Originally Posted by Wellhellothere

I thought it was okay. Didn't have nearly the visual style of some of the early ones, and they totally pillaged the ending. It was like they decided "well, something has to go... I know, how about the most exciting part of the book?!"

Hollywood.

Originally Posted by XDRoseLuvsHP

I gave it 3. It was better than the last film by far, but they took out too much, changed to much, and tried a little to hard to make Harry seem perfect. Again.

I felt they could have done a lot more. Need action scenes? How about adding Fenrir Greyback action so that the people who see the movies that don't actually read the books can understand what he is? Why set the Weasley's house on fire? It didn't seem to fit into the plot very well, having something that random.

Originally Posted by Antwone Thomas

But you didn't need Dumbledore's funeral! The feeling of Dumbledore's funeral was when the students and professors made the Dark Mark disappear. That was a satisfying and heartfelt ending enough to replace the funeral.However, I did miss the battle at the end. That should not have been cut. It was a bit too quiet after Dumbledore's death and when I read that in the book it seemed like a race to catch up to Snape, while in the movie, it was a little bit less.

I still loved the film. It's the best one of the series, no doubt. People just need to understand that the film medium and the book medium are told in different ways. Films are more visual, while books are more wordy and detailed.

For instance, the reason why they added the Burrow scene (which, actually, I felt didn't feel dangerous enough) was because in the book there was a lot of talk about bad things happening but we never got to see any of it. In the book this is all well and good because we can use our imaginations about what is happening outside Hogwarts but in a film we must see it visually!

Nothing that was cut from the book was sorely missed, for me, at least. Actually I would like to hear what you guys thought was cut that shouldn't have. I keep hearing a lot of empty comments about the film cutting out important parts of the book but none of those complaints are followed up with examples.

Originally Posted by unicornkeeper07

I have posted this before, but I'm going to post it again--

If you haven't seen the movie, then perhaps you should stop reading at this point--

However, if you have given up on the movies, like I should have after Prisoner of Azkaban, then by all means keep on reading. Here's my rant on why I didn't like the movie so much--

1. The beginning - why the hell did it start with Harry and Dumbledore at the MoM having a photoshoot. That's so not where OotP left off, so it was the most random beginning to any movie.

2. I get that they wanted to add a big dramatic scene of the muggles/wizards being caught up in the war and the bridge being torn apart. The Millennium Bridge is pretty prominent and well recognized and visually it was pretty cool, but at least do a follow up (not in the Daily Prophet), how 'bout we stick with the book and use the actual Minister!

3. Quidditch - I love Quidditch. It's amazing to watch and it's a neat story. But, the tryouts taken from OotP was a bit annoying. If you're going to keep Quidditch out of one of the books, then it doesn't make that much sense to make a big deal of it in this one. It took up space and took away from more important things from the story.

4. Tom Riddle - You have got to be kidding me??? The bulk of HBP is going in depth with Voldemort and how her became so evil, even before he was even born. How could they cut out the scenes of the House of Gaunt. It's one of the most interesting of scenes and really helps establish the beginning of an evil. Also, when Voldemort asks for a job at Hogwarts has it's significance to and it's that last moment that you see Voldemort with the slightest bit of humanity. Though little orphan Voldemort, played by Hero Fiennes-Tiffin was excellent. This young talent made your skin crawl. He definitely stepped it up and you could see a bit of Uncle Ralph shine through. He definitely hard a dark quality about him. The Slughorn scene with Tom was just average. I liked the teenage Tom in Chamber of Secrets much better.

5. Stop changing the look of the pensieve! First Harry goes in and it's like he's part of the scene. Not he just sticks his head in for a long period of time (you'd think he'd drown!) and it's all smokey looking. Stick with one look. It gets annoying after awhile.

6. Was it any more obvious that Harry is a horcrux? All during DH I kept going back and forth...is he or isn't he? I liked the suspense, but deep down inside I had a feeling he was. So, when Dumbledore is talking about the ring and then Harry goes to touch it...Harry gets all these Voldie flashbacks and then did the neck twitch thing and then the ring goes all spinny. I think that totally gave away that they were connected and clearly meaning that he was connected to Voldie soulfully.

7. Harry/Ginny - Um...WTF? Could there be any less chemistry. I think the actors could have pulled it off if they stuck with the book, but the writing was just bad with it. It's like this big pivotal moment that you don't really see coming, but there's this big build between the two of them. I think the flirting with the waitress at the beginning took away from it. And there were hardly any moments where it was just Harry and Ginny to establish he was starting to like her. It felt very forced, with Hermione constantly bringing it up to the point where it was annoying. Also, they really bond more over the book because she knows what it's like to be possessed by a book and how it can have power over you. Ginny never really showed concern about Harry and the potions book, like in the actual HBP book. And then to top it off Ron is okay with it, but not until the end. In the book, it creates a bit of tension, but it smooths out in the end. But, kind of sets the tone of H/G's relationship.

8. Lavender/Ron/Hermione - I liked Lavender, I think Jessie Cave did a pretty decent job. I just think there were a lot more funnier moments and lines in the book between those two. I just didn't like how they didn't set it up for why Ron was really doing it. Hermione had Viktor, Harry had Cho, it was time for Ron to get a little snogging. I liked the reference to Viktor in HBP as well. It creates more jealousy. I think Emma Watson pulled off the jealousy well for the most part, but again it felt a bit to forced and at times over the top. Plus, when she took Cormac to Slug's party, how the hell would it make Ron jealous. I think there should have been a moment where Ron saw them leaving the common room together or something to show a bit of jealousy with Ron.

9. Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes - well this scene was practically ruined since GoF. The fact that it never established that Harry was their benefactor... it just fell short. It was a bit of a calm before the storm moment, but again it was a useless scene that took away from the bulk of the story. There could have been a lot more funny moments like "Why Are You Worrying About You-Know-Who?You SHOULD Be Worrying About U-NO-POO -- the Constipation Sensation That's Gripping the Nation!" Everything I loved about that scene in the book was completely stripped down.

10. Tom Felton = Best Performance in the Entire Movie. I felt like he really took Malfoy to a defeated state. You could see that he was torn throughout the movie, but I think the writing fell flat between him and Dumbledore. He showed some great emotion, I just felt like if they stuck closer to the book it would have been loads better. It was just annoying that Harry wasn't more upset with what Draco was doing, to the point where he was obsessed and that took away from him getting the memory from Slughorn.

11. Bellatrix/Death Eaters/Narcissa - So, for people who didn't read the book they're going to be like, "Who's that hairy guy hanging with the Death Eaters?" Well that would be Fenrir Greyback, the most dreaded werewolf, who bit Lupin, but they never really established who he was, just a hairy guy. And just cause you play a werewolf doesn't mean you transform to kind of look like one in human form! I mean look at Lupin! What the hell was with Narcissa's hair?!? The blonde/black look was a no go in my book. She looked hideous! She's a bleach blonde, and the Malfoys are this bleach blonde little family. I can just say thank goodness Helen McCrory didn't play Bellatrix. Helena Bonham-Carter can hardly do no wrong, but I felt like she could have been a bit more crazy like in OotP. I like how she took on the role as Draco's mentor, but that was about it. Also, at the end of the book, there's this big fight scene between Aurors and Death Eaters and that was not there at all. The Death Eaters just walked freely about doing there thing and nothing seemed to happen. I kind of figured from the moment Harry drank all the Liquid Luck that it wasn't going to happen, but I guess they left it out so a battle at Hogwarts will seem more dramatic in DH. And why the hell did they need to burn down Hagrid's Hut? More randomness!

12. Snape - He is one of the most important characters in this book, hence the title "Half-Blood Prince." First of all, they didn't really go into all the research of who the HBP was. It was annoying, I mean it is in the title and it's kind of a big deal. Also, that little hush hush moment between Harry and Snape, before he goes off and kills Dumbledore was just so incredibly awkward. No one is supposed to know Harry is there. It took away from the shock that he was the one to kill Dumbledore. Also, Dumbledore should have been begging a bit more. When I read it I was like OMG, Dumbledore is begging for his life and it shows. Maybe it was Michael Gambon's fault on this, but it's really important in DH! Also, when Harry goes after Snape and the whole "Fight back, you coward!" It should be followed by one of the greatest lines in the book, "DON'T CALL ME A COWARD!" But no, let's just cast a spell that knocks him off his feet and leave. And the fact that Snape revealed that he was the HBP, just didn't have a dramatic effect like it should have.

13. Why did they add the scene where the Death Eaters attacked the Weasleys over the holidays? It was completely pointless. It made no sense. What were they trying to achieve with that scene? It also felt weird that Arthur told Harry about the cabinet...hello, wink, wink, nudge, nudge, shouldn't that have confiscated it! It was just a bit to obvious to what was about to come. The only thing that was somewhat significant they kind of/sort of established Tonks and Lupin had a relationship...which brings be to:

14. Lupin/Tonks, my favorite couple, but not in the movie! It was never firm they had a relationship. And it felt really weird that Tonks calls Lupin "sweetheart." In the book, Tonks' hair isn't a vibrant shade of pink and you know something is going on, but you think it's because she was morning Sirius. It's not until the end (in one of the BEST scenes of HBP, the Hospital scene), where you realize that they are in love and despite what has happened love can prevail in the most difficult of times. They have this chemistry and fire between one another and it just wasn't there. I am incredibly disappointed. And it's not until Dumbledore's funeral that you know if fact that they are going to be together.

15. Dumbledore's Funeral - WHY?!?!? WHY?!?!? It's such a vital scene and would have made such a greater impact on the ending. It was weird enough with the all wands in the sky moment, but why didn't they add it. It shows what a great man he was and what he meant to the wizarding community. Also, he's the first Headmaster to ever have been buried there and with his wand! It doesn't just sit in his office. Not only doesn't it show what a tremendous wizard he was, but there were other elements to that chapter as well. I was expected to get maybe a little teary-eyes, but no. It was just not as dramatic that was necessary. It showed Tonks and Lupin were definitely a couple and led to their relationship would go further in DH. Also, the scene with Harry and Ginny was really really important. I guess it wouldn't be that relevant cause they didn't really go in depth with relationship in the movie, but it's just so moving that Harry says he has to leave her to protect her. It just would have been such a greater ending to the movie, rather than have the trio have their (now tradtional ending) moment alone.

This is just a few of the many problems wrong with the movie, but I thought I would share. I'm sure I will think of more the more I dwell on it. I was incredibly disappointed, but I guess that should have been expected. I'm going to go and read all the books to redeem Harry Potter and truly remind me of why I love it so much! I hope you enjoyed my little rant, whether you agree with it or not, feel free to comment!

Originally Posted by Antwone Thomas

As I said before. The feeling and spirit of Dumbledore's funeral was kept there (and even done better in my opinion) when the students and professors made the Dark Mark go away. Not only was it bittersweet moment but it completely encompassed the feeling of the war to come.

Originally Posted by veggie_potter

1. The beginning to me was mediocre. It definitiely wasn't the worst part, but I think it would have been much cooler to open with the Millennium Bridge scene. I dislike the flashbacks to the other movies, we've all seen them about 100 times, so its still in our memories.

Originally Posted by Pensieve Seeker

I don't recall Harry being surrounded by photographers at the end of The Order of the Phoenix.


Fans had been complaining ever since the last movie that there wasn't any Quidditch with Ron in it. There has never been more than one game in each of the films (the 4th and 5th films excluded), and the focus of this one was all on Ron's Keeping prowess.


Time turner? Sorry, but I don't recall Slughorn having any time turner in this movie.


Harry: If you could find them all, if you could destroy each horcrux...
Dumbledore: Then one destroys Voldemort.
Harry: But where would you find them? They could be hidden anywhere, couldn't they?
Dumbledore: True, but magic, especially dark magic...
[Harry touches the ring, which starts to spin on the desk. Eerie images, including one of Voldemort, appear in rapid succession. Harry twitches his neck and looks up at Dumbledore as if in a trance.]
Dumbledore:...leaves traces.


-Fluer's presence can be simply explained with a line or two when they're all at the Dursleys' for the Seven Potters scene.

-The Burrow has been rebuilt. (Muggles can rebuild their homes, so why not wizards?)


-I didn't see Harry sit down once when he was on the floor beneath Dumbledore and Draco.

-Harry being frozen under his Invisibility Cloak... Remember the scene in which Draco petrifies him on the train? That worked because it was only for a few moments, but it would have looked extremely awkward on the astronomy tower. In other words, just because it works on the printed page does not mean it will translate well on celluloid. Dumbledore tells Harry to go below and that he is not to speak (he won't be able to do a verbal spell) or be seen by anyone (like being under the Invisibility Cloak). He tells Harry that it is important that he remain below and for Harry to trust him. Trust was the primary factor in this scene.

Originally Posted by veggie_potter

1. So why would they even include it in this movie? It was pointless.

Originally Posted by Pensieve Seeker

Pointless? It was cinematically brilliant.

-Harry has just found out the reason why Voldemort tried to kill him when he was an infant.
-His godfather has just been killed.
-He goes through the ordeal of having his mind nearly "possessed" by Voldemort.
-Members of the Ministry of Magic show up to see Voldemort just as he is leaving, and see physical proof that he has returned.

It wouldn't be any stretch of the imagination to think that The Daily Prophet and its photographers would have been alerted to come straight away to the Ministry of Magic and start taking pictures of Harry. So, here we have Harry, flashes going off in his face. Dumbledore, his protector, puts his arm around him and guides his away from the photographers. Then, at the climax of the film, he has to let go of his lifeless protector. (There's even a choral piece that links the two scenes together.)

I'm sorry you can't see how emotionally gripping that opening scene at the Ministry of Magic truly was.


That's an hourglass, not a time turner. (Do you really think that Hermione would've been able to have worn something that size on a gold chain around her neck all during her third year?)

Originally Posted by veggie_potter

And I'm sorry you have to be a jerk about it. I didn't like it so you don't have to insult me.

And forgive me, I meant to say hourglass, but time turner was the only thing coming up in my mind because it was 3am where I am.

Originally Posted by EmmaRiddle

You can disagree (I hope) without resorting to calling another member a 'jerk'.