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[Geekyfanboy]

Well you know the British books are different then the American books.. words have been changed or Americanized.. hence the title of the first book Philosopher Stone was changed to Sorcerers Stone.. they figure American's wouldn't understand the word Philosopher. The changes got less and less as the books were written.

[Dan M]

Yeah, I knew that there were minor changes.  I just assumed Dale did both versions. 

I noticed while listening to Goblet of Fire that Quidditch was compared to "soccer" and not "football".

[Meds]

Well it was the same with the Bond filme Licence to Kill. Originally it was called Licence Revoked but the studio's though that the US public would not understand the word Revoked. HMMM Quantum of Solace not going to cause too many questions then aye. Never understood changing the names of these things, in fact it does annoy me quite a bit. I undertand that you need to change certain words for America such as pavement would have to be sidewalk, boot would be trunk, trousers would be pants (still can't get my head round that as in the UK pants are, well boxers/undies etc) I knew that Jim Dale did the US versions which is still a bit weird as he is English as well. Fry for me is the king of delivery, his wit and humour adds the best to Harry Potter. Those seeking more should check out his excellent Stephen Fry podcast on itunes, though be ware episode one he is full of pain killers and so sounds like he is off his face a bit.  I believe the Fry books have come out Un-Abridged at a fantastic low price. Hmmmm nice.

[Trekkygeek]

Well you know the British books are different then the American books.. words have been changed or Americanized.. hence the title of the first book Philosopher Stone was changed to Sorcerers Stone.. they figure American's wouldn't understand the word Philosopher. The changes got less and less as the books were written.

So they say that Americans would not know what Philosopher was? So they go and change the name to something which has an entirely different meaning?? Philosopher and Sorcerer are two different things entirely. Who are the idiots now?

[Dan M]

...the studio's though that the US public would not understand the word Revoked.

I find that difficult to believe.  Granted, the US, like most countries, is full of idiots, but "revoked" isn't a difficult word.

I understand that you need to change certain words for America such as pavement would have to be sidewalk, boot would be trunk, trousers would be pants (still can't get my head round that as in the UK pants are, well boxers/undies etc)

"Trousers" means the same thing here, I think.

I knew that Jim Dale did the US versions which is still a bit weird as he is English as well.

That's what surprised me.  I was listening to an English guy already; who knew there was a different English version?

[Meds]

...the studio's though that the US public would not understand the word Revoked.

I find that difficult to believe.  Granted, the US, like most countries, is full of idiots, but "revoked" isn't a difficult word.

I understand that you need to change certain words for America such as pavement would have to be sidewalk, boot would be trunk, trousers would be pants (still can't get my head round that as in the UK pants are, well boxers/undies etc)

"Trousers" means the same thing here, I think.

I knew that Jim Dale did the US versions which is still a bit weird as he is English as well.

That's what surprised me.  I was listening to an English guy already; who knew there was a different English version?

First i'm just saying waht the studio said at the time of that Bond film release, i think its pretty daft if you ask me. Still all the same i think Licence to KIll is a better name anyway.


2.  I was led to believe you call trousers 'pants' over in the states.

3J  Jim Dale, so cool in the Carry On Doctor films.

[Meds]

Oh and the film being put back is apparently because od Daniel radcliifes performance in Equus that is going to be showing in Broadway. He gets all naked in that and the studios think that may tarnish the image of Harry Potter. Rubbish i say, that didn't hapen when Daniel was on at the West End performing the play, in fact if anything some people may get quite excited about seeing Harry Potter in the buff.

[Jobydrone]

What's with this new Potter book coming out I saw in the bookstore the other day?  I'm not sure if its been talked about in this thread or elsewhere honestly, and I didnt have time to check it out walking past the borders in the mall.  Anyone know what I'm talking about?

[Geekyfanboy]

What's with this new Potter book coming out I saw in the bookstore the other day?  I'm not sure if its been talked about in this thread or elsewhere honestly, and I didnt have time to check it out walking past the borders in the mall.  Anyone know what I'm talking about?

If you go back a page (page eight) in this thread you'll see all the info about the "new" book.. it's the childrens book mentioned in the final harry potter book.. it's called Tales of Beetle the Bard.

[Meds]

We've ordered ours yay

[Geekyfanboy]

Oh yeah.. soon as they announced it I bought both versions.

[Meds]

BOTH, oh you are such a geek (AND THATS A GOOD THING)

[Geekyfanboy]

25 Minutes of Half-Blood Prince in IMAX 3-D

Source: IMAX Corporation, ComingSoon.net
September 21, 2008

The last time we had anything to report on Warner Bros' Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, it was the decision by the studio to move the highly-anticipated sixth installment to next summer from its original release date in November. As disappointing as that may have been, fans who enjoyed the 17 minutes of IMAX 3-D sequences in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix should be thrilled by the fact that there will be even more 3-D for the next installment.

Last month, during the IMAX Corporation's 2008 Q2 Earnings Report conference call, Rich Gelfond, the Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of the IMAX Corporation told shareholders, "we believe this film will include approximately 25 minutes in IMAX 3-D split between the opening sequence of the film and the finale."

It'll be almost ten months before we'll see which sequences exactly will be in 3-D, but who knows? Maybe we'll even see a bit of 3D Quidditch next time.

[Darth Gaos]

Been a while since I last read the books.....Half Blood Prince is the one where Ron becomes Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team yes?  If so.....3D Quidditch would be AWESOME!!!....Well it would be awesome anyway.

TEN MONTHS!!!!!  Uggh that is gonna suck

[Geekyfanboy]

Here are some new Harry Potter photos for the sixth movie...