Literary HackDelay of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Film Release
December 5th 2008 20:58
I must admit I, along with the majority of the world, am a big Harry Potter fan. I own all the books and films on DVD. I am constantly looking forward to the release of the next film and thoroughly enjoy internet videos of interviews with the cast and author of the Harry Potter universe.
Surely, I am not the first to think that the delay of the movie release of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is utter crap. I could care less that Warner Bros wants to insure they have a blockbuster in the summer of 2009, which is the reason they gave for the delay from its original November 2008 release date. The Writers Guild of America strike causing other films releases to be delayed is also no excuse. The film is finished but instead of taking the huge blockbuster in the fall of 2008, a year that has apparently been good enough to Warner Bros; they would rather wait until 8 months later to release a guaranteed hit. While that makes good sense from the aspect of being a multi-billion dollar company it bites the big one if you are a fan.
Since fans are the bread and butter of the Harry Potter franchise I think it is incredibly foolish to risk making them angry. Now there are many died hard fans that will go see it regardless of when it is released. But as the majority are a constantly aging young and adolescent group of children known for their short attention spans, it could also just be the difference between a summer blockbuster and just another movie.
Surely, I am not the first to think that the delay of the movie release of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is utter crap. I could care less that Warner Bros wants to insure they have a blockbuster in the summer of 2009, which is the reason they gave for the delay from its original November 2008 release date. The Writers Guild of America strike causing other films releases to be delayed is also no excuse. The film is finished but instead of taking the huge blockbuster in the fall of 2008, a year that has apparently been good enough to Warner Bros; they would rather wait until 8 months later to release a guaranteed hit. While that makes good sense from the aspect of being a multi-billion dollar company it bites the big one if you are a fan.
Since fans are the bread and butter of the Harry Potter franchise I think it is incredibly foolish to risk making them angry. Now there are many died hard fans that will go see it regardless of when it is released. But as the majority are a constantly aging young and adolescent group of children known for their short attention spans, it could also just be the difference between a summer blockbuster and just another movie.
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