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Harry Potter goes from dark to light in the new trailer

With the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince still more than eight months away, fans are searching for a patience spell until the movie finally starts showing in a theater near you. Over the weekend, the international teaser trailer gave Muggles everywhere a taste to help tide them over. So go ahead and put away the wand, Hermione. Maybe we'll be able to hold out until July without using magic.

The trailer for the sixth installment is darker and more action-packed than the first American trailer released over the summer. The spot includes new footage and many ominous overtones. Things go from dark and creepy to light and kissy in just a minute and a half.

We see He-Who-Must-Not -Be-Named, Death Eaters and Bellatrix Lestrange. We also see Ron Weasley getting a smooch from Lavender Brown and Harry Potter getting a smack (relax, on the head) from Hermione Granger. Though,“The Chosen One"? Since when was this The Matrix?

So, what did you think? And, most important, will it hold you until — gulp — July 17? Discuss.

Aeriana Eve's picture

No way.

Oh, I thought I was over Harry Potter until I saw that trailer!  Now I can't wait! 
ThinkArt's picture

gone

i was excited to see the trailer, but it's gone now :'(

off to youtube...i will add a link if i find one.

 

EDIT: enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DoV_JxzpA8

wickedgrrl's picture

Gone too!

They are quick on the draw today with video rights.  Geez.

Dorothy Snarker's picture

Trailer Viewing

TECHNICAL NOTE: If you can't see the video, refresh the page and try again. The link/connection is hit and miss for some reason with Trailer Addict, but it is still there.

Here is the direct link if you're still having problems:
http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/harry-potter-and-half-blood-prince/feature-trailer


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sibabae's picture

my patience is slipping

My patience is slipping a little at a time waiting for this movie. It looks like its going to be a great one. All the actors have really grown in their roles and this chapter will challenge them even more. Well later for now, I must go and try to regain my patience till July 17th.
idiosyncratic's picture

helena bonham carter.i'm not

helena bonham carter.

i'm not so much anxious for the movie, but she is awesome. 

 

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Paperback-Writer's picture

Amen Sista. I've pretty

Amen Sista.

I've pretty much given up on anticipating the movies to be even half as good as the books, but Helena Bonham Carter more than outplays her role. Helena is awesome. =)

Smagninborg's picture

I'm so with you.

Duh! She rocks. That was exactly what I thought, recognizing her in trailer. Her character is really creepy, shockig and baaaaad, but the does such a good work on Bellatrix Lestrange, that I'm actually thrilled to see the movie, when it will be shown at the theaters.
Emmanescence's picture

Oh yes

I do actually love Harry Potter, and I am super excited for the movie (but not until I saw the trailer...I was like O_O)

But I'm sorry EVERY OTHER CHARACTER....Helena steals any frame she's in.  She was in the last movie for what...5 minutes?  But that section made me love that movie more the I normally would have.  I love love love love Helena!

 

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silentnomore's picture

I cannot wait! but i have to = (

This is my favorite of all the Potter books.  It looks like they are going to stay true to the book.  I wonder if the movie will cause me to curl up in the fetal position and sob at the end like the book did.  That would be impressive.


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lil-d01's picture

Please tell me I'm not the

Please tell me I'm not the only one thinking 'Am I watching a snippet of Gandalf killing the Balrog?' when it shows Dumbledore surrounded with flames. >_>"

Love the ending. Smack~ <3

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wintergreen's picture

I thought the same

That scene was totally ripping off channeling LotR.
Ahhh_Cool's picture

I, too, thought that.

I, too, thought that.
Smagninborg's picture

Dumbledore - Gandalf

Just so you know: When I read Lord Of The Rings some years before they filmed and showed it in the theaters, I pictured Gandalf in my very own way. The moment they introduced Ian McKellen in LOTR, my jaw scratched the floor. He was exactly the Gandalf, I imagined long ago. It was horrifying and genious at one time.

At the same time as I read LOTR, I read the Harry Potter books and Dumbledore was from now on always Gandalf. Just their appearance. Not their character (they are in fact a bit different).

As it happened, that Dumbledore was not Ian McKellen, my interest in HP flipped away.

And now with that scene in the trailer, I have the feeling, that I'm right about the Dumbledore-Gandalf thing. They are quite the same. And they should have been. Or not. I get the difficulty about that.

vashti's picture

As much as it frustrates me

As much as it frustrates me that they pushed the release to July thinking only of money and not at all of the fans, seeing this made me all anxious/excited again [and less bitter].
SunriseShadow's picture

November

I've heard some rumors going 'round that it'd be released in November 2008 instead of July... I'm not sure if it's correct, but someone told me that Warner Bros. confirmed it.... Dear god I hope that's true ;) I'm dying to see the next one, and I'm pretty sure I'll go nuts if I have to wait until next summer!

LovingSara's picture

OHHHH can't wait! :D :D

OHHHH can't wait! :D :D :D!

Haha, Harry Potter -  the chosen one and gandalf killing the balrog. So Harry Potter is actually Frodo Baggins? Oh my lord (of the rings) lol. Then Ron must be Samwise Gamgee!! hehe

~Sara~

BiRobot's picture

Ugh, the wait for this is

Ugh, the wait for this is really starting to get to me now, having seen the trailer.  I'm super anxious, but also super excited!   This movie will be incredible!

Oh, and they call him The Chosen One in the books, that's why it's in the trailer.

 

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StrawberryPanic's picture

Yep.

Yep. I was gonna say that. :)

Everyone should read the books before they make off-handed comments. The movies may be lacking, but they do keep pace with the books well enough. 

Books - A++

Movies - B (would be a D without Miss Watson)

Elle's picture

Can't wait!

I'm not even gonna pretend I'm not a huge HP fan anymore. I don't care it's not considered 'cool' to like it....I WANT HARRY POTTER! :D :D
Emma's picture

Excellent!

Yea I saw this trailer yesterday, I'm so psyched for the movie! The Half-Blood Prince was my favorite of the series so hopefully the movie will be good.

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Lister's picture

i am satiated for the time being

i love this. it's definitely happier than the the first one.

i thought that they moved the movie to the summer since Twilight was opening the same day as HP and they attract much of the same crowd...

i can't wait! since the moved it to july that means it's closer to my birthday :) happy birthday me! thanks warner brothers

onedimpledcheek's picture

Super stoked. I was

Super stoked.

I was fairly pissed when they pushed it back, but I got over it. Plus, it's coming out on my birthday next year, so I'm really looking forward to it.

RavenDenise's picture

Here we go

 

I just got done watching it. This link works.

 

 

http://tinyurl.com/655jxq

 

MistressPearl's picture

The links aren't working

I found one that works (for now). The one above was dead by the time I got to it and the youtube video was for the older trailer.

http://v.blog.sohu.com/u/vw/1819930

 

tayhartman13's picture

I would let Emma Watson hit

I would let Emma Watson hit me any day.  (:

 

&& i can't wait until July 17th! 

Model through it's picture

My dork status has been confirmed

I get happy tingles down my spine when I hear the Harry Potter theme song. I probably should have realized that I am truly a huge nerd a long time ago since I get the same reaction to the Star Wars theme song and the Superman theme song.

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ice cream's picture

AWESOME!!!

As a diehard fan of the books, I was never really a fan of the movies...until Emma Watson got all hot.
Rocky's picture

NO, I will NOT get over it

I can't even begin to tell you how incredibly pissed I was that WB moved the release date to the spring. When I first found out the original release date (Nov 21) back in the beginning of '07-I started counting down the days. And now...*sigh* Why does everything have to be about money?
Gaby's picture

Can´t wait!!!

Seriously why push it back?! (I know why it´s just mean spirited they did that)

Is it wrong to say that I love Snape? He is so cool and mean and he has the coolest facial expressions, he is awesome. I also have a crush on Hermione and Bellatrix Lestrange but those two are a given.

Amii.'s picture

breath, regulate breathing..

I could NOT be more excited.

I'm too excited to even be embarassed by my innapropriate attraction to the whole cast.

It's their wands that do it.

the way hermione hit him round the head like that, mmm, I do love a girl with attitude..

cough, sorry, the word hermione sends me into a thought spiral :]

Mars's picture

What is it with lesbians and Helena

Wow what is it with lesbians and Helena I mean who could think that Im not the only one inlove with Helena and thinking that Helena was the only thing that saved Harry Potter 5 the movie.
Pesto the Pirate's picture

Helena

Helena is so hot. Hermione is uber hot. This is going to be a good movie. If the movie doesn't live up to the book, I'm just going to put all my focus onto those two.

 I'm so mad that they pushed the date back. i was so excited that it's almost November. Gosh. How rude.  At least the Beedle and the Bard is coming out in a month. 

Explorergal's picture

Expecto Movieorum

 

Oh Ms. Snarker, now you have done it!  Gone and made me pine away for the next movie.  I think I have to bone up and reread my HP books again in advance of this release.  It looks AWESOME!!!!!

Gillian's picture

none of the trailers are

none of the trailers are working for me, but then, quite a few videos on afterellen don't work for me, so i'm not surprised.

Alan Horn put a message to the fans on the official site, saying that due to the half blood prince being pushed back, we'd only have to wait 18 months until deathly hallows part 1, instead of 2 years. not much of a sweetner, cos we've had to wait 2 years between some of the films before, so this statement seems redundant.

why can't they just admit the truth?!

also not sure why people have just picked up on the date change. the date was changed months ago. if you were really a fan, you'd know this, lol!!

i also love how certain people don't do research before they write an article, and it makes me laugh when they get put straight by those really in the know! keep it up ms snarker, lmao!!

Explorergal's picture

Get it straight person in the know

 

Perhaps if you read the article correctly you'd see that Ms Snarker was just giving us a taste of the International trailer just released this weekend.  She said nothing about the date other than when the movie is coming out. 

Gillian's picture

explorergal, i wasn't

explorergal, i wasn't actually talking about the dates, i was talking about ms snarker getting it wrong about 'the chosen one' and matrix reference. like someone pointed out above, it's been mentioned before in the harry potter series.

my bad, i should have made that part clear.

so yes, i did read the article correctly, and i did get it straight, cos i'm in the know...