Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

[BlueSharkBoy]

Let me explain this again, Fans of HP WILL GO SEE IT NO MATTER WHEN THE HECK IT COMES OUT. And people who have not seen any of the HP films before WILL GO SEE THE FIRST HP FILM. That's why a summer release of HP is SO STUPID!

Why is it so stupid though? If you're a fan then the only way it affects you is by letting you see it earlier so there's nothing wrong with that. And, as the movie is already finished, its not like you'll miss out on cut content.

WHAT? Earlier? What are you talking about? HPHBP was set to be released in October 2008, now it's for July 2009.

And it's stupid because this was done to make more money, which IT WON'T. Even if this was done and it did SOMEHOW make extra money we would still be really angry. But the thing is it wont and we have to wait an extra 9 months for NOTHING.

 

[BlueSharkBoy]

I agree. If you were going to see the HP movie in the first place, it wouldn't matter if it was fall or summer.

But people who weren't planning on seeing it may be more likely to see it in the summer.

Way to screw over the fans.

Why would people, who have NEVER seen the series, start by watching the SIXTH film?

 

[MCGT]

Let me explain this again, Fans of HP WILL GO SEE IT NO MATTER WHEN THE HECK IT COMES OUT. And people who have not seen any of the HP films before WILL GO SEE THE FIRST HP FILM. That's why a summer release of HP is SO STUPID!

Why is it so stupid though? If you're a fan then the only way it affects you is by letting you see it earlier so there's nothing wrong with that. And, as the movie is already finished, its not like you'll miss out on cut content.

WHAT? Earlier? What are you talking about? HPHBP was set to be released in October 2008, now it's for July 2009.

And it's stupid because this was done to make more money, which IT WON'T. Even if this was done and it did SOMEHOW make extra money we would still be really angry. But the thing is it wont and we have to wait an extra 9 months for NOTHING.

Oh ok, I thought it was being released July this year, my bad. If it's all done and they want it to be a summer movie I don't see why they can't just do that instead.

 

[BlueSharkBoy]

Let me explain this again, Fans of HP WILL GO SEE IT NO MATTER WHEN THE HECK IT COMES OUT. And people who have not seen any of the HP films before WILL GO SEE THE FIRST HP FILM. That's why a summer release of HP is SO STUPID!

Why is it so stupid though? If you're a fan then the only way it affects you is by letting you see it earlier so there's nothing wrong with that. And, as the movie is already finished, its not like you'll miss out on cut content.

WHAT? Earlier? What are you talking about? HPHBP was set to be released in October 2008, now it's for July 2009.

And it's stupid because this was done to make more money, which IT WON'T. Even if this was done and it did SOMEHOW make extra money we would still be really angry. But the thing is it wont and we have to wait an extra 9 months for NOTHING.

Oh ok, I thought it was being released July this year, my bad. If it's all done and they want it to be a summer movie I don't see why they can't just do that instead.

It IS being released this year. It was suppose to come out last October.

 

[NeutralDrow]

I really don't care. So it comes out in the middle of summer instead of the middle of winter. I'm willing to wait.

This is really the first movie (besides the first) that I'm really interested in seeing the result. Half-Blood Prince is my favorite of the books (not that that narrows it down much), and the director's focus on Harry's psychological problems in OotP makes me think they could do really well with HBP.

Besides, even if I wasn't looking forward to this one, I'd see it out of obligation, as a fan of the books. I was vaguely disappointed in the films of Chamber of Secrets and Goblet of Fire, and really disappointed with Prisoner of Azkaban, but the first and fifth were good enough that I'm actually getting my hopes up.

 

[axnxgxixe]

I agree. If you were going to see the HP movie in the first place, it wouldn't matter if it was fall or summer.

But people who weren't planning on seeing it may be more likely to see it in the summer.

Way to screw over the fans.

Why would people, who have NEVER seen the series, start by watching the SIXTH film?

hey man, I'm with you on the stupidity. I'm just trying to look at it from another point of view other than they're evil overlords bent on personally inflicting pain and misery into your life.

Trust me, stranger and dumber things have been done than starting with movie 6.

 

[JWAN]

They have finished it fully, but decided to move it from October to July to make it a summer hit so more people will go see it, which is the DUMBEST THING I have EVER heared. Yeah like HP fans are gonna go and say, "Oh no HP being released in October and it'll be slightly cold if we go see it. Oh I'll just wait until the summer or not see it at all." As if people NEVER go see films because it's a bit cold.

How stupid are these people who decide these things?

summer releases generate more money because more of the targeted audience are free from school, ex. children aren't in school so they have more free time to see it.

OMG. Aren't you people understanding that fans of HP WILL GO SEE IT NO MATTER WHEN THE HECK IT COMES OUT. And people who have not seen any of the HP films before WILL GO SEE THE FIRST HP FILM. That's why a summer release of HP is SO STUPID!

Im a business/marketing major I know what the hell I'm talking about, its not about making some money, its about making ALL of the money. Why half-ass the process that's been tested and tried for the entirety of movie making. Most kids go to school correct? School is important to focus on correct? school goes on in October correct? HP is for kids about the age of middle/early high school correct? then if you release it when school or other winter obligations are around you get more of your audience even the "non hardcore" fans therefore you generate more profit by gathering a larger audience you dunce. get the hell over it and watch twilight and curl your hair until then!

 

[Acid Armageddon]

The film should be incinerated as well as the books.

Come out with a better selling, better written, more famous novel and I might agree with you.

 

[Agent Larkin]

The film should be incinerated as well as the books.

Come out with a better selling, better written, more famous novel and I might agree with you.

The Bible (point and case of fictious books) i just felt the books jumped the shark at the fifth one.
Also Sun Tzu's The art of war
As for better written any of the Sharpe books.
LOTR
And im sure i could come up with some more books but i cant think of any.

 

[JakubK666]

Meh, 6th books was kind of crappy anyway.

 

[jboking]

If the movie is out in the summer it will make more money. It's a pretty solid assumption when you look at how much summer movies make. Of course, HP6 was...eh. I'm waiting for them to get the seventh movie out.

 

[sokka14]

just gonna hafta prepare myself a little sooner for the latest butchering then

 

[Acid Armageddon]

The film should be incinerated as well as the books.

Come out with a better selling, better written, more famous novel and I might agree with you.

The Bible (point and case of fictious books) i just felt the books jumped the shark at the fifth one.
Also Sun Tzu's The art of war
As for better written any of the Sharpe books.
LOTR
And im sure i could come up with some more books but i cant think of any.

Actually I meant books that YOU personally wrote that were better written, better selling, etc.

 

[Agent Larkin]

The film should be incinerated as well as the books.

Come out with a better selling, better written, more famous novel and I might agree with you.

The Bible (point and case of fictious books) i just felt the books jumped the shark at the fifth one.
Also Sun Tzu's The art of war
As for better written any of the Sharpe books.
LOTR
And im sure i could come up with some more books but i cant think of any.

Actually I meant books that YOU personally wrote that were better written, better selling, etc.

Fair enough. Give me a few years and come back to me.

 

[BlueSharkBoy]

They have finished it fully, but decided to move it from October to July to make it a summer hit so more people will go see it, which is the DUMBEST THING I have EVER heared. Yeah like HP fans are gonna go and say, "Oh no HP being released in October and it'll be slightly cold if we go see it. Oh I'll just wait until the summer or not see it at all." As if people NEVER go see films because it's a bit cold.

How stupid are these people who decide these things?

summer releases generate more money because more of the targeted audience are free from school, ex. children aren't in school so they have more free time to see it.

OMG. Aren't you people understanding that fans of HP WILL GO SEE IT NO MATTER WHEN THE HECK IT COMES OUT. And people who have not seen any of the HP films before WILL GO SEE THE FIRST HP FILM. That's why a summer release of HP is SO STUPID!

Im a business/marketing major I know what the hell I'm talking about, its not about making some money, its about making ALL of the money. Why half-ass the process that's been tested and tried for the entirety of movie making. Most kids go to school correct? School is important to focus on correct? school goes on in October correct? HP is for kids about the age of middle/early high school correct? then if you release it when school or other winter obligations are around you get more of your audience even the "non hardcore" fans therefore you generate more profit by gathering a larger audience you dunce. get the hell over it and watch twilight and curl your hair until then!

Ha ha...ha...ha...wait I think there's one more....nope that's about it. Look I agree releasing A FILM (which has NOT had previous installments before) in the summer is the best time to do so. But to release HP and the Half Blood Prince (WHICH IS THE SIXTH, SIXTH NOT FIRST INSTALLMENT, IN THE SERIES) in the summer is just STUPID because people who have never seen HP, will want to see the VERY FIRST installment of the film and NOT the SIXTH. SIXTH, it's the one that comes after the FIFTH, which comes after the FOURTH, which comes after the THIRD, which comes after the SECOND, which come after the FIRST. Got it?

So suck it up and admit that you guys messed up BIG TIME.

 

[necromanzer52]

*to self* Stay out of it,just stay out of it.

 

[JWAN]

They have finished it fully, but decided to move it from October to July to make it a summer hit so more people will go see it, which is the DUMBEST THING I have EVER heared. Yeah like HP fans are gonna go and say, "Oh no HP being released in October and it'll be slightly cold if we go see it. Oh I'll just wait until the summer or not see it at all." As if people NEVER go see films because it's a bit cold.

How stupid are these people who decide these things?

summer releases generate more money because more of the targeted audience are free from school, ex. children aren't in school so they have more free time to see it.

OMG. Aren't you people understanding that fans of HP WILL GO SEE IT NO MATTER WHEN THE HECK IT COMES OUT. And people who have not seen any of the HP films before WILL GO SEE THE FIRST HP FILM. That's why a summer release of HP is SO STUPID!

Im a business/marketing major I know what the hell I'm talking about, its not about making some money, its about making ALL of the money. Why half-ass the process that's been tested and tried for the entirety of movie making. Most kids go to school correct? School is important to focus on correct? school goes on in October correct? HP is for kids about the age of middle/early high school correct? then if you release it when school or other winter obligations are around you get more of your audience even the "non hardcore" fans therefore you generate more profit by gathering a larger audience you dunce. get the hell over it and watch twilight and curl your hair until then!

Ha ha...ha...ha...wait I think there's one more....nope that's about it. Look I agree releasing A FILM (which has NOT had previous installments before) in the summer is the best time to do so. But to release HP and the Half Blood Prince (WHICH IS THE SIXTH, SIXTH NOT FIRST INSTALLMENT, IN THE SERIES) in the summer is just STUPID because people who have never seen HP, will want to see the VERY FIRST installment of the film and NOT the SIXTH. SIXTH, it's the one that comes after the FIFTH, which comes after the FOURTH, which comes after the THIRD, which comes after the SECOND, which come after the FIRST. Got it?

So suck it up and admit that you guys messed up BIG TIME.

what the hell are you talking about? I'm sorry you got your business and marketing degree at what gutter-grade school?
The point of the movie is not the number of installments its in relation of time and how many people are able to view it. If you cant see it because you need to focus on school your going to focus on school.
How did I screw up? your not backing any of it up, your not even applying logic.

 

[WorldCritic]

It's the same for people who release things at the end of the year so that people will buy it for Christmas.

 

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

Let me explain this again, Fans of HP WILL GO SEE IT NO MATTER WHEN THE HECK IT COMES OUT. And people who have not seen any of the HP films before WILL GO SEE THE FIRST HP FILM. That's why a summer release of HP is SO STUPID!

Remind me, which episode did they start with for Star Wars? And how successful was that franchise?