Henry B 50 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Cool trailer, I think it is new.http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/harrypott...alfbloodprince/Wow, look at Emma Watson emote! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 How about that Beetle the Bard ?Anyone read that?I might pick it up after Christmas. I'm looking forward to the encyclopedia thing, if only for any tidbits of post-DH info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 What does "emote" mean? And I did not know that Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint actually found roles out of the Harry Potter films.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Emote is, as the root would imply, showing emotion.How about that Beetle the Bard ?Anyone read that?I might pick it up after Christmas. I'm looking forward to the encyclopedia thing, if only for any tidbits of post-DH info.Wait...is there an encyclopedia in the back of BTB? Or are you referring to the seperate thing that Rowling was talking about writing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 How about that Beetle the Bard ?Anyone read that?Its Tales of Beedle the Bard, KM, and its sold hundreds and hundreds at my store. So in 10 years its just a passing fad, yeah I see how you can come to that conclusion, maybe by being drunk, or from a brain injury. Yeah that John Williams guy, he's just a passing fad too.Course JKR is giving all proceeds to charity and is not profitting from this bood, despite some here who think she's a money whore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 John Williams was never a popular fad, not in the way Harry Potter was/is.But I agree with you that HP is here to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 How about that Beetle the Bard ?Anyone read that?I might pick it up after Christmas. I'm looking forward to the encyclopedia thing, if only for any tidbits of post-DH info.Wait...is there an encyclopedia in the back of BTB? Or are you referring to the seperate thing that Rowling was talking about writing?The seperate thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 you miss the point indy, and yes at one time JW was the in thing and some thought his popularity was a fad, but you weren't born then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 How about that Beetle the Bard ?Anyone read that?I might pick it up after Christmas. I'm looking forward to the encyclopedia thing, if only for any tidbits of post-DH info.Wait...is there an encyclopedia in the back of BTB? Or are you referring to the seperate thing that Rowling was talking about writing?The seperate thing.Ah, okay.you miss the point indy, and yes at one time JW was the in thing and some thought his popularity was a fad, but you weren't born then.John Williams was never as popular to the general public as Harry Potter.You underestimate my age, Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 How about that Beetle the Bard ?Anyone read that?I might pick it up after Christmas. I'm looking forward to the encyclopedia thing, if only for any tidbits of post-DH info.Wait...is there an encyclopedia in the back of BTB? Or are you referring to the seperate thing that Rowling was talking about writing?The seperate thing.Ah, okay.you miss the point indy, and yes at one time JW was the in thing and some thought his popularity was a fad, but you weren't born then.John Williams was never as popular to the general public as Harry Potter.You underestimate my age, Joe.were you around in the 70's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Well if I told you that, it would ruin the fun, wouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 no, cause you weren't you can tell by your posts, and the huge gaps in knowledge, hell you probably can't even drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 How about that Beetle the Bard ?Anyone read that?I enjoyed it. The notes by Dumbledore were particularly fun to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 is it a story or random factoids or "poems"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Beetle? Sounds like a load of dung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 is it a story or random factoids or "poems"?It has five short stories, one of them being The Tale of the Three Brothers as included in Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows. Each story has notes by Albus Dumbledore. You'll read it in about two hours, but it's a fun little romp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 It's "Beedle", by the way. Not "beetle". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Anyone who knows who wrote the music for the latest HP:HBP trailer? John Williams himself maybe?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I doubt they would pick JW to write the music for the trailer and not the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I doubt they would pick JW to write the music for the trailer and not the film.Then if it is JW, probably he will do the movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Anyone who knows who wrote the music for the latest HP:HBP trailer? John Williams himself maybe?? ROTFLMAO ROTFLMAO ROTFLMAO ROTFLMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FattyMcButterpants 1 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 MSM is kidding of course.Yes?If not, then I love it how Williams copies the RCP sound at the end with Hedwig's Theme - such class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 The variation of Hedwig's theme sucks. The rest of the music is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FattyMcButterpants 1 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Did you catch the irony part ...?By the way, judging from the trailer, is the whole film drenched in that dirty Matrix-green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Did you catch the irony part ...?By the way, judging from the trailer, is the whole film drenched in that dirty Matrix-green?When people think of the 1930's today, they go "I can't imagine colour even existing at that time, did people only see in black and white??"70 years from now, people will wonder "did people really only see in colour graded mirky green in the early 2000's??" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Did you catch the irony part ...?I caught the joke, but I know that I've praised the music in the past, so I just wanted to make sure that it was known that I disliked the Hedwig variation. For the record.By the way, judging from the trailer, is the whole film drenched in that dirty Matrix-green?I think it fits very well for this film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I think it looks crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 It fits the book cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 The HBP cover (American version) has always been my favorite cover out of the series. It's beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 By that logic, DH should be in glorious Technicolor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 That cover is terrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 It's not as bad as this one:Okay. Maybe it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Oh dear.Rappi Notter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 That cover is terrible!The UK covers have always been a bit tacky, that's why I like them. I like it better than the boring US cover for DH, which is just Harry staring up with his arm out. Ooh, dramatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 There's more than that:Besides, give me the right half of this cover over the British one anyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Yeah, I realise that's the extended picture. But that's not what's on the front cover.Also, what are they both looking for? The Elder Wand? Doesn't make sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 That cover is terrible!The UK covers have always been a bit tacky, that's why I like them. I like it better than the boring US cover for DH, which is just Harry staring up.I thought PS and COS were the only crappy Bloomsbury covers. The rest were okay.I've never been a fan of Mary GrandPre's artwork for Scholastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 That cover is terrible!The UK covers have always been a bit tacky, that's why I like them. I like it better than the boring US cover for DH, which is just Harry staring up.I thought PS and COS were the only crappy Bloomsbury covers. The rest were okay.I've never been a fan of Mary GrandPre's artwork for Scholastic.Better than what J.K. Rowling had to contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Me either... Her style just doesn't fit with Jo's writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Looks like something you'd see on a Goosebumps cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Yeah, I realise that's the extended picture. But that's not what's on the front cover.Also, what are they both looking for? The Elder Wand? Doesn't make sense to me.Yup, the Elder Wand. Both Harry and Voldemort are wandless in the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Yes, this is true. This man has no wand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Me either... Her style just doesn't fit with Jo's writing.How so?Looks like something you'd see on a Goosebumps cover.No way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Me either... Her style just doesn't fit with Jo's writing.How so?It's too non-naturalistic, it breaks too many conventions of structured art. That'd be fine if the books were unconventional, but they're very structured and rooted in classic mysteries and thrillers. The 'magic' aspect has very little to do with Jo's talent as a storyteller.When I think "British" and "boarding school novel", heavily stylised (and in my opinion of the first three covers, sloppy) images do not come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Ah, we'll have to agree to disagree here. I think they fit wonderfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Indeed, it's obviously a very personal thing as we all imagine the written world differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 This is very true. One of the best aspects of literature in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I'd prefer Drew Struzan do artwork for the rest of the series, and release a book set with those on the covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Too bad he's retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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