Like that guy said in jerry maguire.. the answer to 99 out of 100 questions is money.
This is just another case of talentless greedy corporate executives milking the maximum amount of cash they can out of something that talented creative writers, actors and film crew have made and something which they know millions of dedicated fans eagerly anticipate.
The guy even had the nerve to blame the writers strike which in my eyes is tantamount to a plantation owner who has half starved and beaten his slaves until they are unable to work then telling you that he cant get you any cotton for 11 months.
Ive never been one to condone piracy and while i wouldn't want to see any creative person,(from the original creator right through to anyone involved in making this movie) losing out on their share of payment, if any, from the film gross, it would serve Warner Brothers right if the now completed film is leaked to the net well before the july2009 release date

Man its so not cool! I'm so mad at Warner Bros. I'll bet the only reason they changed the date is because that Twilight woulda been coming out a week after! && it just so happens, that Twilight has now been changed to the week HBP was supposed to be released. Ugh. Warner Bros. is REALLY messing up right now.

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Apparently JK Rowling is releasing The Tales of Beadle The Bard in December in the shops, so at least we'll gave something to look forward to that's to do with Harry Potter.
I personally don't know how this date change is gonna work without half of the film leaking out before July. Unless they're gonna 'kill off' the hype for 10 months - that would be awful.

They must have something planned. I hope this excessive waiting doesn't ruin my experience of watching the film. I really don't want to become bored by the time it gets to July.

This date change, however, has helped me a little bit with the timing of college, because i won't be so distracted this year. Usually, when i'm waiting for Harry Potter i'm not as focused as i should be at college. So i guess now i'll be able to concentrate on my homework and passing my exams.

I think i may watch Twilight when it comes out. I wonder if it's any good ...

But, don't get me wrong, i am still rather disappointed about this sad news. And just as we were all looking forward to the full trailer as well.

Well, even though I'm still convinced there's a production angle in all this, I think I understand what the Writer's Strike really had to do with everything...and, regardless, it's still a poor excuse to toy with fans regardless of the almost guaranteed box-office result they will have.

It sounds like WB execs don't have strong movies lined up for the summer of 2009, due to the Writer's strike causing delays in major movie productions (where as the fall of 2008 will deliver them gold??? doubt it), so moving HBP to the summer would appear to offset this "slump" since fan-turnout and high-grossing opening sales are practically guaranteed.

What a way to undermine consumer trust and integrity. But in this case, Goliath kicking David's butt.

Yes I know I can not believe it either. I am so mad at them for doing that, I just hope they have a good reason for doing so. I hope this movie with be a whole lot better than the last two. I saw the movie trailer for it and it seemed to be pretty cool.

I have only just seen that the Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince movie is moved from November 2008 to July 2009! I was hysterical when I read it. How can they do that? As I read there supposed explanation to why Warner Brothers are moving the date of the release, the word money appeared in front of my eyes. Seriously, moving the movie an entire school year because they don't want it to clash with blockbusters such as the Dark Knight? What a bunch of crap. Maybe that is a reason but the main reason is the wanting of more money. They think that th hold back of the movie may interest more people to see the movie other than just the fans of the books & other HP movies. I was just so excited to see the Half-Blood Prince! Now I have nothing to look forward to this year. When I first read the article, i felt angry; absolutely furious, but I was also in denial! However, now, I feel let down, disappointed, and depressed. I have realized that it is true. They won't make a joke like that. The people are sheer money-loving vultures that care only about themselves, not about the fans. Yet, I can't blame them. Looking at the situation in their point of view, I see that I also would have tried to get more money out of the movie since I know how huge this franchise is. I'm not saying I would have moved the release a year later, but I would have tried to make more money. Now looking it in my view, I see that I may not know things about the behind-the-scenes movie industry. The production of the movie, the business of the movies, and so on. Therefore, I have accepted this push back, but not, of course, pleased about it.

This news is a complete joke. Perhaps they should just wrap the movies up now and stop wasting real Potter fans time and money.

It's very interesting what you all have to say about this topic. I've posted here earlier and my reaction and opinion are still the same, I'm just sad.

Like some of you, I had personal reasons to see the movie this year. One of them is that I come from central Europe, but I'm going to spend the next year in the USA. Thus, I was looking forward to watching the movie and enjoying the atmosphere there. But no. I'll be back home by the time HBP hits the cinemas.

I like your meticulous research very much, lupin<3tonks. It's really interesting to compare all the figures. You say that the total sum of money earned will be connected rather with the qualities of the movie than with the month it is released in. But then on the other hand, PoA has apparently earned the least money, still in my opinion it was by the far the best movie of the whole saga yet. But this might be only my very personal preference.

I really think that one of the reasons they are postponing the movie is the release date of Twilight. There's a huge threat that Twilight would win should it compete with HP, because of the simplt fact that Twilight is the first movie of the series. As we've seen at the example of HP, the first movie (SS/PS) was also the one which earned the most money. People are simply curious what the hype is all about. And when they are disappointed by what they see, they don't go to watch any sequel. But they do go to watch the first part. Out of the same curiosity many people will go watching Twilight. Which may be regarded by some as a danger to the earnings of HPB.

I am extremely upset, I nearly cried when I found out. Nonetheless, the movie might be better because they have a longer time to refine it... Also, there will be a shorter gap between half blood prince and deathly hallows release. So there are bonusues but I am still really annoyed eith Warner bros. I really dislike the decisions they are making. Can't theyjust be like normal film companies and release it on the time they say?

I'm aware that there is already a post in this forum about the release date change. I want to dicuss what people are doing to counter this decision? I personally believe that if all HP fans can stand together and show WB that it is not right to toy with them.

If there was something wrong with the quality of the film and that had to be rectified, a
postponement would indeed be in order, I think just about all fans agree to this? But it is obvious from the statements of the WB executives that this decision has been made purely out of financial reasons. WB wants to spread and increase its earnings. In a statement they say "we love our fans", but do they really?

The trailer is released, the film is ready, they tell us we will get to see it in November.... then they change their mind because they want more money.... They dissapoint thousands or maybe even millions of fans ... but they love their fans... *cough cough*

There are a lot of initiatives out there, petitions being signed and even protests being planned. I want to know if you are joining in on these protests. Are you as appalled is I am that WB is toying with the people who have turned the other films into box offices sucesses and have thus made them millions if not billions of dollars?

I'm posting up link sof all the initiatives that are going on. If you want to do something about this (in my opinion awful) decision, do it, be heard!

Facebook Groups:
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23519089579
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=...9579&ref=mf
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=...1791&ref=mf
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24451638106
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=...1880&ref=mf

Myspace Groups:
http://www.myspace.com/potterreleaseprotest

Petitions:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/HPHBPNov21/
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/harrypotter6
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/change-th...ovember-21-2008

Send a howler:
http://hbpnojuly.blogspot.com/

Send WB a (friendly) complaint:
http://pottersorder.blogspot.com/
http://www.warnerbros.com/main/help/customer_service.html


Mod Edit: I've moved this one, just like the others like it, to the appropriate thread.

For the people who are furious at the WB decision, I've just started a new thread listing all of the initiatives I've found so far! I do not think this is a lost cause, the WB survives because of its customers and we deserve to be heard....

I know I can live with the fact that I might not get to see it yet if it was because of a legitimate reason, say: there is more work t be done on the film. The WB executives however have stated that the film is ready and can be released in November... The decision was made purely out of financial reaons. They just had one of the biggest box office successes ever with The Dark Knight and apparently they've gotten greedy!

If you want to do something Do It!!!

I might be living in a dream world but I don't think it's fair that the little person/consumer get pushed around by the multimillion giant/ company... and I think we can fight back... We might not win.. but we've got something worth fighting for ;-)

What a joke this has been.

I can think of no other reason to put the film back other than money - and they pretty much said that themselves. All this talk of the writers strike meaning there is an opening to release the film in the summer. So, they have seen an ability to make a mint by being the only big movie out next summer and have jumped at the chance. never mind the schedule for the Deathly Hallow movies, or that they have already confirmed a release date to the fans.

Very unhappy about this, but it just proves one thing that all they care about is there profit margins.

How could we ever think multi billion pound organisations were interested in there customers...?

First let me say I'm absolutely ruined because they decided to move it. It'll be the longest wait, and I alreay have seen OotP fourty time or such. I was looking forward to HBP like everyone else.


I find that very hard to believe. Even thoguh it'll be the first movie of Twilight, I never saw any threat in it. HP has a much, much larger fanbase which goes from children to old people, both boys and girls. Twilight might seem popular, but the fanbase there is mostly girls.
Also, HP is something which has been going on for so long and has these hardcore fans (myself as one of them) and even thogh I'm a huge fan of Twilight too, I surely intended to go see HBP, also if they'd been released the very same night. I'd have gone to HP. No doubt. Fans would stick to the movie and wouldn't care about another great movie coming only a few weeks later.
When you say that PS/SS sold the best, remember that only a month later Lord of the Rings came out. Also the first one of those. And... well, a year later it was the same. HP in November and LotR in December. Why even let two of such huge movies come with only a month between?

I really find it hard to believe that WB chose to move HBP because of Twilight (I'm not saying that Twilight had nothing to do with it, maybe a minor part, but I just don't believe it). I've said so in the Twilgith Thread, but thoght I'd come by here too. I'm sure there was a decent and logical reason to move the movie. Personally the word 'money' seems very big to me. When getting it into the cinemas in the summer, they'd have it on DVD at winter and around Christmas. More money.

I really wish it would just be a bit sooner than July though. What am I to do with so many months???

I have been waiting for the movie, especially since the books are all out. All we have left to anticipate are the movies. I don't think they should have moved the dates back that far. A couple of weeks maybe but into the next year is just crazy. I wonder if they have more of a reason then just the one they are letting us know?

I have mixed feelings about the whole thing. I wasn't really that excited about seeing HBP, because it was my least favorite book. But I was still going to see it. I like the book, but it's my least favorite in the series. Nevertheless, I was quite dismayed at them having changed the release date after it was already set. That makes me annoyed. They shouldn't have changed it after announcing it. That was just plain.........uncalled for and inconsiderate.



I actually think that HBP would still do well even with Twilight being out around the same time. Everyone who likes the other Harry Potter movies is going to see the sixth anyway. People of all ages like Harry Potter whereas more teenagers, mostly girls would opt to seeing Twilight. I was planning on seeing both, but now, I suppose I'm just seeing Twilight.

I can see your points, Nasuada and happy-potter about Twilight actually not being such a threat I thought it was. I haven't realized that Twilight was primarily women's issue. Or rather, it is definitely a women's issue as far as the books go. I think that when it comes to movies, even the male part of the audience may be interested. Personally, I'm trying to persuade my husband into reading the series, using an argument that it is more than a romance, but without any effect. Yet, I know he will go to the cinema once the movie hits the screen as it will be a story featuring vampires and werevolves what not and these are always interesting on screen. I apologize for this little off-topic remark.

Back to HBP, you know, it's occurred to me that the decision was probably not meant to affect the core fans - these will go to watch the movie anyway. In my opinion it was aimed at those people who are not great fans of the series, and don't really mind if they see it (on time or otherwise) or not. The non-HP-affected audience who just enjoys a good movie with an intriguing story and magic in it. Those are the viewers who may be bored at home in the summer next year and when they have nothing to do, they will go to the cinema. Whereas they might not go to see the movie in November/December this year as they would be busy with other issues (school/college, Christmas shopping, you name it).

Other than that, I'm indeed out of arguments.

Even though I disagree with you Potions Mistress, I see your points. Yes, those who wasn't really big fans, might have skipped seing the movie. I just can't imagine not going to the movie to see it. But okay, I'm addicted.

But I found this article on mtv.com, which kind of explains it all a bit. It seems the keyword in the moving of the release date is money. Apparently OotP which was released in the summer too, was the second best selling of them all. Grr. I hate, it. But apparently it won't push DH further out in the future, which means a shorter break between the two/three movies. That's good news, I think! Then we don't have to wait so long there!

Ugh. I really hate it when internet kicks me out just before I hit the "add reply" button. Sigh. Oh well. Here we go again.

Does WB really think that people would be more likely to see the film depending on the time of year? If that's the case, they have little faith in the HP fans. Personally, I don't care if the film came out during the Christmas holidays; I'd still go and see it. I feel like the change of date was a slap in the face. They gave us a release date and then went and changed it? It's just so shocking. If anything, it makes me want to NOT go and see the film just for spite. Of course, I'm still going to go, but I can't help but feel bitter about it.

In a way, I can see where they are coming from. OotP came out during the summer and it was the second-highest grossing movie. However, I don't think that had as much to do with the time of year, but the fact that DH came out within a couple of weeks of it. I think people were in such a frenzy for the release of DH that it carried over to the film. If they had both been released during the winter, I think it would have had the same effect. Unfortunately, I don't think WB is taking DH into account.

The only good thing about this is that they aren't changing the release date of the DH film. So, by the time we see HBP, we won't have to wait too much longer to see the first part of DH. Hopefully, they won't change their minds and put it off, as well. If they do, then I'll really be mad. Grrr....

I agree with you Insomnia. I think the reason why PoA or CoS didn't do so well was because Harry Potter wasn't a populer thing in those days. I know, because it was very awkward trying to talk to people about Harry Potter. It's strange, many young kids actually did think it was sad. It was extremely rare for me to find anoth Potter fan like myself, it's disheartening i know.
But i suppose now the genre has changed and the films have 'upped the anti' a bit more it's become more of a popular film to watch. So, i have to say, Ootp's success was probably, most likely, nothing to do with the summer realease; if it was released in Christmas 2006 or 2007 i bet now WB would be saying they have more of an opportunity for christmas this year than summer next year. It's all ver silly isn't? I think WB need to improve their judgement a little bit more. They're just scared that if they take the risk they might not make as much money from the film.

Also, by showcasing a stunt like this to millions, using the media, Harry Potter gets more attention. So this is just a way of increasing the hype a little bit more. I was also thinking recently - before i heard about the tragic news - that there wasn't that long to go before the film would have come out in Novemebr, and they still hadn't released much promotion stuff, not even a second trailer. I think they were getting worried because they waited too long to dish out the hype to us fans and the rest of the public media, and there wasn't alot of time left to catch up. They probably felt that by increasing the amount of time they had left to hype it up some more, the film might do better. Don't forget, WB have a lot to live up to, what after the amount of money Ootp received. If they stumbled this time THEY would get bad recognition and so would the filmsin a way, because critics will be hounding it for it's less success in the box office, and so causing not many people to watch it because they seem to influence alot of people these days.

Oh, and i wouldn't take WB's word for it that Deathley Hallows will be closer to HBP if i were you, because remember they were so sure a few weeks ago that they would be releasing HBP in November and look what's happened. Be on your guard, because if their theory seems proven then they may not hesitate to push deathley hallows futher as well.
They might even go the whole hog and say they're going to release deathley hallows part one in summer 2011 and part two in summer 2012.
I tell you what, we should write a letter or partition to them early just to say we don't want deathley hallows to be moved back. We should all say, and get millions of people to sign it and agree, that none of us fans will see it if they do change the date. That way, they won't want to do it, because they can't lose fans you see. Because we guarantee the money

Man I seriously can't believe that their cutting ALL of that stuff out! This is just totally not flipping kool!!! I mean come on the stuff that they cut out in all of the movies is really a VERY big piece of the series and I seriously think that they should have made the movies directly from the books. I mean the books are nothing more than a ready made script and play write! GRRRRRRRRR! The movies DO NOT do the books a justice what so ever. All these darn cuts are just really flipping stupid!!!

MOD EDIT: This thread is to discuss the change in the release date, not the cuts they're making from the book to the movie. There is a separate thread to discuss those cuts. Use this thread to give us your reactions to the change in the release date, please.

Once again, the Harry Potter characters are piping up to let their views be known regarding Alan Horn's latest DRIVEL statement about the pushed-back release date.

To find out what they're saying, CLICK HERE.

WARNING: This might make your cheeks hurt

Mod Edit: There's no need for such a large text size, I have made your post the normal size.

Ha ha ha. That was brilliant! You know what? That's exactly what i think of Alan Horn's speech, it was such utter rubbish what he said about the decision being in the best interests of the fans and the films. It's in the best interests of them more like. They seem to think that we 'true' fans care about the success (money wise) of harry potter. They're so ignorant.
My favourite film was Prisoner of Azkaban and that did worse than the others (in the boxoffice). It shows doesn't it that even films that are not as popular can be good? They're such people-pleasers.

I'm really disappointed in the move as the original date (November 21?) was the day before my birthday and I wanted to see it for my birthday with my daughter. However, from a buisiness point of view OotP did really well as a summer blockbuster even against Pirates of the Carribean so I'm not sure why they didn't originally set the date for a summer flick anyway. Then to make matters worse my husband tried to get my goat by trying to convince me they weren't going to release it all. He almost had me and he had a good laugh. The jerk. I wil make him pay
Anyway, while I see the point and it will make the wait for DH shorter, I"m still sensitive about my birthday present and don't really want to talk*sniffs*

When I found out about it I had just woken up when my brother entered my room and said "I have some bad news". I was just like okay tell me. he says " HBP has been delayed til' july". I said " Haha very funny", but then he showed me on his laptop and I was like no!

This whole thing has made me really angry, I cant believe they've moved it by almost a whole year! And seriously Alan whats-his-face's letter just angered me even more, I think the excuses he gave were pretty lame. Ok so we wont have as long to wait for DH part 1 but lets be honest, the last film will probably be the highest grossing one of all and i doubt HP fans will care how long they have to wait to see it but this whole HBP issue is just stupid in my oppinion and theyr only doing it for money which is what really gets me as a HP fan!
Like everyones mentioned us fans will go and see it anyway no matter when it comes out (and i know im slightly contradicting myself here) but it just gets to me that they can do this and we have no control over it

As for the Twilight thing it may have something to do with it, I guess they just want more money so want as little competition as possible. I know HSM3 is coming out in October and it has a massive fanbase (although different to HP's). It may not have anything to do with it but I just think theyr trying to minimize competition... possibly? Although someone did mention the Pirates of the Caribbean point earlier... im going in circles here

Totally, utterly irked at this entire situation. I had my entire Fall season planned out starting with Halloween in October and including the movies I was going to watch through November and December. I can't hide my disappointment.

I think WB dropped the ball on this one. The Harry Potter fandom is incredibly loyal and would have generated a ton of business regardless of what weekend HBP was released in theaters. Harry Potter fans have nothing to look forward to except the releases of these movies therefore it doesn't make sense to keep us waiting for a movie that is already finished.

I agree with whoever said that they will most likely push back the release dates for DH 1 and 2 given their tract record already. The only thing that concerns me is that the trio has already signed on for the remaining two movies...this was before the movie company decided to turn DH into a two parter. If WB continually stretches out the movie releases, how will this affect Dan, Rupert and Emma, who are not getting any younger and all have been moving forward in their respective careers?

That was me, by the way. I don't think it would affect Emma, Rupert and Dan much - if by some chance they do decide to push back DH 1 and 2 as well - because they would still film it in the same time period they've been allocated already. It's just the release date would be different. Also, they have a contract and they have to shoot the films in whatever period they say they're going to do it.

(sigh) if only we had a contract with WB, that way they can't change the release dates

Well they said they will start shooting DH in Feburary, that just because the movie is being pushed back, the filming wont. So Dan, Rupert and Emma aren't really affected because they are still filming when they planned too. However, WB never said they wouldn't push back the release date for DH, they only said filming wouldn't be pushed back. I hope DH isn't pushed back too!
How do you guys think Dan, Emma, and Rupert are reacting to the HBP date being changed? If anyone has found any articles or something, can they put it up?

Well i got this from the home page and its from an article with Dan - dont know if it helps..



So i guess we wern't the only ones shocked about the sudden change, which I'm still very angry over. I mean like I said before Im going to go see the film whenever it comes out its just the dissapointment and not having anything to look forward to
I just hope, like everyone else, that this doesnt mean that DH is pushed back too because surely if the first one is pushed back that means the second one will be too... oh dear

I heard about this on the news and I'm truly shocked!!! THEY CAN'T JUST DO THAT!!! I was suppose to go and see the film with my friends because it was coming out just after my birthday, but now I can't because of Warner Brothers!!! If any of you are against WB's decision to change the release date then please Join the Campaign and do something about it!!!

Cheers

Namra

I feel so for this. i can't believe it. I still can't. I knew this when I saw article in the trailer. Then I thought it was mistake, but now I'm really upset...

I just have a question about this... it might have been asked and answered but I'm not entirely sure.
So when they announced that they were postponing the movie, were they already finished, or still working on the movie? Because if they're still working on it, then that could mean they're going to have more time to make it better, but if it's already finished and we're just waiting on it for the same movie, that wouldn't be quite as hot. My one friend told me that they would be making it better throughout all this time, but then my other friend told me that they had already finished making it, does anybody know?

Well i'm not sure about the editing and stuff, but i know they finished filming in May, if that answers your question

I am still totally furious about this to be honest, i think it shows that WB really dont care about their fans

The movie is completely finished. Alan Horn said in an interview that the movie was done 100%, and it was "fabulous" and that he loved it. Nice way to be sympathetic to Harry Potter fans, Alan.

I just got home from a long vacation, and this is what I find?! I am absolutely furious at the moment. The unbelievable greed demonstrated by WB is absolutely appalling. They made a release date, which essentially constituted a promise to millions of people around the world who are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the next movie in their favourite series, then they have the gall, the absolute nerve, to push that date back another half year just so some Hollywood fat cats can have a few more million dollars! This is outrageous. They clearly should not have been so quick to announce a release date, because god forbid if their multi-million dollar production doesn't produce quite enough revenue to satisfy their craving for caviar, gold-plated stretch limousines and jewel-encrusted gear shift knobs. Better luck next film.

/rant

My family was watching the morning news when we found out about this. We are all bug HP fans and needless to say, nobody was pleased.My best friend was very displeased as well. I think its hghly stupid to push the release date back, and I have no idea when Australia is gunna get it now!

As I've already posted I won't go into a long rant but my friend mentioned something today that could have something to do with it - the Credit Crunch?
Now I dont know if this is affecting everyone or just the UK but it may be a reason, considering they said they had moved it due to the success of OOTP (which means all they want are more ticket sales) maybe they'r hoping the situation will get better?
-I'm not defending what they did, Im as angry as anyone, just trying to find a reasonable explanation-

i am so disappointed and shocked and crushed, i only just found out, and OMG i nearly died i have been so excited for like ever. i am a massive HP fan. i can't believe they have done this to us. now we have to wait like nearly a whole year more to see it and the trailer is already out so there isn't even anything to look forward to!!!!

Uhm, I see the most of you are very upset and angry about this change, but I'm not like that. I mean, I'm forward to see the movie just like you do but hey, I can wait almost an year. Until then, I can re-view and re-read the others movies and books, so it doesn't bother me that much. I'm sure it will worth it, so don't be sad! I really think that they will improve the movie, that's for sure another reason for them changing the release date.

That's harsh that you only just found out. That means you've been excited and giving your hopes up longer than us - i genuinely feel sorry for you. Don't feel too sad though, i bet it's gonna be a fantastic film and even better than it would've been if we'd seen it in November . I'm still slightly depressed about having to wait a year, but it's all good. At least we get to see the new annual and potter calender. It also means we'll know more about the film and we won't be so disappointed in July, when we see some bits have been cut. I'm kinda glad it's this way.

So my husband obviously never listens to a word I say! I mean, I told him back in August about the postponement and I'm sure he acknowledged what I said, but then the other night, Order of the Phoenix was on TV and he said 'So, the next movie must be due out soon then'. When I told him again about the delay he came out with an interesting theory...the film as it has been made is rubbish. By that I mean, when they put it all together, the powers that be decided that it wouldn't live up to expectations and for that reason would need to reshoot some scenes and because the cast are all tied into other projects, they can't do it till after Christmas and this has put things back until July next year.

Just a theory but you never know!

etphonehome, I hope your theory is right. After the disappointment of the movie's postponement, I'm expecting the director to put maximum effort into making HBP a classic. Have any HP movies even won Oscars? I mean, real awards of merit, not lame stuff like costume design. If the next 2 slash 3 (if you count DH as 2 movies) aren't any good, I have a feeling that 20 or so years from now, someone will do remakes of all the HP movies that will either be disasters or masterpieces.

Oh, I'm going to see Twilight tomorrow and that's cool because I like Twilight okay but it should be Harry Potter!

This is so shocking! Seriously, I think the Harry Potter films are more traditionaly winter films. I suppose that's since I got into Harry Potter just before PS was released and so to me it seems like winter is the most apt release time for the films. It's nicer somehow. But right now I'm WAITING WAITING WAITING!!!!!!

July can't come fast enough...

This change has greatly upset me!!!! I was excited because it was going to be this year, and that it would feature many of the things that the past movie didn't. But now i'm not sure, because if the movie really was that bad, and they have to change it, I don't know what will be left in and what will be kicked out.

But I wonder if it wasn't that the movie was bad, but they were low on funding. After the world's recent economic problem, and the article posted in the Veritaserum news today, I think a funding loss is very likely. So that would make it easier to understand the move, because they will try to scrape up all of the money that they possibly can out of this movie. Mainly because if they don't, they will be forced to do something stupid like make DH one movie, or delay both parts a few years. Either way, It was still wrong!!!!!

I was soo upset when the movie was postponed. The movies are usually in winter a few couple weeks after my birthday and it's sort of a late birthday present from WB. After I thought about it, I wouldn't have wanted to follow up so closely after The Dark Knight either. Despite the fact Harry Potter shouldn't be released during summer, I can see how they thought they would get more money releasing it then. Ah, if only a ticket bought with love had a higher monetary value. Haha

So, I don't know wheres to put this, but the fact that HBP is PG just took out a bit of my heart, and crushed it. That's the scariest book, well, just about. I mean, Dumbledore's death is like the worst thing ever, except for Hedwigs, cause it still makes me cry. I already had issues that it was delayed, because I wanted to see HP instead of Twilight in November, and even though I muchly love twilight, the fact that it wasn't HP was depressing.

So, I don't have much productive to say except that I is very sad now that it's PG, cause there's way to much PG13 in there, way too much.

~Aeryn~

I was upset too. It was from 108 days to 322 days, which is pretty odd to have on the calander. Oh, well. Actually now I think about it, it was best to have it for this summer. See the economy is down and many films are being put on hold becuase it is too expensive. In the event they will have to make cheaper films, but have a real good story with decent acting and art. Fortunatly HBP was made to be released in 2008 fall. So it is already made and completed. So now it is in the summer of 2009, probably where our economy will finally and gradually go back up. By then there won't be any expensive movie besides HBP and it will be the only one standing.

~ this is my thought on the matter so don't send the bludgers on me because you all diagree.