Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince--SPOILERS!!!

[The Mike]

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You've been seeing another board

And to think, I trusted you

Get tested now bro. Who knows how many other boards you've been with through transfer now!

Anyone know if Universal caved to JK Rowing's request of having a full Diagon Alley where you have to tap the wall to get through? I know that was one of the big stumbling blocks that stopped it from going into Walt Disney World.

 

[Agent0028]

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Damn this is annoying. I guess after I get to go see Clone Wars there won't be any reason for me to go to the movies until July 09. And for those of you who think I am being facetious I'm not kidding, it could seriously be that long before I go to the movies again.

 

[galactiboy]

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HP should be seen in the fall not the scorching summer. It has that Fall/Halloween/winter vibe about it.

It was the only movie left this year i was willing to see in a theater.

Same feeling here... I think that was the last one I was looking forward to this year.

 

[Giant Chicken]

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Damn this is annoying. I guess after I get to go see Clone Wars there won't be any reason for me to go to the movies until July 09. And for those of you who think I am being facetious I'm not kidding, it could seriously be that long before I go to the movies again.

Is everyone forgetting about the new BOND movie??? I am totally bummed about Potter but I am still very excited about Bond.

 

[Agent0028]

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I reckon I am. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[Buttmunch]

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That is my feeling as well. It is also fall/winter in the movies it just gives a good feeling.

Same here. I'm pretty pissed of about it all, but what can we do about it?
I just hope that they use this additional time to make the movie better.

Send Warner Bros an email telling them how pissed off you are and how unprofessional it is to bump a movie back (so far) and so close to its original release date.

I did.

 

[IronFingaz]

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Same feeling here... I think that was the last one I was looking forward to this year.

It was the only movie i was looking forward to see this holidy season on a Iron Man, Indy 4, Baman level. But it's not the ONLY movie because Wall-E, Hellboy II, Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express hasnt reached this part of the world yet

Is everyone forgetting about the new BOND movie??? I am totally bummed about Potter but I am still very excited about Bond.

I know it's coming, i'm just not that excited. The first one was good but not great. And to me, it felt like they were biting the Bourne movies a bit. So no problem waiting for the DVD here.

 

[galactiboy]

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It was the only movie i was looking forward to see this holidy season on a Iron Man, Indy 4, Baman level. But it's not the ONLY movie because Wall-E, Hellboy II, Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express hasnt reached this part of the world yet

Well, having seen all of them I would encourage you to keep to the schedule. Each one of those was great

And I did forget about Bond, I thought Casino was okay... so I'll most likely see Solace, just not that enthused about it.

 

[IronFingaz]

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Well, having seen all of them I would encourage you to keep to the schedule. Each one of those was great

And I did forget about Bond, I thought Casino was okay... so I'll most likely see Solace, just not that enthused about it.

I'm seeing Wall-E next week (and maybe Wanted) when it finally reaches denmark. The only thing that can stop me is if they only show the translated version. I refuse to pay for that. Then the week after i'm seeing Hellboy II and on Sep 19 it's Tropic Thunder. Pineapple Expess isnt until November, i think. And it might be out on DVD in the US a couple of weeks later so i might just use the money on that insted

 

[The Mike]

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WB's Alan Horn Addresses Harry Potter Fans
Source: Warner Bros. Pictures August 20, 2008

If you've read the comments on this item, it's not hard to see that "Harry Potter" fans are not too pleased with Warner Bros.' decision to move the nearly-completed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from November 21 to July 17, 2009.

In that announcement, Warner Bros. President and Chief Operating Officer Alan Horn stated the studio's reasons for moving the film. He said the reasons are twofold: "we know the summer season is an ideal window for a family tent pole release... [and] we are still feeling the repercussions of the writers' strike, which impacted the readiness of scripts for other films—changing the competitive landscape for 2009 and offering new windows of opportunity that we wanted to take advantage of."

It looks like the Warner Bros. Pictures offices were flooded with complaints from the fans, as Horn has now released the following statement to all the fans:

Many of you have written to me to express your disappointment in our moving "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" to Summer 2009.

Please be assured that we share your love for Harry Potter and would certainly never do anything to hurt any of the films. Over the past 10 years, we have nurtured and protected each film, and the integrity of the books upon which they are based, to the best of our ability.

The decision to move "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was not taken lightly, and was never intended to upset our Harry Potter fans. We know you have built this series into what it is, and we thank you for your ongoing enthusiasm and support.

If I may offer a silver lining: there would have been a two-year gap between "Half-Blood Prince" and the much-anticipated first part of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," which opens in November 2010.

So although we have to wait a little longer for "Half-Blood Prince," the wait from that film until "Deathly Hallows" will be less than 18 months. I am sorry to have disappointed you now, but if you hold on a little longer, I believe it will be worth the wait.

Alan Horn
President, Chief Operating Officer
Warner Bros.

According to the poll on our main page, 60.3% of voters say it was a bad move on the studio's part, whereas 29.3% don't care either way, and 10.5% believe it was a good move.

 

[Darth Waller]

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If I may offer a silver lining: there would have been a two-year gap between "Half-Blood Prince" and the much-anticipated first part of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," which opens in November 2010.

Sorry, but i'd rather have the two-year wait for Deathly Hallows than to have this movied pushed back as far as they did.

 

[Agent0028]

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Yeah, I can handle a wait that I know is coming. This is like driving to the candy store and getting there to discover they closed early.

 

[galactiboy]

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Sorry, but i'd rather have the two-year wait for Deathly Hallows than to have this movied pushed back as far as they did.

Yeah, that is really one of the weakest spins I've ever heard. I still have to wait 2 years to see the first Hallows movie... how is waiting until July to see Half Blood supposed to make me feel better that they want to make more money

I call douchebaggery

 

[Darth Waller]

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[galactiboy]

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[YoNoSe]

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Not sure if this is posted elsewhere, but apparently HBP screened in Chicago according to AICN. While I'm not a book purist at all (I'm all for making the films the best FILMS they can be...I can continue loving my books without conflict) it sounds like they made some REALLY bad decisions on this one. Obviously this is a very early look (though not when you consider the original release date) but even so....
https://aintitcool.com/node/38251

 

[Darth Caedus]

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That BLOWS. Seems that

Spoiler

all the romance stuff kind of sucks. I know it's part of the book, but what one of the reviews said, it should be a sub-plot. Seems like they left out the best parts of the book, which is just sad. Which is odd, because Kloves usually is pretty faithful to the books. I hope they really improve on the book and not make it suck.

 

[IronFingaz]

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That better not be what the final version will be like.

 

[Sachiel]

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OMFG.

This is horrible. ESPECIALLY the end.

Maybe they'll actually get the last book close to right with it cut into 2 movies, but so ^^^^ing what.

I understand stuff needing to be left out, but then they go an rape what they "leave in".

So much good stuff is left out and what they put in is so little it seems insignificant and forgettable.

 

[pixletwin]

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I suddenly understand why they postponed the release. Thank goodness. Take the extra 8 months and fix this. If what they describe in their reviews are anywhere near the movies which are released I foresee a backlash of Jar Jar-like proportions.