| Posted by: barryallen_thef at August 22, 2008, 11:38 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Well we ARE talking bout WB the studio that ruin Batman and safe face by rebooting Batman with Nolan at helm. Im a Potter fan but seeing how dissapointed i was over GOF and to a lesser extend OOTP...WB thinking just because TDK made huge amount of $$ over that weekend doesnt translate to HBP...probably not even close...that just greediness..oh well whatever. im hoping and praying that Yate learn from OOTP and makes HBP 10x better. i dont even want to see anything related to HBP until an official trailer comes out cause that way ill know. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: bigred760 at August 15, 2008, 12:29 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by AshleysDad Just got my Entertainment Weekly Fall Movie Preview Special Double Issue and guess who is on the cover? Harry Fucking Potter! Nice! Wow. Mine's probably in my mailbox. They'll probably address in a future issue. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: corran horn at August 15, 2008, 7:53 am | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Wow! Lots of people really angry about this. I, myself, am surprised by the decision, but I'm really not bothered. I never liked HP (though I love many of the cast members), but I understand the frustration. If New Line had done something similar with LOTR, I'd feel the same way. I wonder how much this will shake up the fall release schedule, now that there's a big gaping void in it. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: FireCaptain4 at August 15, 2008, 12:43 am | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | I know it has been said many times before I've even posted, but yeah, this is BULLSHIT! Damnit, it was only months away- and I was excited at how loaded November was gonna be with both Bond and Potter in theaters. Well, at least Bond is staying and I'll probably see that twice now. Anyway, I guess it was a "buisness decision", but really, does it matter when and where the next Harry Potter film is released?! Like CyclicNightmare once said (more or less), if the next Potter flick was released in only limited theaters in Alaska, people would flock to see it and it would still take in flood of cash. Anyway, it kind of pisses me off that WB is being so fucking greedy over what will probably be only a 10 million dollar difference, if that, in intake. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: solidstealth at August 14, 2008, 10:23 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Bourne101 Did I say that it would make as much as TDK? No. I said that Warner is releasing it the same weekend because TDK was so successful. Did you read the article? Read the bolded points? Warner isn't even making it subtle, they just came out and said that they're releasing it in the summer to make more money. Simple as that. It's all about money, it's blatantly obvious, Warner isn't denying it. Will it make as much as TDK? Obviously not, I NEVER said that. But obviously Warner believes that if released on the same weekend a year later, Harry Potter can do better than if it were released in November. I don't see what your argument is. You think it has nothing to do with money? Well, you're wrong, simple as that. Call up the head of Warner Bros. and they'll tell you that you're wrong. It's all about money. READ THE ARTICLE. no need to be blatantly rude about it... i read the article... they say it's about money but if they follow obvious trends with the previous releases, they ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at August 14, 2008, 10:01 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Apparently, the changing of the release date idea hadn't even been brought up until TODAY, and not all Warner associates were told before the decision was made. I smell a lot of trouble. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at August 14, 2008, 9:44 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | And also with the film being finished already, that's nearly a guarantee that there will be a screener released well before July, perhaps even in the winter months. It's not often that a film completed before the winter months, regardless of its release date, doesn't get a company copy stolen sometime during the holiday season. Warner definitely fucked up... big time. If they had any brains they would change the release date back to November. They're going to face so many angry fans, petitions, boycotts, and controversy. It's going to be one giant headache. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: AshleysDad at August 14, 2008, 9:36 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | I hope the extra money they make outweighs the interest they will lose by waiting. The only thing that makes this a little bit smart is the economy will hopefully be better next year, which will carry over to the dvd sales Xmas 09. I still say they have a built in $275-$300 mil depending on quality and waiting is a pointless move. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at August 14, 2008, 9:30 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by solidstealth if you think harry potter will get the same amount of scratch as tdk, you must be joking... look at the monetary trend in what it's gathered in previous summer releases vs. fall... virtually the same... they won't pick up new viewers because each film isn't a stand-alone and relies on the understanding of the previous movies... with the dark knight, you don't necessarily have to watch the first to understand the second... harry potter will get the same amount of money regardless of release date Did I say that it would make as much as TDK? No. I said that Warner is releasing it the same weekend because TDK was so successful. Did you read the article? Read the bolded points? Warner isn't even making it subtle, they just came out and said that they're releasing it in the summer to make more money. Simple as that. It's all about money, it's blatantly obvious, Warner isn't denying it. Will it make as much as TDK? Obviously not, I NEVER said that. But obviously Warner belie... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: solidstealth at August 14, 2008, 9:25 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Bourne101 It most certainly is. if you think harry potter will get the same amount of scratch as tdk, you must be joking... look at the monetary trend in what it's gathered in previous summer releases vs. fall... virtually the same... they won't pick up new viewers because each film isn't a stand-alone and relies on the understanding of the previous movies... with the dark knight, you don't necessarily have to watch the first to understand the second... harry potter will get the same amount of money regardless of release date | | Static Link |
| Posted by: KCJ506 at August 14, 2008, 8:26 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | That push all but seals the deal for Quantom of Solace to be the biggest holiday blockbuster. WB really screwed the pooch on this one. Didn't WB learn from the last Harry Potter that the franchise performs a lot better in the winter than over the summer... Just look at the Narnia franchise... Oy... Sometimes I wonder about who's making the decisions. They have been doing a summer/fall rotation since the beginning and now they are jaded by money. It has finally happened and the WB is now ruining Harry Potter. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at August 14, 2008, 8:18 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by solidstealth it isn't money It most certainly is. Quote: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the sixth installment in the blockbuster film franchise about boy wizard Harry, is moving from its planned Nov. 21 release to July 17, 2009, distributor Warner Bros. said Thursday. The move was made to take advantage of an open weekend in Hollywood's busy summer season, said Alan Horn, Warner Bros. president and chief operating officer. The film had been on schedule, and the change was not due to any production snags, he said. "The picture is completely, absolutely, 100 percent on schedule, on time. There were no delays," Horn told The Associated Press. "I've seen the movie. It is fabulous. We would have been perfectly able to have it out in November." The switch will mean a two-year lag between the film adaptations of books five and six in J.K. Rowling's fantasy series. But it will shorten fans' wait between "Half-Blood Prince" and the final ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at August 14, 2008, 8:12 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Greedy fucking bastards! What fucking bullshit. It's all because of The Dark Knight. It couldn't be more blatantly obvious. It's being released on the exact same weekend. The film is nearly finished, why the fuck delay it so long? So you can make $10 million more? FUCK! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: solidstealth at August 14, 2008, 8:07 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | it isn't money... got this from ropeofsilicon http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article..._to_july_2009/ So far the two Potter films released in summer earned $292,004,738 for Order of the Phoenix and Prisoner of Azkaban brought in $249,541,069. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone made $317,575,550, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets made $261,988,482 and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire made $290,013,036 all in November. The numbers are close enough that it appears it doesn't matter when a Potter film is released, the numbers are still the same so perhaps it is a move for quality as opposed to greed, which I am sure many fans will assume. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: ScaryFreak1827 at August 14, 2008, 7:45 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Wow... fuck Warner Bros. in their greedy assholes. The previous Potter films released in November did amazingly well and now this... There is no excuse. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: sbunn10 at August 14, 2008, 7:40 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by DarkElfa This is garbage plain and simple. They only did this because of TDK. I oughta kick you in your nuts and face at the same time, you greedy asshole. I hope WB studios gets hit by a meteor for this BS. First Trek and now this, well screw that, I'm not going to see it now, so theres one ticket they're out of, I have better things to do than help pay people who screw me over. haha I would like to witness this simultaneous face/nuts kick | | Static Link |
| Posted by: AshleysDad at August 14, 2008, 7:37 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | This fucking sucks. It is going to make around $300 no matter when it comes out. It is not going to make more, because of when it comes out. Harry Potter has a following and this change will not make them happy. I for one will wait unitl the 3rd day to see the movie now. So there. My only hope is that they saw how shitty 5 was and noticed a trend and they decided to re work it a bit and give us a better movie. And this movie better rock. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MovieBuff07 at August 14, 2008, 7:03 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | This is complete bullshit...3 months before it premiered?? Right after we get the trailer?? It was gonna make a ton of money anyway...it'll just face more competition in the middle of the summer. Even though I'm really looking forward to this, I kinda would like to see the money intake drop because of this bullshit move. I'm not a complete nut over HP or anything...but I couldn't imagine back in April hearing that The Dark Knight got pushed back 8 months... | | Static Link |
| Posted by: DarkElfa at August 14, 2008, 7:02 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | This is garbage plain and simple. They only did this because of TDK. Quote: I've seen the movie. It is fabulous I oughta kick you in your nuts and face at the same time, you greedy asshole. I hope WB studios gets hit by a meteor for this BS. First Trek and now this, well screw that, I'm not going to see it now, so theres one ticket they're out of, I have better things to do than help pay people who screw me over. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: shoe1985 at August 14, 2008, 6:50 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | It wouldn't be so bad if they released the Prince in the summer, then in early November releast part 1 then mid December part 2. They would have a lot of money coming in next year. Plus, if the movies are created strongly, you will have the momentum for huge money instead of it dying down. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Tonkuro at August 14, 2008, 6:43 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Now, why would they go do that? Don't they realize it's HARRY FUCKING POTTER? That movie is going to make a ton money regardless of an open weekend or time of the year. Oh well. Idiots. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: starcat at August 14, 2008, 5:42 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | I hate it when they put out Harry Potter films in the summer. They never have the summer popcorn movie feel to them. They are much better suited for the holiday season. Not only that, but a movie has been promised to us, we have patiently waited and now you push it back 8 months... thats just a wrong thing to do to your fanbase. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: bigred760 at August 14, 2008, 5:38 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Wow. That's a hell of a pushback. So the thing is going to sit on the shelf for 8 months. That freakin' sucks. I was kind of looking forward to it. I've never seen any of the HP movies in the theater yet . . . this will be the first. Looks like I'll have to wait a bit longer. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: sarah1980 at August 14, 2008, 5:27 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | from yahoo.com LOS ANGELES - It's summer school for Harry Potter. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the sixth installment in the blockbuster film franchise about boy wizard Harry, is moving from its planned Nov. 21 release to July 17, 2009, distributor Warner Bros. said Thursday. The move was made to take advantage of an open weekend in Hollywood's busy summer season, said Alan Horn, Warner Bros. president and chief operating officer. The film had been on schedule, and the change was not due to any production snags, he said. "The picture is completely, absolutely, 100 percent on schedule, on time. There were no delays," Horn told The Associated Press. "I've seen the movie. It is fabulous. We would have been perfectly able to have it out in November." The switch will mean a two-year lag between the film adaptations of books five and six in J.K. Rowling's fantasy series. But it will shorten fans' wait between "Half-Blood Prince" and the final two installments, wh... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Mr.HyDe807 at August 8, 2008, 12:40 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Lord Voldemort Hello ALL!! Naturally, I can't wait until the new Harry Potter starts. I am not a fan of Michael Gambon's Dumbledore. I do not think he was true to the character written in the book. In the books, Dumbledore is a man of absolute calm, intelligence and presents. Even when Dumbledore needs to get loud, he is calm. Everyone respects him as one of the greatest wizards of all time. Richard Harris portrayal was spot on. I wish Michael would have played it more like the book and not his own style. I thought the producers really dropped the ball. I defintiely agree with you there Voldermort. I hated in Goblet of Fire when he grabbed Harry and was getting a little nuts over the possibility that he put his name in the goblet. HE DOESNT DO THAT! All he did was calmly ask if he put his name in it in the goblet, most likely putting his confusion and nervousness at bay so he didn't show that he was afraid. However, he is a bit better in Order, but still not conveying the calm pos... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Monotreme at August 8, 2008, 8:27 am | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Saw the trailer. EXCELLENT. Man, this is getting me even more excited. And I thought that Order of the Phoenix looked, dark, brooding and serious. This totally blows it out of the water! Step-by-step, Yates and crew are taking Harry Potter down the more Christopher Nolan-Batman/Bryan Singer-X-Men route by making the world more and more realistic, and the shooting style as well. The film looks excellent, and I'm stoked as ever. Isn't it great that young Tom Riddle is played by Ralph Fiennes' nephew? I can definitely see the similarity... Can't wait for more! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: sbunn10 at August 1, 2008, 8:06 pm | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | I just checked out the trailer for this... and I was really surprised at how good it was. The brief glimpses of the cave scene were pretty awesome, and the overall look of the film seem to be perfect. Perfectly dark. Great. Im glad they havent tried too hard to appeal to kids, and left the story alone (for the most part). The half blood prince was one of my favorite books of the series, and hopefully will be just as good of a movie. I didn't anticipate my excitement for this film, but the trailer has spiked it. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: AshleysDad at August 1, 2008, 11:45 am | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by ScaryFreak1827 I really do hope they release extended editions someday as well. There's plenty of footage that could be inserted into the film (the last film was noted to be over 3 hours in length and yet there's only ten minutes of deleted scenes on the DVD.) Here's hoping... I felt lied too about the DVD. I bought the expanded more expensive version of the movie and nothing was added to the movie, just thought deleted scenes that sucked. I think Warner owes me. Let's hope they put it on the screen this time. The teaser looks GOOOOOOOOD! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: ScaryFreak1827 at August 1, 2008, 11:23 am | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | Welcome to the boards Lord Voldemort I agree that Richard Harris was great but I cannot picture him portraying the Dumbledore we see in the later films (particularly the Voldemort duel and the cave sequence onwards.) Michael Gambon is not flawless by any means but there's a lot about the way he portrays the character that I appreciate; his quirkiness in Prisoner of Azkaban, his speech to Harry at the end of both Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix and sometimes just his mannerisms remind me of Book Dumbledore. His loud outbursts are what drive me crazy though. I really do hope they release extended editions someday as well. There's plenty of footage that could be inserted into the film (the last film was noted to be over 3 hours in length and yet there's only ten minutes of deleted scenes on the DVD.) Here's hoping... | | Static Link |
| Posted by: CyclicNightmare at August 1, 2008, 11:20 am | | Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Forum: JoBlo | | It never made sense to me that they didn't shoot these like Lord of the Rings. I don't mean all at once. I mean shoot all (or most) of the book, then cut it down for the theatrical. And then a few months later, release the extended versions on DVD, in addition to the theatrical versions of course. | | Static Link |
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