Half-Blood Prince teaser trailer now online!
(Digg this story!) UPDATE: AOL now has the trailer online in three different quality versions. Check 'em out HERE!After initially appearing on MSN over an hour before the trailer was supposed to premiere on AOL, we now have the teaser trailer online in all its glory. For those of you who have seen both the MSN and AOL trailers, you'll notice that the MSN one says that the film is coming "This Year" as opposed to "November" in the AOL one. The web addresses also differ... AOL says HarryPotter.com while MSN says HarryPotter.co.uk.
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Posted by Andrew on Jul 29th |
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WOW ALMOST 100 COMMENTS IN 5 MIN... THAT'S A DH SUMMER THING.. BUT WHO CARES? HAPPY TRAILER DAY EVERYONE!
okay everyone stop complaining it was only the orphanage thats stupid...they were teasing you with part of the movie making you want more hence teaser trailer the movie looks amazing it will be great!
Guys, a made a Facebook group to celebrate how awesome this trailer is! Everyone, join! http://www.faceb ook.com/group.php?gid=215 05129220
It looks AMAZING!
yes i cant wait!!! yes yes yues yes yes yes!!!!!
Yay! It's already on youtube http://youtube.c om/watch?v=gS9eh0plquc
OMG!!!!!!! finally!! It was great. Was that ginny in the robe? If it was what the heck was she doing?
Yes I think Ron passed out was when he got poisoned from the chocolates.
Ok i've had a few thoughts from a few of your comments about the whole field ginny disarmed thing. Doesn't Greyback look like Lupin lol? If that is Greyback. Ooh, exciting stuff! But what I was going to say was remember a few weeks back when there was that interview with a magazine and all those photos "leaked"? Well didn't one of the Davids say that Ginny and Harry go to kiss when they are in the Burrow, but before they get anything going on, the death eaters come and invade the burrow? Well, there was a picture to go with it, and in the picture Ginny and Harry both had normal clothes on, so if the whole field scene in the trailer was when the burrow got attacked, then why would ginny go and put her dressing gown on? Hmm...
DID ANYONE ELSE SEE THE CRYSTAL STUDDED ISLAND??
OOOOMMMMMGGGG! so i figured i'd watch it as soon as the secret life of the american teenager was over, because that ended at 9 and the trailer would come out then..but i didnt expect it to come out early! it was amazinf though : )
Since half blood prince wasn't one of my favourite books, I'm actually really liking what the director is capturing and is still keeping the dark and brooding atmosphere...Love the camera shots and tone too.
Man...it wasn't what I was expecting. The movie looks scary as all hell based on this trailer, and that worries me. I want there to be a decent bit of focus on the happy moments in the movie. I'm at least glad they didn't show the Harry/Ginny kiss in this trailer like they plastered the Harry/Cho one all over last time. It's such a pivotal moment in the series, it's one of those things you just SHOULD see in context the first time.
i am very excited.
Well first of all..... It is about TIME we get to see something other then pictures!!!!! Second.....I LOVED it!!!!!! Wish it was longer but loved it all the same!!!
Wow the comments are fast and furious!! My favorite part was when they flashed forward from the orphanage to grown-up Voldemort! Something I found weird about this trailer is that there was no romance whatsoever and from what we've heard from the cast that's by FAR the main focus. Are they dramatizing this aspect a little?
woah. what is this, harry potter and the omen? hahaha. when i saw that kid i was just like DAMIENNN!!! haha. I'M SO EXCITED THOUGH. this movie is going to be amazing :D
about the burrow being attacked, it sure seems like they added a tad of book seven to this one bc i dont think that happened in hbp... also, didnt the producer say that they could only add TWO or THREE memory scenes in the movie so that it wouldnt drag? and if this (the orphanage) was one of them and there is only one other, (presumably slughorns?) then that wouldnt be a very accurate portrayal of what the movie is actually going to be about.!!! right now it looked more like a clip of one scene (riddle and dumbledore) than an actual trailer.. oh well it was still exciting but gotta admit i expected a bit more also.. and btw what is up with the island-in-the-cave being made out of huge chunks of ICE crystals?? WTF??
All the actors have said this is going to be the funniest film so far and that had me tiny bit worried that they weren't going to keep in all the dark stuff from the books. But now I'm definitely not worried because they've clearly kept in the dark stuff and made it like 10 times better than I expected. i can't wait to see some of the lighter stuff in the full trailer on Friday though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yay! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=9hc0VyPiMPA I uploaded the 480p HD version to YouTube.
This.was.AMAZING. Holy crap. I dont even know what to say. The movie better be as good as this trailer because it was pure bliss. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!
the book is called harry potter and the half blood prince, not tom riddle and how he became an evil wizard .... like 2 seconds of harry and no snape..im not satisfied..they are totally trying to appeal to a different age group...this is the first trailer that focused on the evil and none of the good (harry and his peeps).
It's just the teaser trailer people so calm down. Teaser trailers are not meant to show everyone. The full trailer will give you more of the trio and Snape. Don't worry. This teaser was amazing.
Yeah, I think there have beena couple people saying this didn't seem to be an accurate portrayal of what we've heard the movie's focus is. I think they are totally selling this aspect for one group, and the other half of the full theatrical trailer, whenever that is, will be romance, appealing to a totally different group- and one that will seemingly walk away much more satisfied with the movie!
Yes!!!!!! The trailer!!!! It looks amazing!! I can't wait till the longer trailer comes out (whenever that will be)! I just really hope that they don't leave a lot out!!!
OH MY F-ING GOD!!!!!! It was epic, amazing, fantastic, so worth the wait (ok, maybe not) and I literally teared up. It looked SO dark and SO scary and SO grrrrr! It was everything a HP teaser trailer is supposed to be. It looked better than the other teaser trailers, so I have faith in WB that it WILL be amazing. RIGHT, WB? It better be, because that teaser so did NOT disappoint.
OMG! I can't wait. The little boy playing young Tom Riddle is PERFECT!
WHO WANTS TO CALM DOWN LOL?? PARTYYYYYYY!!! THIS IS GREAT!
Its soooo amazing. I watch it again and again. "Im just like you, Tom, Im different."
Wow! I really, really like it! And honestly people: Is't it just very positive that it only focused on Tom Riddle's story? That means it's the "true" story they're telling, that they don't just create their own "bridges" to make everything hang together. I do have some complaints though: Since the book and film is titled "Half-Blood Prince", maaaaaybe it would be an idea to include Snape in the trailer? Juust saying. And: WHERE THE **** ARE DUMBLEDORE'S HALF-MOON GLASSES?!?!? Please, please, PLEASE, bring them back, WB! And speaking of Dumbledore, Michael Gambon is doing really good so far, the fire-scene looks amazing, his face looks exactly like the book-cover at one point! Great job! And the mini-Fiennes boy is perfect as child-Voldemort, perfect! Only thing in this trailer that made me laugh out lowd is in the end, when they re-use the clips from OTP with Voldemort, never liked those, and still don't. Voldemort just looks too silly in them. I won't get too exited, saying it will be the best movie yet, cause we have seen so little of it, but it looks promising!
I loved the trailer. It's better that they did focus on tom riddle. Who wouldn't be interested to see how this man came to be who hasn't read the books. And obviously the trailer wouldn't focus on snape since it would give away the title (Although it would have been nice to see rickman, but to maintain the consistency of this barely 2min trailer, it was better to tease voldemort's story to the viewers). It gives viewers the sense that these movies are mature by focusing on riddle. By the way...can't wait to see the cinematography.
I do love the young Tom Riddle. Eerie, wasn't he? I know I've been saying how misleading it is, and I still believe that, but I ALSO believe that, all other knowledge of the film aside, it is a wonderful trailer. GREAT effects.
oh my god. this movie looks like its gonna be the best. it seems like the way it was put together is much truer to the books and very adult. it is definitely not a "kid" movie anymore. the boy who plays tom is fantastic and the orphanage looks very dark and creepy. I cannot wait for the theatrical trailer, better yet the movie.
So I didn't really understand the whole Ginny in the pond thing. The Burrow was NOT attacked in the 6th book. Is that an added thing for the movie only?
holy crap man i got chills up my back watching this
I haven't felt this happy or excited since the last book came out over a year ago! *bouncing off the walls*
Ok so I saw the MSN one and was a little disappointed, but once I saw the AOL version in the higher quality and bigger size....WOW I was just blown away!! Young Tom Riddle is just creepy lol I love it!! I can't wait to see a longer trailer and the whole film! It's going to be INCREDIBLE!! I think I might dress up as Hermione, Ginny, or Luna for the premiere =)
EFEN AWESOME!!! It looks sooo good, I cant wait!!
WOOO! Commenting again. Because that was just so awesome. It's definatley not what I thought the teaser would be like. It's BETTER than what I thought it'd be!!!! I am just so pleased with how it seems so... perfect. Like the whole Dumbledore telling Tom scene... it's pretty much just like the book! ak;ksf dsl;kfj!!!! Awesome-ness! :]
HBP is one of the books that I didn't really like, and I am liking what Yates is doing with it. I love the dark tone and the cinematography. It has the same vibe POA did but better.
OMG i loved it i'm so excited now. Only thing, they didn't show anything about the Half Blood Prince which in my opinion is the most important thing about the book. But i loved it anyway!!!!!
OMFG!!! the trailer looks awesomee, love the music. soo creppy! and yes i dont get why ginny is in her dressing gown, when does that happen? btw i just remember something..this is the last movie with dumbledore in it. im so sad all over again cuz he dies.. =(
ugh, dull... im looking forward for the actual full theatrical trailer... something with more...
The cinematography looks sooo cool. You can tell the new cinematographer added his touch to it because it looks amazing...And the soundtrack sounds so haunting...Nicholas Hooper/John Williams has done it again!!!!! If you pause and read the names on some of the memory vials they're actual characters from the books and they also have dates!!! I love all the details that they put in these films! And the pensieve looks bloody awesome!
Yes, the Burrow attack is a movie-only thing- and I know we have seen barely ANYTHING of it, but why NOT take the positive approach and say it may be the best movie yet? We haven't seen anything that makes me lose hope that it WILL be! Can't wait. And on that note, I'm done here.
I'M WORKING ON SCREENSHOTS... YAY
Maybe when they post more trailers there will be pictures of the trio and Snape. This trailer was so intense. David Yates said that flashbacks slow down the thread of the movie. But, that was pretty much what the book was about. That, and what Draco was up to all year. I can't wait to see the whole movie!!!!
Wow, that is awesome. I am not disappointed at all. :D
I liked it. I'm not hyperventalating, I didn't get goosebumps, nor was that the best minute and thirty seconds of my life. It had a clear focus, and was not all over the place. Young Tom Riddle was perfect, with elements of defiance, curiosity, and creepy. They made it much more stylized than the last five, and not at all fit to please the audience. Sometimes trailers risk not getting a point across by showing random images of our favorite characters, but I completely understood what was going on, save the Ginny in a nightdress and the field. Michael Gambon made a lot less pathetic Dumbledore, and the dialogue at the end was brilliant. Good for a teaser trailer, but I'm waiting for the theatrical trailer desperately.
Oh My GOD this is the best one yet yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !Holy Hell SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOO Excited!! I Cried and Peed My Pants! lol jk lol No joke though on how excited I am!
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