Blame it on Batman! ... Partially anyway!

[Cat]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" <eggplant107 at ...> 
wrote:
>
>  "Cat" <CatMcNulty@> wrote:
> 
> > it IS all about the money!
> 
> Well yea, but you act as if it was some big surprise. People spent
> about 150 million dollars to make this movie, and they did so because
> they thought it would yield a good return on their investment. I find
> nothing sinister in this; I'll bet you want good value for your 
money too.
> 
>  Eggplant
>
Eggplant, 

I do not believe that taking the one brief phrase out of context  
fairly represents the points made in the entire post.
1. No I was not surprised that the primary reason for the decision was 
made for monetary reasons. I am indeed a pragmatist. But I was 
disappointed none the less.
2. For WB officials to infer it was for other reasons besides money, 
is insulting and dishonest.
3. The fact that the decision was declared so soon after the 
announcement of the international premeires was quite unfortunate 
timing. The magnitude of the decision to delay the premeire of HBP 
was, I am sure, not done on the spur of the moment nor without due 
consideration SO, why did they announce the international premeire 
dates? 
4. The fact that they decided to drop this bombshell after 
Entertainment Weekly had gone to press with the spotlighted HBP in 
their Special Double Issue - Fall Movie Preview issue is really bad 
form. I am sure that the publishers of EW were just a tad annoyed. 
5. I am sorry but I do not believe that I insinuated, inferred or  
hinted that there was anything sinister about their decision. 
6. As someone who has been in the entertainment industry it has always 
infuriated me when the decisions of the bean-counters and the Ivory 
Tower Bureaucrats interfere with a creative production. 

Cat