Harry Potter gets right on my nerves.
I have no problem with something which captures the imagination, and also feel that anything that gets children to read more books is almost always a Good Thing. However, when things become faddy, overmarketed, over-hyped and generally overdone, they become shit.
Harry Potter is one of those things.
No, I don’t care what is in the next Harry Potter and the dark warrior of Azerbaijan book, and neither should you, you’re thirty for heaven’s sake!
It really astounds me how many adults go so nuts over a kiddies book. There are really talented authors out there in the world, producing great works by the dozen, which are deeper, more meaningful and importantly, a better read. But no, you want to read Harry sodding Potter.
Those godawful, endless movies
With the unlikable Daniel Radcliffe as the ever annoying child prodigy, Harry, the Harry Potter movies are the most hideous pieces of filmography. Far too many special effects, hundreds of precocious little stage school brats overacting all over the place, each with their own little Oxford English accent - which should belong to the annals of the past, or upper class boarding schools - not a little orphan boy who lives in a suburban semi with his uncle and auntie.
The stupid, stupid names - which are almost stolen from Lord of The Rings
Find out the latest adventures of Gumblebore, Bumblebee, Warbly Barbly and Buggeryluggs. Bloody stupid names.
Harry Potter lunchboxes, Harry Potter toys, Harry Potter computer games, Harry Potter snakes and ladders
There are two people who promote everything that is marketed at children in the world - and this is a fact - Shrek, and Harry Potter. The seal of approval from one of these two will see any useless old piece of tat sell to every kid in the playground. The problem with this is that it means the little bugger gets everywhere. We have Harry Potter everything now! Including Harry Potter overkill.
The smarmy little prodigal son, who’s brilliant at everything… including magic. Aspirational? Impossible. The annoying little turd.
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i like harry potter but i agree with you. i think there are more deep books that are well written and talk about things that really matter, not like this book. you know. thank god i didn’t like the book. i just have seen the movies. i wouldn’t read the book. i just think that is not worth about it.
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I love the harry potter books (i agree that the films were pretty pants), but i do agree with your point about the merchandise, action figures etc may be fair enough, but some things are totally ridiculous and just an example of our stupidly materialistic and consumer-driven society
Well I will admit the toys are rather bad.
But the Books are awesome and if you read them I mean read them you will find out what they mean and how they show lessons.
I thought that the first movie was great.
Second movie was Ok
Third was less than alright
But the Last two just sucked severly.
i havent read any books, but harry is sort of hot (in his last movies of course) right girls??
never mind, i like someone else now..
OMG! Why isn’t this number 1 on the list? Ok. First of all Harry Potter doesn’t even study. He just fuckin picks up a wand and gets lucky. He should’ve died a long time ago. Second Why the hell did they make him wear those glasses? It screams NERD!! then he has his little bully I’d have slapped him by now and gotten over with it. Ok I like JK Rowling’s idea and she was unemployed when she wrote the first book so good for her but whoever made the movies is dumb. The Harry Potter Puppet Pals are good though
Harry Potter - Cash Cow Machine. They made films of the books because they could make money. Anyone would’ve done the same.
I myself, never got into the books. I don’t really have a problem with the films though.
Has anyone played some of the Harry Potter games though? They were brilliant!
luciana yo hablo castellano.
saludos
Guillermo
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