Thursday, July 19, 2007

Jackasses, New York Times Trying to Ruin My Life

So, a few days ago, some jackass managed to get his hands on an advanced copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. And, rather than keep it to himself, he decided to take a photograph of each page and upload the entire novel to the internet. This, I can almost forgive. I mean, there is always going to be some jackass loser around determined to spoil other people's fun. But its ok--because when said jackass gets slapped with a $100 trillion dollar lawsuit, he'll get whats coming to him (ass rapings).

However, a few days later, the New York Times also got their hands on an advanced copy (apparently "purchased legally" from a NYC bookstore) and, being the well-established and credible newspaper that they are, decided to write a full advanced review of the novel--complete with major plot details and spoilers! The Baltimore Sun apparently did the same thing.

'Potter' author JK Rowling was appalled: "I am staggered that some American newspapers have decided to publish purported spoilers in the form of reviews in complete disregard of the wishes of literally millions of readers…"

A Bloomsbury spokeswoman likened the American book leaks to the Boston Tea Party--noting that there have been no such occurances in the UK: "But over here it is blockades as usual, with the embargo being enforced unflinchingly and without exception by all our customers."

So, in other words--this week we Americans got Posh, Becks, and the utter hatred of JK Rowling. Bad things really do happen in threes :-(

posted by Me @ 7:48 AM

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Putting the Po(o) in Potter

After attending the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, I feel it is my duty as a nerd to inform you all (via Newsweek's review--which took the words right out of my mouth) how much this movie sucked ass:

"The last two 'Harry Potter' movies soared, but the dull 'Order of the Phoenix' never really takes flight."

"Those who have not read the book may wonder how J. K. Rowling could have devoted [870] pages to what seems, on screen, the slightest, most water-treading of the series."

"After the triumph of the last two movies, directed by Alfonso Cuarón and Mike Newell, this is a letdown. "

"Radcliffe is clearly willing and able to take Harry to deeper, darker places, but the screenplay doesn't give him enough to play off of—his newly embattled relationships with Ron and Hermione didn't make it to the screen. Nor do the political subtexts [of the book] really come alive..."

"The storytelling seems occasionally disjointed, but more important, for all the special-effects wizardry, that touch of film magic never surfaces. There's fireworks and action and much swooshing about, but this interim installment seems stuck in one nightmarish gear. "

If you listen carefully, you'll hear the sound of nerds around the world sobbing (including me).

posted by Me @ 6:24 AM