Harry Potter

[Owl-Light]

Continuing on from here

Originally Posted by littleT

My main hobby is ....... do I dare say it?? ....... Harry Potter.

Go ahead, dare I love Harry Potter too (especially with the wonderful Alan Rickman in the films - love his voice) and I'm not ashamed to say so. I wouldn't say its my main hobby but it warms the cockles... Nice to settle in of a rainy day in Autumn by the fire with a nice drink, a DVD or book and give the imagination some exercise and why the hell not I say

[Jonny]

Originally Posted by Sheryl LaBouchardiere

Go ahead, dare I love Harry Potter too (especially with the wonderful Alan Rickman in the films - love his voice) and I'm not ashamed to say so. I wouldn't say its my main hobby but it warms the cockles... Nice to settle in of a rainy day in Autumn by the fire with a nice drink, a DVD or book and give the imagination some exercise and why the hell not I say

Fully agree, apart from Harry Potter, don't get that. Alan Rickman is great, "I'm going to cut your heart out with a spoon" "because it will hurt more"...........

[littleT]

Originally Posted by Jonny

Fully agree, apart from Harry Potter, don't get that. Alan Rickman is great, "I'm going to cut your heart out with a spoon" "because it will hurt more"...........

The most memerable part of Robin Hood Prince of thieves........nice one.

Sheryl, not sure if you read the books and have theories, but I'm awaiting book 7, the last in the series.
Would put a link in to my site, but not sure if it's appropriate for his site, and wouldn't know who to ask permission from!!

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Originally Posted by littleT

The most memerable part of Robin Hood Prince of thieves........nice one.

Sheryl, not sure if you read the books and have theories, but I'm awaiting book 7, the last in the series.
Would put a link in to my site, but not sure if it's appropriate for his site, and wouldn't know who to ask permission from!!

I try not to have too many thories about it and just let the stories unfold as she writes them. If you don't want to post the link in this thread you can always send it to me by message. I'd be very interested to see your site

Originally Posted by Jonny

Fully agree, apart from Harry Potter, don't get that. Alan Rickman is great, "I'm going to cut your heart out with a spoon" "because it will hurt more"...........

I didn't get Harry Potter at first either but I gave it another chance and it really grew on me. I was watching LOTR avidly at the time and couldn't make the jump at first.

I love that Rickman quote, brings it all back. He was real star of Prince of Theives, for sure. Talking about Robin Hood now, as we seem to be, I notice the Beeb are bring out a new Robin Hood series soon. Wonder what it will be like?

Oooh, dear this is going a bit too far off topic, not really what this thread is about. I'm terrible for doing that. Sorry.

[littleT]

Originally Posted by Sheryl LaBouchardiere

Oooh, dear this is going a bit too far off topic, not really what this thread is about. I'm terrible for doing that. Sorry.

Sorry, my fault.

Back on topic. Jobs, art and nature.
Hope I can bring the kids up to have an appreciation of it too.
They want me to take them up moel fammau. Will put it on the list for a weekend soon.

[Jonny]

Originally Posted by Sheryl LaBouchardiere

I didn't get Harry Potter at first either but I gave it another chance and it really grew on me. I was watching LOTR avidly at the time and couldn't make the jump at first.

I love that Rickman quote, brings it all back. He was real star of Prince of Theives, for sure. Talking about Robin Hood now, as we seem to be, I notice the Beeb are bring out a new Robin Hood series soon. Wonder what it will be like?

Oooh, dear this is going a bit too far off topic, not really what this thread is about. I'm terrible for doing that. Sorry.

Speaking of LOTR, great film though (should of used Alan Rickman as Gollum ), but the book is even more of a masterpiece, old man willow, Tom Bomberdill, and all those others that the film could not fit in.........

[Susie]

I love LOTR, books and films, but the Ents in the LOTR films were just not right! I'm a Harry Potter fan too, although not in the way I once was. The stories can be so engrossing and really helped me through a tough time a few years ago ... I wish you well, Little T.

Going off at a slight tangent .... are there any Discworld fans here? I love the Witches books, I wish there were more of them.

[Jonny]

Originally Posted by Susie

I love LOTR, books and films, but the Ents in the LOTR films were just not right! .

I agree and Sam was too bulshy in the film, in the book he was very humble and loyal to his master. Thats what I am going to do this evening, watch the first film, excellent lol..........

[Mr Mag00]

in an effort to keep to the thread

I'm interested to know...

where was Tom Bomberdill in LOTR?

[Jonny]

Originally Posted by Mr Mag00

in an effort to keep to the thread where was Tom Bomberdill in LOTR?

Tom Bomberdill was in the book, but not the film. Just finished watching the fellowship of the ring, so much is missing or has been changed, but what a film..........shudder.........

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One of the mods must have moved this segment to a new thread. I thought I was losing my mind for a moment there. I saw my post and though Waaa?! I didn't start a Harry Potter thread... did I?

LOTR is my favourite book. When I first read it at 18 I just couldn't put it down, I carried the brick around with me everywhere and when I finished the last page I was utterly lost for a while. I know Tolkien wasn't English but my goodness he certainly captured the spirit of the Country in his writing.

I'll stop gushing now

There was a lot they left out of the films but it would have taken another 10 of them to include everything. I think they did very well really.

[Jonny]

Originally Posted by Sheryl LaBouchardiere

One of the mods must have moved this segment to a new thread. I thought I was losing my mind for a moment there. I saw my post and though Waaa?! I didn't start a Harry Potter thread... did I?

LOTR is my favourite book. When I first read it at 18 I just couldn't put it down, I carried the brick around with me everywhere and when I finished the last page I was utterly lost for a while. I know Tolkien wasn't English but my goodness he certainly captured the spirit of the Country in his writing.

I'll stop gushing now

There was a lot they left out of the films but it would have taken another 10 of them to include everything. I think they did very well really.

Yep, fully agree, think I was about 18 when I first read it and have read it about 5 times since and am well over due to read it again, but am working my way through all of Wilbur Smiths books and nothing is getting in the way of them.
What I couldn't understand with the film was, why did they change so many things, ie, it wasn't Arwen who met Strider and the hobbits traveling to rivendell,it was Glorfindel. When Frodo and Sam bumped into Farimir (sp?), (Boromir's brother) he didn't take them back to the city, as in the film, he let them go on their way. Also did you notice that orc with his mobile phone........

[Mr Mag00]

Tom Bomberdill was in the book, but not the film

sorry, yes i meant where was he in the film, he filled me with great joy in the book for some verry deeep reason, and i dont know why. sometimes i go back and just read the chapters with him in.

[smartie]

[I know Tolkien wasn't English but my goodness he certainly captured the spirit of the Country in his writing.

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Not really true he wasn't English. Though he was born in South Africa, it was to English parents, and his mother brought him back here when he was about 5 years old. He spent most of his life working as an academic in Oxford.

Sorry to be a pedant, but you've hit on my specialist subject

[Mr Mag00]

We have a parish here in Dorset with 3 churches and every year we have a a 3 churches fete! and this is supposed to have a theme. One year it was suggested HP at the height about 3 or 4 year ago.. ROFL those that make these decision (sp) thought 'oh no!' that black magic and all things evil so we had a wild west theme , in deepest darkest dorst.
Religion....Pah

gotta go heavy thunder and need to get offline!!!!!!

[Jonny]

Originally Posted by Mr Mag00

sorry, yes i meant where was he in the film, he filled me with great joy in the book for some verry deeep reason, and i dont know why. sometimes i go back and just read the chapters with him in.

Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow
Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow

I missed him from the film too, and his mrs, Goldberry, old man willow, the barrow downs and wrights, the old woods, huge part of the book missing, but like Sheryl said, it would take another 10 films to include it all. They did amazingly well, but could of picked some better characters. Elrond, no he wasn't, he was the nasty guy from the matrix, good in that, but too matter of fact in LOTR. Lady Galadriel wasn't as pretty as I had imagined her, she was played up big in the book. As mentioned, the Ents, far to hasty..........

[Owl-Light]

Originally Posted by Jonny

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What I couldn't understand with the film was, why did they change so many things, ie, it wasn't Arwen who met Strider and the hobbits traveling to rivendell,it was Glorfindel. When Frodo and Sam bumped into Farimir (sp?), (Boromir's brother) he didn't take them back to the city, as in the film, he let them go on their way. Also did you notice that orc with his mobile phone........

I guess adding Glorfindel meant adding yet another character to a massive production. They can be forgiven so a few shortcuts unter the cercumstances of the massive task they were undertaking. Not too happy with them killing off Haldir (didn't happen in the book) but I guess tehy were aiming for some extra emotional empathy there. Legolas 'snowboarding' down the steps *cringe* but over all it was a wonder.

Missed the orc with the mobile phoe, where was that in the film? Inquiring minds need to know?

Originally Posted by smartie

Not really true he wasn't English. Though he was born in South Africa, it was to English parents, and his mother brought him back here when he was about 5 years old. He spent most of his life working as an academic in Oxford.

Sorry to be a pedant, but you've hit on my specialist subject

No, I'm glad you told me, I really didn't know that. I knew about his work in Oxford but havingh done a bit of Wikipedia-ing since reading your post, I stand corrected.

From Wiki:The Tolkien family had its roots in Saxony (Germany), but had been living in England since the 18th century, becoming "quickly and intensely English".

Thats interesting. With Saxon roots there is a deep kinship there to start with.

[Owl-Light]

Originally Posted by Jonny

Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow
Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow

I missed him from the film too, and his mrs, Goldberry, old man willow, the barrow downs and wrights, the old woods, huge part of the book missing, but like Sheryl said, it would take another 10 films to include it all. They did amazingly well, but could of picked some better characters. Elrond, no he wasn't, he was the nasty guy from the matrix, good in that, but too matter of fact in LOTR. Lady Galadriel wasn't as pretty as I had imagined her, she was played up big in the book. As mentioned, the Ents, far to hasty..........

The only character that didn't work for me in the fim was Celeborn... He didn't... feel right and spoke artificially slowly.

[Earth Hart]

Originally Posted by Susie

Going off at a slight tangent .... are there any Discworld fans here? I love the Witches books, I wish there were more of them.

You'll find plenty in Glastonbury, three women of the town make up the wyrd sisters. T.P. often gave talks in the Assembly Rooms and it was standing room only.

My daughter turned me on to T.P. & Diskworld in the early '90s.

I've yet to read Thud.

[Mr Mag00]

i want frames of the orc and the mobile phone, come on, BACK UP YOUR CLAIM!!

[Jonny]

Originally Posted by Mr Mag00

i want frames of the orc and the mobile phone, come on, BACK UP YOUR CLAIM!!

Ok ok, I made that one up......He he......There is a website that shows all the faults in films, but I would not like to know about the ones in LOTR as I would be watching for them and it would detract from the film.......Saying that, on a film like back to the future, I love seeing all the faults in it, some huge ones there, I love to pick holes in that film..........
Sheryl....Please remind me, Haldir, can't remember..........

Mentioned earlier was Tolkien capuring the spirit of the country, this has given me a thought which I may get into trouble for........
Hobbits...........from the west country
Orks...............from oop north
Land of mordor.........got to be london, full of poisonous air an all that
Rohan.........yorkshire dales maybe

Any more thoughts.........

[Owl-Light]

Originally Posted by Jonny

Ok ok, I made that one up......He he......There is a website that shows all the faults in films, but I would not like to know about the ones in LOTR as I would be watching for them and it would detract from the film.......Saying that, on a film like back to the future, I love seeing all the faults in it, some huge ones there, I love to pick holes in that film..........
Sheryl....Please remind me, Haldir, can't remember..........

Mentioned earlier was Tolkien capuring the spirit of the country, this has given me a thought which I may get into trouble for........
Hobbits...........from the west country
Orks...............from oop north
Land of mordor.........got to be london, full of poisonous air an all that
Rohan.........yorkshire dales maybe

Any more thoughts.........

Slapped wrist for fibbing Jonny

Haldir - You meet him at the end of Fellowship... in the films as after some argument he agrees to lead the 9 into Lothlorian. In The Two Towers Haldir leads the the Lothlorien elves into to Helms Deep in the vain hope of holding off Saruman's massive Orc host. "We are proud to fight alongside men, once more.". He's is killed in battle by an nasty Orc clouting him over the head from behind. In Tolkien's books, Haldir does not appear in The Two Towers and his fate is never defined.

Gandlaf - from Wales.
Me - from the Shire

[Earth Hart]

Originally Posted by Jonny

Mentioned earlier was Tolkien capuring the spirit of the country, this has given me a thought which I may get into trouble for........
Hobbits...........from the west country
Orks...............from oop north
Land of mordor.........got to be london, full of poisonous air an all that
Rohan.........yorkshire dales maybe

Any more thoughts.........

Interesting. I live in the West Country, am stocky & have hairy feet & hands. A lady friend's grandaughter calls me Bilbo Bagins or Bill Badger, I don't mind either. She was annoyed when I went from Bill to Will & told me, to her I'll always be BB

Don't know many Orcs, or come to that, many northeners.
Mordor: London on the button.
Rohan: The Dales or central Wales

[Jonny]

Originally Posted by Sheryl LaBouchardiere

Slapped wrist for fibbing Jonny