Comments on: Harry Potter and the Blah-di-blah-blah http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/ All the news not fit to print: Gary Brecher the War Nerd, Mark Ames, Yasha Levine, Eileen Jones and the rest of Team eXiled Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:04:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Greasy http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-39778 Greasy Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:03:29 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-39778 Can’t take anything from JKR making a living, but alas, it’s all shit, and unfortunately damaging to human development. I can really get with an abused kid under the stairs as a powerful and relevant start, but gee whiz!!! Harry was loaded with dough!!! I’d like to think that Harry would be a kid who through integrity and grit would overcome. No, no, no, he’s just another spoiled twat trying to fit in at a cliquey school. Hogwarts is disturbingly more petty and pretentious than the Muggle world (another huge gaffe for JKR), and only proves that you can only get ahead and get out of trouble by thwarting rules, and having friends in high places. Oh yeah, good breeding and copious copinage help too! I’ve met way too many "poor little rich kids" – turn them into hamburger! When I finally got to college, I had to work in the dining hall, and walk everywhere (I'm still paying off the loans from 20 years ago). I had to study, and put in much time creating work, defending it, and confronting my own personal demons and limitations. I couldn’t afford expensive libations, fancy food, etc. The spoiled fucks from private schools networked quickly, but ended up dropping out, crashing cars, and are now in rehab. They never had real friends, but a cadre of pricks of similar class to pal around with while waiting to go to work in Daddy's firm. This is supposed to be Slitheryn, but Harry and his friends are much worse. Excellence is not a virtue, but a habit. My real Hogwarts was graduate school, and my real work is Urban and Special Education and Human Service – getting kids out of prison, off drugs, and away from danger. People I work with make miracles happen every day, but not by waving wands. We believe in others’ ability to help themselves, and survive. JKR may have helped a generation of kids fall in love with reading, but she may have also reinforced the worst of the kind of whiny, self-absorbed drama. Kids are dying around us every day, some survive to endure years of abuse and maltreatment. Let Harry and his freinds die, who needs them. I don’t see them doing anything more than pandering to their own insecurities and their own pointless hides. Can’t take anything from JKR making a living, but alas, it’s all shit, and unfortunately damaging to human development. I can really get with an abused kid under the stairs as a powerful and relevant start, but gee whiz!!! Harry was loaded with dough!!! I’d like to think that Harry would be a kid who through integrity and grit would overcome. No, no, no, he’s just another spoiled twat trying to fit in at a cliquey school.
Hogwarts is disturbingly more petty and pretentious than the Muggle world (another huge gaffe for JKR), and only proves that you can only get ahead and get out of trouble by thwarting rules, and having friends in high places. Oh yeah, good breeding and copious copinage help too! I’ve met way too many “poor little rich kids” – turn them into hamburger! When I finally got to college, I had to work in the dining hall, and walk everywhere (I’m still paying off the loans from 20 years ago). I had to study, and put in much time creating work, defending it, and confronting my own personal demons and limitations. I couldn’t afford expensive libations, fancy food, etc. The spoiled fucks from private schools networked quickly, but ended up dropping out, crashing cars, and are now in rehab. They never had real friends, but a cadre of pricks of similar class to pal around with while waiting to go to work in Daddy’s firm. This is supposed to be Slitheryn, but Harry and his friends are much worse. Excellence is not a virtue, but a habit.
My real Hogwarts was graduate school, and my real work is Urban and Special Education and Human Service – getting kids out of prison, off drugs, and away from danger. People I work with make miracles happen every day, but not by waving wands. We believe in others’ ability to help themselves, and survive. JKR may have helped a generation of kids fall in love with reading, but she may have also reinforced the worst of the kind of whiny, self-absorbed drama. Kids are dying around us every day, some survive to endure years of abuse and maltreatment. Let Harry and his freinds die, who needs them. I don’t see them doing anything more than pandering to their own insecurities and their own pointless hides.

]]> By: Greasy http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-39775 Greasy Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:07:35 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-39775 Can't take anything from JKR making a living, but alas, it's all shit, and unfortunately damaging to human development. I can really get with an abused kid under the stairs as a powerful and relevant start, but gee whiz!!! you're rich!!! I'd like to think that Harry would be a kid who through integrity and grit would overcome. No, no, no, he's just another spoiled twat trying to fit in at private school. Hogwarts is disturbingly more petty and pretentious than the Muggle world (another huge gaff for JKR), and only proves that you can only get ahead and get out of trouble by thwarting rules, and having friends in high places. Oh yeah, good breeding and money help too! I've met way too many poor little rich kids - turn them into hamburger! When I finally got to college, I had to work in the dining hall, and walk everywhere. I had to study, and put in much time creating work, defending it, and confronting my own personal demons and limitations. I couldn't afford expensive libations, fancy food, etc. The spoiled fucks from private schools networked quickly but ended up dropping out crashing cars, and are now in rehab. The never had real friends, but a cadre of similar class. This is supposed to be Sliterin, but Harry and his friends are much worse. Excellence is not a virtue, but a habit. My real Hogwarts was graduate school, and my real work is Special Education and Human Service - getting kids out of prison, off drugs, and away from danger. People I work with make miracles every day, but not by waving wands, by believing in others' ability to help themselves, and survive. JKR may have helped a generation of kids fall in love with reading, but she may have also reinforced the worst of the kind of self whiny, self-absorbed drama. Kids are dying around us every day, some to years of abuse and maltreatment. Let Harry and his freinds die, who needs them. I don't see them doing anything more than pandering to their own insecurities and their own pointless hides. Can’t take anything from JKR making a living, but alas, it’s all shit, and unfortunately damaging to human development. I can really get with an abused kid under the stairs as a powerful and relevant start, but gee whiz!!! you’re rich!!! I’d like to think that Harry would be a kid who through integrity and grit would overcome. No, no, no, he’s just another spoiled twat trying to fit in at private school.
Hogwarts is disturbingly more petty and pretentious than the Muggle world (another huge gaff for JKR), and only proves that you can only get ahead and get out of trouble by thwarting rules, and having friends in high places. Oh yeah, good breeding and money help too! I’ve met way too many poor little rich kids – turn them into hamburger! When I finally got to college, I had to work in the dining hall, and walk everywhere. I had to study, and put in much time creating work, defending it, and confronting my own personal demons and limitations. I couldn’t afford expensive libations, fancy food, etc. The spoiled fucks from private schools networked quickly but ended up dropping out crashing cars, and are now in rehab. The never had real friends, but a cadre of similar class. This is supposed to be Sliterin, but Harry and his friends are much worse. Excellence is not a virtue, but a habit.
My real Hogwarts was graduate school, and my real work is Special Education and Human Service – getting kids out of prison, off drugs, and away from danger. People I work with make miracles every day, but not by waving wands, by believing in others’ ability to help themselves, and survive. JKR may have helped a generation of kids fall in love with reading, but she may have also reinforced the worst of the kind of self whiny, self-absorbed drama. Kids are dying around us every day, some to years of abuse and maltreatment. Let Harry and his freinds die, who needs them. I don’t see them doing anything more than pandering to their own insecurities and their own pointless hides.

]]> By: Annie http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-34464 Annie Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:39:16 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-34464 Yet again, another person criticizing a book they probably haven't even read... Yet again, another person criticizing a book they probably haven’t even read…

]]> By: leslie http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-27812 leslie Mon, 07 Feb 2011 02:07:17 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-27812 wow you're an idiot. u probably havent even read the books have you? they are the best books ive ever read and ever will read. and i agree with hermionie, you need to get a life, and stop complaining wow you’re an idiot. u probably havent even read the books have you? they are the best books ive ever read and ever will read. and i agree with hermionie, you need to get a life, and stop complaining

]]> By: Hermione http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-27015 Hermione Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:27:41 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-27015 Harry Potter is a great Series. You must not have a Life. Only people without interesting lives go on for 2 pages and a bit about something they hate. Harry Potter is a great Series. You must not have a Life. Only people without interesting lives go on for 2 pages and a bit about something they hate.

]]> By: Broken Soup http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-21370 Broken Soup Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:30:48 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-21370 Really funny, and true, I guess. J.K.Rowling and the film producers have kind of stretched this Harry Potter thing out to far. It's getting boring now. And what you said about the 'kids' ages is so true! Daniel Radcliff is like 20 now. Also it isn't sinister at all with all the teenage love. And Voldemort isn't the least bit scary. Belatrix is defiantly my favourite character though, the most interesting by far. But you are so wrong about Ginny if anything it is Ginny who has the wrong taste in boys not Harry in girls. Harry potter can really get on my nerves sometimes, i don't know why. Really funny, and true, I guess. J.K.Rowling and the film producers have kind of stretched this Harry Potter thing out to far. It’s getting boring now. And what you said about the ‘kids’ ages is so true! Daniel Radcliff is like 20 now. Also it isn’t sinister at all with all the teenage love. And Voldemort isn’t the least bit scary. Belatrix is defiantly my favourite character though, the most interesting by far. But you are so wrong about Ginny if anything it is Ginny who has the wrong taste in boys not Harry in girls. Harry potter can really get on my nerves sometimes, i don’t know why.

]]> By: korman643 http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-12610 korman643 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:39:56 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-12610 Miyazaki's version of "Howl" is good because it doesn't try to make a miniseriesof DWJ's book, but uses it to tell something different. It's not entirely successful (and I wish he had used more of the original subplots) but it's still a terrific movie. BTW, watch Ponyo - only Miyazaki could get away doing a kid movie with a megatsunami and the Ride of the Walkiries. Another thing I want to make clear - there's more Tolkien in three minutes of "Princess Mononoke" (particularly the suicidal charge of the Boar Gods) than anything of those Peter Jackson flicks. And - last but not least - there's "Little Norse Prince" from Isao Takahata... which I hope someone here has seen... if you haven't, well, you're really missing something. Miyazaki’s version of “Howl” is good because it doesn’t try to make a miniseriesof DWJ’s book, but uses it to tell something different. It’s not entirely successful (and I wish he had used more of the original subplots) but it’s still a terrific movie. BTW, watch Ponyo – only Miyazaki could get away doing a kid movie with a megatsunami and the Ride of the Walkiries.

Another thing I want to make clear – there’s more Tolkien in three minutes of “Princess Mononoke” (particularly the suicidal charge of the Boar Gods) than anything of those Peter Jackson flicks.

And – last but not least – there’s “Little Norse Prince” from Isao Takahata… which I hope someone here has seen… if you haven’t, well, you’re really missing something.

]]> By: aleke http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-12557 aleke Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:40:24 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-12557 @wiseguy If you loved Harry Potter you gotta try Yu-Gi-Oh! It's a kids world! Hey, it could happen! See ya, [skateboards off to Bart's house] @wiseguy

If you loved Harry Potter you gotta try Yu-Gi-Oh! It’s a kids world! Hey, it could happen!

See ya,
[skateboards off to Bart's house]

]]> By: grak http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-12536 grak Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:17:06 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-12536 If JK Rowling ever reads that recent Dolan article on death, the next book will be "Harry Potter and the Gnawing Empty Terror of Impending Pointless Doom". oh the horror If JK Rowling ever reads that recent Dolan article on death, the next book will be “Harry Potter and the Gnawing Empty Terror of Impending Pointless Doom”.

oh the horror

]]> By: wiseguy http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-12532 wiseguy Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:30:56 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-12532 It must be mentioned; the last chapter of the last Harry Potter book is an allegory by the now rich (yet still emotionally healthy) Ms JK Rowling on ending childhood, putting away those things we once grew up with and embracing the obligations of adulthood. It is a subtle message to her often fanatical (cross Atlantic) fan base on the idea of moving on. Since she gained fame across the wide English speaking world (beyond Britain) she has seen the extreme sort of fandom that can take place. I commend her on using her plot resolution in the last book to inject moderation and maturity into her story. I believe that this message board can learn something from these ending themes. It must be mentioned; the last chapter of the last Harry Potter book is an allegory by the now rich (yet still emotionally healthy) Ms JK Rowling on ending childhood, putting away those things we once grew up with and embracing the obligations of adulthood. It is a subtle message to her often fanatical (cross Atlantic) fan base on the idea of moving on. Since she gained fame across the wide English speaking world (beyond Britain) she has seen the extreme sort of fandom that can take place. I commend her on using her plot resolution in the last book to inject moderation and maturity into her story. I believe that this message board can learn something from these ending themes.

]]> By: wiseguy http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-12531 wiseguy Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:24:29 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-12531 I've always loved Harry Potter since childhood. Its going to be ending soon, and a chapter in the lives of (now ex) kids who grew up reading these stroies will close. The series will be finishing so while its around we'll have fun and go watch the movies. I’ve always loved Harry Potter since childhood. Its going to be ending soon, and a chapter in the lives of (now ex) kids who grew up reading these stroies will close. The series will be finishing so while its around we’ll have fun and go watch the movies.

]]> By: montyeinzz! http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-12523 montyeinzz! Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:23:54 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-12523 Harry is annoying ! I’ve always like the Harry Potter series! I can’t wait for The Deathly Hallows! 1. Hired promotion, WE WANT MONEY!I LOVE MONEY! yawn ..selfish destructionwhore pathetic scams leading nowhere 2. Private person, slightly on the boring side..actually somebody that fucking boring, hows that even possible? ... mi-5, mi-6 harry potter - ..secret services are really clever - always making money sooo impressiv, and they are by no means pathetic filth with no purpose whatsover.. "burn after reading" is already called a conspiracy, maybe CNN is debunking soon - investigating hard already! Yesterday I sneezed..! Harry is annoying !

I’ve always like the Harry Potter series! I can’t wait for The Deathly Hallows!

1. Hired promotion, WE WANT MONEY!I LOVE MONEY!
yawn ..selfish destructionwhore pathetic scams leading nowhere

2. Private person, slightly on the boring side..actually
somebody that fucking boring, hows that even possible?

… mi-5, mi-6 harry potter – ..secret services are really clever – always making money sooo impressiv, and they are by no means pathetic filth with no purpose whatsover..
“burn after reading” is already called a conspiracy, maybe CNN is debunking soon – investigating hard already!
Yesterday I sneezed..!

]]> By: monopole http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-12520 monopole Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:44:56 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-12520 At least Diana Wynne Jones got an excellent movie adaptation of Howl's Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki. While the books have a degree of whimsy and eccentricity, the movie adaptations are uniformly awful. And frankly Alfonso Cuaron is so busy adding odd stylistic elements he mauls the plot to the point of incoherence. What would be great is if the adaptations had been done after the last book, with appropriate foreshadowing. Imagine Dumbeldore played as a cynical puppet master. An eldrich George Smiley. At least Diana Wynne Jones got an excellent movie adaptation of Howl’s Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki. While the books have a degree of whimsy and eccentricity, the movie adaptations are uniformly awful. And frankly Alfonso Cuaron is so busy adding odd stylistic elements he mauls the plot to the point of incoherence.
What would be great is if the adaptations had been done after the last book, with appropriate foreshadowing. Imagine Dumbeldore played as a cynical puppet master. An eldrich George Smiley.

]]> By: Jyp http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-12489 Jyp Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:50:36 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-12489 What is this shit? I mean WHAT IS THIS SHIT? Get a fucking life, fool. We're going down the fucking toilet. We're drowning here. If you want amusement, get drunk, get high, high on some broads. If you want to hang around in the dark grooving on shit like this, be quiet about it! What is this shit? I mean WHAT IS THIS SHIT? Get a fucking life, fool. We’re going down the fucking toilet. We’re drowning here. If you want amusement, get drunk, get high, high on some broads. If you want to hang around in the dark grooving on shit like this, be quiet about it!

]]> By: Mike Gogulski http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-12465 Mike Gogulski Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:58:40 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-12465 Coming soon: <em>Harry Potter and the Order of the Rosy Palm</em> in which young Harry starts learning all sorts of interesting things about his body... Coming soon: Harry Potter and the Order of the Rosy Palm in which young Harry starts learning all sorts of interesting things about his body…

]]> By: Tam http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-12463 Tam Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:58:52 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-12463 Nothing inherently wrong with having 'a fixation on the drab and virtuous' After all, you (and I) liked Coraline, which had basically pretty much the same message. Difference being of course, that Coraline was brilliant. Nothing inherently wrong with having ‘a fixation on the drab and virtuous’ After all, you (and I) liked Coraline, which had basically pretty much the same message. Difference being of course, that Coraline was brilliant.

]]> By: korman643 http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-12462 korman643 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:35:19 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-12462 Do yourself a favour, and start reading Diana Wynne Jones NOW. For 15 years I thought I was the only one in the world who knew about her before I've read Dolan mentioning her books in The Exile. Believe me, she's as good as John says! "Charmed Life", "Howl's Magic Castle", "Eight Days of Luke" and "Fire and Hemlock" are seriously great, but my favourite right now is "Dark Lord of Derkholm" - it's incredibly funny and well written and even poignant in places and everything. Buy Diana's books and stop bickering about horrible plagiarist Rowling! Do yourself a favour, and start reading Diana Wynne Jones NOW. For 15 years I thought I was the only one in the world who knew about her before I’ve read Dolan mentioning her books in The Exile. Believe me, she’s as good as John says! “Charmed Life”, “Howl’s Magic Castle”, “Eight Days of Luke” and “Fire and Hemlock” are seriously great, but my favourite right now is “Dark Lord of Derkholm” – it’s incredibly funny and well written and even poignant in places and everything. Buy Diana’s books and stop bickering about horrible plagiarist Rowling!

]]> By: Paul http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-12457 Paul Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:27:06 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-12457 I've always like the Harry Potter series! I can't wait for The Deathly Hallows! www.sbpdl.com I’ve always like the Harry Potter series! I can’t wait for The Deathly Hallows!

http://www.sbpdl.com

]]> By: rick http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-12456 rick Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:29:24 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-12456 The books are mainly notable for domesticating the Joseph Campbell narrative (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomyth). They re-create the monomyth with every episode...something the pompous Star Wars and Matrix idiots couldn't do, because success convinced them they were actually talented at constructing narratives. They weren't. God save the world from George Lucas. But the Potter series painfully, strategically re-creates the hero's journey with every episode. That's why it's grotesquely successful. She read "The Golden Bough" in preparation for the last episode, obviously, and she fucked up, profoundly, but people read it anyway, because she'd already established the crack-cocaine trail. It's like marketing class, if it wasn't entertaining, and my ex-girlfriend got me to read the books. This was the least entertaining of all the episodes. The last book also sucked. The books are mainly notable for domesticating the Joseph Campbell narrative (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomyth). They re-create the monomyth with every episode…something the pompous Star Wars and Matrix idiots couldn’t do, because success convinced them they were actually talented at constructing narratives. They weren’t. God save the world from George Lucas. But the Potter series painfully, strategically re-creates the hero’s journey with every episode. That’s why it’s grotesquely successful. She read “The Golden Bough” in preparation for the last episode, obviously, and she fucked up, profoundly, but people read it anyway, because she’d already established the crack-cocaine trail.

It’s like marketing class, if it wasn’t entertaining, and my ex-girlfriend got me to read the books. This was the least entertaining of all the episodes. The last book also sucked.

]]> By: ince http://exiledonline.com/harry-potter-and-the-blah-di-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-12454 ince Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:25:56 +0000 http://exiledonline.com/?p=10565#comment-12454 It seems as though I am trying to write a comment as lengthy and tiresome as this film franchise. I applaud you Eileen for writing something intelligent. Wish I could too. It seems as though I am trying to write a comment as lengthy and tiresome as this film franchise. I applaud you Eileen for writing something intelligent. Wish I could too.

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