AleG

Harry Potter's Voldemort and Death Eaters fail in comparison to LOTR's Sauron and witch kings.

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RoemerMW

Just saw this today, huge disappointment for those looking forward to the Hobbit.

Del Toro Exits The Hobbit - Movies News at IGN

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RVCA

Oh, woops. I voted Harry before I even saw the OP.

LOTR movies > HP movies

HP books >>>>>>>> LOTR books

Rhovanion

Personally for me, Lord of the Rings wins hands down no contest (both the movies and the books). I still enjoy the Harry Potter movies (and books) though. Very much so. They just won't ever be up there with Tolkien for me.

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Janszoon

Man that sucks.

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khfreek

why would he give up the job when he's gonna have his hands mostly in it anyway?

EDIT: RVCA what the fuck are you talking about?

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Both really aren't that great writers if I'm going to be honest, at least in their fields, and if you compare their prose with other literary greats like Fitzgerald, Pynchon, Vonnegut and such they just don't stand up. Even against other speculative fiction greats like Mieville, Phillip K. D*ck and Lovecraft, they are lacking. Rowling wrote with the sophistication of a high-schooler and Tolkien's style doesn't lend well to conveying action, which is an essential thing in the epic fantasy field. However, you can't deny the scope of Tolkien's imagination and creativity and the joy of his description of the land itself. Few writers have such an appreciation of nature as he, I feel. Tolkien gets leeway since he essentially created fantasy and had nothing else to compare his work with except Homeric epics.

But anyway, LOTR was much better and the Harry Potter movies were bland to me.

edit: I knew you would block out Mr. Phillip.

RVCA

I dunno, my opinion? I'm not a movie connoisseur, nor am I a book connoisseur, but in my opinion the HP series was far more enjoyable and memorable than the LOTR series.

Yes, I've read all of both series. But my opinion probably has to do with my age. I grew up following the story of Harry Potter, and it'll always be part of my childhood. LOTR was one of those stinky old books your dad read when he was a kid.

khfreek

LOTR isn't a kids' book, that's your main problem.

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RVCA

Right, well maybe I'll re-read the trilogy over summer and get back to you