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Looks good enough I guess. Hard to tell from a trailer. I didn't realize it was coming up so soon.
I'll have to reread the book in the coming weeks to refresh my memory. Inevitably I'm going to be disappointed by what is left out, but I've learned with these movies to appreciate what's there rather than lament what isn't. Otherwise I'd never be satisfied.
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That seemed awfully dark to me. Though I did giggle at the "horror music" that played when they first showed little Tom Riddle, who interestingly is being play by Voldie-actor Ralph Fiennes' nephew.
I actually would prefer not to read the book prior to seeing the movie because I find I'm less picky that way. But now I'm curious because I can't place certain things in the trailer. Like the girl in the robe or the scene with Ron lying on the floor.
On the whole, I was expecting to see more...you know...random clips from the film but this trailer was very focused on young Riddle. I hope we won't have to wait long for another trailer. It was weird not seeing Snape at all.
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quote:I actually would prefer not to read the book prior to seeing the movie because I find I'm less picky that way.
I agree. I think it'd be a bad idea to read the book to close to the movie release. If it's too fresh in your memory you compare and miss the stuff that's not there, takes away from the enjoyment of what you're seeing.
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quote:Originally posted by Shanna: I actually would prefer not to read the book prior to seeing the movie because I find I'm less picky that way. But now I'm curious because I can't place certain things in the trailer. Like the girl in the robe or the scene with Ron lying on the floor.
The girl in the robe looked a lot like Ginny to me. It also looked like she was being disarmed by an expelliarmus charm. I can't remember where that might have happened in the book, except perhaps during the fight near the end after ***SPOILER*** Snape kills Dumbledore ***end spoiler***
Ron lying on the floor sounds like the scene where Molly Weasley failed to get rid of a Boggart that was living at Grimmauld place, but that took place in the OotP, I thought...
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Ron gets poisoned in book six. I haven't watched the trailer yet but that is probably the scene right? In Slughorn's office by drink poisoned by Malfoy, meant for Dumbledore etc?
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Thanks Bando and Seven. I thought it looked alittle like Ginny but thought it was just my eyes. And I agree on the poison.
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And Harry saves him with a bezoar, thanks to advice from the HBP (which he should really have remembered from his first potions lesson, and which also should have tied suspicions as to the identity of the HBP, if not for Harry, then at least for the readers...)
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Well, according to the photos on that website, it looks as if Quidditch is back. I'm pretty sure that I'm not happy about that, but we'll see...
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quote:Originally posted by BandoCommando: Well, according to the photos on that website, it looks as if Quidditch is back. I'm pretty sure that I'm not happy about that, but we'll see...
Isn't Quidditch kind of integral to part of the plot in this book (though I'll admit, not an important part)? Or are you just against them showing the actual Quidditch match? Yeah, it does have that "been there, done that" vibe.
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Quidditch is as much a part of plot of book 6 as it is of 5, if I'm not mistaken, yet it wasn't in movie 5 all that much.
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That was a feeble attempt at a Spoiler warning Bando. Although I do realize the news is severely after the fact, some slight consideration may be in order.
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So has Psycho and Sixth Sense, but I'm still mindful to keep a secret or two. Think on the new readers, the ones that are forunate enough not to know each and every twist. It's best not to assume lest you ruin a perfectly good ending.
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I see you remember that strip as well. However, I argue that far more people are aware of the ape's fate then they are of the ending of Psycho or Sixth Sense, and yes even HBP. It is well saturated into the mind's of common movie goers as it being orginally wrought in 1933. This is a far cry from a book that came out a handful of years ago. You may argue the statue of limitations of spoilers, but let them first be defined.
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quote:I think that HBP has been out long enough to not warrant spoiler warnings any longer.
That's what makes it so hard for my poor kids who haven't read HBP yet because they aren't old enough. They're making their way through the earlier books, and I'm TRYING to let them discover the surprises on their own the way I did - and not let them spoil things for each other. But I'm worried, with HBP coming out as a movie this year, that my 4th and 5th graders are going to get "that secret" spoiled for them before they get to read it.
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Yeah, few are familiar with the plot twists of the world-wide best-selling fiction series of the past decade.
But seriously, I say someone hitting a thread about the film adaptation of a well-known book will expect the content said book to be mentioned and discussed.
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Just put *spoilers* in the thread title and that'll tell people whether they can enter or stay out.
A thread like this is invariably going to lead to people discussing plot elements. It'd either me that or two pages of people saying "Cool I can't wait!" but this is Hatrack, and as a group of avid readers, I think it's reasonable to expect that most of the people coming into this thread have read the book and will probably want to discuss it.
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quote:Yeah, few are familiar with the plot twists of the world-wide best-selling fiction series of the past decade. But seriously, I say someone hitting a thread about the film adaptation of a well-known book will expect the content said book to be mentioned and discussed.
Fewer.
As I said though, one should not assume the motives and expectations of others.
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quote:Originally posted by Scott R: I think that HBP has been out long enough to not warrant spoiler warnings any longer.
I think that if you don't want HBP spoiled, you shouldn't be reading HBP threads that don't say "NO SPOILERS".
I think the default assumption for stuff that's already been released is that unless it says otherwise, there be spoilers.
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I think it should be the opposite mr_porteiro. How often does one come across a thread that says "no spoilers"? I submit that it is far more practical to identify the threads that do contain spoilers. And may I ask how long after material has been released is it deemed acceptable to begin issuing spoilers with no alerts?
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quote:How often does one come across a thread that says "no spoilers"?
I come across such threads frequently.
If you don't want to find out what happens in HBP, don't participate in discussions that are clearly marked as being about HBP.
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Whether you will or not is beyond the point. And to the prospect of it being reasonable to expect that a thread concerning a topic will contain spoilers, I easily concede.
All that I say is that it's also possible that someone may not be looking to have a plot spoiled. That they are there with a different understanding on what the discussion may contain. And that it would be the decent thing to do to warn (if not at the topic level, then at least the post level) the viewers who may not share your wisdom on expected thread behaviors.
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I concede that most of the people at Hatrack have probably already read HBP.
But considering that the thread title is "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Teaser", there might be those out there who have NOT read the book and are looking forward to seeing the movie, and might feel safe entering a thread that is purportedly only about the movie teaser. Certainly the teaser won't have that particular major spoiler in it.
So even though I've read it, I still cringe when I see that particular spoiler in print.
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I can't believe I got criticized for the spoiler warning in my post. Yes, it was minimal; but it is clearly arguable that such a warning is even necessary. That I put one in there at all demonstrates that I was, in fact, considering those who had not yet read the book.
FWIW, I haven't seen Psycho OR the Sixth Sense. I have no plans to go out of my way to watch them. Since I have so little interest in the films, if follows that the spoiling won't spoil anything I care all that much about. I figured that if someone were reading a thread about a Harry Potter MOVIE, in which a discussion had been started about what occurred in the BOOK, one would either leave immediately to avoid spoilers or continue reading at their own risk.
Nevertheless, Dagonee, your edit is appreciated.
Also, that particular spoiler is more of a setup for the intricate discussions that ensued for the ultimate question; did this act by Snape in fact prove his loyalties to one side or the other?
THAT particular answer won't be spoiled by me.
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quote:Just put *spoilers* in the thread title and that'll tell people whether they can enter or stay out.
quote: No.
Because in my initial post, there were no spoilers and I don't think it is my responsibility to monitor each person's post for spoilers and then change the name of my title so people don't get offended. I believe that it is the responsibility of individual posters to step up to the plate and put a spoiler warning on specific posts, not to lump an entire thread into the spoiler category.
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quote: quote: Because in my initial post, there were no spoilers and I don't think it is my responsibility to monitor each person's post for spoilers and then change the name of my title so people don't get offended. I believe that it is the responsibility of individual posters to step up to the plate and put a spoiler warning on specific posts, not to lump an entire thread into the spoiler category.
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