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The Latest HARRY POTTER trailer has hit in Glorious Quicktime and is pretty glorious!

Published at:  Apr 17, 2009 6:37:41 AM CDT

Hey folks, Harry here with the latest HARRY POTTER trailer from this latest "half blood prince" chapter of Rowling's Harry Potter series. I have to say - this is the creepiest and most eerie looking Harry Potter I've seen yet. I just can't get past how creepy it looks. Can't wait to see it all. Here ya go...





Click here to see the latest goings ons of Mr Potter, before he became a crotchety old man in a wheelchair trying to destroy Jimmy Stewart!



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  • Apr 17, 2009 6:42:07 AM CDT

    Sweet

    by gosassin

    Looks good.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 6:42:13 AM CDT

    Senator Bill Frist

    by darryl_revok

    approves.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 6:42:35 AM CDT

    oh, first.

    by gosassin

  • Apr 17, 2009 6:44:34 AM CDT

    It looks great, but..

    by totorosan

    They wrote themselves into a huge corner in the way the last film deviated from the book. I'm very curious to see how they get themselves out of it.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 6:49:32 AM CDT

    the last one was awful

    by judge briggs

    so abbreviated and short... one of the best books and they fucked it up so bad. so bad.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 6:59:37 AM CDT

    Pot does not exist in this dojo

    by cobra--kai

    These Potter movies just keep getting better and better.
    Originally I was pretty ambivalent towards them but now they're becoming 'must see'. This one looks well worth a trip to the cinema.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:01:32 AM CDT

    no subject

    by cobra--kai

    Judge Briggs, totally disagree dude.
    I thought ORDER OF THE PHOENIX was the worst of the books and the best of the films.
    I judge you to be... wrong.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:10:30 AM CDT

    Stoked!

    by yackbacker

    I love everything about that trailer.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:12:05 AM CDT

    Nice

    by holidill

    It looks great. It is also cool that they moved up the date of the release to the Wednesday in July not that Friday. I loved the Half Blood Prince and I agree with Cobra Kai, ORder was the worst book and the best movie.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:15:32 AM CDT

    someday I'll get around to watching these movies

    by turketron

    someday...

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:19:42 AM CDT

    Harry Potter and every film is the same shit.

    by knowthyself

  • Apr 17, 2009 7:22:40 AM CDT

    oh and

    by judge briggs

    This better be like 2.5 hours long! At least.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:23:15 AM CDT

    What's with all of those Gollums?

    by benbraddock

  • Apr 17, 2009 7:32:50 AM CDT

    is Potter a mute?

    by teddy_duchamp

    oh, he does speak......still, it looks fun.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:34:56 AM CDT

    Outlander

    by teddy_duchamp

    what is that straight to DVD pile of crap? with a cheap Christian bale look a like and shitty creature....hmmm trying to cash in on T4 i think.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:39:03 AM CDT

    BenBraddock

    by sebilrazen

    Those are infiri, I was expecting more of a zombie look from what I read in the book, but what have you?

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:39:38 AM CDT

    Cobra-Kai

    by judge briggs

    You have your opinion... which is fine... you can't discount the fact it was the longest book and the shortest movie... so much material was left out and plot lines completely left out. The last scene with Dumbledore and HP was raped, etc. etc.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:39:49 AM CDT

    Speaking as someone who hated the books

    by v'shael

    and stopped slogging through them about 100 pages in to book 4, I have to say I think the movies are pretty entertaining.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:51:20 AM CDT

    How the fuck do they do it

    by rat fink

    Every movie is always better than the last. I didn't think it could get any better than Order of the Phoenix but HBP looks fucking awesome. It's come a long way since Sorcerers Stone.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:53:29 AM CDT

    Nice It's A Wonderful Life joke, Harry.

    by rev_skarekroe

    Somebody should seriously write some fan fiction to make that scenario a reality.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:54:56 AM CDT

    Can all HP talkbackers state their allegiance?

    by mr gorilla

    Most of you will belong to one of two groups. Either you lov the two Columbus films, for their respect to the books, and you hate the way the others desecrate the source material. You are COLUMBUS-LOVERS. Or you think the first two movies are awkward bores, and the other three far more rewarding as movies. Let's call you COLUMBUS-HATERS. It's impossible to get any agreement between these two groups. Both are valid, in a way. (Incidentally, I am a COLUMBUS-HATER. And although I like Yates, I am a bit sad that Cuaron won't be revisiting this territory. Wish he had done OOTP, and wish Newall was doing this one.)

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:55:26 AM CDT

    Oh good lord, aren't there like 15 of these films now?

    by landrvr1

  • Apr 17, 2009 8:01:03 AM CDT

    Emma Watson

    by nasty in the pasty

    Lookin' FINE.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 8:01:45 AM CDT

    I've managed to skip this entire cultural phenomenon

    by juansanchez

    Not exactly a great achievement, but I'm proud of it nonetheless.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 8:03:04 AM CDT

    SPOILER! Snape kills Trinity with Rosebud!

    by chrth

    But then it turns out they're both Tyler Durden!

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  • Apr 17, 2009 8:06:10 AM CDT

    I have deep concerns about this movie

    by chrth

    My enjoyment of the movies is inverse to the enjoyment of the books. So Prisoner of Azkaban -- my least favorite book -- is my favorite of the movies. OOTP is similarly second. Goblet of Fire, which I thought was the most cinematic of the books but I was disappointed in the movie. Etc. Half-Blood Prince book is in the top 2 (still haven't figured out which one I enjoy more, HPP or GOF) so I'm concerned I won't like this movie at all.
    But dang that's a good trailer. Interesting that they're going to show the scenes that are only mentioned in the book.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 8:07:08 AM CDT

    Just Spoiled all the best bits in that Trailer...

    by paddyirishman

    Also, quit with the half assed composers and bring John Williams back for the last one. The magic is missing since The Prisoner of Azkaban

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  • Apr 17, 2009 8:21:09 AM CDT

    Don't usually associate Harry Potter with ass kickery...

    by flickapoo

    ...but that sort of kicked it. Wand duels notwithstanding. Wand duels work fine in the books, but every time you read one you know it's going to look ridiculous on film.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 8:22:33 AM CDT

    Happy Harry Hardon

    by topfivevideo

    Ok so I officially have my harry hard-on ready. The last one was so craptastic that the only place for this one to go is up... having said that, this one looks like the Harry Potter I have been dreaming of. Lets just hope that they don't go and rape the last one. My childhood is still reeling from the Indiana Jones raping... leave my adulthood alone!!!

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  • Apr 17, 2009 8:24:17 AM CDT

    chrth

    by stickman83

    so you read XKCD too huh? :P awesome

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  • Apr 17, 2009 8:29:42 AM CDT

    Stickman83: Yep! :)

    by chrth

  • Apr 17, 2009 8:33:55 AM CDT

    Harry Potter becomes Dick Cheney?

    by spyguy

    Because I could swear Dick Cheney is Old Man Potter.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 8:39:30 AM CDT

    I'm so glad David Yates is directing this one as well

    by spyguy

    The guy made the worst HARRY POTTER book into arguably the best of the five films. And this trailer looks like another ride of awesome.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 8:39:57 AM CDT

    That trailer was PHENOMENAL

    by mefrog

    ...but there's so many things working against the movie. First, early reviews were a big, rounding "meh." Second, it's bloody PG (which goes totally against the tone this trailer sets - lots of people die in HBP). Third, David Yates has a knack of cutting the absolute wrong things. I'm excited, but I'm still keeping my expectations strictly in check. Can't be too disappointed when the film comes around.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 8:48:58 AM CDT

    I can't believe...

    by jackalcack

    ...how many spoilers there are in this trailer. If you haven't read the book, I'd strongly urge you not to watch it.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 8:56:31 AM CDT

    Harry Potter and the Hidden Erection

    by indexical

    He tucks it under the waistband of his trousers and covers it with the latest copy of Smash Hits!

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  • Apr 17, 2009 8:58:46 AM CDT

    The reviews were only 'meh' because of the book lovers

    by performingmonkey

    People should just get over stuff being cut from the books. This is a 2 hour movie, it takes something like 12 hours straight to read the book. There's no action in HBP either, until the end, so they HAVE to make additions to make a well rounded movie. Btw it seems they've chickened out somewhat on the Inferi. As has been pointed out they look more like Gollum than anything, when in fact they're supposed to be reanimated rotting corpses that have been in that lake for years. I always wondered how they'd get that into a PG and now we know.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 9:06:47 AM CDT

    And I just can't get past...

    by projectedlight

    ...how obnoxious all those colour filters are. "Clearly it's dark and mature since it's all grey and brown." Also, Gollums.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 9:25:41 AM CDT

    nice CGI

    by rupee88

    but this is still a movie for little kids for the most part...just can't get into the Harry Potter thing...it's Twilight with broomsticks.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 9:39:20 AM CDT

    Don't knock the PG rating

    by terry1978

    As of late there have been a lot of flicks that technically have PG-13 material that have been getting that rating as of late. I would put this movie in the realm of 1980s PG movies, if you catch what I'm saying.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 9:46:54 AM CDT

    Finally, they release a good trailer for this.

    by cyrent

    Still doesn't make up for the fact that I should have seen it back in November.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 9:50:24 AM CDT

    I'm stoked...that this boring franchise will finally end.

    by lonegun

    And hopefully something better will come along and fill its void.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 10:33:12 AM CDT

    Well, I guess I've seen the movie now

    by feralangel

    Wish I could have found as painless a way to read the books...

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  • Apr 17, 2009 10:34:16 AM CDT

    The Dumbledore stalking Harry scene is pretty scary

    by feralangel

    Word of advice, Harry: don't let Dumbledore get you anywhere near a suitcase...

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  • Apr 17, 2009 10:36:12 AM CDT

    I still don't buy Hermione and Ron...GIVE ME A F*CKING BREAK

    by feralangel

    Rowling couldn't bear pairing up her vapid hero with a strong female...might diminish him too much...so he hooks up with a bland nobody character with zip personality and whose magic mojo doesn't challenge his. Wizard's wands are such fragile things, don't you know...

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  • Apr 17, 2009 10:40:53 AM CDT

    Speaking of Mr. Potter

    by kevinwillis.net

    I was amazed to see him and Clarence with Ronald Reagan in 'The Bad Man' recently. Not the best film, perhaps, but it was great to see the tremendoes--nay, majestic--Ronald Reagan in a film with Clarence and Mr. Potter. If Uncle Billy had shown up, it would have been just about perfect.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 10:41:19 AM CDT

    Final word: the Potter phenom is so OVER. It's Twilight now

    by feralangel

    And at least it's written by an AMERICAN author. Booyah! Jingoism rulezzzz!

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  • Apr 17, 2009 10:48:33 AM CDT

    FeralAngel

    by morte_bea_arthur

    I'm guessing that you didn't read the books, because Ginny is pretty powerful. Even in OOTP Ginny was the one that blew up the shelves at the end. People complained enough about the "soap opera" element without Harry getting involved with Hermione.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 10:55:42 AM CDT

    Mr Gorilla

    by morte_bea_arthur

    When you try to split people into groups it never works. The Columbus movies were right for the tone of the books that they were adapted from. Same with the later movies. I would say POA is best and GoF is the worst, but I think Columbus did well. I missed a lot of the plot threads that got dropped from OOTP, but Yates nailed the emotional content, which is at least as important. You know some of the story has to go when you edit that big of a book into a 2 hour movie. And they can't all be 2.5 or 3 hours long. The same is going to happen with HBP.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 10:56:18 AM CDT

    Someday

    by morte_bea_arthur

    I'll get that paragraph thing figured out.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 10:57:49 AM CDT

    Mr Gorilla

    by whitty

    Why bother trying to squeeze everyone into one of two camps? Is your world really that black and white? The range of reactions to the films and books is FAR greater than what you indicate, and there's no reason to HATE anyone, regardless of how you feel about the first two films. Lighten up.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 11:07:31 AM CDT

    Harry over and Twilight 'da bomb'?

    by gad

    Yeah, why don't we reserve that sort of nonsense talk for when Twilight has half a dozen blockbuster sized movies and sells a few more books. Besides, - who needs another take on the vampire thing. I mean, I'm glad that the kid who played Diggery got a job and everything but really now, it's not even close. The Potter trailer was awesome - and I've read all the books and recognized the scenes. Twilight? Umm, is that movie out yet?

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  • Apr 17, 2009 11:51:28 AM CDT

    The only one of these films that wasn't complete shit

    by smackfu

    was the third one, with the werewolf, directed by the spanish guy. It was the one and only time this series had a real director that filmed this stuff like it was art, instead of just de-saturating it to Law & Order levels.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 12:00:28 PM CDT

    I *don't* have high hopes for this after the last one

    by d.vader

    And after the big changes I've heard Yates has made to this story. That said, this trailer is pretty fantastic.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 12:03:26 PM CDT

    What the fuck? THIS is PG?!?!?!

    by d.vader

    The last one was PG-13, but THIS one, the one that has FAR more darker material, is PG?!? Like I said, I have no high hopes for this flick. GDamn you, David Yates.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 12:05:52 PM CDT

    PerformingMonkey, on the action in the HBP novel

    by d.vader

    If, as you say, there is no real action in the novel until the end, then why the FUCK did Yates cut out the action at the end? Bad adapting.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 12:07:51 PM CDT

    "It's Twilight with broomsticks"

    by ribbons

    You mean because it's like popular and fantasy or whatever? Don't you think there's something wrong with retroactively comparing the books to a recent pop culture trend? They have more in common with Lord of the Rings (which is part of the reason some of you refuse to read them in the first place) than they do with Twilight, but whatever.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 12:26:57 PM CDT

    smackfu

    by whiskey_dick

    There was a werewolf in the third one? When? I remember some scenes at the end with a giant rabid lemur but no werewolf.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 1:28:30 PM CDT

    fuckin sick but

    by supercowbell4therequestformorecowbell

    poa is still the best followed by goblet...hbp is the 2nd best book maybe third but from what i hear yates is gonna destroyed the ending in this one. fuck.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 1:31:00 PM CDT

    Watching the movies instead of reading the books is sad

    by fastcars

    This goes for Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, whatever. In each case, almost everyone who's read the books and seen the movies says the books are better. Therefore, if you've just seen the movies, you're missing out. You saw the lesser version and it forever ruins the greater version. Congratulations! Also, people that shit on Harry Potter are lame. Oooh, look at me, I'm a cynical hipster, I hate what's popular. That shit is stupid. Save the unfunny snark for your blog, so you delete it when you get embarrassed by it in five years. That said, this trailer is surprisingly great. But PG? Really? There's something uncomfortable about this having the same rating as the Chris Columbus entries, given the source material...oh well. Here's to hoping they'll do great adaptations of Earthsea, Dune and His Dark Materials when the Potter well runs dry...

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  • Apr 17, 2009 1:33:22 PM CDT

    cool score remix

    by adelai niska

    nice to hear the old "it's magic-y" theme turned into something cool

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  • Apr 17, 2009 1:48:20 PM CDT

    nice

    by fortunesfool

    Has that lovely epic cinemascope look that the last one had. Makes a change in this shaky-cam close ups era.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 1:54:44 PM CDT

    It's not about making changes.

    by totorosan

    I'm perfectly OK with making changes to the story for adaptation to film. It's about the choices you make, and frankly, they made some awful ones in Phoenix.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 1:56:48 PM CDT

    Fuck

    by ballyhoo

    That looks incredible.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 2:25:08 PM CDT

    looks pretty fun

    by smudgewhat

    i've been wanting to see some good old wizardry action. bring it on bitchez

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  • Apr 17, 2009 2:32:48 PM CDT

    I'm very hesitant

    by david lazarus long

    to endorse HBP. As a younger man I did enjoy the first two movies, as light fun. POA really shined. Goblet of Fire was a dismal trainwreck that tried to cram in too much and ended up with too little to keep my interest. OotP was like a slap in the face. OotP is supposed to be where Harry starts to become a MAN. Where he starts to realize that the world is a bleak, fucked up place and just because he's "the boy who lived" doesn't mean he's impervious to pain, both physical and psychological. By the end of OotP, he should have been SCREAMING at Dumbledore, SMASHING everything in sight at the guilt he feels over causing Sirius' death. But no, he takes it like his pet turtle just got run over. If that scene is indicative of the direction they're going in for how they portray Harry in the next two movies, count me out. He needs to have some FIRE in his eyes, dammit! Freaking emotionally dead British fops. Gah. Bring back Cuaron and cast a new Potter for book 7 and maybe I'll go see it.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 2:41:25 PM CDT

    i enjoy poa and chamber of secrets films as much as the books

    by supercowbell4therequestformorecowbell

    goblet of fire film version was great but too many scenes were cut AND WHERE WERE THE DURSLEYS?!?! and order of the phoenix was better than the book but that was easily the lamest book in the series soo i dont know if that really counts. the book is the longest but had nothing going on 3/4 of the fuckin time.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 2:41:55 PM CDT

    Looks damn good.

    by elgordo

    Mmm mmm. Tasty.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 3:43:11 PM CDT

    I agree with FeralAngel about the "hookups"...

    by hollywoodhellraiser

    JK did Harry a disservice by hooking him up w/Ginny.It was if she was afraid that Ron/Harry wouldn't be BFF and needed a "device" to guarantee they would remain BFF!I mean damn who the fuck would want to marry into that famly? Everybody is fucking annoying!Ron/Herimone is also one of the worst pairings I could imagine! Why would a chick get with dumbass like Ron? Herimone would had her pick of some of the best suitors around!JK pairings were fanservice at it worst!

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  • Apr 17, 2009 4:28:51 PM CDT

    Smart girl dating a dumb guy?

    by blackbauer0320

    Really, have you people never seen that? Do you live in the real world? I have known quite a few girls who've dated someone "below" their potential. And as "dumb" as Ron may be, he is still a good-hearted person, which is what seems to count to Hermione. That being said, the FILM version of Harry and Hermione seem to have more chemistry to me in their scenes together.

    Trailer was pretty sweet though, I'm loving the tone of it. I'm alright with them changing big plot points from the book, as long as they make it work with the film. That being said, is anyone else annoyed at the lack of incantations when spells are being used, especially in duels? That's probably my one nitpick. I think it adds more emotion (ie "EXPECTO PATRONUM!).

    And does anyone know where to find that new epic take on the music cue at the end? Really diggin that.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 4:29:26 PM CDT

    Only thing exciting about this is Bonham Carter

    by ashokzero

    At least, I think it looked like Marla Singer in the trailer.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 4:29:47 PM CDT

    Hermione is a fucking Shrew...

    by conspiracy

    a cute Shrew..but a Shrew none the less. Of course she is going to pic a complete fucking looser...someone she can keep under her thumb, and emasculate every fucking chance her witch ass gets. They should make a Harry Potter middle aged series...one Where Ginny is Cheating on Harry as he is far too into his magic to take care of her needs, and where Herminone is headmistress of an all girls school whilst Ron, out of work and lacking any self confidence, drinks himself into a bottle of fucking Pumpkin Juice while watching Quidditch down at the Pub.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 5:17:33 PM CDT

    Trailer makes the film look decent

    by jardinier

    But I don't know. I haven't watched any of the movies yet, though probably will when they've all been released. Right now, I'm just concerned about the music. Wasn't impressed with the one for the fifth film.
    As far as the whole "read the books, morons" thing goes -- I've only read one of the books, the last one. More accurately, I started reading because I had nothing else to do and then just skimmed until I reached the end, because Rowling's writing style was astoundingly horrible. Now, I actually like 30ies pulp fiction and their modern-day counterparts, media tie-in novels, so it's not as if I'm not used to clunky prose. But Rowling? God, horrible. The characters came across as thinner than cardboard (within that one novel, at any rate, obviously I can't account for character progression before that), and the plot reeked of lazy computergame-iness (mission- and objective-based with empty, exchangeable protagonists, and all that), with a cop-out of an ending.
    The movies aren't likely to change plot or characters, but at least they're made by people who're somewhat (or, in the case of Cuarón, exceptionally) talented within their chosen profession. Rowling isn't, which was quite a revelation for me, after all the hype surrounding her.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 5:21:58 PM CDT

    Harry poter cant act

    by bishop6

    that daniel dude SUCKS I noticed in the movies the other characters have much more to say & do than he does if you add it up. Considering the film is supposed to be about him that kinda sucks and is prob why I never liked these movies.

    The 3rd one was so atrociously edited I could barely believe it, or make sense of what was going on from scene to scene. Wow..

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  • Apr 17, 2009 5:30:01 PM CDT

    You guys remember

    by turd furgeson

    That guy who wrote in saying he saw an "EARLY screening of this? At least over a year ago now.. He said there was no battle between Snape and Harry and that Harry and Ginny didn't really hook up but "Almost did"?? Well That review turned out to be complete fucking lying shit because in this trailer and the last one, Harry is clearly fighting Snape in the grounds outside the castle and Ginny kissed Harry in the last trailer I saw.. We need to get some real screening reviews of this fucker on the site now!

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  • Apr 17, 2009 5:55:14 PM CDT

    Potter should've fucked that toilet

    by dingbatty

  • Apr 17, 2009 6:02:25 PM CDT

    Turd Furgeson...Yeah..we need more Movie Gossip

    by conspiracy

    less marketing. Where the fuck did all of AICNs contacts go? All the guys who would write in screenings etc...hasn't even been a fake to fuck with around here in months it seems...and you KNOW this thing has been screened at LEAST 100 times by now.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 6:12:06 PM CDT

    Turd Ferguson, that's not what he said

    by d.vader

    He said the end battle in Hogwarts had been edited out- and that's been confirmed. If I'm remembering the same set of reviews you are, they all said there was no battle at the end. And that the confrontation bt Snape and Harry felt lacking on Snape's part.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 6:16:53 PM CDT

    Yea if this is the review you meant, Turd...

    by d.vader

    Then I think you might be remembering wrong. There's nothing stated in these reviews that rings false now. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38251

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  • Apr 17, 2009 6:17:42 PM CDT

    I would go see it if..

    by mojoman69

    Hermione gets naked and winds up impaled on Hagrids' huge dick! Now thats a movie!

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  • Apr 17, 2009 6:26:18 PM CDT

    I got

    by shran

    other things to read. But I do own all of the movies. I have 3 kids at home so that's pretty much a natch. This looks good enough to occupy their time and fill their heads full of non-Christian wizardy shit. Throw in some Greek myth stuff with the remake of Clash and I'll have them questioning everything. "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ?" someone will ask, and they will reply "Don't know. Haven't seen his movie yet."

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  • Apr 17, 2009 6:45:12 PM CDT

    mojoman69..Agreed! Unfortunate that

    by conspiracy

    Emma Watson seems to be a girl with some intelligence and class...so the chances for Porn are slim. However..Megan Fox should be staring in "Transporners" pretty quick as she has no formal education and her 15 minutes is almost up.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 6:45:46 PM CDT

    D. Vader

    by turd furgeson

    That dude said there was NO confrontation between Harry and Snape. I remember him writing that Snape barely mentioned to Harry in passing that he was the half blood prince and that was it.. No fight, nothing. I remember him saying there was no battle in Hogwarts and I understand why now, because of what happens in the next book (spoiler free if you dont know), be he also said there was no Harry Snape fight, so they either added it back in, or re-shot that whole sequence (which I doubt because someone would have written about it).

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  • Apr 17, 2009 6:49:04 PM CDT

    BTW You're right about screenings happening all the time

    by turd furgeson

    Because I just saw one about 3 weeks ago now, for a movie called "GAME" Now being called "Citizen Game." They had to test HP more than a few times.. And that "Citizen Game" was fucking AWEFUL! One of the worst movies I have ever seen. Which is a shame because it has a great cast.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:16:48 PM CDT

    Nah Turd, you misunderstood him

    by d.vader

    Did you read the link I posted? He said the Death Eater, including Snape, walk out unmolested. By that he meant that NO ONE ELSE tries to stop them- there is no battle- like there is in the book. He didn't lie. The review was paired with another review from the same screening. The previous reviewer mentions the confrontation bt him and Harry but says Snape just sorta quietly tells him the big secret of the movie. They didn't reshoot anything. It was just a somewhat confusing statement that you have misinterpreted in your memory.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:19:06 PM CDT

    The Gollumns (spoiler)

    by skycrapper

    are dead people animated by magic. I'm guessing we won't see Harry mess up Malfoy's face with the sectumsempra curse since it's PG.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:23:25 PM CDT

    Wow - Wolverine, Star Trek and now this.

    by annoyyou

    Half Blood Prince will mark the end of summer blockbusters for me, and this trailer makes it look great. Tom Felton looks phenomenal - he's really grown into a terrific, obviously conflicted villain. Now if only Radcliffe didn't have to stand upslope or on hillocks or man-makers, he'd be a killer. But he's beginning to remind me more and more of Elijah Wood: an adorable little tiny man. Oh well. Looking forward to the great Helen McCrory as Narcissa Malfoy, and as always, Helena Bonham Carter as the insanely-lethal Bellatrix LeStrange.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 7:28:34 PM CDT

    Wow! How-gay!

    by bizzarrogeorge

  • Apr 17, 2009 8:04:43 PM CDT

    Revenge of the Sith with Magic Homosticks

    by missing dink

  • Apr 17, 2009 8:26:57 PM CDT

    I think it looks awesome...

    by viola123

    Awesome. I hope it is!

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  • Apr 17, 2009 9:21:54 PM CDT

    3, 2, 1...

    by sal_bando

    ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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  • Apr 17, 2009 9:28:13 PM CDT

    The ending in the 7th book will be changed for the movie.

    by leafar the lost

    Yes, it is true. Isn't it all true?

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  • Apr 17, 2009 10:39:06 PM CDT

    harry potter is a homo

    by dioxholster

    only gays practice magic. btw harry potter books promote homosexuality.

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  • Apr 17, 2009 10:58:10 PM CDT

    dioxholster you're an idiot in the LOST tbs

    by d.vader

    Now you're just being a 12 year old fuckup.

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  • Apr 18, 2009 1:00:16 AM CDT

    It only looks good...

    by darwinmayfiower

    Because Yates actually decided to listen to his cinematographer this time around Bruno DelBonnel. I'm still hesitant to say this will be the best HP film since PoA since the content from the first trailer still looks like childish crap.

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  • Apr 18, 2009 2:15:01 AM CDT

    re: David Lazarus Long

    by hatemphd

    In the book, he pretty much destroys parts of the headmaster's office after sirus's death. You're right, in the movie, its a bit underwhelming.

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  • Apr 18, 2009 2:59:21 AM CDT

    This trailer didn't do it for me, and I like these movies....

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

    ....the trailer for the last film was much more powerful. The CG does look excellent. And that albino motherfucker looks like he's 40. He's starting to get meth mouth too, which is good for the look of the character, but bad for life span and lasting sanity.

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  • Apr 18, 2009 3:06:35 AM CDT

    Bonham Carter = FUCKING DISTRAAAAAAACTING.

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

    Do you have to look the fucking same in every single fucking thing you do you fucking pig? Jesus Christ that jet black dye could not have been good for the baby when you were impregnated with the black tar seed of Herr Burton.

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  • Apr 18, 2009 7:17:34 AM CDT

    whitty... morte bea arthur...

    by mr gorilla

    well that's pretty cool, I genuinely didn't know that guys/gals like you existed. and yes, we should lighten up here, especially those who have a strange, personal, rabid hatred of the talented Mr Yates...

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  • Apr 18, 2009 7:22:31 AM CDT

    the music

    by mr gorilla

    first of all, the film of OOTP didn't have the music from the OOTP trailer (though it was original) so we can assume the same might be the case here. But here's the thing. I really liked the score for OOTP. Sure it wasn't as good as POA, but it was v distinct, and v unHollywood, which was a nice change...

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  • Apr 18, 2009 7:54:38 AM CDT

    Wow, the fucking rocked!

    by col. tigh-fighter

    It did! Movie will probably never live up to the book, but the trailer makes out it might lol

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  • Apr 18, 2009 7:59:38 AM CDT

    HEY THAT LOOKED REALLY DARNED SWELL!!!!

    by bringingsexyback

    Much better than the last movie, what was it called? Looking forward to it.

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  • Apr 18, 2009 8:06:16 AM CDT

    Did Harry say a word in the trailer?

    by georgieboy

    I must have missed it, but seems like Dumbledore talked 90% of the time.

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  • Apr 18, 2009 10:31:53 AM CDT

    He screamed

    by zath_ras

    FIGHT BACK YOU COWARD!

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  • Apr 18, 2009 11:29:48 AM CDT

    Ugh, the music from OOtP was terrible

    by d.vader

    It all pretty much followed the same tempo and time signature. The flying theme through London was bland, horrid, distracting. The only good music in the film was Umbridge's theme and the music playing when the Weasley's busted out of school. GoF had a much better, lush score fitting a magical fantasy tale. POA still has the best music by far.

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  • Apr 18, 2009 11:36:45 AM CDT

    Holy Shit

    by drumking94

    that actually looked pretty awesome

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  • Apr 18, 2009 12:59:48 PM CDT

    I stopped reading this talkback...

    by tie3456

    ...when I came to the post about somebody saying Twilight was better than Harry Potter. Nonsense like that just gives me a headache.

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  • Apr 18, 2009 2:42:05 PM CDT

    Twilight Vamps...

    by bobbofatz

    will blow harry potter for the right price. Just sayin

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  • Apr 18, 2009 4:58:28 PM CDT

    dioxholster

    by shran

    He who smelt it, dealt it. If you catch my drift, fruity.

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  • Apr 18, 2009 8:18:51 PM CDT

    This is going to suck just like the last one, I fear.

    by jae683

    Why do they have to change stuff just for the sake of changing stuff? All it does is piss the fans of the books off.

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  • Apr 18, 2009 10:44:02 PM CDT

    the last one was awesome

    by bendersshinyass

    and this one will be better. they really started nailing it with that new director and new score composer. fucking a. im right, you disagree'rs are idiots. go back and watch the first 2 over and over again in your own private hell.

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  • Apr 19, 2009 12:24:59 AM CDT

    I didn't say Twilight was BETTER than Potter. I said it was WETT

    by feralangel

    At least for girls. When it comes to supernatural magical girly-men, Edward owns Harry now. Such is life. People move on. Truly, now that everybody knows how the book series end (hint, everybody interesting dies, and the rest of the characters get involved in unlikely hookups) who gives a quid about the damn movies now? That's why the trailer looked so great - the studio KNOWS the series is like, so OVER, and it's desperate to rekindle the spark. And for the record, I still say that Ginny was a nobody nothing nonthreat and that's why she got Harry. I also agree with the person who posted here that the onscreen Harry and Hermione have real chemistry, and ain't that just too damn ironic?

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  • Apr 19, 2009 1:26:40 AM CDT

    Ha! At 1:34 you can see Luna with her big Lion hat!

    by iron-kong

    This is why i like quicktime. You can go frame by frame and see all sorts of stuff you miss.

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  • Apr 19, 2009 2:39:14 AM CDT

    "The characters get involved in unlikely hook-ups"

    by ribbons

    You realize that the whole Hermione/Ron thing was telegraphed from like the second book on, right? Although with your interest in "supernatural girly-men" and your penchant for conspiracy theories, you do sound just crazy enough to have been one of those creepy "shippers" back when this series was still going on.

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  • Apr 19, 2009 8:52:09 AM CDT

    I cant remember which book it was...

    by emeraldboy

    but I do remember there was a confrontation between Harry Potter and snape. Potter wants to learn more about his parents and he discovers that snape really hated Potters dad. Potter breaks into Snapes class and eventually gets caught and a fight ensues.

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  • Apr 19, 2009 3:36:57 PM CDT

    EmeraldBoy and jardinier

    by imascooby1985

    Emeraldboy, that is in book 5. Harry wasnt trying to learn more about his parents, he was looking into the pensieve Snape was using to store his memories because he didnt trust Snape and assumed he was using the penseive to store memories that would give away the fact that he was really on Voldemorts side. Then Harry discovered why Snape hated James Potter so much when he saw James use a spell to hang Snape upside down and pull his pants off in front of Lily, the girl they both loved.

    And Jardinier, dont come on here bashing the writing style of the books after admitting you havent read a single one. The entire reason this childrens book series is so popular with adults is because of the strength of the writing. And if you had read the books you would know the ending is far from a cop out seeing as how it is set up from book 5 how Harry was going to kill Voldemort using the power of love.

    And how can you say you didnt like the music in OoTP when you havent seen the film? You make no sense.

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  • Apr 19, 2009 4:19:07 PM CDT

    imascooby1985

    by jardinier

    I can listen to the music without watching the film itself. It's called "soundtrack album," and I have quite a lot of those. Good scores can be enjoyed without the moving pictures they originally accompanied, and many composers edit their music for the album release anyway, to make it a less choppy listening experience. So, can I know how well the music works in the context of the film? No. But can I know how well the music works on its own? Yes. And in that respect, which is the only one I presently care about, OotP falls far short of the other installments.
    And I *did* read one of the novels, number 7. I said so. Otherwise I could hardly comment about the writing style, you're correct about that. And it's not that I started the novel and then put it back after a few pages, though I was tempted to; I read the whole thing, if maybe a little quicker than usual. Are the earlier novels masterpieces of the English language? Possibly. I wouldn't know. I doubt it, though; authors don't usually get *worse* with experience.
    If you believe that the writing is exceptional and that this is what lured adults in, that's your prerogative. You're free to believe that. And I'm free to believe that either your standards are incredibly low or that you're hype-addled and deluded. It's not a new phenomenon by any means; see "Brown, Dan" for another example of inexplicable mainstream success (inexplicable at least, when the books are judged on literary merits alone).
    I don't begrudge Rowling her (financial) success, or her readers the enjoyment her books bring forth. I'm all for getting children to read more, and if it's HARRY POTTER that helps with that, so be it. I just wish adults were a little more picky when it comes to quality, especially in SFF fiction.

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  • Apr 19, 2009 9:07:55 PM CDT

    Ribbon, eat fewmets and die

    by feralangel

    If the Ron/Hermie thang was telegraphed from book one, I missed the signals, I guess, maybe because I'm not a "shipper" (what a cute word. Did you make it up?)

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  • Apr 26, 2009 11:05:15 PM CDT

    THIS MOVIE WILL LEAVE THE DARK MARK ON YOUR NUTS!

    by cybervishnu

    This looks like pure fucking fantasy ownage, and that AWESOME fucking cue at the title screen is like a call to arms. We're so far out of children's book territory here. Ejaculamis!

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