$P4RK Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Lord of the Rings..or Harry Potter. What one do you guys like? I like Lord of the Rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chastan Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Do you even have to ask? LOTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehomicidalegg Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 uh...you are joking right? LOTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txa1265 Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 I have both DVD's, but only saw Harry Potter in the theater. Why? I have two small boys, 4 and 5.5. Too young for LotR, but perfect for HP. Which was the better movie? LotR, no question. Tolkien set up a detailed universe - his books are more like history than fiction. Rowling tells a nice tale with nice characters. But ... for the next few years, HP will be the dominanant fantasy theme with my boys. So, since I love sharing with them, I'd have to say I'd sooner grab the HP DVD off the shelf. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pad Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 i believe u r jokin right? i think its obvious LOTR will win, crushes and leave potter far behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 i've seen both in the theatre, and i have both DVDs. LOTR is by far the best, it has a much better feeling around, it, you really feel the movie around you (or is it the dolby digital 5.1 set in my living room?) i chose LOTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breton Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Firstly, I dony see anywhere that the poll is about the movies. But anyway, even though the HP book was good, LOTR book still was better. If you do talk about the movie, then it is LOTR of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfanbill Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Lord of the Rings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemme w/Stick Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 LOTR all the way baby!! -Clemme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklighter Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Well, since Harry Potter was heavily influenced by LOTR, and because it was pretty bad (I just hate that kid...) I am going to go with LOTR...simply because it is an amazing movie, based on an amazing book...nuff said:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerfYoda Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Lord of the Rings of course. The books started a phenomenon (D&D.. countless fantasy spinoffs, not to mention three beautiful movies). Can't really say Harry Potter's done that (aside from kids dressing up as the guy while waiting for the maivie & buying random innana HP merchandise. ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey_fox_001 Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 First of all I wanna say that Harry Potter film is crap. Its crap cause theres no character development in it unlike the books and they cut vital stuff out of it. Theyre not so inocent in the books, not made out to be perfect kids cause theyre not, they just made it like that so I can hardly blame most of you for saying its childish. This also goes for the first book aswell in ways as if you look at it she had to write it in a way in which its gonna apeal to poeple, in the form of a tragic kid whos lost his parents having adventures, not about the proper story line of the books as much. Its not really like that if you read the later books Prisoner of Azkaban and The Goblet of Fire as the theme gets much darker and develops alot more into a theme of death and betrayal. S please, dont judge off the film or the first book, theyre of really the bulk of the series. By all means, read it but dont judge solely on it or the film. P.S. As for Harry Potter being based off LotR, are you MAD?! Whered you hear that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerfYoda Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 One could argue that LOTR spawned the modern fantasy genre, but I don't see it as a direct influence for Harry Potter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey_fox_001 Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Originally posted by NerfYoda One could argue that LOTR spawned the modern fantasy genre, but I don't see it as a direct influence for Harry Potter. Theres no way it could have spawned from LotR, even indirectly. Its not like it in any way, and there have been fantasy stories before. Alot of things in Harry Potter are actualy taken from Legends and Folk Tales, the earliest forms of Fantasy genre. Nothings taken form or influenced by LotR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Are you kidding? Gandalf would have every single "hogwarts" personell doing his dishs!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklighter Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Maybe a few *SPOILERS* here... And what about the troll in Harry Potter (i.e., the cave troll in LOTR)...or the stone in Harry's pocket at the end, where Quirrell is trying to find it (i.e., the ring in Bilbo's pocket in the Hobbit, where Golum is trying to find it)...and the human form of Voldomort looks surprisingly like a Black Rider...just little things like that...if anyone can think of anymore familiarities please post them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklighter Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Maybe a few *SPOILERS* here... And what about the troll in Harry Potter (i.e., the cave troll in LOTR)...or the stone in Harry's pocket at the end, where Quirrell is trying to find it (i.e., the ring in Bilbo's pocket in the Hobbit, where Golum is trying to find it)...and the human form of Voldomort looks surprisingly like a Black Rider...just little things like that...if anyone can think of anymore familiarities please post them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorganfloss Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Is this poll even necesary? LOTR what a shocker:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Originally posted by Darklighter Maybe a few *SPOILERS* here... And what about the troll in Harry Potter (i.e., the cave troll in LOTR)...or the stone in Harry's pocket at the end, where Quirrell is trying to find it (i.e., the ring in Bilbo's pocket in the Hobbit, where Golum is trying to find it)...and the human form of Voldomort looks surprisingly like a Black Rider...just little things like that...if anyone can think of anymore familiarities please post them... The trolls were way different...and trolls aren't unique to LotR or HP...besides the HP troll was a "mountain troll" and it looked like it had come from humans while the cave troll looked like (similar to orcs) it had come from elves. HP doesn't really remind me of LotR...more than say Star Wars of course but still I wouldn't compare them. I like em both. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 I don't feel bad being the only other person that voted for Harry Potter. I watched the film with much skeptisism, then when it was finished I caught my self playing it over again. It's not that I dislike LOTR, I enjoyed it too. Keep in mind I never read the books for either one, but LOTR had alot going on, and sometimes was difficult for me to follow. The thing is though is that these two films were designed for two completely different audiences in mind. Potter was made for kids, but adults can have fun watching it too. LOTR is not for kids at all, but I had a bit more fun watching Harry Potter for some reason, I wish his books had been out when I was little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Originally posted by Darth Groovy I don't feel bad being the only other person that voted for Harry Potter. I watched the film with much skeptisism, then when it was finished I caught my self playing it over again. It's not that I dislike LOTR, I enjoyed it too. Keep in mind I never read the books for either one, but LOTR had alot going on, and sometimes was difficult for me to follow. The thing is though is that these two films were designed for two completely different audiences in mind. Potter was made for kids, but adults can have fun watching it too. LOTR is not for kids at all, but I had a bit more fun watching Harry Potter for some reason, I wish his books had been out when I was little. Yeh, it was good, but I didn't really get it. Harry Potter was easy to understand, but uh example "Wow! A troll! Lets go in the bathroom and get it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breton Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Actually I may understand that LOTR was a bit difficult to follow, because they had to have all of the main story in LOTR movie, but they left out much of the details Did you know: That it was 17 years between Bilbos party and Frodo leaving the Shire? That Galdalf, Sauron and even the Balrog is of the same race? That it was an elven lord named Glorfindel, and not Arwen, who saved Frodo from the Black Riders? That Aragorn was about 80 years old at the time of the movie? That Gollum was a former hobbit named Sméagol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 i knew most of that yes also that they missed out tom bombadill! i liked him .... i hope (probably in vain) that hes in the special edition dvd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agen Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 1. y 2. y 3. y 4. n 5. y that's prob since i read the book tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JandoFett1842 Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 LotR. No contest, Nuf said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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