LOTR vs Harry Potter - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aroaraniel · 08-15-2002, 12:32 PM

I belong to lots of message boards including the one at HarryPotter.com...and I've come to this conclusion---Lord of the Ring fans (for whatever reason) seem to be much more learned and well...generally not as annoying as Harry Potter fans. The only reason I still go there, is because of the friends I made there, who are very much like you people. And it took me a long time to find those people believe me. I find it wierd that books compared over and over again, and pretty much the two most popularfantasy (or whatever you'd like to call them) story epic appeal to a complete different genres of people...although they are completely different, they are somewhat similar...I don't know if you just got what I was trying to say, but its...difficult to explain hehe!<P>But that's besides the point, isn't it? I find LOTR more confusing, but generally more a good read and all around entertaining. Harry Potter...is one of those books you re-read because you're bored one day...but thats just my opinion. And well the movies don't compare. The Harry Potter movie sucked compared to Lord of the Rings, although I own both of them hehe!!

08-15-2002, 12:32 PM	#1
Aroaraniel Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buckland Posts: 158	I belong to lots of message boards including the one at HarryPotter.com...and I've come to this conclusion---Lord of the Ring fans (for whatever reason) seem to be much more learned and well...generally not as annoying as Harry Potter fans. The only reason I still go there, is because of the friends I made there, who are very much like you people. And it took me a long time to find those people believe me. I find it wierd that books compared over and over again, and pretty much the two most popularfantasy (or whatever you'd like to call them) story epic appeal to a complete different genres of people...although they are completely different, they are somewhat similar...I don't know if you just got what I was trying to say, but its...difficult to explain hehe!<P>But that's besides the point, isn't it? I find LOTR more confusing, but generally more a good read and all around entertaining. Harry Potter...is one of those books you re-read because you're bored one day...but thats just my opinion. And well the movies don't compare. The Harry Potter movie sucked compared to Lord of the Rings, although I own both of them hehe!! __________________ Pippin and Merry rule! -- Lissenen ar' maska'lalaith tenna' lye omentuva!