That’s stupid why won’t they just announce the date? All the same people are going to buy it no matter when they put it out…it’s Harry Potter for crying out loud!

Whatever. It will CERTAINLY be released in the 6 or 8 weeks before Christmas, since it is such a buying frenzy time. Not like this will be a big mystery!

Oh man!! WB! Those are the TWO dvds I want the most!! As long as they come out this year then I’m good…I’m going to by them regardless of when WB announces the release date. The Hangover and Half Blood Prince were my two favorite movies this year! I can’t wait!!! :D

We’re (Australia) hardly going to get the DVD first so that release date is surely going to be mimicking the American one, if not even later.

As long as it comes out this year I guess I’ll be ok with it.

jeez,I want the DVD next month! and I’ll probably have to wait until 2010. :(

Warner Bros is becoming increasingly annoying…

They spend too much time and effort analyzing things that need no analysis… Just release the dang DVD, and it will sell, sell, sell…

Yeah, I dont really understand their logic … as soon as the DVD becomes available for preorder, I’m going to buy it. Why delay announcing the date … what do they hope to achieve? Maybe if they announced the date as something like December 10 we could think they’re hoping to get holiday sales but, at least by announcing the date they can start getting preorders. I’m totally confused by their reasoning. People that are going to buy HBP or the SS & COS special editions are going to buy them. Not announcing a date just means that we cant preorder them. Weird …

The only reason for the late release is to have the Christmas No. 1 DVD, the kudos that will give WB Aus with WB head office must mean a lot to them. Don’t worry about the true fans, they just bankroll the business.

Actually this may back fire on them. People will be buying their Christmas much earlier this year to make sure they have the money to buy. The days of having a lot of money for last minute shopping are over. That was done mostly with charge cards and people are being more careful with their charge card spending. Oh the real fans will purchase the DVD because they already have it planned in their budgets but the impluse buyers may not be there.

Still, something doesn’t make sense about the release of HBP…by postponing the theatrical release, WB had tons of time to determine what would be on the dvds, print, package and have them stockpiled in warehouses….yet clearly that is not what happened. Illogical, and given some of WB management decisions in the past year or so, consistently incompetent (remember Slum Dog Millionaire?). WB increasingly dominates film, tv, and dvd….yet it appears to be more by accident rather than by any thoughtful coherent plan.

Would WB’s profit margin be so much larger by cutting down on pre-orders (even via say Amazon, with a discount: most if not all of the discount would come out of Amazon’s profit margin, not WB’s). and relying on walk in holiday sales at Walmarts, etc? I would assume not….there would be increased profits for the retailer, not WB, so where’s the logic?

but, then, look at the economic mess that the world’s business leaders have gotten us all into!

Exactly, this is so silly! All the super fans are going to buy the DVD no matter, what they are just risking that the impulse buyers won’t be there, DVDs aren’t exactly stocking stuffers.

good point, cool G…i am one of those early, careful shoppers, and like to have things wrapped up well in advance. almost done with the grandkids already, and need to order 3 of the HBP, and one each of SS and Cos (for myself, if the budget allows…)

i really think the WB executives are badly out of touch…but my opinion of business executives is not very high to start with, and never has been

o well, it’s exhausting being mad at WB all the time, i really don’t care, i will buy it whenever they decide to put it on the shelves…