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[viciouskillersquirrel]

I've never read the books and finally saw all 5 movies back to back last year, but Snape always seemed like a sneaky/corrupt character, so this pic doesn't surprise me in the least.

The problem is that it's just a little too obvious, if you know what I mean.

 

[acidviper]

Helen McCrory - Narcissa Malfoy

Had someone else in mind for her. Oh well. Her scene with Potter in book 7 aint going to be as loverly as I imagined.

 

[UraMallas]

Here's something subtle to chew on; Snape is the only one in the "bad guy" picture with a passive stance.

 

[BorkBork]

Here's something subtle to chew on. He's the only one in the "bad guy" picture with a passive stance.

That's just how Rickman rolls.

 

[HisshouBuraiKen]

helena bonham carter never did it for me in fight club, but i gotta admit i'm digging her as bellatrix.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

So so so excited. Never been this excited for a Potter film (Goblet of Fire came close.)

Why is Snape on that side OH WAIT A SECOND-

 

[TheDoppelganger]

there was a test screening way back in September and AICN posted their reviews back then.

beware spoilers

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38251

 

[BorkBork]

there was a test screening way back in September and AICN posted their reviews back then.

beware spoilers

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38251

I really hope they went and fixed it up, because that sounds awful, especially the end.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

I really hope they went and fixed it up, because that sounds awful, especially the end.

Thats why the 6 month delay I thought?

I've never read the books and finally saw all 5 movies back to back last year, but Snape always seemed like a sneaky/corrupt character, so this pic doesn't surprise me in the least.

Snape is the best character of the series. Also the best casting done for the movies.

 

[Ashhong]

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the fact that Snape is on the picture with the bad guys kind of spoils a little doesnt it?

aw, didnt read the thread and i guess i was beaten. should have known

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Not as sexy as Snape. Look at his sexiness

That's just how Rickman rolls.

http://www.potterpuppetpals.com/SexySnape.htm

Oh fuck, I had forgot Bellatrix made a (

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short

) appearance in this one.

And it looks amazing going by the trailers.

Dazzlingly well made and perhaps deliberately less fanciful than the previous entries, this one is played in a mode closer to palpable life-or-death drama than any of the others and is quite effective as such.

Yes.

there was a test screening way back in September and AICN posted their reviews back then.

beware spoilers

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38251

I blame viciouskillersquirrel. Damnit.

 

[DrForester]

Thats why the 6 month delay I thought?

The official reason for the delay was that WB thinks they would make more money in the summer than last fall, however Harry potter would have had last Holiday season pretty much to itself, nothing really notable came out.

Could also be that after The Dark Knight, WB wanted to make sure they had some really big blockbuster for 2009. Had Potter and Dark Knight been 2008, their 2009 number probably would have looked pretty pathetic.

There was also a rumor than Danial Radcliffs participation in Equus last fall here in the USA might have stirred controversy they wanted to avoid.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

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the fact that Snape is on the picture with the bad guys kind of spoils a little doesnt it?

aw, didnt read the thread and i guess i was beaten. should have known

It just confuses the non book readers more. Well when they see the end anyway.

The official reason for the delay was that WB thinks they would make more money in the summer than last fall, however Harry potter would have had last Holiday season pretty much to itself, nothing really notable came out.

Could also be that after The Dark Knight, WB wanted to make sure they had some really big blockbuster for 2009.

There was also a rumor than Danial Radcliffs participation in Equas last fall here in the USA might have stirred controversy they wanted to avoid.

Well, I am assuming they didn't just sit on their asses for 6 months and did some more editing on that thing.

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

I blame viciouskillersquirrel. Damnit.

Wait what?

EDIT: My girlfriend just called to inform me that we'll be seeing this movie on day one at a small "boutique" cinema that serves food, drinks etc. in order to avoid crowds of kiddies.

 

[TheDoppelganger]

it's also only rated PG. don't get your hopes up on too many changes from the screening! maybe someone could compare the latest trailers and see if any scenes might match up to the book's known ending.

 

[DrForester]

it's also only rated PG. don't get your hopes up on too many changes from the screening! maybe someone could compare the latest trailers and see if any scenes might match up to the book's known ending.

Nothing really violent happened in the book to warrant a PG-13 rating though. Apparently the IMAX cut is PG-13

Based on the trailer

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It looks like the ending is all there. Seems to be a better inside the school, Harry duels Snape outside, etc. Only thing in the book that I would have thought warranted a PG-13 rating was the Inferi, but based on they trailer they look sufficiently scary.

 

[this guy]

Nothing really violent happened in the book to warrant a PG-13 rating though. Apparently the IMAX cut is PG-13

Based on the trailer

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It looks like the ending is all there. Seems to be a better inside the school, Harry duels Snape outside, etc. Only thing in the book that I would have thought warranted a PG-13 rating was the Inferi, but based on they trailer they look sufficiently scary.

I'm surprised at the rating. When I saw the trailer at the theater the movie looked really dark. Also,

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That one spell that Harry learns from the Half Blood Prince (Sectumsempra, maybe?) is pretty gruesome. I wonder if they cut down on the blood for those scenes.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Wait what?

The problem with all of this romance is All of This Romance. It dominates the movie, drawing our focus away not only from major plot points – which fall disastrously through the cracks – but also deters the mood, which, in a (nearly) penultimate film, should be at the forefront.

The title of this film is Harry Potter and the HALF-BLOOD PRINCE but the title character gets next to no screen time and even less explanation, save for a few asides that, if you haven't read the book, may as well have been cut. Better to call the movie Harry Potter and the Hormones from Hedes and save us our disillusionment.

YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM is what I'm saying.

 

[Ignis Fatuus]

I really hope they went and fixed it up, because that sounds awful, especially the end.

That ending can't be right. Even in the trailers

Spoiler

Harry is shown fighting Snape

.

If that's accurate, and there really is no

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major battle

at the end that'll be so anticlimatic it will mean insta-fail.

 

[Boogie9IGN]

Listening to the soundtrack. Of course it's no John Williams score, but Hooper nonetheless does great things with atmosphere and he

Spoiler

wrote a theme for Dumbledore's death which is present a time or two throughout the score, then comes out in full force at the end and it's quite beautiful/tragic

.

Very good soundtrack.

Where'd you hear this?!

 

[Regulus Tera]

The problem is that it's just a little too obvious, if you know what I mean.

You really should read all the books.

 

[Raistlin]

Before that. It's supposed to be released next fall (part 1). They're already filming now. There's been some pictures that have leaked since there's alot of location filming.

The Shell Cottage (don't worry nothing spoilery about picture or name)

Current plan is November 2010 for Party 1, July 2011 for Part 2.

Damn, their set designer(s) continue to amaze

 

[Raistlin]

The problem is that it's just a little too obvious, if you know what I mean.

dude

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

dude

Did I imply something spoilerific?

You really should read all the books.

Eh, they're in my backlog.

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Right next to The Great War, Letters From America, Howl's Moving Castle, Seeing Indians, Magician, Mandingo, The Iliad, The Prince and The Lucifer Effect. I'll get to them eventually.

 

[DrForester]

Damn, their set designer(s) continue to amaze

Yeah, Set Design and costumes have been stellar in all films. They've also done excellent in casting, even the smaller roles.

 

[whytemyke]

Uh.. it's in the book.

what? they made BOOKS for these things?


oh man. mind = blown

 

[UraMallas]

Eh, they're in my backlog.

Read the first two chapters of HBP tonight so you won't get anything more spoiled for you. Seriously, it'll take maybe 30 minutes. I'm on your side though, with regards to spoilers in these threads but if you have the 30 minutes tonight to read the first two chapters, you'll be in a lot better shape going in to the movie and coming into these threads. Honestly, and I'm not being a dick, I really think if you picked up the book and read for 30 minutes you could tread a lot more heavily in these threads.

Yeah, Set Design and costumes have been stellar in all films. They've also done excellent in casting, even the smaller roles.

I found that they were a bit inconsistent with regards to clothing but I've loved basically all designs they've done for buildings and outside environments.

 

[MotherFan]

Before that. It's supposed to be released next fall (part 1). They're already filming now. There's been some pictures that have leaked since there's alot of location filming.

The Shell Cottage (don't worry nothing spoilery about picture or name)

Current plan is November 2010 for Part 1, July 2011 for Part 2.

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Do they also have any pics of the Lovegood house?

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

Read the first two chapters of HBP tonight so you won't get anything more spoiled for you. Seriously, it'll take maybe 30 minutes. I'm on your side though, with regards to spoilers in these threads but if you have the 30 minutes tonight to read the first two chapters, you'll be in a lot better shape going in to the movie and coming into these threads. Honestly, and I'm not being a dick, I really think if you picked up the book and read for 30 minutes you could tread a lot more heavily in these threads.


I found that they were a bit inconsistent with regards to clothing but I've loved basically all designs they've done for buildings and outside environments.

If I start them, I'll devour it until the end and I haven't read books 2 - 5. Down that path, madness lies.

 

[Cyan]

what? they made BOOKS for these things?

Goddamn.

They're just milking this franchise like crazy.

 

[favouriteflavour]

So how much money does Rowling get from the movies? Must be money fights all round at her place.

 

[BorkBork]

That ending can't be right. Even in the trailers

Spoiler

Harry is shown fighting Snape

.

If that's accurate, and there really is no

Spoiler

major battle

at the end that'll be so anticlimatic it will mean insta-fail.

That

Spoiler

Snape/Harry confrontation

IS mentioned in the AICN screening and is consistent with what we see in the trailer.

Spoiler

It's not really a fight. anyways. We'll see about the rest of the bit about the Death Eater and Dumbledore's funeral

I really hoped the delay was to fix those major issues, but I doubt it.

 

[-COOLIO-]

So how much money does Rowling get from the movies? Must be money fights all round at her place.

from the money shes already made, i doubt she gives a fudge

 

[D23]

so are you guys going to see it on the 15th or wait for the imax on the 29th?? is the 3d scenes worth the wait?? hmm

 

[Battersea Power Station]

I always wonder -- what is the average consumer's* experience with these films? I read many of the books back-to-back-to-back so I could follow the story all the way through.

But when people wait 1 or 2 years between films, do they really remember what is going on? Or are they just showing up for the effects, etc.?

* edit: I'm talking about the average viewer who has not read the books

 

[DrForester]

That

Spoiler

Snape/Harry confrontation

IS mentioned in the AICN screening and is consistent with what we see in the trailer.

Spoiler

It's not really a fight. anyways. We'll see about the rest of the bit about the Death Eater and Dumbledore's funeral

I really hoped the delay was to fix those major issues, but I doubt it.

Lets be honest about the ending here...

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There really is no big battle, not like the previous books. There is no "fight" between Harry and Snape. Snape just knocks him to the ground a few times. None of the battle inside Hogwarts was ever really seen, we hear about it afterwards, and catch a few glimpses as Harry runs outside, but that's it. Half Blood prince is not an action packed book. The scene in the cave is where most the action of the ending come from.

 

[Raistlin]

so are you guys going to see it on the 15th or wait for the imax on the 29th?? is the 3d scenes worth the wait?? hmm

I'm waiting ... PG-13 ftw

Lets be honest about the ending here...

Spoiler

There really is no big battle, not like the previous books. There is no "fight" between Harry and Snape. Snape just knocks him to the ground a few times. None of the battle inside Hogwarts was ever really seen,w e hear about it afterwards, and catch a few glimpses as Harry runs outside, but that's it. Half Blood prince is not an action packed book. The scene in the cave is where most the action of the ending come from.

From what I recall, there a plenty of scenes that are painted. Though it's been a while since I read it.

 

[DrForester]

I always wonder -- what is the average consumer's experience with these films? I read many of the books back-to-back-to-back so I could follow the story all the way through.

But when people wait 1 or 2 years between films, do they really remember what is going on? Or are they just showing up for the effects, etc.?

Well, they can watch the DVD's and all the movies show up on cable TV leading up to release.

 

[UraMallas]

I always wonder -- what is the average consumer's experience with these films? I read many of the books back-to-back-to-back so I could follow the story all the way through.

But when people wait 1 or 2 years between films, do they really remember what is going on? Or are they just showing up for the effects, etc.?

I just re-watch the movies. Simple enough.

Well, they can watch the DVD's and all the movies show up on cable TV leading up to release.

Ta-da.

 

[Battersea Power Station]

Heh. I wasn't asking for advice. I was just wondering how the mass market views the films, not that I expect any of us to be able to answer that. Do they remember all the details about Voldemort's childhood history and all the things that Harry's learned and all the goodies his posse has picked up over the years and then say "I can't wait to see what happens next!" or are they thinking "Hey, cool, a new Harry Potter film. I hope there's flying around on brooms and shit."

Just spouting off curiosities.

 

[mYm|17|]

y is snape a bad guy

 

[BorkBork]

Heh. I wasn't asking for advice. I was just wondering how the mass market views the films, not that I expect any of us to be able to answer that. Do they remember all the details about Voldemort's childhood history and all the things that Harry's learned and all the goodies his posse has picked up over the years and then say "I can't wait to see what happens next!" or are they thinking "Hey, cool, a new Harry Potter film. I hope there's flying around on brooms and shit."

Just spouting off curiosities.

Probably a little from column A and a lot from column B. It's summer blockbuster season. People just to go see movies as brainless popcorn flicks.

 

[Kagari]

This reminds me I still need to get around to reading the last book...

 

[Zabka]

Devin's Review at CHUD. He gave it a 9.5.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Devin's Review at CHUD. He gave it a 9.5.

Spoilers? I read the book, but...

Is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince the best Harry Potter film yet? Oh yes. Is it one of the best films of the year? Oh yes again

This is all I'll read atm but that's enough for now.

 

[landfarer]

And Drew McWeeny calls it the best one made so far as well:

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-motion-captured/posts/2009-7-6-the-motion-captured-review-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince

Sounds all good so far. I'm game.

 

[Costanza]

and you guys were doubting that first review I linked to a few weeks ago...

CANT WAIT

 

[Snaku]

And Drew McWeeny calls it the best one made so far as well:

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-motion-captured/posts/2009-7-6-the-motion-captured-review-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince

Sounds all good so far. I'm game.

Can't wait to see this.

 

[Rewrite]

This movie is going to be great. ;D

 

[Ashhong]

any word in those reviews about whether or not

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the funeral

is in the cut?