lord of the rings or harry potter, what do you prefer |
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 Jun 13 2004, 07:25 AM
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 The Ghostly Fox Spirit  Group: Member Posts: 115 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,962  |
So, I've been hearing a lot of things lately on how harry potter is a spin off of lord of the rings, how which one is better than the other....blah blah blah. I just wanna know what other's opinions are on this topic. I'll try and not triple post on this one.
 BUt maybe I will...
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Jun 13 2004, 12:19 PM
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LOTR.
It's a classic. I mean, it was written like a hundred years ago or something, and people still go crazy over it today. - Chinkieeyedpnoi |
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Jun 13 2004, 02:01 PM
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 dripping destruction Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
LOTR,
well, actually it was written by the writer's response to ww(i'm not sure which one) but i think one. look at the collelations. tolkien was pulled from his life in the english countryside to war across europe. probably WWI, because of the arival of the elephants ( tanks.). i think the colleration ends here, but you can see how it was based off of having to leave the comforts of home for an adventure. lord of the rings is the best classic... and i applause peter jackson for making it come to life. he cast all the charaters great, and the filming is exquisite. lord of the rings is the book come to life. harry potter is just a spinoff of the book. they didn't put that much detail into it. what really sucks it their efforts to make it shorter and PG. it takes out all the fun stuff. and the changing directors, not good. the should also have waited till the 7th one came out and filmed it all at once. it would still take long and the actors would grow, but this is terrrible. LOTR, all the way. they have a cool shiny ring, and what does harry potter have? an invisiblility cloak. did i mention the shiny ring is indestrucable? what happens when harry tears his cloak? |
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Jun 13 2004, 05:02 PM
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 technicolor girl Group: Member Posts: 1,075 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,104 |
i love both
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Jun 13 2004, 06:04 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 2,412 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,012 |
errrr..
neither of em. x] they were both OK but... i dunt like science-fiction/fantasy kinda stuff. |
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Jun 13 2004, 06:06 PM
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 hey hott pants. Group: Member Posts: 161 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 15,069 |
WHY ARE YOU ASKING THIS QUESTION.
 LOTR!!  it's a given. 
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Jun 13 2004, 07:42 PM
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The Ghostly Fox Spirit Group: Member Posts: 115 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,962 |
I'm asking because I think Harry Potter has more fun but LOTR is more in depth!
 That makes no sense at all...ALRIGHT!! I LIKE HARRY POTTER BETTER SO THERE!!!!!  I have spoken my peice, what's yours? (yes, that is my ACTUAL opinion...)
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Jun 13 2004, 07:49 PM
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I don't think Harry Potter is a spinoff of Lord of the Rings at all. I don't really see a connection between them besides the whole wizardry of it and mystical creatures. They're clearly different. I like them both. Although it is obvious that Harry Potter is PG compared to Lord of the Rings.
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Jun 13 2004, 11:57 PM
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 LunchboxXx Group: Member Posts: 1,789 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 16,810 |
they're both equally incredibly terrible.
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Jun 13 2004, 11:59 PM
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 Wow it's been a long time!! Group: Member Posts: 1,672 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 8,954 |
QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jun 13 2004, 2:01 PM) LOTR, well, actually it was written by the writer's response to ww(i'm not sure which one) but i think one. look at the collelations. tolkien was pulled from his life in the english countryside to war across europe. probably WWI, because of the arival of the elephants ( tanks.). i think the colleration ends here, but you can see how it was based off of having to leave the comforts of home for an adventure. lord of the rings is the best classic... and i applause peter jackson for making it come to life. he cast all the charaters great, and the filming is exquisite. lord of the rings is the book come to life. harry potter is just a spinoff of the book. they didn't put that much detail into it. what really sucks it their efforts to make it shorter and PG. it takes out all the fun stuff. and the changing directors, not good. the should also have waited till the 7th one came out and filmed it all at once. it would still take long and the actors would grow, but this is terrrible. LOTR, all the way. they have a cool shiny ring, and what does harry potter have? an invisiblility cloak. did i mention the shiny ring is indestrucable? what happens when harry tears his cloak? you know she's talking about the books... and i think HP is better because it's easy for everyone to relate to |
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Jun 14 2004, 12:02 AM
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 Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
I like both, though I enjoyed LOTR more.
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Jun 14 2004, 07:18 PM
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I don't think you can call Harry Potter a spinoff of Lord of the Rings simply because the only thing they have in common is the whole magical background of it. Honestly, Lord of the Rings is a whole journey, whereas, Harry Potter has a series of adventures...I don't really see how Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are even similar besides that.
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Jun 14 2004, 10:36 PM
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 i'm susan Group: Official Member Posts: 13,875 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 5,029 |
harry potter and lord of things are both adventurous and have both action... but i prefer harry potter more cus it's exciting. lord of things movie is ok too...sigh no argument for this one cus they are actually both good and exciting to watch. since lord of the ring is over, i love harry potter now
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Jun 14 2004, 11:26 PM
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 gosh this is a toughy........i say both cause i really can't pick
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Jun 15 2004, 05:55 AM
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i don't think this belongs in debate. more like entertainment to me.
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Jun 15 2004, 08:53 AM
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I like both. I would never think of separating these two movies from my favorite movie section.
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Jun 15 2004, 09:07 AM
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I like the LOTR movies better than the HP ones.
But I enjoy the HP books more...
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Jun 15 2004, 09:56 AM
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yea there both ok to me for the movies..but the HP books are just not that great to me since i dont like to read..
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Jun 15 2004, 10:56 AM
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LOTR all the way.
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Jun 15 2004, 11:03 AM
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distortion in its craziest. Group: Member Posts: 1,053 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 22,325 |
I like both, but sometimes I get bored of LOTR.
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Jun 15 2004, 11:53 AM
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I couldn't pick. I love them both.
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Jun 15 2004, 12:57 PM
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they are both really good.. but i think lord of the rings is cooler because its more of a war action movie.. plus fantasy
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Jun 15 2004, 02:04 PM
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 What the fack. Group: Official Member Posts: 6,164 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 8,519 |
I gave up on Harry Potter. I like LOTR better. I like the elgance of the elves. Plus..they've got Orlando Bloom. Who can beat that?!
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Jun 15 2004, 03:15 PM
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to hell with you Group: Member Posts: 2,547 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 16,506 |
QUOTE(Kathleen @ Jun 14 2004, 7:18 PM) I don't think you can call Harry Potter a spinoff of Lord of the Rings simply because the only thing they have in common is the whole magical background of it. Honestly, Lord of the Rings is a whole journey, whereas, Harry Potter has a series of adventures...I don't really see how Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are even similar besides that. heh..lotr and harry pottter have a LOT in common! just gonna name some off the top of my head: both have wizards: gandalf and dumbledore both have some weerd looking creature who speake in 2nd person: dobby and gollum both have trolls: you get it both have hooded people who are scary: dementors and ring wraiths both have someone who wants to take over the world: sauron, voldemort scars: scar from when frodo got stabbed on weather top, lightning shaped scar on harry's forehead. legendary swords: gordric gryffindors sword, the swrod of elendil oh yeah, and i definetly pick lord of the rings. it has a great plot and the movie is really inspiring and touching. im a huge tolkien fan and i know alot about it. oh yeah, and i love the elves, they'er so pertty and cool. i wish i were an elf. lol anyway, harry potter is okay, i like the books and thats about it. |
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Jun 15 2004, 04:18 PM
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 Carried away Group: Member Posts: 356 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,462 |
QUOTE(tainted_angel @ Jun 15 2004, 2:04 PM) I gave up on Harry Potter. I like LOTR better. I like the elgance of the elves. Plus..they've got Orlando Bloom. Who can beat that?! AGREE!!! The elves are just so awesome. They are so elegant, majestic and strong and they kick ass. Never really like HP... |
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