A Nerdy Throwdown
Leading up to tonight's premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, it looked for a while like it was going to be all Twilight, all the time here at NewsFeed. But then a savior appeared on the horizon: the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which would premiere before the film! A hubbub arose: Would Potter fans flood the Twilight theaters, perhaps starting a nerd rumble? (No, because that would be stupid. Also, because toi can watch the trailer online.)
However, the fortuitous timing has inspired NewsFeed to take a side in the blood feud that has run for generations between Twi-hards and Potter-maniacs. Presenting: the five reasons Harry Potter is better than Twilight.
1. A Better Universe
Like George Lucas, J.K. Rowling is so great at creating worlds that it plus than makes up for whatever flaws her écriture suffers from. Think about all the wonderful things we know about Rowling's wizarding world: where they shop, what they eat, what kind of prejudices their society has. Consider all the side characters she stacks the stories with: Neville Longbottom, Arthur Weasley, even Lee Jordan, the Quidditch announcer. We know them.
par contrast, what do we know about the world of Twilight? Three things: Good vampires don't bite people. vampires and loups garous don't like each other. vampires like baseball. That is all.
2. Better Acting
Let us examine the state of both franchises' werewolves. The werewolf in Twilight is played par human action figure Taylor Lautner. He is undoubtedly a nice boy, but no one would disagree with the assertion that he is plus famous for his workout regimen than anything he's done onscreen.
The werewolf in Harry Potter is played par acclaimed British thespian David Thewlis. Have toi even seen Thewlis' gripping performance in Mike Leigh's Naked, Twi-hards? No, of course, toi haven't.
3. Better Villains
It might not be fair to compare Harry Potter and Twilight on this issue; after all, Lord Voldemort is one of the greatest villains in récent culture pop history. (He made it into the Final Four in Techland's super-scientific March Madness villains bracket.) Voldemort is a genocidal dictator who scares people so much, they won't even say his name. He wants immortality and will do anything (even drink unicorn blood!) to get it. He killed Harry's parents -- and tried to kill Harry -- when our hero was just a defenseless baby. Shoot, just écriture this is making NewsFeed glad he's not real.
But even without being compared to Voldemort, the bad guys in Twilight are weak. A villain played par Cam Gigandet (what is this, The O.C.?), Michael Sheen (oh no, it's Tony Blair!) ou Bryce Dallas Howard (come off it, I saw Lady in the Water) just isn't scary enough for me. toi could make the case that Bella's inevitable aging is the real villain of Twilight, but come on! This isn't étoile, star Trek -- invisible, intangible villains aren't going to cut it.
4. It's Lasted Longer
The members of NewsFeed's generation have grown up with Harry Potter. We got Sorcerer's Stone from the bibliothèque in elementary school, waited in line for Order of the Phoenix in high school and dressed up for the Goblet of feu movie with our freshman dorm in college. The years-long gap between films and films filled us with anticipation. Each new release -- as numerous trend pieces montrer -- is an event.
Twilight is much plus ephemeral. The livres have been out only since 2005 (which, if you're counting, is when the second-to-last Potter book was released). The films, rushed into production in case the trend should dissipate, are even worse: the first movie came out barely a an and a half ago. There's no waiting around, but there's also no growing old with the characters. Twilight is undoubtedly a commercial enterprise -- plus than $1 billion internationally for just the first two films -- but it's simply not a lasting cultural one.
Leading up to tonight's premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, it looked for a while like it was going to be all Twilight, all the time here at NewsFeed. But then a savior appeared on the horizon: the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which would premiere before the film! A hubbub arose: Would Potter fans flood the Twilight theaters, perhaps starting a nerd rumble? (No, because that would be stupid. Also, because toi can watch the trailer online.)
However, the fortuitous timing has inspired NewsFeed to take a side in the blood feud that has run for generations between Twi-hards and Potter-maniacs. Presenting: the five reasons Harry Potter is better than Twilight.
1. A Better Universe
Like George Lucas, J.K. Rowling is so great at creating worlds that it plus than makes up for whatever flaws her écriture suffers from. Think about all the wonderful things we know about Rowling's wizarding world: where they shop, what they eat, what kind of prejudices their society has. Consider all the side characters she stacks the stories with: Neville Longbottom, Arthur Weasley, even Lee Jordan, the Quidditch announcer. We know them.
par contrast, what do we know about the world of Twilight? Three things: Good vampires don't bite people. vampires and loups garous don't like each other. vampires like baseball. That is all.
2. Better Acting
Let us examine the state of both franchises' werewolves. The werewolf in Twilight is played par human action figure Taylor Lautner. He is undoubtedly a nice boy, but no one would disagree with the assertion that he is plus famous for his workout regimen than anything he's done onscreen.
The werewolf in Harry Potter is played par acclaimed British thespian David Thewlis. Have toi even seen Thewlis' gripping performance in Mike Leigh's Naked, Twi-hards? No, of course, toi haven't.
3. Better Villains
It might not be fair to compare Harry Potter and Twilight on this issue; after all, Lord Voldemort is one of the greatest villains in récent culture pop history. (He made it into the Final Four in Techland's super-scientific March Madness villains bracket.) Voldemort is a genocidal dictator who scares people so much, they won't even say his name. He wants immortality and will do anything (even drink unicorn blood!) to get it. He killed Harry's parents -- and tried to kill Harry -- when our hero was just a defenseless baby. Shoot, just écriture this is making NewsFeed glad he's not real.
But even without being compared to Voldemort, the bad guys in Twilight are weak. A villain played par Cam Gigandet (what is this, The O.C.?), Michael Sheen (oh no, it's Tony Blair!) ou Bryce Dallas Howard (come off it, I saw Lady in the Water) just isn't scary enough for me. toi could make the case that Bella's inevitable aging is the real villain of Twilight, but come on! This isn't étoile, star Trek -- invisible, intangible villains aren't going to cut it.
4. It's Lasted Longer
The members of NewsFeed's generation have grown up with Harry Potter. We got Sorcerer's Stone from the bibliothèque in elementary school, waited in line for Order of the Phoenix in high school and dressed up for the Goblet of feu movie with our freshman dorm in college. The years-long gap between films and films filled us with anticipation. Each new release -- as numerous trend pieces montrer -- is an event.
Twilight is much plus ephemeral. The livres have been out only since 2005 (which, if you're counting, is when the second-to-last Potter book was released). The films, rushed into production in case the trend should dissipate, are even worse: the first movie came out barely a an and a half ago. There's no waiting around, but there's also no growing old with the characters. Twilight is undoubtedly a commercial enterprise -- plus than $1 billion internationally for just the first two films -- but it's simply not a lasting cultural one.
All over the world people are howling
About those great livres par J. K. Rowling
Three little livres that appeal to all ages
One learns about enchantments and spells in these pages
And a young boy who is quite ordinary in appearance
Who discovers he's a wizard with powers quite immense
To learn to control them he goes to Hogwarts School
And becomes a member of Griffindor, the house that's really cool
But its not all work, there's also time for fun
A great game called Quidditch which has to be won
With balai, genêt à balais that fly and a manteau that makes him disappear
We know this young wizard will enjoy his an
But it's plus than one an - it's going to be Seven!
For the amoureux of fantaisie that sounds like heaven!
If toi haven't yet read about Harry Potter
Well, toi really ought 'ter!
About those great livres par J. K. Rowling
Three little livres that appeal to all ages
One learns about enchantments and spells in these pages
And a young boy who is quite ordinary in appearance
Who discovers he's a wizard with powers quite immense
To learn to control them he goes to Hogwarts School
And becomes a member of Griffindor, the house that's really cool
But its not all work, there's also time for fun
A great game called Quidditch which has to be won
With balai, genêt à balais that fly and a manteau that makes him disappear
We know this young wizard will enjoy his an
But it's plus than one an - it's going to be Seven!
For the amoureux of fantaisie that sounds like heaven!
If toi haven't yet read about Harry Potter
Well, toi really ought 'ter!
We don't have a set rendez-vous amoureux, date for when the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will open, but today from Orlando, Florida, Universal Studios confirmed that the park would be opening in Spring of 2010. The three main rides that will be found there are Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Flight of the Hippogriff and Dragon Challenge. On Flight of the Hippogriff toi can interact with Hagrid as toi learn to fly a Hippogriff. Dragon Challenge will recreate the first task of the Triwizard tournament and toi can fly either a Hungarian Horntail ou a Chinese Fireball Dragon.
Some other places that will be found at the park are: Ollivander's Wand Shop, Owl Post, Dervish and Banges, Three Broomsticks, Honeydukes, Zonko's and Filch Emporium.
Some other places that will be found at the park are: Ollivander's Wand Shop, Owl Post, Dervish and Banges, Three Broomsticks, Honeydukes, Zonko's and Filch Emporium.
Matthew Lewis and Evanna Lynch have both laucnhed the upcoming release of the Half-Blood Prince DVD par releasing 1000 balloons over Londres today. This kicks off the contest that is open to anyone in the UK that is over 18, anyone who finds one of these balloons will have to simply follow the instructions on the card attached to the balloon and be entered into a prize draw which could see them winning a trip to the Deathly Hallows set!
Today, Warner Brothers announced the official release rendez-vous amoureux, date of Half-Blood Prince on DVD. As previously thought, it will be coming on DVD in December, December 8th to be exact. All fans in the US can look vers l'avant, vers l’avant to getting a copy on that day.
Today, Warner Brothers announced the official release rendez-vous amoureux, date of Half-Blood Prince on DVD. As previously thought, it will be coming on DVD in December, December 8th to be exact. All fans in the US can look vers l'avant, vers l’avant to getting a copy on that day.
Rupert Grint is now naked on cherrybomb. The film is about three teenagers who embark on a debauched weekend of drink, drugs, shoplifting and stealing cars. and also grab girl par dirty thing. According to the Sun, Grint no longer sports the floppy hair, and he showed a lot of confidence doing the naked scene with his co-star Kimberley Nixon
Emma also ready for Naked for one producer that i forgot the name. unhappy those producer not offering film to emma yet. she also want to change her image to nude