Harry Potter movies

• bigdaddy2003

  

  I am possibly the only person on this message board who hasn't watched the Harry Potter movies. So with the last one of the series coming out Friday I decided to start watching of the movies so I could go check it out the finale at the theater. So far I find the movies entertaining but still falls behind Lord of the Rings for me in the fantasy movie genre. What say you?
• OSH

  

  I haven't ever watched one. Probably not even a second of one.
  
  My wife owns them. She has already purchased a ticket (along with 2 of her friends) to view it tomorrow night.
  
  I believe I'll be leaving her if she goes...
• ernest_t_bass

  

  I've seen a few, but with the phenomena of the books, I felt that I could not get into the movies, having not read teh books.
• I Wear Pants

  Love the books, love the movies.
  
  For the OP, I don't compare them at all to the LOTR series. One, it'd lose (films at least) and two, I don't think they're very similar.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  Haven't seen the last one, but of the films I'd rank them:
  
  2
  4
  5
  3
  1
  6
  
  They are fine fantasy books for kids, anything to get them reading is a good thing.
• I Wear Pants

  Lol, no way the second film is the best.
• Sykotyk

  

  bigdaddy2003;829703 wrote:I am possibly the only person on this message board who hasn't watched the Harry Potter movies. So with the last one of the series coming out Friday I decided to start watching of the movies so I could go check it out the finale at the theater. So far I find the movies entertaining but still falls behind Lord of the Rings for me in the fantasy movie genre. What say you?

  
  Still have never watched more than two minutes of the movies. But, to be fair, I haven't watched more than two minutes of LOTR, either.
• OSH

  

  Sykotyk;829735 wrote:Still have never watched more than two minutes of the movies. But, to be fair, I haven't watched more than two minutes of LOTR, either.

  
  Put me in this category too.
  
  I am still less than 30 seconds of viewing of the LOTR movies.
• I Wear Pants

  How is that possible?
• Manhattan Buckeye

  I Wear Pants;829732 wrote:Lol, no way the second film is the best.

  
  What's your favorite?
  
  I enjoyed Chris Columbus' direction, he made it seem like a fantasy film for kids. Past 2 the themes were more mature and didn't always work. Although I'm glad kids read the books, Voldemort is a terrible villain - the less he's involved the better.
• I Wear Pants

  Honestly I think they've gotten better with each one. Much like the books.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  Really, I haven't seen the first part of the 7th one but I fell asleep twice while watching the 6th one. I'm still not sure how it ended (other than Dumbledore dying).
• I Wear Pants

  Might be an age thing. I am pretty much the target demographic for these films (IE, books were coming out when I was a kid).
• Fab4Runner

  

  I've never seen any of the movies or read any of the books. Same with Twilight.
  
  I also haven't seen the LOTR movies.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Is emma watson old enough to show her tits yet, because that would make this series even better.
• SportsAndLady

  

  I Wear Pants;829756 wrote:Honestly I think they've gotten better with each one. Much like the books.

  I agree. The transition from kids to adults fighting for humanity is fun to watch.
  

  Manhattan Buckeye;829755 wrote:Voldemort is a terrible villain - the less he's involved the better.

  
  Why do you think this? It's still more or less a children's book, so it's not like they can have him him slicing people in half with charms lol. I'm curious as to why you think he's a "terrible" villain.
  

  Manhattan Buckeye;829758 wrote:Really, I haven't seen the first part of the 7th one but I fell asleep twice while watching the 6th one. I'm still not sure how it ended (other than Dumbledore dying).

  
  Get more sleep then, lol. The 6th movie is great.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;829832 wrote:Is emma watson old enough to show her tits yet, because that would make this series even better.

  
  Google is your friend. Although you will not see any boobies, just scandelous pictures that do the trick.
• raiderbuck

  I've watched them all, except the final chapter. Probably won't see that one until it comes out on Blu Ray. But I've enjoyed them all.
  
  I've also watched all of the LOTR movies, and I'd definitely say that those are waaayyy better. However, it's a different audience. HP started as a children's story...and it really shows in the first few movies. Fortunately, the movies get increasingly "mature" as the series goes on.
• Fab4Runner

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;829832 wrote:Is emma watson old enough to show her tits yet, because that would make this series even better.

  I believe she is 21. So yes.
• FatHobbit

  

  I have seen them all and I'm going at midnight tonight to see the last one. I love to watch all the freaks come out and see how they get into it.
• SportsAndLady

  

  I was planning on going tonight at midnight...until I saw it is 40 bucks a ticket.
• FatHobbit

  

  SportsAndLady;829844 wrote:I was planning on going tonight at midnight...until I saw it is 40 bucks a ticket.

  
  I paid $12 for 3d.
• Iliketurtles

  

  I've seen and own everyone of the movies... while they do not do the books justice I still enjoy them the same. As for the movies just based on the movies I will agree that they have gotten better with each one but compared to the books and everything else here is how I would rank them. 3, 5, 2, 1, 6, 4.
  
  Raw Dog shes been old enough since the 6th one... personally I like Bonnie Wright(she plays Ginny) better than Emma.
  
  FatHobbit I dressed up for the 6th one but it was nothing crazy. If you really want to see some freaky shit go to the midnight showings of the twilight movies lol.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  I Wear Pants;829728 wrote:Love the books, love the movies.
  
  For the OP, I don't compare them at all to the LOTR series. One, it'd lose (films at least) and two, I don't think they're very similar.

  
  I'm not so much comparing it to the LOTR series as saying that I enjoyed the LOTR series more. I throw movies into categories when I speak of them. Both series fall into the fantasy genre that is why I made the comment. I hear that the HP movies get much better as the series rolls on so I am anticipating that. So did I read it correctly that Voldemort is a terrible villain? I was looking forward to seeing more of him.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  I still don't know how you go all of this time without watching LOTR or Harry Potter. I watched all 3 LOTR at the theater.