CRAP!

If you noticed, at the left-hand corner of this page is a countdown to the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. More than a week ago, this showed about "100 more days to go". However, now it read more than 300. Yup, that's right, it's definitely delayed and nope, this is no mere technical error. Warner Bros. has issued a statement in this regard saying that after about 4 weeks of thorough thinking, they have concluded that it is best to opt for a summer release of HBP to maximize the profitable market of a summer movie. Apparently, they were inspired by the success in the box-office of The Dark Knight which was released last July, and hoped for the same response next year.

Like I said, it's all CRAP! In my opinion, no matter when a Potter film is released, it would still "haul in the green" due to the enormous fanbase it's got eventhough most would be muttering under their breath the inadequacy of the films to capture the essence of the book, which is actually not possible: 700+ pages in 2 hours?Still, fans would line up to see the film, period! So what's the big deal delaying the film? Oh right, coz money is more important than the fans' anticipation to see the movie. Never mind the fact that it's the fans that they're profitting from! *rolls eyes*

Oh well, no matter the bashing, there's nothing we can say or do anything about it but to wait! *collective sigh around the world*See you at the cinemas July 2009!