film: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

[bRoken&foRgoTTen]

TRAILER is out!!!!!

enjoy

 

[alasdairm]

this looks truly excellent. they seem to have really captured the tone of the book from what i've seen here.

check out the hd trailers - links here: http://www.moviefone.com/movie/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince/27063/main

alasdair

 

[~*geNeRaTiOn E*~]

can't. fucking. wait.

 

[Hops]

this looks good, i've never read the books so I know nothing beyond the trailer but this looks kinda dark compared to the previous movies

anyway looking forward to it

 

[ladyinthesky]

looks good, a little darker than the other ones

 

[Swerlz]

its gonna be awesome

cant wait.. i got goosebumps at the end

:D

 

[randycaver]

oooh i like. i just saw the order of the phoenix.

 

[L2R]

i just hope that by the end of the films there is some sort of climax that justifies all the hero worship the potter kid has been receiving since the first film. he has done nothing really that signifies him as being exceptional as compared to all the other little witches and wizards. maybe i'm missing something.
i haven't read any of the books, and the movies just seem to me to be a childrens magic themed light soap opera.

 

[alasdairm]

i can not imagine watching the movies without having read the significant amount of back story in the books.

it's impossible to put a number on it but, guessing, i'd say you're getting about 20% of the story by watching only the movies.

alasdair

 

[steinanwine]

holy crap I had no idea this was coming out so soon! This book was particularly good! I'll be tempted to reread it but those books are so long!

Anyway, wow, awesome. This should turn out to be a very good one! But of course I've loved all these movies.

 

[L2R]

i can not imagine watching the movies without having read the significant amount of back story in the books.

it's impossible to put a number on it but, guessing, i'd say you're getting about 20% of the story by watching only the movies.

alasdair

this indicates to me that the film adaptations were not very successful.

anyway, the latest from darkhorizons

Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that it has moved back the release date of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from November 21th 2008 to Summer 2009. The sixth installment of the blockbuster "Harry Potter" franchise will now open day-and-date domestically and in the major international markets on July 17th 2009. The announcement was made by Alan Horn, President and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Bros.

In making the announcement, Mr. Horn stated, "Our reasons for shifting 'Half-Blood Prince' to summer are twofold: we know the summer season is an ideal window for a family tent pole release, as proven by the success of our last 'Harry Potter' film, which is the second-highest grossing film in the franchise, behind only the first installment. Additionally, like every other studio, 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. We agreed the best strategy was to move 'Half-Blood Prince' to July, where it perfectly fills the gap for a major tent pole release for mid-summer."

Jeff Robinov, President of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, confirmed, "The release date change does not alter the production schedule for this or future 'Harry Potter' films. Post-production on 'Half-Blood Prince' was completed on time, and the studio's release plans for the two-part 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' will not be affected by this change. We know Harry Potter fans are eagerly anticipating seeing the final chapters unfold onscreen. In fact, the good news for them is that the gap will now be shortened between 'Half-Blood Prince' and the first part of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.'"

Commenting on the release date change for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, David Heyman, the producer of all the Harry Potter films, offered, "When Jeff Robinov explained the rationale behind moving the release date of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' to July 2009, it was immediately apparent that this offered us the potential to reach the widest possible audience. I am extremely proud of this latest film and of the work of David Yates and our incomparable cast; I believe we have developed and pushed the series further still. We are all looking forward to sharing it with Harry Potter fans around the world, even if we have to wait just a bit longer."

David Yates, the director of both Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and who will also helm "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," added, "It has been a joy to work on 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.' Dan, Rupert and Emma and all our returning young cast continue to blossom, and our new cast members bring fresh color and life to Hogwarts. Even as we put the finishing touches on this latest film, we are already beginning preparations on the final two films--we start filming in February--and I am excited to bring this remarkable series to the exciting and moving conclusion its loyal fans deserve."

In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news08/080814h.php

 

[alasdairm]

this indicates to me that the film adaptations were not very successful.

which, in turn, depends on your definition of success

alasdair

 

[L2R]

yeah, of course. financially, these film have been successful. i'm using the word in reference to the artistic translation from book to film.

 

[EJ]

When Order of the Phoenix was released, I hadn't seen any of the Harry Potter movies. I've seen them all now, twice, and am quite fond of them. One the one hand, I wish i'd given them a chance earlier, but on the other, it was quite fun watching them in quick succession, and it led to a very impatient feeling of wanting the next one.

Never read the books, and may never do so (definitely won't rule it out, but I don't do much reading at the moment). But I know the LOTR books very well and love the movies. At first, I was fairly critical of the book to movie discrepancies, but by Return of the King, I had come to terms with the fact that books and film are very different mediums and that I should always take a book adaptation as simply a director's stand-alone version of the same story. That's the reality of it, and it's best for my own enjoyment also.

(would've been good to see the Huorns in LOTR though...)

P.S. "Impacto Profundo" sounds like a Harry Potter spell. I googled it to see if it was and only got foreign translations of the movie Deep Impact.

 

[L2R]

lol, yeah it's a spell hairy uses in his adulthood. the chicks go wild for it

 

[guineaPig]

maaaaaan, i can't wait for this.
sorta bummed at the lack of emma in the trailer, but regardless!

i like how the overall appearance and feel of the movies keeps getting darker and darker.

 

[steinanwine]

Really cannot believe they are moving the release date from November back to Summer 2009. BULLSHIT!

 

[bRoken&foRgoTTen]

that is such BS!

I fucking logged onto fucking RottenTomatoes every fucking day for the past 2 months to see if the trailer for HP got released yet.

Now this movie isnt evening coming out for another year! WTF ...

 

[guineaPig]

a year?!?! laaaaaaaaaaame

 

[alasdairm]

just saw it - it was excellent. much darker feel which was to be expected. i'm glad i had read the book as, moreso than the others, they had to leave out a great deal of detail.

jim broadbent was great as slughorn and all the other actors seem to continue to grow more comfortable in their roles.

the set piece at the end - retrieving the locket - was very well done.

alasdair