Bob Lion54 Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 Harry Potter and the Half-Blooded Prince is being released this weekend. I'm going to buy it and spend the weekend reading. I love the books thus far. I was curious to see how many lucasforumites were planning on reading it. I'd also like your opinons on Dungeon Siege 2, also released this month. I liked the first one, though it did get rather repetitive after a while. From what I hear, this one should be better. I plan to buy it, but I'm not sure it will be worth it. I figure I'd combine these two unrelated topics instead of cluttering the forums (if that's possible right now. hehe Just Kidding).
Emperor Devon Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 I'm definitely getting the sixth Harry Potter book. I'm a long time fan of the series. As to the second book, I have no clue what you're talking about.
Prime Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 I never did get into the books, and I found the last film to be a disappointment. The first two were fun though...
Bastila Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 The first 4 i read, the 5th one i just couldn't get into, the films are just crap i can't stand them they do the book no good, to kiddieish films.
Jeff Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 Let me see if I can count how many times ive read all of them... I think I read 1-4 5 times each, and 5 twice. I'm definately getting the book.
Aash Li Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 Oh I loved HP. While the movies typicall didnt hold to the exact same story line, they were ok. Gary Oldman as Sirius was awesome, I loved him in that movie ^_^ Hermione's actress is becoming quite pretty too. I really liked book 5, and 4 was fairly good as well... Im curious to know how badly they are gonna hack up #4 in the movie...
RedHawke Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 Never have read the Harry Potter books, the films are allright though, more kid oriented of course, but that isn't necissarily a bad thing IMHO. Never played Dungeon Siege so I have no idea about the sequel...
Emperor Devon Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 I'm a bit surprised how many people have seen the movies, but not read the books. The books are definitely much better than the movies are.
Jeff Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 Originally posted by Emperor Devon I'm a bit surprised how many people have seen the movies, but not read the books. The books are definitely much better than the movies are. I agree 100%. I love the books (obviously).
RC-1162 Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 im with you. especially the trird part. that mov SUCKED TO THE INNER CORE. according to the mov, Harry gets his firebolt in the end but in the book its somewhere in the middle. im definitely going to get the 6th. be interesting to see whether harry learnt occlumency yet . got any idea who the half-blood prince is? PS: i heard somewhere that the fourth mov is going to be released this month on 16th.true false?
Aash Li Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 HP is going to pull a Star Wars: Voldemort: "Harry, *I* am you father!" Harry: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" lol I would seriously be disappointed by JKR is she did that, but I doubt she is/has. Its hard to say who the halfblood prince is, since we dont know the context of the title. It could be as I said, a star wars ripoff (unlikely), or it could be someone totally new to the story, though if its new, he'd probly be a villain (I think), because if the halfblood prince is a hero, that detracts from Harry being the hero. Of course the most logical answer is that harry is the halfblood prince. Though we still dont know why hes the halfblood prince.
Bob Lion54 Posted July 13, 2005 Author Posted July 13, 2005 I like the movies alright. The books are much better, but thats not exactly anything new. In the first movie, Emma Watson mouths some of Harrys lines. It's pretty funny. It's when they are all running to Hagrids to find out how to get past Fluffy. Anyway, only a few days untill it is out. I'm getting pretty exited.
Com Raven Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 I don't like HP myself, and I have only seen the first movie and not read a single book. But a mate of mine hopes that in the next movie, the actress of ermione will be old enough for a shower scene. Whatever... Dungeon Siege II on the other hand I really like, after having played the beta for some time. It will however be released on Aug 9th
Bob Lion54 Posted July 18, 2005 Author Posted July 18, 2005 ^^^^^ I like the way you buddy thinks(hehehe) Yea, DS II is only a few weeks away. What is the AI like for your party? In the first game I found myself watching the game more than playing it. At times, anyway. Other than that, I loved the game. The feel was great. The music, perfect.
lukeiamyourdad Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 Originally posted by Aash Li HP is going to pull a Star Wars: Voldemort: "Harry, *I* am you father!" Harry: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" Maybe JKR will pull a Star Wars. Except that it's Harry full of teen angst and turns to the Dark Side. Thus, Harry = Anakin Skywalker Originally posted by Darth Band im with you. especially the trird part. that mov SUCKED TO THE INNER CORE. I think Potter purist disliked the movie more then the simple movie goer. Cinematically, it's the best movie yet.
montnoir Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 Have to ask here and it will sound arrogant but I mean no harm I am just wondering because I am beginning to see a new trend around me. Here is the question: Have you read any books that are not Harry Potter? I warned you the question would sound arrogant, so don't complain. And now the next question: I saw Harry and the Prisoner at a fraternity party this weekend (kicka$$ party by the way - I kid you not!) but someone put a tongue in my ear and I had to walk away at about after Hermonie and Hrry saved Gary Oldman and got back to the sick-bay in time to see themselves dissapear. What happens after this?
Bob Lion54 Posted September 12, 2005 Author Posted September 12, 2005 Have to ask here and it will sound arrogant but I mean no harm I am just wondering because I am beginning to see a new trend around me. Here is the question: Have you read any books that are not Harry Potter? I warned you the question would sound arrogant, so don't complain. First, I just have to say I'm VERY suprised to see this, of all threads, get bumped. HEHE, I just noticed a typo I made 2 months ago. Sad thing is, I'm tempted to edit it. Anyway, as to your first question, who where you asking? As for me, The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Various Michael Crichton books (Including The Lost World) Various Tom Clancy books Various John Grishham A few Star Trek novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Prince and the Pauper A Conneticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court Oliver Twist The Hobbit To name a few off the top of my head. I plan to read all of the novels by Mark Twain and Charles Dickens I can find. Both men are magnificent. There are several other classics I plan to read, but the novels by Clements and Dickens are my main ones.
Vladimir-Vlada Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 I do read Harry Potter, I am just interested in the story though. The problem with Harry Potter is that it sends the WRONG message to kids (if they look for a message), you know what message: "If you break rules, you'll be rewarded." Rules equal laws and reward equals money. What kind of a message is that?! As for Dungeon Siege 2, I haven't played the squel, but I did the original. The original SUCKS. I couldn't solve any quest because I was never lead to any quest, plus the items prices are equal to the ammount of money you have in your pocket at that point.
Sabretooth Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 I don't like Harry Potter, personally. As for Dungeon Siege II, I'd get a copy, because DS1 was okay and I'm looking forward to DS2. I heard it has a very in-depth story, and that attracted me...
Aash Li Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 I tried Dungeon Siege and couldnt get in to it. The whole game is nothing but kill whatevers in front of you to get to the otherside of the map and fulfil some quests with no real thought to them. Theres very little RPG in it at all, so its a hack-and-slash game - which I find unfulfilling. No eating, no sleeping, no drinking... the PC character doesnt have any dialogue, every dialogue with an npc ends with accept of deny, or end dialogue... kinda dumb. The graphics are really pretty, and the combat animations are pretty neat too.
Vladimir-Vlada Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 ^^^^ It's hardly even hack-and-slash game. To tell you the truth it isn't! The story and the quests are dumb so I gave up after playing it for 3 hours or so.
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