Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Trailer

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:07 pm

Here:
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809791044/video/9048692

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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:09 pm

Oh, a movie I'll have to take the yum to. Joy.

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:24 pm

I think it may be her best HP book ~ dark, grim, sad and horrifying added to the usual "Fast times at Hogwart High" stuff and throw in another excellent teacher/character and you've got a great story.

Now if the film makers can capture most of that, we may have a great movie. This one could be the best.

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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:28 pm

I do hope it makes more sense to the uninitiated than the last one, where there was a whole lot of "huh, wha, why?" Made it less than enjoyable, actually, since nothing was explained and seemed to just jump about without reason.

gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:43 pm

serleran wrote:
I do hope it makes more sense to the uninitiated than the last one, where there was a whole lot of "huh, wha, why?" Made it less than enjoyable, actually, since nothing was explained and seemed to just jump about without reason.

Well... most people have read the books... ^_~`
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cinderblock · Post by **cinderblock** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:32 pm

Never bothered to read them. I cut my teeth on LotR and Howard, but if the Potter books get kids to read more so be it. The movies are fun.

Traveller · Post by **Traveller** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:14 am

I've been thinking I should read them. I never bothered because of the hype.
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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:15 am

Traveller wrote:
I've been thinking I should read them. I never bothered because of the hype.

Some great ideas for magic school's and gaming in general there. But what the author does really well is capture character personalities. And there's a lot more going on in the books. A whole lot more.
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:10 am

Traveller wrote:
I've been thinking I should read them. I never bothered because of the hype.

Yes, yes ~ you should. I read the first 3 or so somewhat before the mania began and before the movies. They are just excellent reading.

But, I understand your feeling about the hype - it can get very irritating. I felt that way about The DaVinci Code. Everyone loved it - my wife, daughter, mother-in-law (in braille no less) - and I just tuned it out.

But now, I'm ready to have a go at it.

Harry is just plain fun and sheer entertainment with lots of hilarity. Some of the best escapist/fantasy, IMO.

And yes, ignore the hype!

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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:13 am

gideon_thorne wrote:
But what the author does really well is capture character personalities.

Well said, gideon. She is superb at characterization! I love them all, even the ones I hate!
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:44 am

Looking forward to the new movie as it has to be better then the last (I completely agree with Serleran on this one... yeah, I know, I did just say that, but he's completely right).

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seskis281 · Post by **seskis281** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:13 am

I agree - the books get better, deeper and richer as they go along... the "children's fantasy" of the first two gives way to some pretty strong writing and characterization, and some pretty provocative ideas.

PS - I can see how the last movie would not be good for those who came to it on its on... I also want to say that the actress who played Tonks was an A1 hottie!
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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:24 pm

I must confess, I have not read the books, but the movies have been pretty good. So much so, that they may actually entice me to read the books.

Jyrdan Fairblade · Post by **Jyrdan Fairblade** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:04 pm

Neat. It's interesting to see how the series has pretty much turned into Dark Fantasy.

While this is pretty much true in the books, the movies, I think, have taken it very much to heart with their visual style.

Buttmonkey · Post by **Buttmonkey** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:02 pm

Rhuvein wrote:
But, I understand your feeling about the hype - it can get very irritating. I felt that way about The DaVinci Code. Everyone loved it - my wife, daughter, mother-in-law (in braille no less) - and I just tuned it out.

But now, I'm ready to have a go at it.

Oh, dear Crom, no! The DaVinci Code was terrible. Angels & Demons was much better.

On the other hand, I very much enjoyed all of the Harry Potter books except the last one (it was okay, but I didn't think it held up quite as well as the others).

gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:30 pm

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bookse ... 0545128285

Course, for those who are interested in actually reading...

Book 8. ^_~`
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Traveller · Post by **Traveller** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:53 pm

Buttmonkey wrote:
Oh, dear Crom, no! The DaVinci Code was terrible. Angels & Demons was much better.

Bite your tongue. I found The DaVinci Code to be quite entertaining, and that's a high compliment from me as I'm not big into mystery thrillers.
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Zudrak · Post by **Zudrak** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:55 pm

gideon_thorne wrote:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bookse ... 0545128285

Course, for those who are interested in actually reading...

Book 8. ^_~`

Cool. My brother is reading the series now. It's really cool to "talk Potter" with him so long after I've read the books myself.

The 6th movie looks really cool, but I have yet to watch #5 on the DVD I received for Christmas 2007. It was my wife's favorite book and she didn't get to see the movie, so I am reluctant to see it without her. I'll do it, though, and then go see #6 in the theatre.

EDIT: I sent you an email, Peter.
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:23 am

gideon_thorne wrote:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bookse ... 0545128285

Course, for those who are interested in actually reading...

Book 8. ^_~`

Glad to see this will be available in the standard version at the end of the year!
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Post by **Breakdaddy** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:03 am

Im thinking about giving all the books a second read through before I see the next movie. Great series of books with brilliant continuity.