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Quint sees midnight horror comedy OTIS and Harry Potter fandom doc WE ARE WIZARDS at SXSW '08!!!

Whoopeee! by SkinJob69	Mar 8th, 2008 10:52:32 PM

Avada Kadavra! by Corterville	Mar 8th, 2008 11:03:26 PM
Christian fundamentalists can go to Hell.
I don’t think there are too many on the outside that gives a shi by JackLint	Mar 8th, 2008 11:49:26 PM
Not only does it make perfect sense, it pretty much sums up a lot of nich/nerd interests. The only scenario where somebody on the 'outside' would want to watch a documentary about nerds is to laugh at their expense, or for a freak-show type of kick. Which is fine, I loved Trekkies and Darkon for that very reason. King of Kong is maybe the only one that rises above that level as a genuinely good movie.
Crucio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Turd Furgeson	Mar 9th, 2008 12:26:26 AM
I'm such a Harry Potter Dork I've read the fake 7th book a dozen times. Granted, its way better than the real 7th book but still, i't fake and i've read it a dozen times...
I'm biting my tongue... by Stevie Grant	Mar 9th, 2008 12:34:37 AM
concerning Harry Potter fans... who are adults. Fuck it. You all need to grow the fuck up and try some Carson McCullers, for example, or... pretty much any author whose literature is not obsessed about by pre-teens. Are you all boy band fans also?
I don't understand by Turd Furgeson	Mar 9th, 2008 12:36:05 AM
I grew up Catholic and I still don't understand christian hatred and propaganda of the Harry Potter books. I understand the arguement agaisnt sorcery in general, but the vitriol I hear is so aweful. I would have thought at this point, the good vs evil aspect of the story, not succombing to the temptations of evil, and innocent virtue would have helped catholics and christians in generall, teach their children that while the story is fictionalized, the morale is the same: Stay honest, stay innocent, be a champions for the less fortunate, and fight evil.... Am I wrong or am I just too drunk?
Stevie Grant by Turd Furgeson	Mar 9th, 2008 12:43:08 AM
You're pretty narrow minded... If you think all adult Harry Potter fans are nothing more than voyers yerning to explore the pre-teen world again, you're simplifying it too much. When you read the books, you're not only exploring a world where and innocent kid tries to overcome great evil, you're also exploring a world where a kid is trying to find out who he is in this world. The maturation process of teenagers is fascinating because every step is new, every step is a journey, right or wrong and that is displayed very elloquently in the books. Read them again, you'll see.
Turd, by Stevie Grant	Mar 9th, 2008 12:44:57 AM
I've only heard about the Christian-Right-Wing-Hatred about Harry Potter on the news. I've never actually met anyone who believes Harry=Satan, or known anyone who has known someone like that. I'm assuming it's kinda like the never-ending story about those assholes who claim every American death is the result of our nations policy of not persecuting homosexuality; so they picket soldiers funerals.
Furgeson... by Stevie Grant	Mar 9th, 2008 12:50:51 AM
I'll cede the point. I've tried to read the Harry Potter books, but could never make if more than 20 pages into 'em. However, if you want engaging, page-turner, fantasy/fiction... try George R. R. Martin. But, I wasn't accusing you of being a pedophile... I was accusing you of being a Buster Bluth.
Stevie Grant by zacdilone	Mar 9th, 2008 01:44:51 AM
Agreed...heck, I'm a pastor in a very evangelical denomination, and I have yet to run into one person who considers Harry Potter a tool of Satan. However, I have run into tons of other folks like me who love the books and make the midnight book releases and movie premieres. Sounds like a cheap ploy to make controversy to sell tickets.
Draco and the Malfoys by buffywrestling	Mar 9th, 2008 03:53:09 AM
That is too cute for words.
What about Hermoine and The Grangers. by Redfive!	Mar 9th, 2008 04:10:18 AM
or Ron and The Weasleys,or Mad Eye and The Moodies...or my favs Sirius and the Blacks...THOSE DAMN RACISTS.
How about... by zacdilone	Mar 9th, 2008 05:20:15 AM
Voldy and the Morts.
Corterville.. by GeekyAnimeNerd79Beyotch	Mar 9th, 2008 11:06:49 AM
..It's "Avada Kedavra" not "Avada Kadavra".
Jeff Albertson... by Frijole	Mar 9th, 2008 12:17:56 PM
Those are some pretty nasty claims to pop out without backing them up, mister.
Yeah, Harry Potter is pretty racist... by James_O'Nasty	Mar 9th, 2008 01:31:58 PM
Whaaaaaaaaaa? How the fuck does that happen? Is there a single instance that can be pointed out for argument's sake? And Jeff, you're an ass.
I know it's shorthand but still by freydis	Mar 9th, 2008 01:45:05 PM
can we not call it "the christian reaction," please? that just reinforces the extremists' mistaken idea that they speak for all of us.
Jeff Albertson knows all about stupid by trollkiller91	Mar 9th, 2008 01:59:05 PM
And Isn't afraid to show it. Weak, little, lame, troll boy that he is.
SICK of movies about fans. by ZeroCorpse	Mar 9th, 2008 02:49:23 PM
There are a half dozen of them for Trekkies, several for Star Wars fans, I think there's one out there for Whedonites, a bajillion for anime fans and Wizard of Oz fans, and now there's one about Harry Potter fans. Movies about groups of people who like particular movies are not movies. They're wank-fests. This sort of self-congratulatory handjob filmmaking needs to stop. I'm a fan of J.K. Rowling's work, but movies about the freakos who dress up like wizards and use the word "muggle" in every day conversation are NOT beneficial to her work, and frankly, ALL cosplayers and obsessive fans of ALL art need to CALM THE FUCK DOWN and stop being such complete and utter tools. Cosplay must die. People who run around dressed as Snape are just as whacked as people who dress in fursuits and yiff each other.
Oh, and Neely's work isn't animation. by ZeroCorpse	Mar 9th, 2008 02:51:38 PM
It's a series of still badly-done drawings with a silly-ass song played behind it. I can get the same effect with MS Paint and the slideshow feature on my iPod.
Potter doc... by Tourist	Mar 9th, 2008 03:08:09 PM
...Sounds like a really broke ass poor mans Trekkies.
The Sounds Like Shit festival? by skywalkerfamily	Mar 9th, 2008 04:24:18 PM
Why so many articles about so many boring movies
Are Harry Potter fans called Harries? by skywalkerfamily	Mar 9th, 2008 05:30:50 PM

Geeky Anime Nerd... by Corterville	Mar 9th, 2008 06:06:02 PM
Pardon my "a".

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