Harry Potter, & the Half Blood Prince Options

[*absinthe*]

Thoughts?


EDIT
Movie postponed.

http://blog.nola.com/mikescott/2008/08/war...arry_potte.html

This post has been edited by absinthe: Aug 15 2008, 01:57 AM

[brooklyneast05]

f**k YEAH, I CAN'T WAIT. I LOVE HARRY POTTER MORE THAN I LOVE SANTA

[Joanne]

Sweet! I can't wait!!

It kind of looks like the trailer to a horror movie. xD




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[*absinthe*]

f**k YEAH, I CAN'T WAIT. I LOVE HARRY POTTER MORE THAN I LOVE SANTA

Sweet! I can't wait!!

It kind of looks like the trailer to a horror movie. xD

I know, I saw the preview in theaters and I got creeped out.

[berrypop90]

I am so excited to see this! Harry Potter is my LIFE.
I just hope it's longer & better than the fuccking HORRIBLE 5th movie.

[brooklyneast05]

I
I just hope it's longer & better than the fuccking HORRIBLE 5th movie.

THAT WAS NOT HORRIBLE, HOW WAS IT?

[Joanne]

I thought the 5th one was alright... I thought Imelda Staunton did an AMAZING job as Dolores Umbridge. But yeah, the part with Sirius wasn't half as good as I imagined it would be. =(

[berrypop90]

THAT WAS NOT HORRIBLE, HOW WAS IT?

It was WAY too short, many things were left out(or acted out the wrong way), and the way they Sirius died didn't satisfy me or my friends at all. In the movie he fricking FLUTTERED into the vail. LIKE A BIRD. WTF! It's supposed to be a dramatic moment and it was so anti-climactic. The way Harry & Cho got to kissing wasn't even true to the book! Same with the whole Umbridge detention scene. Wasn't Harry the only one who got the skin tearing pen punishment in the book?

They had better get things right with these last 3 movies or I'll mentally slap them across the back of their heads.

[Gryffindor-Girl]

I saw this preview when it first hit the internet.
I AM SO EXCITED!!!!

[Joanne]

It was WAY too short, many things were left out(or acted out the wrong way), and the way they Sirius died didn't satisfy me or my friends at all. In the movie he fricking FLUTTERED into the vail. LIKE A BIRD. WTF! It's supposed to be a dramatic moment and it was so anti-climactic. The way Harry & Cho got to kissing wasn't even true to the book! Same with the whole Umbridge detention scene. Wasn't Harry the only one who got the skin tearing pen punishment in the book?

They had better get things right with these last 3 movies or I'll mentally slap them across the back of their heads.

I completely agree about Sirius' death... but you can't totally blame the directors or screenplay writers or whatever for the shortening and changes. I mean, the book was pretty huge so the movie HAD to cut some stuff out. And in having cut some things out, some of the little facts were changed. It's not like they were totally significant to the overall story anyway. =\

Buuuut yeah... it would've been THAT much better if they stuck to exactly how the book was written.

[aaayotiffany]

oh my god. i can't wait!

and i agree about sirius' death. i expected something more dramatic. that scene didn't do justice at all.

[berrypop90]

I understand why they cut things down & out but I feel they could have added in more if the movie was longer. I'm just a detail whore when it comes to book-to-movie translations.

[Gryffindor-Girl]

I completely agree about Sirius' death... but you can't totally blame the directors or screenplay writers or whatever for the shortening and changes. I mean, the book was pretty huge so the movie HAD to cut some stuff out. And in having cut some things out, some of the little facts were changed. It's not like they were totally significant to the overall story anyway. =\

Buuuut yeah... it would've been THAT much better if they stuck to exactly how the book was written.

Thank you not EVERYTHING can be the same compared to the book.

[LoveToMySilas]

It was WAY too short, many things were left out(or acted out the wrong way), and the way they Sirius died didn't satisfy me or my friends at all. In the movie he fricking FLUTTERED into the vail. LIKE A BIRD. WTF! It's supposed to be a dramatic moment and it was so anti-climactic. The way Harry & Cho got to kissing wasn't even true to the book! Same with the whole Umbridge detention scene. Wasn't Harry the only one who got the skin tearing pen punishment in the book?

They had better get things right with these last 3 movies or I'll mentally slap them across the back of their heads.

AND THERE WAS NO QUIDDITCH! (Well...they cut that out since the 4th movie, but still! That whole 5th movie was so rushed to me, idk, I hope they make this movie at least rated r. i wanna see some blood!

I'm actually re-reading the book so I can compare the book to the movie when it comes out. XD

[HaruHaruko]

i just want to oogle daniel radcliffe

[freeridefight]

Gah I FREAKING AGREE with the 5th movie sucking. The 5th one was MY FAVORITE ONE along with the last one because of the FIGHT SCENES. COME ON, the 5th one is where they all kick ass and I wanted to see more!

[xhidethedetails]

I'm sooo excited for this one, hopefully its better then the 5th one.

[pandemonium]

woha, first time i saw the trailer for this movie...
i expect more from this movie, and heck yeah sirius death was so simple, hope they don't make the same mistake when dumbledore dies

[The-March-Hare]

I am with le squee!

I am pathetically excited with the concept of the film!

[Gigi]

Is it the general consensus that the 5th movie sucked? Because I really thought it was a great movie. Just as a movie, by itself, it was pretty freakin' good. Maybe something was lost in the translation (err...lost in the book-to-movie interpretation?), but as a movie it was awesome. I've asked people who aren't HP fanatics which movies they preferred, and most of them picked the 5th one. I don't think you can ever satisfy everybody.

Plus, there was no possible way they could've put every detail into the movie. The 5th book is the longest out of all the HP books, the details endless...you would literally have an 8 hour movie on your hands, maybe even longer. It's simply not realistic to cram everything into a movie just for the sake of being detailed. I always go into it thinking that I'm going to judge this new HP movie as a film, not as a comparison to the book. It's not realistic to compare.

[freeridefight]

Is it the general consensus that the 5th movie sucked? Because I really thought it was a great movie. Just as a movie, by itself, it was pretty freakin' good. Maybe something was lost in the translation (err...lost in the book-to-movie interpretation?), but as a movie it was awesome. I've asked people who aren't HP fanatics which movies they preferred, and most of them picked the 5th one. I don't think you can ever satisfy everybody.

Plus, there was no possible way they could've put every detail into the movie. The 5th book is the longest out of all the HP books, the details endless...you would literally have an 8 hour movie on your hands, maybe even longer. It's simply not realistic to cram everything into a movie just for the sake of being detailed. I always go into it thinking that I'm going to judge this new HP movie as a film, not as a comparison to the book. It's not realistic to compare.

But seriously, they could have put more fighting into this thing. Honestly, in their world it's a flipping fight for the death, not some kids that are just having a jolly good time.

[brooklyneast05]

Is it the general consensus that the 5th movie sucked? Because I really thought it was a great movie. Just as a movie, by itself, it was pretty freakin' good. Maybe something was lost in the translation (err...lost in the book-to-movie interpretation?), but as a movie it was awesome. I've asked people who aren't HP fanatics which movies they preferred, and most of them picked the 5th one. I don't think you can ever satisfy everybody.

Plus, there was no possible way they could've put every detail into the movie. The 5th book is the longest out of all the HP books, the details endless...you would literally have an 8 hour movie on your hands, maybe even longer. It's simply not realistic to cram everything into a movie just for the sake of being detailed. I always go into it thinking that I'm going to judge this new HP movie as a film, not as a comparison to the book. It's not realistic to compare.

i agree with you. i loved the 5th movie. maybe if i had read the 5th book over again directly before watching it then i would have been outraged as it seems some people are, but i duno. it was a good movie.

[Gigi]

When I watched the movie, it certainly didn't look like they were having a "jolly good time". Watching it from a movie perspective, the action scenes were pretty well spaced out...and I think, relative to the entire movie, the length was about right. I think maybe because you can get so caught up in the actual novel, and as fanatics we know that the fight scene was the most important part of the book, that you feel like the scene wasn't detailed enough? It would be lopsided to have a movie focus most of its plot on a fight scene when there are plenty more details that need to be included.

Although, this could be because I watched it in IMAX 3D and the fight scene was that much more awesome, maybe I overlooked the shallowness of it.

[LoveToMySilas]

Is it the general consensus that the 5th movie sucked? Because I really thought it was a great movie. Just as a movie, by itself, it was pretty freakin' good. Maybe something was lost in the translation (err...lost in the book-to-movie interpretation?), but as a movie it was awesome. I've asked people who aren't HP fanatics which movies they preferred, and most of them picked the 5th one. I don't think you can ever satisfy everybody.

Plus, there was no possible way they could've put every detail into the movie. The 5th book is the longest out of all the HP books, the details endless...you would literally have an 8 hour movie on your hands, maybe even longer. It's simply not realistic to cram everything into a movie just for the sake of being detailed. I always go into it thinking that I'm going to judge this new HP movie as a film, not as a comparison to the book. It's not realistic to compare.

Well, now that I think of it, the movie didn't suck. It was a good movie but compared to how detailed the book was, they left out a lot of significant parts from the book. But I thought they did an excellent job with the whole Voldemort in Harrys head towards the end of the movie.

Also, it looks really creative by the looks of the trailer. I liked when Harry put his head in the pensieve (sp?) I can't wait!

[*absinthe*]

Is it the general consensus that the 5th movie sucked? Because I really thought it was a great movie. Just as a movie, by itself, it was pretty freakin' good. Maybe something was lost in the translation (err...lost in the book-to-movie interpretation?), but as a movie it was awesome. I've asked people who aren't HP fanatics which movies they preferred, and most of them picked the 5th one. I don't think you can ever satisfy everybody.

Plus, there was no possible way they could've put every detail into the movie. The 5th book is the longest out of all the HP books, the details endless...you would literally have an 8 hour movie on your hands, maybe even longer. It's simply not realistic to cram everything into a movie just for the sake of being detailed. I always go into it thinking that I'm going to judge this new HP movie as a film, not as a comparison to the book. It's not realistic to compare.

I finished re-reading the 5th book a day before I went to go see the movie and the movie altered some parts and definitely missed things. But I agree, it was rather good for what it turned out to be. Despite the fighting thing/Sirius' death. That they could have improved, in my opinion. They definitely couldn't have put every single thing in it. But they should.

[mackenziee]

oh my , this looks like it will turn out amazing !

[moorepocket]

i can't wait for this. The final movie will be in two parts (i think).

[JokeInsideJoke]

EEEKKK!!!!! YAY! awsome trailer! this looks like it will be better than the fifth. that one was a major let down... but this is my favorite HP book so i'll have high expectations.

[Gigi]

They definitely couldn't have put every single thing in it. But they should.

I'll be honest, if there was a superextended, extra detailed 8+ hour version of the 5th movie, I would totally watch it!

[souperstar]

I'm really excited! I love Harry Potter, except the last movie was too long haha.

[LoveToMySilas]

i can't wait for this. The final movie will be in two parts (i think).

Yesyes, theres a topic about it in this very forum!

I'm really excited! I love Harry Potter, except the last movie was too long haha.

Really? I thought it was far too short.

I'll be honest, if there was a superextended, extra detailed 8+ hour version of the 5th movie, I would totally watch it!

I'm with you on that! But I sadly, I doubt that'll ever come true. :(

[Gryffindor-Girl]

i just want to oogle daniel radcliffe

Sorry but he is SOO!!! mine I have liked him before he was Harry Potter when he was young David Copperfield. Then when he got the role as Harry Potter I nearly fainted because Harry Potter is and was my favorite book series.

[Joanne]

The newest trailer.

I got chills.

[brooklyneast05]

i can't wait

[Flaunted]

Ron's hair... ahh his bangs ):

[LittleMissSunshi...]

oh man i have to re-read half blooded prince again! llolllz !

[RCKstarh]

omg omg omg omg. (even tho i saw that preview already)
i cant waittttttttttttttttttt.
i heard its comin out in the summer tho. it got pushed back dra-mat-i-cally!

[Gigi]

^ Yeah, after all, it does say July 2009 in the trailer.

It got pushed back because of Twilight.

[RCKstarh]

sweety wut trailer were u lookin at? cuz the one in the 1st post deffinately says november, unless I missed something

[brooklyneast05]

^ she already told you, it got pushed back.

^ Yeah, after all, it does say July 2009 in the trailer.

It got pushed back because of Twilight.

[RCKstarh]

i kno it got pushed bak. i was askin wut trailer did she see the word "July" in. but im guessing there's a new trailer out??

also i heard that one of the movies were gonna have two parts. was it this one or the 7th one?

[brooklyneast05]

^yeah the trailer in the first one is old since this topic isn't new. there's even an edit in the first post saying the movie was postponed....

the 7th one is two parts supposedly though yeah

[Gigi]

Joanne posted the new trailer: here

[RCKstarh]

they're so mean to make us wait till July but I hope it's worth the wait.

[smash]

i nearly had a screaming fit when i first saw the trailer. i'm itchin' to see Half Blood Prince. i hate that they're making us wait so long. i wish the wouldn't leave details from the book out. there are plenty of fans out there that would be willing to sit and watch and extra long Harry Potter movie. they could do the same thing they did when the third (i thin it was the third) Star Wars came out: show all three of 'em in one night and just have intermissions in between.

[*Janette*]

just thought i'd post these.

[smash]

i just got chills.

[schizo]

July can't come soon enough.

Hopefully this will be better than the last movie.

[smash]

why is everybody hatin' on Order of the Phoenix?

[schizo]

That was my favorite book (I actually read it three times ), and the movie just didn't do it justice. I know it was the longest book so they obviously had to leave a lot out, but it seems like they left out way too much and focused on unimportant things.

[Gigi]

Yeah we totally had a OotP movie debate here before. Personally I really enjoyed the movie as a movie. Not particularly in comparison to the book, but it's completely understandable just because of the sheer volume of material to work with.

I think it's important to go into that theatre thinking to yourself: I'm going to judge this as a movie, and not as a book to movie adaptation. You'll find yourself enjoying it a lot more.

Also, DON'T READ THE BOOK RIGHT BEFORE THE MOVIE. That leads to so much more disappointment, haha.

[smash]

i don't know that it was my favorite book but i agree that they leave too much stuff out. like in Prisoner of Azkaban (i think that's the one) when they kept doing all of those scenic shots of the lake and the whomping willow in the different seasons. they could have been showing so much more of the story itself. would love it if they would just make a full length movie.

[schizo]

I LOVED the third one when I first saw it, but now I can't sit through the whole thing. The end just kinda drags because we're pretty much being shown the same thing twice. I think they could have changed that part around a bit.

[smash]

i don't even remember how it ended. i didn't like the werewolf(sp?). they could have done better with the graphic on that one. they did pretty good with the hippogrif(sp?). man my spelling is off tonight.

[*Janette*]

But Lupin's the shit. But yeah, the 3rd movie was my least favorite. I agree with Gabi on how the fifth movie was a disappointment, too. But I can't f*cking wait for the sixth one. From the book, the only thing I remember is who dies

[Gigi]

Luckily, I still have a pretty good idea of what happened in the 6th book. Keyword here is horcruxes pretty much. There will be a lot of trips in the Pensieve for sure. :D

CANT WAAAAAAAAAAIT

[schizo]

I want to see how creepy they make little Riddle.

Disturbed children always scare the shit out of me.

[dosomethin888]

Im getting really excited for this!

I want to re-read the books cause I had a blast reading them.

[superstitious]

just thought i'd post these.

DAMN

I was getting nervous about the whole Harry/Ginny on film thing (because she looks so young) but after seeing this shot, I'm definitely cool.

[superstitious]

Ha. Don't read about the cuts then. I totally get that not everything can fit into one movie (hell, they're splitting the last book into two films) BUTTTT, there's always a part of me that gets a little disappointed at some of the scenes/characters that get cut from the films.

[superstitious]

I don't know. I think that for the most part, they do a pretty damn good job with the films. Each film has its own character/style, which I've always appreciated. I take the bad with the good and walk away with more positive than negative.

[Gigi]

Just don't read the books before the film, and you'll be good.

Damn Ginny and Harry...still awkward. Probably will be just as awkward as Cho and Harry.

I wish they would make Draco more the hot sexy bad guy rather than the cowardly ferret-y bad guy. Yeah, totally not true to character but makes for a good watch...

[creole]

Hermoine and Harry is what I used to think of before they classified themselves as "pretend siblings".



Major awkward.

[angel-roh]

Never read the book, but the trailer looked great.
The special effects has gotten better! The ghost part.

[Joanne]

NEW TRAILER!! http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/harrypott...alfbloodprince/

Oh man, I got f*cking chills.

[Gigi]

omg. That trailer was f*cking sexy.

[schizo]

I saw that on the news this morning and got so excited that I forgot my lunch.

I can't figure out what a lot of those parts are. I guess that's a good thing since I can't be as disappointed that they left anything out if I don't even remember what happened.

[tokyo-rose]

NEW TRAILER!! http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/harrypott...alfbloodprince/

4BDVbxop-eo

Oh man, I got f*cking chills.

Shiny. *___* I can't wait to see the Harry/Ginny kiss in theaters! I like them together.

[superstitious]

makes me all emotional for some reason.

haha

[livwho]

CANNOT WAIT.

[*Janette*]

new clip for those that care.

http://scifiwire.com/2009/05/a-new-clip-from-harry-pot.php

[Joanne]

Whoa, when did Ron Weasley grow muscles?



I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!

[moorepocket]

i can't wait to see this at midnight.

[*Janette*]

^i'm jealous

Whoa, when did Ron Weasley grow muscles?
I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL, my thoughts exactly.

[ersatz]

The sixth one looks much darker and more intense than the fifth. Most of the fifth was far too silly; that song associated with Umbridge in particular. It was the shortest of all the movies which really is the most illogical thing. But yes, all the previews (especially the one on the entrance page to the official site) look so incredibly amazing and my heart beats way too fast every time I watch them.

[dosomethin888]

SO EXCITED. SO EXCITED. SO EXCITED. AHHHHH.

[Obito808]

OMFG!!!!
I CANOT WAIT FOR IIITT!
I read the book like 3 times and still reading it!! lol! XD

[*Janette*]

behind-the-scenes of HBP if you haven't already seen it

[Obito808]

behind-the-scenes of HBP if you haven't already seen it

OMFG! I LIKED SCREAMED WHEN GINNY WAS GOING TO KISS HARRY!
They TOTALLY are meant for each other! I CANT WAIT!!!!

[emberfly]

OMFG. got chills watching this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXnw4FZlUxk

It makes me wish I read the book.

I guess now I can't possibly be disappointed.. AHHHHH TOO EXCITED

[Obito808]

I'm excited too!
I hope this movie is long! Like more than the regular movies!!

[smash]

f**k YEAH, I CAN'T WAIT. I LOVE HARRY POTTER MORE THAN I LOVE SANTA

x4 i get chills everytime i see the trailer. it's gonna be amazing. so amazing. i'm gonna test out a butter beer recipe and take it along. EXCITED.

[Obito808]

harry potter is the shiat!!!!
but looking at the trailers, i dun remember a part in the book where the weasleys house surrounded by flames?!??

[emberfly]

I *hopefully* can go to the midnight showing of it ^_^_^__^_^_^ yay for having a big sister with a license.

[*Janette*]

i'm gonna test out a butter beer recipe and take it along. EXCITED.

HAHA.

i can't wait to sit in the theater for those 2 hours and 33 minutes or so.

[Obito808]

Im probably going to watch the movie, then when its finished, buy another ticket and watch it again!! might watch it 3 times!!(:

[*Janette*]

^ why not just sneak into it?

[emberfly]

ILLEGALITY

[Obito808]

^i've tried once for Twilight. XD
almost got caught by security!! lol
i never tried again! XD

[emberfly]

we don't have security in my movie theater... seriously. If someone decides to go out one of the side doors, you can sneak right on in before the door closes. At night, no one can even tell.

[*Janette*]

ILLEGALITY

LOL.

who cares. seriously, @ the theaters over here, no one's even watching. i could spend a whole day at a theater watching free movies and i doubt anyone would catch me haha.

[Obito808]

lol. i know. but nowadays at my theaters, there is security at the exit/side doors.

[smash]

HAHA.

i can't wait to sit in the theater for those 2 hours and 33 minutes or so.

i know right. i'll probably bring some sort of small dinner/snack in my purse. i'm certain i'll get hungry half way through the movie. found a recipe on mugglenet for butterbeer btw. seems pretty simple.

1 cup (8 oz) club soda or cream soda
½ cup (4 oz) butterscotch syrup (ice cream topping)
½ tablespoon butter

you heat the butter and butterscotch syrup together and then add the cream soda. the cooking instructions on the site say to do this in the microwave but i'll be doing it stove top. hope it doesn't suck.

[Obito808]

OMFG!! EXCLUSIVE PEEK!!!!(:
MYSPACE FTW!!!!

I LOVE IIIIITTTT!!!!!(:

[Blaqheartedstar]

I feel like the biggest geek. every time I see the poster a a bus stop or on a bus with Snape I like get all excited and have this incredible urge to squeal. Only the HP movies do that. I really look forward to seeing more of Snape/Rickman and the rest of the cast.

[livwho]

12 days!

[emberfly]

Mmm it comes out July 15th, right? That's only 10 days away for me.

Well, more like 9 days and some change.

[superstitious]

I'm shelling out the money to see this, at least once. I don't usually see movies in the theater, because it's so goddamn expensive but I do make a few exceptions (I saw Star Trek in the theaters, for example). The previews look wonderful, thus far.

[Obito808]

I KNOW!! LOL!
But Harry Potter is worth the money!!(:

[Gigi]

OMG dare I say it...when the HELL did Tom Felton get hot?



Okay so I know there are many die-hard HP fans who have always found him hot, but I have never been one of them. HOT DAMN. Loves it. It's like when Neville got hot.

Also, HQ stills from HBP!!!

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