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| 10-17-2011 11:37 AM | |
| Annia |
I don't know if I am going.. Just that I really want to.. And I will even if I have to sell something to get the money to go.... |
| 10-17-2011 05:12 AM | |
| Earthling |
Only if it's not extortionately expensive. So... probably not 
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| 10-17-2011 05:07 AM | |
| fadeaway1289 |
That's so cool!! Quote:
Originally Posted by Annia
 Oh I am going  Take pics! Quote:
Originally Posted by Earthling
Hey, I live in Watford Are you going to go? |
| 10-17-2011 04:26 AM | |
| Earthling |
Hey, I live in Watford
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| 10-15-2011 05:21 PM | |
| sequoia |
At Universal Studios in Florida they have recreated Hogsmeade. One day I'll go 
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| 10-14-2011 02:50 PM | |
| Annia |
Oh I am going
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| 10-14-2011 06:50 AM | |
| Amy SF |
Quote:
Harry Potter studio to open for public tour
By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press 1 day ago WATFORD, England (AP) The magical world of Harry Potter is being meticulously reassembled at a former aerodrome near London. The collection of sheds and sound stages is where the eight films were shot over the course of a decade, and soon they will be home to the official "Making of Harry Potter" studio tour. With more than five months to go until the tour's March 31 opening stonemasons in hard hats are busy laying the (real) flagstone floor of the Great Hall at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Even half-finished, its Gothic arches, gargoyles and huge fireplace are an impressive sight. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...0cbfd9317c285d OMG still one more reason for me to visit the UK. Who wants to go with me?
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| 09-04-2011 03:10 PM | |
| reneeannem |
I started my Harry Potter meet vegan food blog! The first recipe is Vegan fried egg and a gammon of coconut bacon! http://theleafycauldron.blogspot.com/ |
| 08-06-2011 08:19 PM | |
| sequoia |
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Originally Posted by Earthling
The animated Deathly Hallows story was inspired  That was my favorite part of all the movies. I loved it, I thought it was beautifully done. |
| 08-06-2011 08:18 PM | |
| sequoia |
Quote:
Originally Posted by reneeannem
Me! Me! Me!  I'm PurpleFelicis135.Also, I'm starting a blog called "The Leafy Cauldron - Recipes for Non-Death Eaters"! I'm going to veganize the Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook, from start to finish. Wow, that is quite the undertaking! Post the URL when it's up and running
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| 08-06-2011 01:13 PM | |
| reneeannem |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Annia
Pottermore anyone?  Me! Me! Me! I'm PurpleFelicis135.Also, I'm starting a blog called "The Leafy Cauldron - Recipes for Non-Death Eaters"! I'm going to veganize the Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook, from start to finish.
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| 08-06-2011 01:06 PM | |
| Annia |
Pottermore anyone?
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| 07-09-2011 02:40 PM | |
| Earthling |
The animated Deathly Hallows story was inspired
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| 07-08-2011 04:56 PM | |
| AeryFairy |
I think the movies are getting better. I loved the first two when they came out, because I was the same age as the actors and didn't know better. Now I like them for nostalgia reasons. The third is awful, and I actually struggle to sit through it because it's so terrible. Fourth was good, fifth was brilliant (Umbridge was an amazing piece of casting, in that I hated her on sight), sixth was decent, seventh was amazing. Especially the animated deathly hallows story. I can't wait for the last installment
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| 07-08-2011 03:50 PM | |
| sequoia |
Quote:
Originally Posted by IamJen
No doubt. Star Wars was "criticized" for being a rip-off of Westerns. Good and Evil, orphans, characters with undecipherable motives...all these pieces have been part of storytelling for centuries. I have not been a big fan of the movies overall, but I was pleased with DH1. The first two were very Hollywood (directed by Chris Columbus, so go figure). POA (my favorite of the books) was so bad I wanted to rip my ears off to make it end. The next three again seemed a bit bland, to fans of the books at least, and I don't remember being overwhelmed by any one particular film. There were good parts though...the maze in Goblet of Fire, or blasting up the Ministry of Magic, and Imelda Staunton's simply amazing turn as Umbridge. I'm looking forward to the end, but was horribly sad when the release date was moved back last year, as I'd hoped to go with my sisters while we were in the States. Sigh. I'm not a fan of the movies either. I liked the books, though. |
| 07-08-2011 10:41 AM | |
| vegkid |
Well, I suppose it's also for reasons of catchiness, for better sales. As in, it's easier for kids to say and understand "Sorcerer" than "Philosopher" so it'll sell more copies to a wider audience. Again, just general American dumbness. Not much we can do about it
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| 07-08-2011 10:25 AM | |
| IamJen | I don't understand why they changed it, in that it was apparent after just a short while in the book. Even if Americans didn't know (as didn't many Brits, actually) the Philosopher's Stone legend, they could surely read the book, eh? |
| 07-08-2011 10:17 AM | |
| Josh James xVx |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fromper
I think it's the whole bit about knowing that the philosopher's stone is supposedly something magical that they didn't think Americans would get. They figured we Americans wouldn't know enough about medieval European superstitions to get the reference, so we'd think the book was about philosophy, not magic. But actually, the philospher's stone concept has popped up plenty of times in 20th century American popular culture. It was the weapon of Dr. Alchemy, an enemy of the superhero Flash in DC Comics. There was an Indiana Jones novel called "Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone". There was even a Donald Duck cartoon called "The Fabulous Philosopher's Stone". Ok, I cheated by checking Wikipedia, but I really did know about Dr. Alchemy. I was only on Wiki to make sure I was remembering the right supervillain name, because I thought I might have been getting him confused with Mister Element. And ironically, Mister Element WAS Dr. Alchemy - they're the same character. But the one I was thinking of was the later Dr. Alchemy persona. But apparently, British publishers think all Americans are idiots, so they had to dumb down the title of the first HP novel for us. I just find it funny that they gave up on making sure the titles made sense to outsiders so quickly after that. Who could possibly have known what Azkaban was before reading that book? --Fromper  I knew about the Philosopher's Stone concept years before HP came out. Of course, I was one of those kids who read science books and watched the History channel growing up, as opposed to watching American Idol and smoking pot which is my exact perception of many from my generation and likely the cause of a great deal of their mental deficiencies. Oh snap JJ is ranting and raving again, look out! |
| 07-08-2011 10:09 AM | |
| IamJen |
No doubt. Star Wars was "criticized" for being a rip-off of Westerns. Good and Evil, orphans, characters with undecipherable motives...all these pieces have been part of storytelling for centuries. I have not been a big fan of the movies overall, but I was pleased with DH1. The first two were very Hollywood (directed by Chris Columbus, so go figure). POA (my favorite of the books) was so bad I wanted to rip my ears off to make it end. The next three again seemed a bit bland, to fans of the books at least, and I don't remember being overwhelmed by any one particular film. There were good parts though...the maze in Goblet of Fire, or blasting up the Ministry of Magic, and Imelda Staunton's simply amazing turn as Umbridge. I'm looking forward to the end, but was horribly sad when the release date was moved back last year, as I'd hoped to go with my sisters while we were in the States. Sigh.
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| 07-08-2011 10:06 AM | |
| reneeannem |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fromper
I think it's the whole bit about knowing that the philosopher's stone is supposedly something magical that they didn't think Americans would get. They figured we Americans wouldn't know enough about medieval European superstitions to get the reference, so we'd think the book was about philosophy, not magic. But actually, the philospher's stone concept has popped up plenty of times in 20th century American popular culture. It was the weapon of Dr. Alchemy, an enemy of the superhero Flash in DC Comics. There was an Indiana Jones novel called "Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone". There was even a Donald Duck cartoon called "The Fabulous Philosopher's Stone". Ok, I cheated by checking Wikipedia, but I really did know about Dr. Alchemy. I was only on Wiki to make sure I was remembering the right supervillain name, because I thought I might have been getting him confused with Mister Element. And ironically, Mister Element WAS Dr. Alchemy - they're the same character. But the one I was thinking of was the later Dr. Alchemy persona. But apparently, British publishers think all Americans are idiots, so they had to dumb down the title of the first HP novel for us. I just find it funny that they gave up on making sure the titles made sense to outsiders so quickly after that. Who could possibly have known what Azkaban was before reading that book? --Fromper I guess they gave Canadians the benefit of the doubt.
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| 07-08-2011 06:50 AM | |
| Fromper |
Quote:
Actually, that's a pretty bad comparison. I was expecting a detailed article about how they both use common archetypes, which would have been completely true and much more detailed than that. --Fromper
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| 07-08-2011 01:05 AM | |
| sequoia | Harry Potter is Star Wars. |
| 07-07-2011 08:02 PM | |
| vegkid | I understood what the Philosopher's stone was, but I didn't make the connection until after reading the book. |
| 07-07-2011 07:53 PM | |
| Fromper |
I think it's the whole bit about knowing that the philosopher's stone is supposedly something magical that they didn't think Americans would get. They figured we Americans wouldn't know enough about medieval European superstitions to get the reference, so we'd think the book was about philosophy, not magic. But actually, the philospher's stone concept has popped up plenty of times in 20th century American popular culture. It was the weapon of Dr. Alchemy, an enemy of the superhero Flash in DC Comics. There was an Indiana Jones novel called "Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone". There was even a Donald Duck cartoon called "The Fabulous Philosopher's Stone". Ok, I cheated by checking Wikipedia, but I really did know about Dr. Alchemy. I was only on Wiki to make sure I was remembering the right supervillain name, because I thought I might have been getting him confused with Mister Element. And ironically, Mister Element WAS Dr. Alchemy - they're the same character. But the one I was thinking of was the later Dr. Alchemy persona. But apparently, British publishers think all Americans are idiots, so they had to dumb down the title of the first HP novel for us. I just find it funny that they gave up on making sure the titles made sense to outsiders so quickly after that. Who could possibly have known what Azkaban was before reading that book? --Fromper
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| 07-07-2011 07:36 PM | |
| vegkid |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh James xVx
Ironic since the founding fathers of the US could all very easily be described as philosophers, including every signer of the declaration and constitution all of the first six or seven presidents. What's a constitution? |
| 07-07-2011 07:29 PM | |
| Josh James xVx | Ironic since the founding fathers of the US could all very easily be described as philosophers, including every signer of the declaration and constitution all of the first six or seven presidents. |
| 07-07-2011 05:29 PM | |
| vegkid |
Sorcerer's Stone in the US. Apparently we're not smart enough to understand what a Philosopher is.
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| 07-07-2011 05:24 PM | |
| Tom |
Ahhh! I think that's my favorite of the whole series! Here in the United States they changed the title to "Sorcerer's Stone"... I forget what the rationale for that was. I liked the book better than the movie, but the movie was good. |
| 07-07-2011 05:18 PM | |
| reneeannem |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom
Still scratching my head... what's PS? I can't think of any Harry Potter titles that match it...? Philosopher's Stone! |
| 07-07-2011 05:15 PM | |
| Tom | Still scratching my head... what's PS? I can't think of any Harry Potter titles that match it...? |
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