Book - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - Now a movie thread.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:02 am

So this will be movie #6 in a year or two... good grief, what a depressing book. NOT a happy ending... I think it might be a "darkest before the dawn" thing, since book 7 is the last one.

I finished the book last night and was so depressed that I put movie #1 in the DVD player just so I could see everyone alive, again.

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Post by **TPRJones** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:06 am

Yeah, bit of a downer, that one.

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Post by **GORDON** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:24 am

Additionally, I didn't realize how bad the movie makers were mangling the DUmbledor character, after their original Dunbledor actor died after movie #2. Having gotten through book 6, I see Dumbledor is supposed to be unflappable.... not always running around and raising his voice like the new actor has done. For example, in Goblet of Fire when Harry's name comes out of the Goblet and Dumbledor flips out.

Now, my book 7 shipped a week ago from Kansas and isn't here yet. God damn it.

These books have gotten much better than they had a right to. I didn't expect to enjoy them nearly as much as I have. I'm getting the same feeling when I watched all the Fireflys 3 years after everyone else. The language isn't Tolkein, but it is good enough for what it is.

Post by **TheCatt** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:37 am

GORDON wrote:So this will be movie #6 in a year or two... good grief, what a depressing book. NOT a happy ending... I think it might be a "darkest before the dawn" thing, since book 7 is the last one.

I finished the book last night and was so depressed that I put movie #1 in the DVD player just so I could see everyone alive, again.

Uh, spoiler?

Not that I think anyone here cares.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:14 pm

It was like sooooo depressing when Tonks killed herself.

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Post by **TheCatt** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:21 pm

Tonks killed herself?

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:23 pm

Doubly tragic since right after they pull Sirius back through that death arch thing, which is why she kileld herself in the first place.

Post by **TPRJones** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:57 pm

Yeah, and I was shocked when it was reveiled that Ron Weasley was a Death Eater! Unbelievable!

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:06 pm

I found that a littlke far fecthed. The ENTIRE YEAR nobody saw the big tattoo on his forearm? But that felt like the only weak point in the story.

Post by **GORDON** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:23 pm

Movie preproduction in effect:

http://www.mania.com/55817.html

Post by **GORDON** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:04 pm

Extra scene possibly being added that wasn't in the book.

Doesn't seem like it would hurt the story.

http://www.mania.com/57510.html

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:00 pm

IMAX teaser trailer.

Not much, but there it is.

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Post by **GORDON** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:02 am

Full trailer here.

http://www.moviefone.com/movie....ain

So far so good.

WSGrundy · Post by **WSGrundy** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:09 pm

Been pushed back 6 months to July 2009 to take advantage of an open weekend in the summer.

The last two films are still on for 2010 and 2011. I know it isn't but it seems a long way off.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:23 am

The devil you say.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:26 am

Yep, that's some ol' bullshit, right there.

http://www.mania.com/harry-p....62.html

WSGrundy · Post by **WSGrundy** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:58 am

I saw a comment from a producer or movie head that said people shouldn't be upset because they are still waiting the same amount of time for the last 3 movies just longer for the 6 but a shorter time between 7 & 8.

Technically true but since the film is done I would like to see it.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:42 am

Maybe this is a play to get people pissed, get publicity, then say "Ok, ok, we'll play it this year..."

I hope.

The only time I've ever heard of a movie release getting changed this drastically is when everyone involved knew it really, really sucked.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:48 pm

This guy says the reasoning is otherwise:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,404681,00.html

Officially, there is no reason, except that "a spot opened on the summer schedule."

That's not much of a reason. The real story? Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe will be right in the middle of his sensational, highly publicized run on Broadway in the play, "Equus." Radcliffe appears naked in the play, on stage, and has sex in it was well. That's not the image Warner Bros. wants associated with bespectacled Harry, who remains chaste and virginal.

Indeed, posters for Equus are up all over New York, of Radcliffe's naked torso superimposed on a horse's head. This is not the sort of thing that's taught at Hogwarts. For the movie to open on Nov. 21, Radcliffe would have to do publicity entailing answering questions about blinding horses and having sex with them vs. flying around and making potions.

Warner Bros. does not want this scenario. By the time "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" debuts, "Equus" will either have concluded its run or Radcliffe will have completed his contract. And there will be little mention of any horsing around.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:32 am

Warner responds.

Basically, they say, "Sorry, but too bad."

http://www.mania.com/warner-....27.html