Harry Potter HBP Trailer

[katiemac]

Well, it's officially released (http://www.moviefone.com/movie/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince/27063/main). Also to appear in theaters Friday before The Mummy.

[childeroland]

Harry Fiennes looks great as young Voldemart.

"I can speak to snakes too. They find me...whisper things."

[Toothpaste]

Sigh. Let the temptation begin. I have never watched a Harry Potter trailer, and I am not going to start now. It is so painful for me, but I just don't want to know any of the visuals before I see them in the movie. It's my own personal game, causes me no end of grief. I have issues.

[BenPanced]

OMFG! IT'S SO KEWL! WITH THE FLYING AND HARRY AND THE WOOOOOOOO! AND THE OMFG! I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE HOW AMAZING THIS THING LOOKS WITH HARRY AND HERMIONE AND YAAAAAAAAY!

Meh. Seen better.

[katiemac]

Just watched it myself. It looks ... okay. Doesn't get me excited about it, so it's easy to stick by my initial feeling and skip this one.

[Chameleon]

I'm not a big fan of HBP. But the trailer looks good!

[ChunkyC]

It's the teaser trailer, meant to let people know it's coming and give a glimpse of what it's about, so I wasn't expecting anything huge. I've seen better and worse teasers, but I think this one does its job.

Mind you, the missus and I are already psyched for HBP, we're currently rewatching all the previous movies and may watch them again in the run up to the release. :)

[Ageless Stranger]

Meh, these movies can kiss the fatest part of my ass. I've never been much excited by them. The book rules.

[ChunkyC]

Books always rule. But the movies are a lot of fun too. :)

[Zoombie]

...


What does HBP stand for?

Oh yeah. Prince thing.

Whatever.

[sassandgroove]

Oh I'll definitely see it, but I thought the last one missed some of the best elements of the book. So I am not getting my hopes too high.

Is it wrong of me to think the young men are growing up nicely? I feel so- old.

[regdog]

...


What does HBP stand for?

Oh yeah. Prince thing.

Whatever.

Half Blood Prince

[katiemac]

I thought the quick image of "dead" Ron was the best shot of the trailer. Dumbledore's bit of fire magic is neat, too. I'm still skeptic on seeing it, though. The movies aren't really my cup of tea, but somehow the scenes in them still seem to come to mind when I read the books.

I do love movie trailers, though. Here's hoping the full trailer shows more of the whole story.

[Christine N.]

This movie releases the WEEKEND of PHILCON.
Oh, the irony, a huge sci-fi/fantasy con on the weekend of the HBP release. I'm sure many of the faithful will be torn...or just all go to midnight showings Thursday.

I can see many "let's see HBP while we're dressed up!" parties. Groups invading the movie theater near the hotel. Poor movie theater.

LOL. I can't wait. I'll be at the con all weekend, I'm sure. I don't usually do opening weekends. I like watching movies in an uncrowded theater, weeks after the release hubbub is over.

[Atlantis]

It looks awesome! As much as I liked book 6 I consider it the weakest novel out of the bunch. The movie looks great. The little boy who plays young Voldermort is a good actor. I loved the bit at the end when it flashed between adult Voldermort and his younger self. I heard that the last movie is going to be split in two so there are actually 3 more movies left.

[Bartholomew]

I'm boycotting trailers until movie makers stop cramming the entire story into them.

[Nakhlasmoke]

Okay, I haven't been overly happy with the movie adaptations but OMG THIS TRAILER MADE ME SQUEE LIKE A FANGRRL

I can't wait. :D

please lord, may there be much Snapishness in this one, for I shall be saddened if you limit The Rickman to but one crucial scene.

[sunnyxlove]

can't wait for this one!!!! HBP was my fav out of all the HP books!~!

The little tom was creepy...

[ClaudiaGray]

I think this is a GREAT trailer. It's ominous in a very quiet way, and it was a gutsy move to make the trailer about Dumbledore and Voldemort, with Harry as only a very minor figure. Of course, with something as culturally ubiquitous as HP, maybe you can get away with this. But still, it's intelligent in a way most movie trailers aren't -- it gives the viewer some credit -- and that alone amps me up to see the film.

[Nakhlasmoke]

I think this is a GREAT trailer. It's ominous in a very quiet way, and it was a gutsy move to make the trailer about Dumbledore and Voldemort, with Harry as only a very minor figure. Of course, with something as culturally ubiquitous as HP, maybe you can get away with this. But still, it's intelligent in a way most movie trailers aren't -- it gives the viewer some credit -- and that alone amps me up to see the film.

I agree with you here. I think by now the only people watching are people who have a very good idea of where the story is going and have read the books. So yes, it's a nod to the readers. :D

[Indy Tarquinson]

I've never liked the HP films, especially since I know the story...I'm sure it would be different if I didn't know the story, I'd be all like "Suspense! So awesome!" but now I see them as simply boring...some eye candy to watch. I haven't even seen the 5th one yet. So I can't say I'm excited about this one...meh, I already know what's gonna happen...

[BenPanced]

I think this is a GREAT trailer. It's ominous in a very quiet way, and it was a gutsy move to make the trailer about Dumbledore and Voldemort, with Harry as only a very minor figure. Of course, with something as culturally ubiquitous as HP, maybe you can get away with this. But still, it's intelligent in a way most movie trailers aren't -- it gives the viewer some credit -- and that alone amps me up to see the film.

I agree with you here. I think by now the only people watching are people who have a very good idea of where the story is going and have read the books. So yes, it's a nod to the readers. :D
Okay, all kidding aside from my previous post, I also like the way this trailer's set up. You have the story between Voldemort and Dumbledore, and it's Not Nice. You can feel the tension between them, and they do the quick-cut between Voldemort the Younger and Voldemore the Adult.

And then they start Hedwig's Theme, which is sweet and music box-y, and it just creeped the hell out of me. Rockin'.

[Zoombie]

It was fairly cool as a trailer...but not as exciting as the Watchman trailer.

[sassandgroove]

:( Still haven't seen the trailor. but the descriptions here sound good.

To the person who said he knows whats going to happen so whats the point? Well, forme, I just love the whole world in the books and I see the movies as an extension of that. WHen I read them I don't want to put them down. For me it isn't about suspense and isn't ruined by knowing what is going to happen. I've been listening to the audio books lately and I pick up details I missed before - I figure I must skim some when I read or something. What I think would be cool though, since the movies are condensed, especially the later ones, is a Mini-Series(More like a maxi-series ;)), which would beable to have the time to give the books the proper scope since they'd have all the time they'd need to play with. Maybe in the future someone will tackle that, it would be quite the undertaking. DOn't get me wrong, I enjoy the movies, but the 5th one didn't include some of the best parts of the book and Ron and Hermione were almost background characters instead of major players.

[maestrowork]

It's not about suspense but the experience. A cinematic experience would be different from a literary one.

[sassandgroove]

Look how Ray so expertly boils down my thoughts to one succint sentence.

[Indy Tarquinson]

Yeah I get what you're saying, it's a whole different experience but the movies don't click with me for some reason...I'll watch it and it is neat to see the characters alive on screen, but it doesn't resonate with me as much. I guess it's probably just that whole "I like the book better than the movie" dealie. T__T

[katiemac]

Yeah I get what you're saying, it's a whole different experience but the movies don't click with me for some reason...I'll watch it and it is neat to see the characters alive on screen, but it doesn't resonate with me as much. I guess it's probably just that whole "I like the book better than the movie" dealie. T__T

I know what you mean. I think the movies have had a handful of scenes done very well (especially once Chris Columbus was out) but something about them overall, as you say, doesn't click with me. I love the books (sass can vouch for that) but the movies feel very stiff to me.

[sassandgroove]

(sass can vouch for that) :D

If you ask me, very few movies are as good as the book. But I still enjoy them. I think stiff is a good word to use. they do lack some of the wonderment and amazing things that the books have.

[Captshady]

:D

If you ask me, very few movies are as good as the book. But I still enjoy them. I think stiff is a good word to use. they do lack some of the wonderment and amazing things that the books have.


Sometimes, when the movie is produced first, and THEN the book comes out, the movie is better than the book. But even then, it's not all that often.

[C.bronco]

Yay! I had no idea it was coming so soon.
(I must email my Harry Potter Movie Buddy ASAP.)

[ChunkyC]

*snip* So I can't say I'm excited about this one...meh, I already know what's gonna happen...
Well, there are some things that are fun more than once even if you know the eventual outcome... ;)

*snip* they do lack some of the wonderment and amazing things that the books have.
True. Then there's the one time (thankfully) they put something in that wasn't in the book: that stupid shrunken head on the night bus in The Prisoner of Azkaban. With the wealth of material they had to cut, why add stuff? It took me out of the story because it seemed so out of place and from the moment it opened its mouth, I wanted the idiotic thing to just shut the hell up.

[sassandgroove]

True. Then there's the one time (thankfully) they put something in that wasn't in the book: that stupid shrunken head on the night bus in The Prisoner of Azkaban. With the wealth of material they had to cut, why add stuff? It took me out of the story because it seemed so out of place and from the moment it opened its mouth, I wanted the idiotic thing to just shut the hell up.
Oh I know. They made up a character for Order of the Pheonix, Nigel, who acts a lot like Colin Creevy and/or his brother. why not just have Colin? Or his little brother? I totally didn't get that.

[Atlantis]

Oh I know. They made up a character for Order of the Pheonix, Nigel, who acts a lot like Colin Creevy and/or his brother. why not just have Colin? Or his little brother? I totally didn't get that.

Maybe the actor who plays Colin wasn't available.

[Christine N.]

Um, no, Nigel Creevey WAS in the books. He didn't have much to say, but he was there. I distinctly remember a conversation Harry had with Colin Creevey's little brother. He talked a blue streak, just like Colin, and I think the conversation had something to do with his being sorted.

They didn't make him up. Which book I can't remember but it must have been Goblet of Fire? I'll have to research it.

ETA: Whoops, sorry. Colin DOES have a brother, I knew I didn't imagine it, but his name is Dennis. So they kept the character and changed the name.

On topic, having now written a short screenplay for a writing course, and using the short story I wrote for said course as the basis, I can completely understand how things get cut. One page=one minute of screentime. It's SO hard to cram everything that you had in the story into the screenplay, especially when you're limited by time. I wish they'd added a few tidbits to the movies - like mentioning the "Maruaders" and at least telling the story of how James turned into a stag. Unless you'd read the books, Harry's Patronus makes little sense. Or at least it's more meaningful with the story behind it.

[jamesn65]

This is the best HP trailer I've seen yet! I wasn't a big fan of the cinematic version of Order of the Phoenix but it looks like I'm going to have to give this director a second chance.

[sassandgroove]

Maybe the actor who plays Colin wasn't available.
So recast him. (i'm not being snarky at you. I just think it is stupid to create a new character for the movie when there are so many to choose from in the book.)


To Christine:

I read in magzine interview that Nigel was made up for the movie,a nd I don't think he was a Creevy, he just made me think of the Creevy brothers which makes me wonder why they just didn't use them. THat's all.

And I completely understand about movies having the be quicker paced and shorter, I do. Especially for a theatrical release. That's why I like my mini-series idea, you could have more scope for all the wonders of the wizarding world. Ok, I'm going in circles now so I'll shut up.

[creamofmushroom]

SPOILER ALERT!!!

I just watched the trailer and I have several quick questions.
Where Harry is running through the grass...is that when he's chasing after HBP at the end?
The body that Harry is leaning over? Is that Bill?
Also, i just saw this on youtube but here you can see what happens after Ginny kisses Harry (there is no actual kiss tho):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syER0vkOk1w

[sassandgroove]

I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN IT. :( I thought we would go see the Mummy this weekend so I haven't bothered to watch it online, but then we didn't go. :( (too tired after DEF LEPPARD! :D)

It's OK- It's not like I am not going to see the movie. :D

[Jcomp]

I saw this and I actually really liked it. I've never paid much attention to Harry Potter, but this looks interesting. The "I can speak to snakes too," part, I don't even know how exactly that fits into the mythology but I could tell from that moment that it's a big deal. A big, creepy, deal. I love stuff like that.

[sassandgroove]

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH That was good. I have to watch again. That was neat, showing what Harry sees in the Pensieve. NOw I am excited.

[sassandgroove]

SPOILER ALERT!!!

I just watched the trailer and I have several quick questions.
Where Harry is running through the grass...is that when he's chasing after HBP at the end?
The body that Harry is leaning over? Is that Bill?
Also, i just saw this on youtube but here you can see what happens after Ginny kisses Harry (there is no actual kiss tho):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syER0vkOk1w
SPOILER SURMISING. That's probably Ron.

[Cranky]

I'm looking forward to this. I love the books and the movies. The only thing that I haven't liked about the movies was the shruken head in PoA that ChunkyC talked about.

Other than that...whoopie! My mother and I will be going to see it for our birthdays. :D

[creamofmushroom]

SPOILER SURMISING. That's probably Ron.

Ah, yeah. i forgot that Ron gets poisoned in this book.

[Captshady]

It could also be Dumbledore, no?

[creamofmushroom]

It could also be Dumbledore, no?

yeah but there is a part in the trailer where harry is leaning over a red-headed figure, i was just curious to know if it was bill but it makes more sense it it was ron

[sassandgroove]

No- the person laying as though dead in the trailor is definitely young and red headed.

Crossposted with creamofmushroom. :D

[Christine N.]

How many times was Ron poisoned in the book... (twice, in case you were wondering)

Yeah, it's Ron.

That youtube link is a fake trailer. I mean it's just put together with already released screenshots. Fun, but not a real trailer. The real one is on there somewhere.

[creamofmushroom]

That youtube link is a fake trailer. But the real one is on there somewhere.

I knew that it was a fake trailer. But there were some additional clips (&photos) that i thought people would find interesting.

[Christine N.]

LOL. I knew that. I mean, the Star Wars soundtrack was a dead giveaway :tongue.

They were cool shots though.

[ChunkyC]

I saw this and I actually really liked it. I've never paid much attention to Harry Potter, but this looks interesting. The "I can speak to snakes too," part, I don't even know how exactly that fits into the mythology but I could tell from that moment that it's a big deal. A big, creepy, deal. I love stuff like that.
From the opening chapters of the first book, Harry has been shown to be able to communicate with snakes, and it is a HUGE DEAL that comes full circle in the final book. There's so much stuff like that that makes me really happy they're doing The Deathly Hallows as two films so they can put as much of it in as possible.

I am so chuffed for the remaining films.

[Ol' 61]

I can't wait. I saw the trailer, it is indeed a teaser. I want MORE. Of course, the books are better, but the movies are enjoyable too. I started reading Harry Potter when the first movie came out. Decided I should read the book before seeing the movie. By the time I saw the movie, I had read all three books and was dying for Goblet of Fire to be released!

And yes--young Tom is quite creepy. Scary creepy. "I can talk to snakes, too" will be this year's "I see dead people."

[katiemac]

New trailer. (http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/10/new-hp6-trailer.html)

[sassandgroove]

Oh I'll have to watch that later. THanks Katie.

[sassandgroove]

hmmm... I like the trailer. I hope it doesn't show the only good parts of the movie. Mr. Groove said he read a reveiw and it focused on the teen dating stuff and not the good stuff (imo.) This trailer has the good stuff, but the headline of the article is about teen dating. BAH!

Sass-trying not to get her hopes up.

[Nakhlasmoke]

I loved the new trailer, it made me squee like a hyperactive fangrrl on pixiesticks.

[katiemac]

hmmm... I like the trailer. I hope it doesn't show the only good parts of the movie. Mr. Groove said he read a reveiw and it focused on the teen dating stuff and not the good stuff (imo.) This trailer has the good stuff, but the headline of the article is about teen dating. BAH!

Sass-trying not to get her hopes up.

Everything I've read about it so far, which isn't much, has focused on teen angles too. Apparently this is the "funniest film" of all of them, which kind of threw me for a loop, considering this is the darkest book of them all.

But if it's on par with the humor they enhanced in Goblet, then it could work really well. I know they've added some darker action scenes not in the book, which I think we got a glimpse of in the trailer.

Quite frankly, I'm very surprised they haven't pulled out the "someone really important dies" angle yet. Maybe in the next trailer! This is the UK version, so we still have an US one coming.

ETA: I like that they included one of my favorite lines in the trailer--the entire "fight back, you coward" scene is one of my favorites in the series.

[katiemac]

Yet another trailer, which I'm actually pretty impressed with. A little funny, with some slick special effects. Even though it happens "off screen" in the book, I think it was a good idea to film the bridge collapse mentioned in the first chapter.


http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthehalf-bloodprince/

[DamaNegra]

Squeeeeeeeeeee!!! I feel like a fangirl!! When is it coming out? When is it coming out?

[katiemac]

July 17, I think, is where they moved it?

[DamaNegra]

Oh, well, time enough for me to forget about it and not die over the really long wait, then.

[nevada]

Quite frankly, I'm very surprised they haven't pulled out the "someone really important dies" angle yet. Maybe in the next trailer! This is the UK version, so we still have an US one coming.

Maybe that someone important doesn't die in the movie. Some muckety muck might have decided that was too intense for the kiddies and they chose to not kill him.

[Nagoyaka Aikouka]

Please, with how they did the last movie? They're not worried about how the little kiddies might feel about it. It's going to be dark because the movie is dark. And important characters will die. Well, mainly one.

They can't just skip that part.

I'm not a huge fan of the movies, but I watch them because I'm a freaking HP Fangirl...

Even if I did despise the ending of the seventh book.

[nevada]

I havent read the books. I tried. Three times. Never made it past page three. I tolerate the movies. I was extremely disappointed in the last one. I kept waiting for it to start and then it was over.

There's dark and there's killing off a beloved character. Never be surprised by what Hollywood does.

[katiemac]

I havent read the books. I tried. Three times. Never made it past page three. I tolerate the movies. I was extremely disappointed in the last one. I kept waiting for it to start and then it was over.

There's dark and there's killing off a beloved character. Never be surprised by what Hollywood does.

I'm usually not surprised when Hollywood does something like that, but there's really no way around this death. It affects everything about the plot, so if they don't do it there's no last two movies. Fans would be enraged, anyway. They're smart enough over at WB to know that would be the end of their franchise.

[maestrowork]

Hollywood has no problem killing a beloved, main character. Especially when it's adapted from a well-known novel.

[nevada]

We'll see. mwhuahahahaha

for what's it worth, i'm sure they'll kill him. 95% sure anyway. :D

[mscelina]

The movie holds true to the books. If JK Rowling kills a beloved character, you can be damn sure that the film will. *shrug* After all, those deaths are what drive Harry's motivation and the overall plot. They have to die. It's just the way things are.

[childeroland]

Doesn't Rowling have final say anyway, so they have to stick as close to her story as possible.