Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince - Movies

humbug83 · 21-04-2008, 15:09

Cant wait for this movie! Does anyone know when the trailer is due to be shown??

LemonPledge · 21-04-2008, 16:45

no trailers yet but heres some pictures from the set:
http://www.mugglenet.com/gallery/thu...php?album=2151

Mikay · 21-04-2008, 16:51

Ah, I also cannot wait. OotP was a very slight improvement on the dire GoF, so I'm expecting a lot.

NAF · 21-04-2008, 17:13

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Originally Posted by Mikay

Ah, I also cannot wait. OotP was a very slight improvement on the dire GoF, so I'm expecting a lot.

I think that the last two films were both rubbish, but at least GOF was less boring than OOTP.

My hopes aren't high for HBP, loved the book, but as a film i think it'll be quite boring, like OOTP, and with David Yates directing.... Hmm....

Oh well! The first three films were the best, but maybe the sixth one will join them in my top favorates

Mikay · 21-04-2008, 17:20

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Originally Posted by NAF

I think that the last two films were both rubbish, but at least GOF was less boring than OOTP.

My hopes aren't high for HBP, loved the book, but as a film i think it'll be quite boring, like OOTP, and with David Yates directing.... Hmm....

Oh well! The first three films were the best, but maybe the sixth one will join them in my top favorates

Let's hope so. My favourite has always been and will probably remain the first one. The magic Chris Columbus captured has yet to be seen by any of the other directors IMO.

Mark A · 21-04-2008, 21:18

I think they've improved film on film - largely because the three main stars are finally learning to act.

Regards

Mark

Resident Evil · 21-04-2008, 21:26

In order of best to worst it would be

HS PS
HS COS
HP OOTP
HP GOF
HP POA

Even though OOTP is a terrible book compared to the others i thought their translation was very good.

HBP hopfully should be the best

grooveykaty · 21-04-2008, 22:06

The trailer is due to be screened in cinemas early may.
I cant wait either ,it looks good from pictures i have seen so far.

nethwen · 22-04-2008, 00:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by FilthyAngel

no trailers yet but heres some pictures from the set:
http://www.mugglenet.com/gallery/thu...php?album=2151

Thanks for the pics.

LOL at Dumbledore having a fag.

humbug83 · 22-04-2008, 08:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by NAF

My hopes aren't high for HBP, loved the book, but as a film i think it'll be quite boring, like OOTP, and with David Yates directing.... Hmm....

It was my fave book so I hope it lives up to my expectations.

humbug83 · 22-04-2008, 08:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by FilthyAngel

no trailers yet but heres some pictures from the set:
http://www.mugglenet.com/gallery/thu...php?album=2151

Thanks for those.

humbug83 · 22-04-2008, 10:47

The cast list...

Cast (Credited cast)

Daniel Radcliffe ... Harry Potter

Rupert Grint ... Ron Weasley

Emma Watson ... Hermione Granger
other cast:

Helena Bonham Carter ... Bellatrix Lestrange

Alan Rickman ... Severus Snape

Timothy Spall ... Peter Pettigrew

Bonnie Wright ... Ginny Weasley

Jim Broadbent ... Horace Slughorn

Jessie Cave ... Lavender Brown

Tom Felton ... Draco Malfoy

David Thewlis ... Remus Lupin

Maggie Smith ... Minerva McGonagall

Warwick Davis ... Filius Flitwick

Dave Legeno ... Fenrir Greyback
Helen McCrory ... Narcissa Malfoy

Michael Gambon ... Albus Dumbledore

Robbie Coltrane ... Rubeus Hagrid

Julie Walters ... Molly Weasley
Evanna Lynch ... Luna Lovegood
Hero Fiennes-Tiffin ... Tom Riddle - Age 11
Natalia Tena ... Nymphadora Tonks
Mark Williams ... Arthur Weasley
Katie Leung ... Cho Chang
James Phelps ... Fred Weasley
Frank Dillane ... Teenage Tom Riddle
Oliver Phelps ... George Weasley
Matthew Lewis ... Neville Longbottom
Scarlett Byrne ... Pansy Parkinson
Georgina Leonidas ... Katie Bell
David Bradley ... Argus Filch
Anna Shaffer ... Romilda Vane
Ralph Ineson ... Amycus Carrow (rumored)
Charlie Bennison ... Sanguini (rumored)
Louis Cordice ... Blaise Zabini
Freddie Stroma ... Cormac McLaggen (rumored)
Isabella Laughland ... Leanne (rumored)
Robert Knox ... Marcus Belby (rumored)
Nina Voelker ... Wendy Slinkhard (rumored)

nethwen · 22-04-2008, 13:15

Quote:

Hero Fiennes-Tiffin ... Tom Riddle - Age 11

Wonder if he's any relation to Ralph Fiennes.

I don't recognise any of the new actors above.

What I want to know is who will be the muggle prime minister?

humbug83 · 22-04-2008, 13:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by nethwen

Wonder if he's any relation to Ralph Fiennes.

I don't recognise any of the new actors above.

What I want to know is who will be the muggle prime minister?

Yes I think he's Ralph's nephew.

humbug83 · 22-04-2008, 13:42

As for the muggle prime minister http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-po...-prince-52180/

Mikay · 22-04-2008, 17:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Resident Evil

In order of best to worst it would be

HS PS
HS COS
HP OOTP
HP GOF
HP POA

Even though OOTP is a terrible book compared to the others i thought their translation was very good.

HBP hopfully should be the best

Swapping PoA and GoF in that list, that's my order.
I adored OotP though, my favourite book.

nethwen · 23-04-2008, 02:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by humbug83

As for the muggle prime minister http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-po...-prince-52180/

Thanks for the info.

No Gaunts??

humbug83 · 23-04-2008, 10:47

Info about the game...

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a...entic-yet.html

luvjustin · 23-04-2008, 14:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Resident Evil

In order of best to worst it would be

HS PS
HS COS
HP OOTP
HP GOF
HP POA

Even though OOTP is a terrible book compared to the others i thought their translation was very good.

HBP hopfully should be the best

I find it really funny that Harry Potter fans usually fall into one of two camps when it comes to the films. PS and POA usually being the deciding factors. One is usually the favourite and one is usually the most hated.

Your list made me laugh because it is the the exact opposite to mine. I don't actually hate PS and COS secret but they do bug me. Especially when you see what they can actualy do in the later films. POA is one of my favourite films ever, not just when it comes to Harry Potter. The first two just seemed to be the book on screen. A bit twee and boring.

I see the films as a sort of really big budget fan art. I don't want to see them take every single scene from the books and put them on screen. That is boring and a bad way to put novels on screen. Books and films are totally different mediums and have very different ways of telling stories. POA for me got it spot on. Beautifully stylised and perfectly structured.

Mikay · 23-04-2008, 17:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by luvjustin

I find it really funny that Harry Potter fans usually fall into one of two camps when it comes to the films. PS and POA usually being the deciding factors. One is usually the favourite and one is usually the most hated.

Your list made me laugh because it is the the exact opposite to mine. I don't actually hate PS and COS secret but they do bug me. Especially when you see what they can actualy do in the later films. POA is one of my favourite films ever, not just when it comes to Harry Potter. The first two just seemed to be the book on screen. A bit twee and boring.

I see the films as a sort of really big budget fan art. I don't want to see them take every single scene from the books and put them on screen. That is boring and a bad way to put novels on screen. Books and films are totally different mediums and have very different ways of telling stories. POA for me got it spot on. Beautifully stylised and perfectly structured.

But none of the "magic" was carried over from the way Columbus envisioned it.. I adored everything about how Hogwarts and the cast were portrayed in the first two films (the first especially). The Great Hall, the corridors, the common room.. then they started doing stupid things like having choirs and wearing their own clothes.. it just wasn't the same.

Columbus' films had a certain magical feel to them, and yes.. although I have to accept the books get darker and cannot be edited just to be a PG (which I'd protest against) I just felt the continuity was awful, but I guess that was just down to the problem that one director wouldn't commit to seven films, even if the majority of the cast have done.

And as for GoF and OotP, they just seemed to cut out all the necessary parts and add in just those that would look good on screen. Very, very poor adaptations in my opinion.

UltraViolet · 23-04-2008, 18:21

POA, and OOTP are my favourites so far. Really really enjoyed Order of the Phoenix and look forwards to the new one.

I'm only going by the films though, I never read the books so I don't know how well they hold up.

xmsradx · 31-05-2008, 16:08

any updates on the trailer?

BB-mega-addict · 31-05-2008, 22:18

Still no trailers but more and more images are coming out. You can find most of them on:

www.mugglenet.com

The trailer should come very soon though, I think it will be first shown during one of the big summer films like the Dark Knight which is out in July which will be about 4 months before the film is released.

I loved OoTP as a book too, I wasn't too happy with the movie. It was ok I suppose, they had a lot of stuff to cover in a short space of time which meant the movie was a bit too fast paced for my liking. It plot jumped a lot very quickly. In my opinion, the films rank:

Philosopher's Stone
Chambers of Secrets
Order of the Phoenix
Prisoner of Azkaban
Goblet of Fire

Neighbours_Fan · 01-06-2008, 11:28

I liked all of the HP films except for The Prisoner Of Azkaban. I hated the book too.

dancingjones · 01-06-2008, 11:38

I like the Harry Potter books - the films are - well - pants!

Except that ... I do love Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman and Tom Felton's portrayal of their characters (who are also my favourite characters in the books - since BEFORE I saw the films) ... so I have the films on dvd and just fast forward through, mainly until I catch a glimpse of Tom Felton's hair which stands out in the crowd scenes ...!

What the films have done to their characters is nothing short of criminal - reduced to almost extras in the last film for example.

Half Blood Prince will be interesting since it's difficult to see how they can cut out Draco and Snape (I know Lucius is in prison) without totally ruining the story line but then that's never bothered them before.

I am though, horrified that apparently Warner Bros is screwing the timeline so badly that they have a young Lucius at school with Tom Riddle ... and have filmed the scene. When in truth Lucius is far, far too young to have been in that scene.

21-04-2008, 15:09	#1
humbug83 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hotel Babylon Posts: 18,071	Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince Cant wait for this movie! Does anyone know when the trailer is due to be shown??

21-04-2008, 16:45	#2
LemonPledge Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Services: •♥• Posts: 5,193 Blog Entries: 1	no trailers yet but heres some pictures from the set: http://www.mugglenet.com/gallery/thu...php?album=2151

21-04-2008, 16:51	#3
Mikay Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Newcastle, UK Services: Sky+, Virgin Media Broadband, Freeview Posts: 6,414	Ah, I also cannot wait. OotP was a very slight improvement on the dire GoF, so I'm expecting a lot.

21-04-2008, 21:18	#6
Mark A Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,193	I think they've improved film on film - largely because the three main stars are finally learning to act. Regards Mark

21-04-2008, 21:26	#7
Resident Evil Inactive Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 599	In order of best to worst it would be HS PS HS COS HP OOTP HP GOF HP POA Even though OOTP is a terrible book compared to the others i thought their translation was very good. HBP hopfully should be the best

21-04-2008, 22:06	#8
grooveykaty Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 111	The trailer is due to be screened in cinemas early may. I cant wait either ,it looks good from pictures i have seen so far.

22-04-2008, 10:47	#12
humbug83 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hotel Babylon Posts: 18,071	The cast list... Cast (Credited cast) Daniel Radcliffe ... Harry Potter Rupert Grint ... Ron Weasley Emma Watson ... Hermione Granger other cast: Helena Bonham Carter ... Bellatrix Lestrange Alan Rickman ... Severus Snape Timothy Spall ... Peter Pettigrew Bonnie Wright ... Ginny Weasley Jim Broadbent ... Horace Slughorn Jessie Cave ... Lavender Brown Tom Felton ... Draco Malfoy David Thewlis ... Remus Lupin Maggie Smith ... Minerva McGonagall Warwick Davis ... Filius Flitwick Dave Legeno ... Fenrir Greyback Helen McCrory ... Narcissa Malfoy Michael Gambon ... Albus Dumbledore Robbie Coltrane ... Rubeus Hagrid Julie Walters ... Molly Weasley Evanna Lynch ... Luna Lovegood Hero Fiennes-Tiffin ... Tom Riddle - Age 11 Natalia Tena ... Nymphadora Tonks Mark Williams ... Arthur Weasley Katie Leung ... Cho Chang James Phelps ... Fred Weasley Frank Dillane ... Teenage Tom Riddle Oliver Phelps ... George Weasley Matthew Lewis ... Neville Longbottom Scarlett Byrne ... Pansy Parkinson Georgina Leonidas ... Katie Bell David Bradley ... Argus Filch Anna Shaffer ... Romilda Vane Ralph Ineson ... Amycus Carrow (rumored) Charlie Bennison ... Sanguini (rumored) Louis Cordice ... Blaise Zabini Freddie Stroma ... Cormac McLaggen (rumored) Isabella Laughland ... Leanne (rumored) Robert Knox ... Marcus Belby (rumored) Nina Voelker ... Wendy Slinkhard (rumored)

22-04-2008, 13:42	#15
humbug83 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hotel Babylon Posts: 18,071	As for the muggle prime minister http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-po...-prince-52180/

23-04-2008, 10:47	#18
humbug83 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hotel Babylon Posts: 18,071	Info about the game... http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a...entic-yet.html

23-04-2008, 18:21	#21
UltraViolet Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Britain Posts: 5,512	POA, and OOTP are my favourites so far. Really really enjoyed Order of the Phoenix and look forwards to the new one. I'm only going by the films though, I never read the books so I don't know how well they hold up.

31-05-2008, 16:08	#22
xmsradx Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,749	any updates on the trailer?

31-05-2008, 22:18	#23
BB-mega-addict Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,562	Still no trailers but more and more images are coming out. You can find most of them on: www.mugglenet.com The trailer should come very soon though, I think it will be first shown during one of the big summer films like the Dark Knight which is out in July which will be about 4 months before the film is released. I loved OoTP as a book too, I wasn't too happy with the movie. It was ok I suppose, they had a lot of stuff to cover in a short space of time which meant the movie was a bit too fast paced for my liking. It plot jumped a lot very quickly. In my opinion, the films rank: Philosopher's Stone Chambers of Secrets Order of the Phoenix Prisoner of Azkaban Goblet of Fire

01-06-2008, 11:28	#24
Neighbours_Fan Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,771	I liked all of the HP films except for The Prisoner Of Azkaban. I hated the book too.

01-06-2008, 11:38	#25
dancingjones Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,921	I like the Harry Potter books - the films are - well - pants! Except that ... I do love Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman and Tom Felton's portrayal of their characters (who are also my favourite characters in the books - since BEFORE I saw the films) ... so I have the films on dvd and just fast forward through, mainly until I catch a glimpse of Tom Felton's hair which stands out in the crowd scenes ...! What the films have done to their characters is nothing short of criminal - reduced to almost extras in the last film for example. Half Blood Prince will be interesting since it's difficult to see how they can cut out Draco and Snape (I know Lucius is in prison) without totally ruining the story line but then that's never bothered them before. I am though, horrified that apparently Warner Bros is screwing the timeline so badly that they have a young Lucius at school with Tom Riddle ... and have filmed the scene. When in truth Lucius is far, far too young to have been in that scene.