While conducting interviews for his new film "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas", producer David Heyman has offered some reasons and explanations to answer several "Harry Potter" fan sites' questions over "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". Through it, it is revealed that the battle at Hogwarts and Dumbledore's funeral have to be eliminated to avoid repetition as well as provide the right ending to this sixth film.
Explaining his reason for the battle omission to Snitch Seeker, the filmmaker spelled out, "The reason why we left out the Battle at Hogwarts is because we have a battle at Hogwarts in the Seventh film and we are avoiding repetition." He then added on Dumbledore's funeral scene, "Dumbledore's funeral was something that I really loved and is a fantastic part of the book and part of me would have loved it in the film. But we decided that while we loved it that what we came up with was the right ending for the film that we had made."
Heyman also gave time to address the impact of characters cut to the last two installments of "Harry Potter" franchise, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I" and "Part II". "Inevitably there will be certain things that we will probably have to introduce and emphasize in the Seventh film," he answered The Leaky Cauldron's question. "Before we read the Seventh book there had been things in the earlier films that we had not realized how important they were."
"There was an example in the Fifth film when we were considering cutting Kreature but Jo [Rowling] said to me..."I wouldn't do that if I were you"...She didn't tell us why, but she said we would be advised to keep him. And of course in the Seventh book Kreature is an important character. It has been a while, for example, since we have seen Dobby and I suspect we are going to have to make more of Dobby in Seven than we might have done. I think we have done a pretty good job of what we need in terms of the plot." The written scripts of all the Q&A with Heyman can be read at Harry Potter's Page.
Dealing with a darker matter than previous "Harry Potter" films, "Half-Blood Prince" resolves around the ever growing threat built by the evil dark wizard, Lord Voldermort, to the wizarding world. Being the only one who has survived his attack years before, Harry accompanied by his two loyal friends, Ron and Hermione has to prepare for his ultimate battle while the walls that used to keep him and his friends away from danger may not be a safe haven anymore.
The sixth movie adaptation from "Harry Potter" book by J.K. Rowlings, it stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, Michael Gambon, Tom Felton, Alan Rickman, Helen McCrory and Hero Fiennes-Tiffin. The flick coming out on July 17, 2009 is directed by David Yates and written by Steven Kloves.
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what the hell.. i was long awaiting to see this movie.. and its a whole mess up, for those who read the book i think.. where are all the emotions, that i felt when read.. i was waiting till the last moment to see the epic battle. how can u miss that out. thats rubbish. was harry a dumb ass to wait seeing dumbledore fall? he shud've been stunned, that wud keep the viewers praying "omg come on harry recover and save dumbledore" (well, i felt it while reading) thats totally missed out leaving him fine beneath having a nice view of dumbledore falling. and what the heck is this order of phoenix doing? aren't they meant to fight it out with death eaters. the battle wud've been gr8. and where is the emotional love between tonks and lupin? having the whole bunch of red head weasleys fighting it out in the battle and the emotional scenes when harry disclose its actually severus who killed dumbledore, which follow are what im waiting to see.. oh mr.director thats a big let down of fans..
The new Harry potter movie lacks the heart and soul Rowling has put into this book. I was incredibly disappointed. I think Dumbledore's burial was one of the most important parts of book 6 and I truly don't understand why it was omitted.
Dear director, Well I do admitt, at first I was sort of disapointed and sumwhat annoyed that they took out those scenes. But now that I think about it that was a really good movie. In fact it was probly my favorite 1, and all these people that never even READ the books dont really have anything to complain about, 'caus they ddnt even read it. All the people that DID read it have nothing to complain about bc they already read it, so they know wat happened anyway. So really theres nothing to worry about as long as u dont leave out much in the seventh movie. For instance: dont leave out Dobby, or any other character for that matter, and please dont leave out alot of good scenes or add things that wernt in the book (like burning down the weaslys house) all in all I thought the 6th movie was very good and well made so thank u.
i wrote a comment like a month b4 it came out then i seen it.......................ITS HORRIBLE if your loooking for action dont watch it there is absolutly none in this movie all wait corn field seen they shud have left dat out to no point in putting it in there and every one knows harry wud not be quit when dumbledore's about to die he wud hav came out and tried to help thats why in the book dumbledore binded him in the movie he jus says stay below harry year right great book shity movie
Well they did cut out the batle scene thing that i find pretty stupid but if they wanted to avoid repetition they could cut the hoqgarts battle and put more action in other scenes and place but nooo they just cut the basic action scene in the movie without even doing something else to cover it.And cuting dumbledore's funeral was pretty stupid too they cut two of the most basic scenes and i don't get why?
the movie was kind of stupid with all the perverted jokes it didnt seem like hp and the ending left me hanging too much. they better whip out another move fast.
PLEASE GET RID OF DAVID YATES! YOU PIECE OF SH!T! MIKE NEWELL, CHRIS COLUMBUS OR EVEN ALFONSO WOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB! FIRE DAVID YATES REMOVE HIM DAVID YATES IS COLOSSAL FLOP! YOU SCREWED UP THE MOVIE AND IF YOU DIRECT THE 7TH MOVIE I'M NOT GOING TO WATCH IT!
If anyone thinks that a funeral with dumbledore and his wand being buried/sent off/whatever would not have worked they should be shot. If they get paid to make movies, they should be fired and blackballed. They did fine without the battle, but I think the scene in the tower would have been better if Dumbledore actually bodybinded Harry. The battle scene was not absolutely needed, but there is no way that you can explain the funeral being taken out.
I hope they release an extended Blu-ray version with at least the last battle scene at hogwarts...
I LUUUUUUV Harry Potter! And I dont care WHAT they took out bc I read the book and I know EXACTLY what happened. Also I know they did the BEST job on this movie:) Thank u guys SOOOO much 4 making this movie! I LUV D.R. :):):)
I luv harry potter! and the movies 4 harry potter (ALL OF THEM U GITS!) and I luv the actors! omg omg omg they do a great job!i cant wait 2 c th 6th movie:) hp is AMAZING!!!!!
OMG U STUPID NERDS R SO ANNOYING!!! I'M GOING 2 WATCH THE MOVIE, AND IM LOOKING FORWARD 2 IT NO MATTER WHAT U GITS SAY!!!
I am extremely disappointed with the battle at Hogwarts being cut! It made Malfoy's work of fixing the cabinet look POINTLESS. Did he just need them to come through to see him kill Dumbledore??? Dumbledore's funeral was also very important! He was a very crucial character and he just dies like that...no funeral no NOTHING. I was looking forward to seeing the marble tomb along with mermaids singing and centraurs shooting arrows!!! Some of the memories were left out ALSO. The memory of Tom Riddle's family was important. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Harry Potter but with this one...I was extremely disappointed
I AGREE!!! they do a great job on those movies! HP ROCKS!!!
omg u r all SOOO lame!!! no 1s forcing u 2 c the movie so quit ur complaining! if u want 2 c EVERY LAST SINGLE DETAIL then why dont u just read the books?!!
you childish morons!!! its not the flippin end of the world if there is'nt ur scene in it!!! ur all so stupid! just calm dow for gosh sakes!!! ur all a bunch of stupid blundering idiots! they work hard one those movies. if u all want to get sum GOOD actors and a heck of a lot of money to pay for it all(and learn to put up like rude idiots like u) then shut up and b grateful
Although the battle scene is taken out the movie it still seems to work. Its not like Yates ditched the point of it, the death eaters still come and make a ruckus at Hogwarts just minus a huge battle scene and although dumbledores white tomb is not included the point and sadness of his death is still conveyed and in addition the movie ends with fawkes singing like the book. I was extremely disappointed with the 5th movie however, this one is really quite good.
I just saw the movie and completely want to shove a broomstick up this idiot director's ass! Though the movie was fantastic, it had nothing to do with this moron because it followed the #$&#ing plot of the book. The scene in the castle that was SUPPOSED to be a massive battle with harry stunned underneath his invisibility cloak made him seem like a giant coward.. Then they all just RUN OFF? When they have the opportunity to screw with innocent kids? YEAH RIGHT. What is the point of them ALL coming to kill Dumbledore.. It was Malfoy's job and Snape's second.. It does not take a crazed woman and a freaking creepy werewolf. AND they left out Dumbledore's funeral. AND they set Hagrid's hut on fire and didn't show him come out very much alive (which he is). STUPID STUPID STUPID
I'm like the others... I think the producers are going to find that they made a HUGE mistake not putting in the fight scene. For instance, in the time it took for the rediculous cornfield fiasco, they could have had the fight scene AND the funeral. I think they just didn't want to spend the money - the cornfield was cheaper to make. Unfortunatley, it wasn't from anything in the book.
They still show the tower scene and snape killing dumbledore. But once i saw them walk out of the castle un-opposed I pretty much lost faith in the movie at that point. Dont get me wrong I thought it was good and well done, granted the scenes like the burning of the burrow were like... wtf did that happen in the book. But I wazs really looking forward to another battle scene like the one in OOTP and was sorely dissapointed. The battle scene in 7 pt 2 better be damn good...
I'm going tommrow to see the movie but now that I've read this i am extremely disappointed and trying not to expect anything extroadinary to come out of this movie since none of the GOOD scenes will be in it. I wish they could switch to the old dircetor Chris Columbus. He followed the story line and actually made it look like the book
ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!! Stupid stupid idiots!! How the F*** are they supposed to kill dummbledore??? I mean... according to the book he should fall from the tower after Snape´s spell... now what?!?! He´s just going to die in the middle of some corn field? Around the burrow? that´s so unfair with the fans... and about the funeral!! For God´sake! Thats where Voldemort goes to take the wand in the final book, he crashes through the grave and take dumbldores wand... what the f***!! ITs going to suck this movie... they are going to show a crapy happy end just like the others movie (like in OfP: Sirius had just died and harry was walking with his friends like everything was ok... kinda 'lets get a coffee or something' :P:P) I hate this... the books are amasing, vivids and full of emotion...makes you think about stuff... and the movies looks like are just for money and to put us in this expectation... Hate this director... tsc tsc tsc ¬¬ can´t even imagine how the end of HBP is gonna be... :(
WHAT IS THIS BLASPHEMY?! I LOVED THAT SCENE.[/capsrape]
wtf wat kind of dumb ass wud leave the biggest part of the book out all we dont want repetition who gives a F##k real hp fans dont care about having the same scenes as long as it follows the book for cryin out loud they need to get rid of his dumb ass + he is spliting the 7th movie i wonder wat his excuse is probably all the movie is to long bc we had to go over alot o stuff we left out in the 6th one dumb ass they need to get him out of there
What the heck who cares about repetition ive seen the same harry potters over and over and i still dont get tired of looking at the scenery and then how are you going to show that snape killed dumbldore you made a mistake it was the biggest part in the book and i really looked forward to seeing it now idk if i even want to see the movie now that it doesnt even end the right way Big Mistake and by the way david is not the best harry potter director Chris Columbus was bc he is the one who directed the first harry potter which is the best harry potter to actually follow the book it may not look as great as todays movies bc tecnology has went up but he is by far the best harry potter director
What the crap. The fans can do these movies a million times better than David flipping Yates. All we keep getting from these movies is a ton of dissappointment. Nice one.
they can't take out the entire battle scene...there are clips in the trailer that show parts of the battle , they have to include Dumbeldore's death and snape runing away for snape's good/bad argument , looking at the trailer it looks like they included the important parts of the battle and about the funeral , I agree that they need to include it since it leads into DH , so they had cedric's tribute but not dumbledore's funeral ?? both the battle and funeral and vital to the story ! movies from books should be a be good portryal of the book not destory it
if they take out the 2 scenes wtf is the point in makeing the movie
HOW CAN YOU TAKE THOSE SCENES OUT :( if the wedding scene at the burrow from book 7 is taken out i will be so mad...
this is a huge dissapointment. you cant cut out the funeral its one of the most emotional parts of the book.I cant believe they cant see this!!! someone please get rid of david yates. he is ruining it for all the fans!!
I thought Yates realize his mistake with the reaction to OoTP and do justice to the last movies; Appearently not going to be the case? Would he have passed Dumbledore's farewell if Richard Harris was still playing the part?? I went to all the first showings at midnight, and now doubt if I will see it at all and will surely AVOID all Yates movies in the future! The man shouldn't direct a 'B' western let-a-lone amajor motion picture!!
Just because he is a director doesn't mean he knows what he is doing. Honestly, I've given up on the series, I'll still watch it but I won't expect anything so as I am not disappointed.
hey they mite of taken the battle scene but im sure they have come to make a good idea in the movie to make it up so watch before you comment
I swear, Movie 6 better have a battle. Darn people...I'd watch the repetitiveness and all that but give us a break. Make it for the older do or die fans instead of the newer ones. We've got the guts to watch it but we really need something from that end. I'd sit and watch an HP, no matter how long it was, as long as it went with the book. It wouldn't bother me so please fix it. Besides, stupid mistakes like this contribute to why HP will Never make it to the Academy Awards...Ever.
And i forgot to mention, I would not be kissing this guys butt if i met him because i think he is an IDIOT. I believe many others would also agree. They should make the movie like the book, the two should not be seperate. THAT is a true Harry Potter fan.
If you are a true fan of the series, you don't care about repetition, you want to see what you read. I can't believe JKR would allow this to happen. The battle scene is what questioned whether snape was good or bad as well as revealing the half blood prince. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!!!
THAT'S MESSED UP!!! The battle scene sets up the seven book. They need to set up the whole Snape good/evil line. That's one of the biggest parts of the 7th book. Also, we readers know that in the last book Voldy breaks into DD's grave. Since they're skipping the burial are they going to skip that, too? Better not. Also whoever wrote this article needs to check up on his characters. It's "KREACHER", not kreature!!!! Idiot.
he is the director and he knows what to do
I agree with Daniel and Yates
Yates, stop thinking you're making a TV movie and start putting the magic and action back into this series, please. The Phoenix movie was a snooze fest in comparison to the book.
If a movie is made from a book the two should have the same the exact same content with nothing left out. In the first movie the scene with the knomes in the garden was left out. Nobody complained about that. What up?
OHHHH STOP BiCKERiNG YOU CHiLdiSH PEOPlE!!! DAViD YATES HAs DONe A GREAt JOB. ANd NO MATTER WHAT i'D LOVE THE MOViE BECAuSE i'M A TRUE HARRy POttER FAN...ANd LOOK ON THE BRiGHT SidE THiS MEANs THErE iS WAyyyy MORE TO LOOk FORWArD TO iN DEATHLy HALLOWs! ..EVERy DAMM BOOk MAdE iNTO A MOViE iSN'T EXACTLy LiKE EACH OTHER!!!!!!!! GivE THE MAN A BREAk..... PERSONALLy i THiNk DAViD YATEs iS A GENiOUS! I MEAN C'MON WHy DON'T YOU TRy MAKinG A MOViE!? i BET iF ALL YOU GiTS WERE TO MEEt Him iN PERSon YOU'd Be KiSSing HiS ASS. .......ANyWAYs i LOVE HARRY POTTER!!!!! :]
If this guy made the movie, 'Titanic', he would probably leave out the part about the iceberg. Retard.
Just so everyone knows, they are putting at least somewhat of a battle at Hogwarts in the movie. You can see in the trailer that a) there is a dark mark over hogwarts, b) bellatrix casts it from a tower at hogwarts, c) the death eaters set hagrid's hut on fire, and d) harry chases snape off the grounds. If you don't believe, find the trailer online, pause it, and drag the cursor slowly over it. You can see it more clearly and look more carefully that way. Hope is not lost.
DAVID YATES YOU'D BETTER PUT IT BACK IN OR ELSE YOU WON'T GET ENOUGH MONEY AND YOUR WORKERS AT WARNER BROTHERS WILL QUIT IN PROTEST!
You Are STILL forgetting about Adding The Muggle Military to The 'Harry Potter' Movies! I want To See Them Ripping Out The Throats And Blowing Up The Skulls Of The Death Eaters Alongside Harry And Crew! Do You Have ANYTHING Better Than That? If So,Then tell Me what that would be,please! Ironman Out!
dats the best part n i was really looking forward to it!! dissappointment!!
well we know there's some kind of battle in the movie. look at the trailer and you see hagrids hut on fire. maybe it wont all be terrible
Leave it to the brits to fuck this up. I guess if you grew up watching BBC you would have no clue.
After learning of the changes I am very worried. Yates feels like he can take any liberties he wants to satisfy his view. But he must remember that he has a responsibility to the fans. I think they could let him go and get a 12 year old to do it and it would be better. I would like to know who he blew to get this job cause he is definately dropping the ball. I will probably wait to download it for free. I won't give any of my money to support his failed vision. I would rather have no movie at all then this piece of crap.
We could just hope to god that the 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows' movies will end up being better than the 'Rambo' movies,'The Punisher' Movies,and '300' combined if we want a worhtwhile movie so badly! Oh,and BRING BACK JOHN WILLIAMS! Ironman out!
But,enough about Ginny and her 'Weasleylicious' actress (Bonnie Wright),and get back to the fighting! If they ended up keeping the battle scene,uncensored and uncut,then,they would have to include the muggle military in there to fight alongside Voldemort's enemies as they blow up the skulls of the death eaters when they fight for their lives alongside Harry and Crew! Something like that worked for 'L.O.T.R:The Two Towers'! Tell me exactly WHY it would not work for the 'Harry Potter' Movies,if you have ANYTHING better in mind! Ironman out!
Hey Chloe. If you like the books you will love the audio books. I listen to them all the time.Stephen Fry reads them and although he is a bit subtle in the first two he makes up for it in all the others. Totally recommended
If they do cut out those scenes I'll be fucking pissed. I mean without those scenes, especially the battle then whats the point? Oh well, the books are better than the last three movies.
I am Brisish and have been not only reading the books but listening to the audio books. The tension in both needs to be put into the movies. If this director is somehow incapable of the job then I suggest they replace that person with someone who is capable and as soon as possible. He messed up the Phoenix, why should he mess all the others up. The Americans are good at doing their thing, leave the British to do this and get it right. Failing that, let one of our guys bring out a proper British series, when they have finally finished messing these up.
WHAT THE FUCK, BARACK OBAMA MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. YATES BETTER WATCH HIS HEAD OR HE'LL LOSE IT BEFORE OBAMA GETS ASSASSINATED. HELL, I'D TAKE YATES DEAD OVER OSAMA ANY DAY.
There better be lots of action in the "Deathly Hhallows." The book is like the second wold war under ground movement and battles. Don't screw this up brits! And holliwood, keep your lowsy endings to yourselves. Leave it to competant people.
At Least NO ONE here would have the nerve to take their rage out on Bonnie Wright(The Uber-Babe) and Miss Ginny Weasley Here! that's a relief!
Why don't you turn the last three movies into soap operas with no action scenes, wont you? (Vous etent des incompetants!)
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Hello everyone my husband is right it will give you more to look forward to in the deathly hallows.And actually David has read every book so please stop giving these rude comments or ill tell your mammys and daddys and isnt it it time you were all in bed my Jack whos thirteen goes to bed at half seven every night with toby his teddy bear and davids giving his own time to this movie for all of you so stop giving rude comments you gits go to bed spakkers
Hi guys its Danial here even though Davids taking out some key features of the new movie.Its still going to be a great film I can assure you all.My Greyback fight is awsome thanks everone god bless
WHAT THE HELLL WHAT THE HELL WHAT THE HELL YATES GO HOME TO YOUR MAMMA
I’m not sure they will remove the battle as such, most of the action in the book takes place at the tower. From Harrys point of view, who is immobilised, he can hear the battle below but can't see it, so I guess that is what the film will do, let you know its going on but not show it. Then when Snape, Malfoy and the death eaters run down from the tower, in the book harry sees a bit of the battle in the corridor, but the film presumably will cut to harry chasing snape and malfoy across the grounds, and hagrids hut being set on fire. This does not seem too much of a big deal as long as we know, but maybe not see, that there are death eaters there and some fighting is going on. The battle at the end of DH is much bigger than this one anyway and it makes sense to make more of this battle. However, it would be a bit lame if Malfoy spends the entire year fixing the cabinets for just a few Death Eaters to make there way undetected to the tower, kill Dumbledore and run from the castle with only Harry knowing anything about it. I cant see that happening. As for Dumbledores funeral being left out, I can only hope its justified and explained in the film.
is the "davidyates" guy actually him cus he said that he was chnging it back
I never liked David Yates. I can't believe they've been so dumb. "Before we read the Seventh book there had been things in the earlier films that we had not realized how important they were." well YEAH! Even in the fifth movie, they left out the mirror that Sirius gave Harry. Maybe its just me but that seemed kinda like an important piece of information. And why the hell would the battle in HBP happen at the Burrow?
Wow, talk about people being stupid! Eve JKR should know better than to allow those two scenes to be cut. I agree with the posters who said they should just lengthen the movie as was done with Lord of the Rings. people still sat through them even though they were much longer than normal movies and they were much better because they left in the all the scenes. Hopefully they will reconsider this blunder!!
morons
i agree with all of the above,ive read the book three times and realise how important these scenes are to the story.After posponing the release date by what nine months they then decide to actually mess up the film by cutting the two of the most significent parts,and if they actually intend on ending the film with some small battle at what seems to be the burrow how dose that remotely tie in with madam rosmerta telling dumbledore of the dark mark above the castle,and the whole scene on the tower with snape and dumbledore,what are they going to do just turn up at the burrow and then the end.Sounds good.........Not!
While I completely agree with everyone about the stupidity of the movie makers, you can see on the new trailer for the movie that they are still having that last battle scene. It looks like it's going to be at the Burrow instead of Hogwarts.
one more thing fix how the magic shows on the screen, the stunning spell is a jet of red light not a little orangish blue bubble cloud thing.
ok these retards really need a blow to the head, come on I read the books and in the sixth one beyond any doubt those two scenes are the best ones, also the battle in this one can't even be compared to the battle in the seventh one, this one is like a quick little 20 person skirmish, the seventh one is a full out battle where parts of the castle are actually destroyed and just about every creature you have ever encounter helps out. These retards need to notice that the battle in the sixth one is actually crucial, I mean they never show Bill at all throughout the whole series and he's just gonna suddenly have a messed up face in the first movie he's in, yeah great. Secondly the funeral is the most important link between six and seven, when Harry and Ginny break up, for example and what theres just suddenly gonna be a white tomb on the grounds without a proper funeral. Wow they should talk to J.K.R. about this and ask her opinion.
IDIOTS!!!! ABSOLUTE IDIOTS!!! Why don't you remove Harry and Dumbledore because they are in the 7th book. You don't want them to be repetitive.
This would have to be the most insane thing that could happen to this story. After cocking up the fifth movie with blatant character changes they now go and screw with the fans by leaving out two crucial scenes. How freaking stupid are these suits who make these decisions. Ask the fans what we want and we'll tell you that we would happily sit through a three hour movie to ensure everything has been included. Think LOTR. Yes, kids are a large percentage of the viewers but I'm well aware that my daughter would happily sit there for an accurate depiction of the book. Dammit WB, stop thinking of the bank balance and think about the fans.
Thus is some B.S. everything in the book is sopposed to lead up to the battle why even watch it when the highlight the best part is going to be tooken out and dumbeldores funeral(WHAT) is wrong with these people thats supposed to be emotional time for Harry it supposed
Nice to see every single person here has some common sense. It's rare to see such a consensus in a forum. The problem with book adaptations is that directors look at them in the sense of "how is this book as a movie as it stands now" rather than attempting to fit as much of the book into the film as possible. Anyone familiar with the Lord of the Rings books can see how heinously & brutally Peter Jackson raped & destroyed the story just to fit his twisted concept of how the books should look on film (elves at Helm's Deep? Aragorn seems to die in a battle that never appears in the books & Anduril isn't reforged until the last film when Aragorns' supposed to leave Rivendell with it? I think I've made my point) rather than asking how he could most faithfully reproduce as much of the orginal story as possible. J.K Rowling did not write these books as potential movies. Any attempt to reproduce her stories on screen should be an attempt to faithfully reproduce as much of the original story as possible. It seems to be the same case here. Some halfwit director thinking he can make a great book that someone poured over a year of their life into perfecting, better instead of trying to be faithful to their vision. Who does this twit think he's talking to when he talks about "repetition"? There's usually at least 18 months between each film. honestly... who's going to give a shit about how many batles take place at Hogwarts? Not as many that are going to be furious at the exclusion of such a crucial plot point. I haven't heard anything so insane since I heard that Saruman wouldn't appear in the cinema cut of the Return of the King. Rowling should seriously do something.
Ok after reading all of these`s comment`s I am going to put the battle scence and the funrel back. BUT PLEASE PUT THESE`S MEAN COMMENTS BUT INTO YOUR HEADS PLESE!!!
50 bucks says that they pushed back the release of the movie so they can put the battle in it how will the movie end if they dont have the battle and the funeral will it end with rosmerta saying that the dark marks over the school
Sure take out the funeral, I mean I love it, but oh well, but the battle scene???? How's Dumbledore going to die? How are we going to set up Snape for what he has to do in 7th movie? That's absolutely ridiculous. Rowling should protest.
how the hell can you cut the funeral out of the film not to mention the battle scene you complete moron. are warner brothers and david yates determined to ruin hbp aswell. cant believe wot they are doing.
Okay, cutting the last battle scene in HBP AND the funneral scene is a mistake. Who cares about repititon. That's the way the books were written and the story was told. No one had a problem with the books, why change it for the movie. Secondly, if you take out the funneral, how're you going to get across the point Dumbledore's dead? Just casually bring it up in conversation in the 7th movie? Personally, I like Chris Columbus and mike Newell are much better directors that Yates. They should have got them back!
Yeah, this should not be cut. Personally, I think the 6th book was so good, it could be 2 movies... there is so much in it, and nearly every page is needed to set up the last book. If anything needs cut, its the middle of book 7, where harry is in a tent on the run... its the only part of the last 2 books that bores a bit. DO NOT CUT FROM BOOK 6!!!!
J.k Rowling never should have sold the rights to them, they just aren't listening to her! When I read that book that was the most exciting part and now I'm not as excited for it then when I read it. Also this book is bigger than the last and they have to split the last movie in half, figures.
THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE...... You can't take out the funeral scene... that was my favorite part of the book. It made me cry... Just take out all the emotion in the movies. Warner Brothers always made the movies ok compared to the books, but you cant take out all of the stuff that makes the book important. You can't make the 7th book into a movie if you do this, well you can, it will just stink. Also, who cares if it is repetitive, its good. How is everyone gonna die. How are you going to kill Dumbledore if you don't have a battle scene. Stick to the book Warner Brothers. You will make the fans happy and stop getting all of the comments. THIS IS ABSURD!
YOU MORONS HOW CAN YOU HAVE A BOOK SEVEN WITHOUT THE HARRY POTTER HBP BATTLE SCENE. WITHOUT IT HOW IS DUMBLEDORE GUNA DIE AND HOW ARE GINNY AND HARRY GONNA BREAK UP THERE WILL JUST BE SO MANY QUESTIONS IF YOU TAKE OUT THE BATTLE SCENE PLEASE DON'T WE LOVE HARRY POTTER I AGREE I'D WATCH A FIVE HOUR MOVIE THERE THAT GOOD..THE MOVIES ARE GOOD BUT IF YOU KEEP TAKING OUT CRUCIAL INFO THEN YOU ARE GOING TO LOST ALL UR FANS...SO THINK ABOUT THAT W.B. AND PLEASE DON'T CUT IT OUT!!!!
not only do we have to wait to see this movie until July but now the most important part of the book is being "ommited" ..nice work Warner Brothers
My daughter got me interested in the HP books and now I am an avid fan. The movies have really never represented the books that faithfully, although they make reading the books again more fun because the actors faces are ingrained in memory. I do believe that in HBP, the studio and Yates should really reconsider the battle and the funeral scenes. These are critical to the mood and character of the ongoing story. There is still time to change it...
I am severly angry now. You may say that you are trying to stop repetition but, have you thought about how much repetition appears in the books that we all know and love? We read the books for the confrontations with Voldemort, we read HBP and some probably cried at the Dumbledore funeral scene which makes it key to the film. I would have loved to have seen how they filmed this and whether they made it as heart-wrenching as the book but no, they decide to get rid of it. Taking out the battle at Hogwarts has basically ruined it for me. I could see everything when reading that, how it was planned out and which characters were where at which times but now, watching the movie won't seem right. You split the last book into two films so you don't miss anything important out and just completely cock up this one. Like popmanw says, the films aren't about the books anymore. There are plenty of films out there that are based on books and Harry Potter is the only one I wished that they would get right. Well, thanks for that, you've completely gone and cocked it all up now haven't you.
Why does no body ever listen to the viewers of the films. We pay their wages by paying to see the films and buying the DVDs. WE WANT THE BATTLE SCENE IN THE 6TH POTTER FILM. WE WANT TO SEE DUMBLEDORES FUNERALL. They are important aspects of the films. Yates should be sacked. He has no idea what he's doing.
the battle scene and the funeral set up a multitude of things to go on why do directors ruin things man this is shit Yates you scumbag!
Credited from IMDB: This is true to an extent. But it is literally ONLY the fighting that goes on between the teachers, DA, Order and the Death Eaters in the background. Everything else happens virtually how it does in the book. Yes, that includes Snape killing Dumbledore, Harry chasing Snape and the Death Eaters from the castle with Hagrid's Hut being set on fire, and then Snape and Harry's "conversation" (though slightly different from the book). STOP OVER REACTING PEOPLE! WAIT TILL THE FILM COMES OUT TO RESERVE JUDGEMENT!
i am quite pissed at how they are going to cut out the battle, but i am looking forward to see how they deal with this and what they make instead of the battle i thought the battle in order of the phoenix was awesome. i just hope to god they keep in the battle in deathly hallows, as there is no substitute for that battle
harry potter rocks
the last movie was trash and i wish wb and jk would've relized their mistake by trusting this mindless moron who doesnt even sound like he has ever even picked up a book frankly if this goes on im giving up movies all together....disappointing they will probebly make up some other shit to go into the movies and switch it up...taking out dobby was bad enough in the OotP malfoy the next to go?snape? take out another important character you idiot.
They lied about why the movie is coming out in July 09 instead of November 08, important scenes are re-arranged and/or deleted and the last book has been broken into two with final release in 2011 apparently as a cash grab. Warner Brothers has seriously mis-read the HP audience. I for one will not be watching any further Harry Potter movies.
Taking for example The TLOTR movies, imagine if Peter Jackson cut the battle at Two Towers because in ROTK there will be another big ass battle.I think i'd have an heart attack. Producers of HP seriously need to think what they want to do to the franshise.Until the the release there's plenty of time to make the things right. Please don't disapoint the world
Crap. Without the battle scene, how does Dumbledore die? Does he just have a heart attack or something? You ruined it, Yates, you ruined it.
the battles are the best part of a movie... i know it's important to have the plot etc., but the battles are what really grab the attention of the sleepers in the theaters. so how could they possibly get rid of it... PLUS, the funeral's important for the 7th book too! how's voldy gonna take the elder wand from dumbledore's tomb!? is it just going to pop out of nowhere that his tomb just suddenly exists? how's he going to get the elder wand!? what are they even going to do with dumbledore's body! i hope when they pushed back the release date they realized this, and that's the real reason it was pushed back... to put in those scenes. my god...
WHAT THE HELL!!! How can you take out the most crucial parts of the book. You could have really made the film longer (cause we don't mind) and made sure ALL the IMPORTANT stuff are in. Like Dumbledore's funeral and the battle on the tower!!
being a harry potter fan i will sit and watch a hp movie which is 5hrs long
read it nice and slow........plz don do this plz this is a request yates
I was shocked and pissed off that the producer, the company, the director or whoever decided to get rid of the Battle at hogwarts and Dumbledores funeral. How the hell are they going to end it then? What?! Draco and Snape just come up to the balcony, kill dumbldore then just run away, a close up of harrys face then fade out to credits. Seriously movie creators are supposed to make films for us: the masses of fans and population, yet they keep on being stupid and getting rid of things THAT WE WANT TO ACTUALLY SEE. And as for the whole 'repition' excuse, for those who have actually read the books, the battle in Deathly Hallows is DRASTICALLY different from the battle in Half Blood Prince.
and the funeral too.
I think they need to let this guy screw up the movies then let another director put out another version the way it was written and when the other director makes twenty times more money on the film then maybe Yates will realize that the quick and easy way out isn't always the best. The people who have never read the books might think his movie is great, but to all of us that are true potter fans and have read the books we will never be satisfied with the crap that the movies have turned into. Yes, Yates, you may have a block buster hit on you hands, cause it bears the name Harry Potter, but to all of us that know the story before hand we can all tell that you care nothing of the hard work that Rowling put into the books. Just a quick buck
How the hell is Dumbledore supposed to be killed if there is no battle scene? Is he supposed to wimp out and be killed by the potion he drank? Thats STUPID! It's cery crucial to the plot that SNAPE killes Dumbledore... urg...
It sucks that the scenes are going to be dropped(if indeed they are). However, I still look forward to the movies still to come. Sure ootp wasnt the best of the hp movies, but that doesnt condemn the sixth movie to immediate failure. Im sure theyve made up for it somehow. It does seem true about ron being made into a bit of a joke ive noticed. It a good thing that yates heeded jks advice about kreatcher(spelling?)otherwise that would have been a difficult fix for him. I hope he is most careful to keep hp 7.1 and 7.2 true to book. If it all goes misrably, there are always the books...
It seems that the director wants to cut out all scenes which may give the film an "R" rating. They want to keep young children and families going to the movies so they cut out a potentially gruesome battle scene. It is really quite stupid to cut out the funeral though since the entire series has been based on Lilly giving her life for her son when attacked by Voldemort. Death surrounds the books and here was a chance for the director to address grieve in a truly touching way that shows children the realities of death not illusions and special effects. I agree Alfonso Curon was the best director and that Chris Columbus at least stayed true to major plot lines and characters. The worst damage to the films in general has been the watering down of the Malfoy character. Draco needs more focus in the sixth movie and I hope the director has not changed that as well. With regard to Emma Watson, stop giving Hermione such syrapy lines and cliche's. Also quit making Ginny an afterthought. Here was a chance for David Yates to contend for an Academy Award and possibly a nomination for Alan Rickman and Michael Gambon. I guess really all they care about is profit not the story itself. What should we expect? After all "there is no business like show business"
This is why Librarians ask their students to "Never judge a book by its' movie!" How disappointing that the entire reason for the plot of Bk. 6 won't be in the movie. I just might have to forego this one!
This is why Librarians ask their students to "Never judge a book by its' movie!" How disappointing that the entire reason for the plot of Bk. 6 won't be in the movie. I just might have to forego this one!
I just Remembered. I read on Mugglenet a review from a test screening of it. There Is a Battle scene at hogwarts. Also How come there is a pic of Bellatrix on one of the tables in the Great hall?
HOW CAN YOU YOU BLOODY IDIOTS! IF YOU LEAVE OUT THE BATTLE AT HOGWARTS?!? WITHOUT IT HOW IS DUMBLEDORE SPOSE TO DIE? GRRRR IT IS OFFICIAL WB ARE LOOSERS! I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER IF DREAMWORKS OR UNIVERSAL STUDIOS DO THE NEXT 2 WB= WEIRD BITCHES
I'm sorry guys. I thought about everything you wrote and I still think that you're loser idiots and should all get a life and act like normal human beings and not depend on a cut scene to determine your state of mind. Get some help. It's discouraging to see humans and Harry Potter fans act like morons over something so small albeit nessessary. Just imagine it was there or do you not have brains? Oh that's right you have to clutch desperately to the imaginations of those that have minds that are infinitely more talented than your own. Have a nice life!
wow i think i almost cried when i read this. i cant even believe they are going to cut out the battle and especially the funeral. that is one of the biggest things in the 6th book i think. its dumbldores funeral. like it needs to be in there!!!!!!!!!! this is soooo stupid.
The 5th movie was an abortion and they kept the same director, so I have NO hopes about the final, crucial films. David Yates is an incompetent and ignorant director who obviously never read the books or understood them. JK Rowling should be ashamed of herself for allowing the destruction of her stories. Then again, she's a millionaire now and probably doesn't give a shit. I agree that Alfonso Cuaron directed the BEST of the bunch and wish he was back for the ending. I don't believe I want to see the last films now. I will just re-read the books. That is where the characters and the stories live for me. What a waste!
You ain't shit Yates! Your bitch ass should jump off a cliff & die.
And how would it be repetition? The battle in Deathly Hallows is about 100 pages long, and the one in Half Blood Prince is about 10 pages long. Oh and by the way, i don't care if it was five hours long, i would still watch it all the way through
And don't call us fucking idiots because we want what we want
I swear i will be so pissed if they go ahead with this because the battle scene is an important part of the story so David Yates, please reconsider your desicion, anyway, they would have time to make one, they've already stretched out the time we have to wait for it to come to cinemas
I'm the director not you fucking idiots & I'll do wherever I want. Is that clear.
The first two were decent. But then they were not directed by yates. If you really hate it as much as the last three (3,4 & 5). Don't watch it. I know I won't, because if want a movie based in the book, not just another I hope you read the book before or will make no sense at all. I must clarified I'm not mad but disappointed.
They made a vital mistake in not filming extra scenes that could be cut out of the theatrical release and then added back in the more expensive Director's Cut DVDs - loss of money there.
Honestly, the funeral is a testament to Dumbledore and how great a wizard he was. Taking that out is basically saying that Dumbledore played a minor role not only to Harry but in the wizarding world. It brought me to tears when I read it. And as for removing the battle scene, so does that mean you are also taking out the fact that Hogwarts gets infiltrated by the Death Eater's because of Draco? I mean it's bad enough that I heard you completely removed Moaning Myrtle's role in consoling and befriending Draco, but the fight scene. So, now we have to wait until part 2 of the last movie to see a decent climax? What a dissappointment. I firmly believe you should make use of this extra time to rethink your position and correct your mistakes.
Well who the fuck care about the repition!? No one ditched the book for that reason! Haha, what if everyone would do it that way. Only one battle scene in the whole lord of the rings serie! It's probably just because Yates is too fucking bad he can't direct those scenes! I want a new director! Fuck you Yates! If someone else would have done these movies, they may have gone to history but now, they're not about the books or the actual content, but about the money!
That is just WRONG! Stupid,Cretine,Moronic men. I will stick to my books 'till the end of time. The hell with the movies, it has being one disapointment after the other anyways.
YOU FUCKING RETARDS!!! how the hell can you expect people to be okay with this?!? your saying your planning on cutting two of the most important and vital parts of the book and for what?!? theres no fucking point!! who cares if theres repetition? im absolutely certain that we THE AUDIENCE wouldnt mind two fight scenes in fact im posotive that it would be better cos its IN THE FUCKING BOOKS!!! RETARDS!!!!
Guys, I highly doubt they cut out YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS from the movie, just the battle surrounding said important event. Realistically, they CAN pull it off to be ok. They will still have Malfoy's supposed task, Snape's play, Dumbledore's send-off, and probably Harry chasing after Snape and all that. Don't stress. I'm quite sure they won't just dive into the 7th movie with some kind of verbal standin for what happened to Dumbledore, nor write him into the 7th :p Relax, it'll be ok without the pyscho hubbub going on around the main focus. And if that's not good enough, just stick to the books.
Cut the battle scene??? Disgusting. Who cares if there are going to be two of them? You didn't see Peter Jackson cutting battle scenes in Lord of the Rings because he was scared of repetition!! I'm gob smacked. Thanks for ruining it.
whats ur fucking problem ?? who cares if its repited we don't we want it to be repeated, at the end we are the ones who have to watch the movie we're the ones its made for we read the books and unlike u we understood them. i hope ur reading this so u can get an idea of what a shity thing ur doing,look at the reaction in all of us, if u don't change ur mind about it ur gonna get a worse reaction from us that the one you've read hear. so i recomend u go to the doctor and get ur head checked up so u can think well and do a good job, which is the opposit of what ur doing. cause this is not working FIX IT !!!!!!!
i can't believe you assholes would cut dumbledore !!! it is crutial and very important,a monkey would direct the movie better thant you idiots ! you should read the books before u make the movie, and listen to j.k. rowling, she told u not to get dobby out and u still did it now u have to think of another way to put an explanation in th lasta and by the way if u wanna do another movie and fuck it up for urself its fine but don't ruin it for people who actually reads and understands the books. ASSHOLES !!!
I must agree with the anguish of all the former comments on rumours of the possible trimming the climax of this book/movie. While following the entire series driving and listening to unabridged audio books, I found my attention riveted over the triangle of misunderstandings and emotional battles between Harry and Snape with Dumbledor who cares for both yet he fails to stop them. The same intimate heart/gut wrenching stories that many French stories are so famous for. The final agonizing plot twist that makes you sit up and shout Nooo! OMG! Example: "Jean du Flore" then it's sequel "Manon of the Spring". Surely JK Rowling had read/seen this story and borrowed elements to produce the shock and anguish of the climax of not only "The Half Blood Prince," but also the final chapters of the "Deathly Hallows" where everything you thought you were following was wrong. Really wrong. Rickman and Radcliff have the skill and chemistry to deliver outstanding, lucrative performances. The fans of Harry Potter are the financial base for success of this movie series. Are you listening to your target market Mr. Heyman? Historically the more lucrative movie screen plays were originally purchased from the French. Or didn't you know that.
Well, Duh there would be two battle scenes...there were two in the books. Screenwriters DO read the books before they adapt them, don't they?
What do you mean cut out the battle. Does my part go too??? I mean most of the book is about the secret job given to me by the Dark Lord. When I accomplish my task, the Death Eaters gain entrance and the battle insues....Muggle Idiots, how can you leave out the battle> Did you even read the books??
I agree with everyone here. I think the reasons they are giving are stupid for wanting to cut out such emotional parts. Effin Morons! Your RUINED it!!!!!
Honestly if they can't stick to the original story then they shouldn't even bother to make it. I love seeing the books being made into films but really OoTP and HBP should have been made either longer or in two parts like DH. He would have made more money and kept us happy if it was two parts that stuck to the story. The fact that they're cutting out all or most of the battle and the funeral is such a disappointment after the travesty that was OoTP. The battle is completely different to the one in DH anyway and I was really looking forward to seeing those two particular scenes because they're so climatic and heart wrenching in the book.. It would have been good to see the cast portay it. Why is JKR letting this happen if she reads the scripts? Does she not care anymore now that her writing of the series is finished? This is very disappointing and I hope someone remakes them in future years and sticks to the actual story line.
Why, oh why, does this douche have to keep messing up the stories? The books are perfect the way they are ... we don't need your "creative interpretations" ....
at least keep the funeral. have you no heart man?
YATES YOU BASTARDS DONT YOU THINK THAT DUMBELDORE IS A GREAT CARACTER. YOU CUT THE FUNERAL AND THE BATTLE SCEANE AND THERE WILL BE NO MOVIE AN YOU WILL FUCK IT UP LIKE THE LAST ONE
I love the stories in fact I never read before but after the last movie and all the important points it left out I started reading the books. I finished the series around June. I remember how I felt after the battle and Dumbledore's death/funeral. I was overwhelmed with sadness and hate! The battle is very important and key top the story! Why would you let the screenwriters cut your story to shreds JK Rowling? They did that in the last story (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) and for those that haven't ever read the story left in confusion and I was one of them. JK Rowling it's your story DO NOT approve of this. Who cares how long the movie, I would sit thru a 4 hr. Harry Potter movie!
cutting off the battle does not mean they are going to cut off dumbledore's death, it could still happen at the tower even if there is no battle going on downstairs. i can live without seeing the funeral but not the death nor the atmosphere of loss and mourning which I am confident they will keep. why is everybody too emotional and not more intellectual about this anyway?
i love how this money grabbing whore tries to cover his tracks with a pathetic excuse. The real reason you havent included all the scenes is because you want to make the film as shit as possible and still make a big fortune. Hope you die a painful death
I'm flipping out right now. Are they retarded? We need to ban together with Mugglenet or someone and get JK Rowling to step in and fix this. They can not be allowed to fuck up another movie. Not this one, please not this one.
FUCK YOUR ENDING WHAT ABOUT THE ORIGINAL, DUMBASS
they had better be postponing this to add dumbledores funeral. THAT IS A MUST HAVE PERIOD NO EXCEPTIONS
fucking idiots, morons, halfwits, we need a director with 1/4 of a brain. dumass
STUPID!!!
I am beyond annoyed at how everyone is making these films. Yes, some things might be cut... but really? Dumbledore's funeral is definitely important! And the battle scene? The past 2 movies were awful... and I will be highly disappointed if this is true and the movie turns out like I believe it will :-(
The battle scene at the end of the book is the climax of the whole story. Too many things are going to be left out with the deletion of this scene. Also doing away with dumbledores' funeral is like saying he wasnt worth being the greatest wizard of all time. This is a disgrace to the books and its fans. How can Rowling allow this to happen. Just another dissapointment in this movie series.
Oh for God's sake, can't you just wait and watch the movie before you condemn a man to hell? It's entertainment, not the supreme court! I loved those parts of the book too, but I'm excited to see what they've come up with. If they screw it up, oh well; I've still got the book, and that's the real story. Consider that while they may have cut the actual battle scenes, it will probably still be in the movie, alluded to in some way or another. Just relax, and after the movie comes out you can go on your Hollywood witchunt, so to speak. Until then, get a life.
I hate this cancelling to, but if they come up with a great solution, dramatic and emotional as in the book...why not? I just hope Dumbledore won't die because of some rehabillitated dead body. Pity that the battle will be left out, but that makes us curious for the next 2 ones
I've seen the last couple of movies with people who haven't read the books and I had to explain what was going on because key scenes were cut out. So, already the story has holes in it, and there is A PLAN!! to create more holes? It would be nice if the people making the movie actually read the books... and actually liked them. Corporate, you're ideas suck and you're going to lose money cause of it... give the fans what they want and stop treating them like idiots!
What!!! Daivid is so stupid!!! Why take out the battle scene and the funeral. First of all it shows the end and the battle is an exciting part of the book. Why cut it out? Lets hope its not going to be boring now, jst going into different memories and getting information. How are they going to end it now. (if its not a rumor)
WTF!! I can't believe JK Rowling is letting this happen, her books are SO AMAZING and she was adament before that they couldn't change too much and now this!! They CAN'T cut the fighting and the funeral, it is the most important part of the book. When I read it, I cried for 2 days. Doing it this way will change the whole feel of the books and it will have a major impact on the 7th movie(s)!! I'm no professional, but a die-hard fan who is looking at her favourite books being ripped apart by adapting them into lame movies!! They just can't destroy a legend like that!!
Yates youve fukin ruined the harry potter books by makin shit films that dont even follow the plot line............. good one you dick!
how can you take the most important parts off fuck you directors
fuck you yates
I've also heard they've cut the Gaunt memory scene - how the f*ck can viewers make the horcrux connection without the flashback scene? Insane - I'm a HUGE fan of the books but don't think I'll bother with the films any more - they just don't do the books justice, and I'm amazed JKR has let them get away with it for so long.
I hope david yates will burn in the flames of hell for screwing harry potter 5, 6 & 7 and my favorite character ron, by giving all his lines to hermione and reduce him to nothing but a comic relief.. im not paying to watch this movie and I cant believe Rowling let him do that to the harry potter series
Ahhhhhhhhhhh david yates has ruined the fith movie already by cutting and adding parts that are not even in the book and now he is going to cut the battle scene which is esential otherwise how could you tell it was snape who killed dumbledore. I bet he'll just have a silly death and its going to end with hermnione saying something deep to harry as david yates seems to love her character. David has ruined the potter films,I want Alfonso Cuaron back. Now everybody get a fucking life!!!
I CAN NOT BELIEVE you are going to ruin this movie too. So there is another battle in book 7, who cares. it is a completely different scene. I guess now you are going to tell us you are not even going to show malfoy almost killing Dumbledore and snape actually killing him and getting away. And his funeral, Dumbledore is beloved by so many, surely this needs to be in movie, along with the phoenix's lament. Please do not ruin this movie, and especially the last movie...please do not cut luna and her father, the dungeon, malfoy's home, the escape, bill and fleur's home, there is so much that needs to be in these movies so you will know what is going on. if you haven't read all of the books, you could be lost and that can keep alot of people from going to see the movie. please reconsider.
You really are complete IDIOTS! You have left out so many important parts from the other books already... I can't believe you will continue to do this by leaving out such an emotional and crucial moment like dumbledore's funeral. The films are everytime less about the books. You can't do this to those who really read and understand the Harry Potter books.
wow delay the movie and then slash it on top of that :/ i was soo pumped it would be comming out in november and now have to wait again.. ive read all the books but not eveyone has please just make sure that if for someone who has not read the books they wont be sitting there going uuuuhhh duhh whats going on ... like the battle seen is important.. just cause theres another one ... in the 7th which is being split in 2 anyways ... either way you need to make sure everyone who has not read the books knows what the heck is going on ... and still keep the right story line...
they don't want repetition, well i hope they still have the scene with Snape killing Dumbledore, it will probably be acted out like a sneak attack and it is sad the funeral was cut out but did no one see the promo photo of Harry and Mcgonagall in Dumbledore's office, Harry was looking at Dumbledore's wand, i think then Harry tells Mcgonagall what he is going to do next then he meets Ron and Hermione outside of the office and that is when they team up.
Really, I mean, repetition? You can come up with a better excuse. The battle scenes are OBVIOUSLY two completely different scenes if you read the freaking book! And Dubmledor's funeral, really? "to get the right ending for the movie" Did you ever consider using the one that the author wrote?!?!? Gee, that would be the SMART thing to do wouldn't it?
wtfh?? You take a wonderful story that millions of people have read and loved, and changed it and left out crucial parts of the story? how can you even give it the same title as the book? that's pure ignorance. and you can't blame it on fear that it will reduce ratings of the 7th, if you include the key parts of the 6th, because if you check the books, you'll see we all bought BOTH books, and loved them BOTH, you are ruining an amazing series, and its equal to a crime to destroy the storyline so horribly. And how can you leave out dumbledore's funeral?? That's a crucial scene in reference to the 7th. But then, you managed to mutilate all the other ones in the series, i suppose it's to be expected you'd ruin the last two as well.
The delay in the movie and these excuses for cutting scenes is just because they don't have the talent on staff to do any of the special effects, hire all the extras, and then try to re-hire them when DH comes out. I bet they cut out Luna's father from all the movies next, one less character (and one less bright yellow costume) to write, and they can cut Luna too while they're at it. Then they don't need the whole scene in movie 7/8 where she's captured in Malfoy's dungeon, nor do they need the wand maker. Hey, hope they're listening, I just saved them a whole 1/2 hour of movie to film!
These comments are completely stupid. Yes, Dumbledore's funeral was an emotional part, but key? What exactly happens there that can't be cut out? I'm a little upset about the battle and if they do mess that up, I'll be angry, but honestly guys, it's a movie and we have the books to enjoy. Besides, when did Yates mess up 5? That one was by far the best directed. No one liked 5 anyway because Harry was so freakin' hormonal and he had to do the best with what he had.
Thats it...Remove all the Interesting scenes...By the way...will dumbledore even die or the studios will cut that too?
I cant begin to tell you how fucking stupid you people are!!!!!! THE FUNERAL?!??!?!?! FOR FUCK SAKES PEOPLE THAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and all this shit about repetition i mean, there is a battle in the 7th but its in part two!! you have part one to break it up! David Yates if you ever read this i hope you know tat you disappointed millions of people. You fucked up the fifth one really bad but this breaks my heart. this series means alot to alot of people and to destroy the work of art the Jo has created is down right despicable. Rot in hell asshole!
While I agree that losing the main plot points is a bad idea, you enjoyed the books - now, get a life.
Well, I'm not surprised, I mean, what with the TERRIBLE effort of OotP, what more can you expect? I just hope it's still a good movie, otherwise I will be really upset. Not that bothered about the battle now I think of it, though it would be nice to see more spells other than Stupefy. It's the funeral I don't get. Who here did not cry at that part of the book? The phoenix lament? Dumbledore needs a good send-off. Good luck justifying this to the fans.
YOU SHOULD LEARN HOW TO SPELL THE CHARACTERS NAME IT'S KREACHER NOT KREATURE GET IT RIGHT FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!
Wow. Great that the producers don't even know the book their filming. But on the other hand, the last three movies have been disappointments all of them. I can honestly say that I've lost interest in HBP now that they've delayed and cut and all.
I Can't beleive that the funeral is gonna be cut! How is Dumbledore gonna die if not at the battle? Is he just gonna randomly drop? I bet they've left out the cursed hand! You are taking away the key elements which make up the plots! :(
Well Yates botched OoTP, why should we be surprised that he is ruining HBP? I think the director should be required to read the entire series, that way he would have KNOWN about Kreacher, etc. Are they going to show the rooftop scene with Snape and Draco vs. Dumbledore? So asinine!
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MINDS!!!! Unless you are trying to sabatoge the Potter movies, which I think you are idiots if you do, then it works. What moron thought it would be a good idea to leave out something so important as the Battle and Funeral scenes. I can't imagine the movie will be that great now. Maybe I shouldn't be suprised though you have left out so many key elements and scenes from the other books that its rediculous.
you guys are complete IDIOTS that is like the most important part and shouldent we pay are last respects to dumbledore!!!!
You stupid idiots. I hope this is a rumor, cause thats just ruined the franchise!!!! No joke, im off the film if this is true. Its a VITAL PART. Dumberdores send off, Snape good or bad.....etc. Sadly the films arn't about the books anymore.
Well thats great. Take out the battle scene. Idiots.