a Harry Potter fan, have read some of the books and seen the film. As you can read from my Harry Potter Film Review, I am in a rather foul mood with Harry Potter in general. I was searching through the internet and have a portfolio with me to present to you how commercial it had become.
Harry Potter was the best thing since beans on toast until the film was made. Harry Potter became commercial and people crept away from the book and viewed the film instead - pity really, as the book is more wholesome. Here is my propoganda piece #1:
"A British toy shop chain is refusing to stock Harry Potter merchandise fearing it will attract children to the occult.
The owner of The Entertainer chain, Gary Grant, has banned the toys from his 28 outlets UK-wide, according to the Daily Telegraph."
- BBC News
Quite obviously, that is just worry on the part of the sellers, which seems a little drastic to me. If people decide to use ouija boards and join the occult, then it's really their choice. Agree or not, read on with propoganda piece #2:
Harry Potter Merchandise - it's ludacris. On one website alone, I found this and much, much more:
NEW! Quidditch Expansion Boosters for the Harry Potter Trading Card Game
NEW Set of 5 Mini Hanging Ornaments from Enesco
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Deluxe Pop-Up Book
Conversations With J.K. Rowling
Postcard Book
And so the list goes on, for 52 items. If that's not obesessive, I don't know what is. Now, I'm not disputing movie or book merchandise, but this is going over the top. I just found a "How obsessed are you with Harry Potter?" test. Take a look at just 5 random questions that I chose:
1. Have you read Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone?
2. Have you read Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets?
3. Have you read Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban?
4. Have you read Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire?
5. Have you read all the books more than once?
Reading is intended to be wholesome and an alternative to the big black box, but is it really intended to go this way. Occults, ouija boards and much more are getting involved and personally, I am finding myself becoming less and less a fan of Harry Potter. I can bet that I will get a topic worth of flaming, but that's my views on it and nobody can change it. Commercialism has done this to what was an excellent franchise and now, there's no turning back.
Thanks for reading.
Firebalt.
Harry Potter was the best thing since beans on toast until the film was made. Harry Potter became commercial and people crept away from the book and viewed the film instead - pity really, as the book is more wholesome. Here is my propoganda piece #1:
"A British toy shop chain is refusing to stock Harry Potter merchandise fearing it will attract children to the occult.
The owner of The Entertainer chain, Gary Grant, has banned the toys from his 28 outlets UK-wide, according to the Daily Telegraph."
- BBC News
Quite obviously, that is just worry on the part of the sellers, which seems a little drastic to me. If people decide to use ouija boards and join the occult, then it's really their choice. Agree or not, read on with propoganda piece #2:
Harry Potter Merchandise - it's ludacris. On one website alone, I found this and much, much more:
NEW! Quidditch Expansion Boosters for the Harry Potter Trading Card Game
NEW Set of 5 Mini Hanging Ornaments from Enesco
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Deluxe Pop-Up Book
Conversations With J.K. Rowling
Postcard Book
And so the list goes on, for 52 items. If that's not obesessive, I don't know what is. Now, I'm not disputing movie or book merchandise, but this is going over the top. I just found a "How obsessed are you with Harry Potter?" test. Take a look at just 5 random questions that I chose:
1. Have you read Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone?
2. Have you read Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets?
3. Have you read Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban?
4. Have you read Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire?
5. Have you read all the books more than once?
Reading is intended to be wholesome and an alternative to the big black box, but is it really intended to go this way. Occults, ouija boards and much more are getting involved and personally, I am finding myself becoming less and less a fan of Harry Potter. I can bet that I will get a topic worth of flaming, but that's my views on it and nobody can change it. Commercialism has done this to what was an excellent franchise and now, there's no turning back.
Thanks for reading.
Firebalt.