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The Half-Blood Prince (2009) I just saw the movie at the midnight showing and it was awesome. I was surprised at how close it was to the book. Although they left out some interesting parts about Voldemort's past, they left the most important in. I thought Tom (Draco) did a terrific job and I was thrilled to see as much of him in the films as ever before. As usual, Dan, Rupert, and Emma did amazing jobs as well. Overall the film was really terrific and I will probably see it again. So who else has been lucky enough to have seen it already? What did you think? |
I haven't seen it yet but can you tell how much 'Snape' moments were in the movie? :shifty: :lol: I am dieing to watch it..... eeeeeeeek tom (draco) and alan (snape) :woot: |
I thought the movie was AH-MAZING!But i really thought there should have been more teenage randomness.Like a scene where Ron would see Cormac and Hermione awkwardly holdin hands or a scene where Ron would be running away from Lavender or somethin.But other than that it was great my fav thing from the WHOLE movie had to be this conversation "What do u think Dean sees in Ginny?" "Well I don't no...she's smart,funny,attractive" "Attractive?" "She has nice...skin." "Skin?...Hermione has nice skin." "Sure...i never really thought of that though" That was hilarious!And i just loved Ron playing qudditch,he was really bad at first,which was SO funny! |
*spoilers*spoilers*spoilers*spoilers*spoilers*spoi lers*spoilers*spoilers*spoilers* 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. I just had to get a few things off my chest! Final rating: 2 out of 5. It was slightly better than OotP. And that says something. |
I thought the film was excellent. There were a few things I wish WB had left in or changed a bit, but overall I loved it. It was a lot funnier and lighter than some of the previous films, but I think it worked. Things I wish were different: -Ginny hiding the Potions book. How is Harry going to know where to find the diadem now? -Ginny and Harry's kiss. I wish they kept it the same as the book. I would have loved to see that. -Dumbledore not freezing Harry on top of the tower. It makes Harry seem not like himself to just stand there while Dumbledore is going to die. -I wish they kept in Bill and Fleur. Without them, the Harry/Ginny relationship seems a bit rushed. If you only watched the movies and didn't read the books, I can imagine you thinking "Where did that come from?" Things I loved: -Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy. There was so much power and emotion in him. He was amazing. -The cave scene. It was the creepiest part of the whole movie, which was awesome. -Harry when he took Felix Felicis. That was probably the funniest part in the whole movie, which is saying something. Despite what some people are saying, I think this movie has really gone above my expectations. I loved it, and can't wait for Deathly Hallows. |
Overall, I really enjoyed the film, however, I was left rather unsatisfied due to the extreame lack of action and violence. There was none at all really. Tom Felton Perfect. He was absolutly brilliant and exactly how I imagined Malfoy to be in at this point in the story. I did find the Sectumsempra scene rather dissapointing though, not becuase of Draco who I thought was brilliant, I just thought the spell was bad. That is my favorite chapter in the entire series and I was rather let down as it wasn't as gory as I imagined it to be. Harry/Ginny Can I just say WTF? They had no chemistry at all and I found it all rather cringy and awkward. If they had stuck by the book on this, it would have been so much better. Snape He was hardly in it at all. There was no complaining really about him getting the DADA job apart from lack of applause when it was announced. They also didn't go into the search for who the half blood prince actually is and I over-heard someone talking on the bus home about who the half-blood prince was and why he was called 'prince'. This isn't explained at all. Weasley's Wizard Wheezes It seemed rather odd as it was skipped from GOF about Harry giving them money. The Weasley family have always been very poor, how would they afford to buy a shop? Arnold the Pigmy Puff Am I mistaken or was he meant to be purple? In the film, Ginny had a pink pigmy puff on her shoulder. This annoyed me slightly as how hard is it to make it purple instead of pink? Ron/Lavendar/Hermione This was very nicley done. I thought Jessie Cave played a very good Lavendar, not how I imagined, but still very good. Emma Watson played the jelousy very well indeed and I liked how heavly it was hinted that she likes Ron. Christmas Why did they burn the Burrow down? I actually had tears in my eyes at that point. How are they going to do the wedding etc in DH? I found it annoying that they'd added something in anyway with that whole battle bit outside the Burrow but they didn't have to burn it down aswell! Cave This was done pretty much how I imagined it. I did get annoyed when a man sat next to me said "Look, Zombies" when the Inferi appeared but I suppose that's just a pet peeve of mine :P Dumbledores death It wasn't as long and dramatic as it should have been. It sort of just happened without much of a conversation between Dumbledore and Draco. Lack of end battle I was very dissapointed, although I knew it wasn't going to be there due to previous reports, that it wasn't there. I did however find the alternative very nicly done. Cho Chang It said at the end of the cast list on the credits that Katie Lung was in it. I didn't see her, can anyone please confirm where she was? Helena Bonham Carter This woman cannot do anything wrong! I loved her performance so much, she is just how Bellatrix should be. Unbreakable Vow Helena gave a fabulous performance throughout this scene, as did Alan Rickman, however, Narcissa was very dissapointing. Not at all how I expected her to be and also, why did she have a big brown steak on top of her hair and only blonde underneath? That really annoyed me. I suppose I expected Narcissa to be much prettier than Helen is, therefore it didn't really work for me. Horcrux's I was very dissapointed that they didn't include the other two memories. They both contained key information of what they other Horcrux's are. How will Harry know what to look for in DH? Evanna Lynch She, along with Helena Bonham Carter, completly made the film for me. She was absolutly perfect as Luna and I loved the idea of her finding Harry on the train instead of Tonks. Although I would have liked to see more of Tonks, I didn't mind the alternative at all! I really hope that the lack of action is just building up to a spectacular finish and hope that DH will be absolutly filled to the brim with violence and darkness. |
I must say that I absolutely loved this film. I thought it was very nicely done and the actors were wonderful. I especially loved Alan Rickman, Rupert Grint, Helena Bonham Carter, and Evanna Lynch. Their performances were outstanding. Emma Watson has also improved on the acting as well as Daniel Radcliffe. Michael Gambon was actually really good as Dumbledore in this movie. Overall, I really liked the movie. |
Here is my poorly typed review. This movie really was :whistle: HORRIBLE..... Okay just KIDDING!... I thought it was it was AMAZING :lol: Great film, Tho I did have my complaints, 30 more mins added on with the right stuff and a few changes here and there it could of been a masterpiece, but it was still freaking good. I went to this film feeling VERY worried/disappointed due to what I knew was cut and a few peoples negative reactions that saw it a few days ago, even tho I was following the film for quite awhile knowing most stuff, but slightly excited, and I came out very impressed + I sounded like a 8 yr old talking bout the movie on the way home *shrugs* :lol: The whole movie It reached a whole new level of maturity to me that the other 5 didnt quite have, which is really good. Liked The Humor & the Romance: I thought it had a proper amount, listening to some of the complainers about this movie for awhile made me think that there was a horrible digusting amount in it :lol: but in my opinion there wasnt, which suprised me thankfully, I didnt find any of the comedy cheesy at all, I thought it was done very well suprisingly. The Level of Darkness: When hearing about all this romance and comedy, I was afraid that the movie wouldn't have this darkness feeling through out the whole film, but again I was wrong, It felt really dark for pretty much the whole film :cool: Acting: everyone was GREAT, I dont feel like going into that alot tho, I'm lazy Tho Hero and Frank Dilliane is a VERY GOOD Tom Riddle, I prefer Dilliane over Coulson The Ending: Wasn't as terrible as I heard, probaly best ending in my eyes since PS/SS Sectumsempra: Was impressive, I thought it was going to be terrible and SERIOUSLY dumbed down, I was really suprised with how much blood they added they did a good job. Katie Bell: that was totally creepy, wasnt expecting it to be as good as it was, and the way she hit the ground like that wow. Music: was really done well, Good Job Nicholas Hooper! I no longer really want John Williams back even tho I think he did amazing with the 1st 3 films for the most part, but sorry I want Hooper now Cinematography: FANTASTIC, a real shame Bruno Debonnell isnt comming back for Deathly Hallows, Eduardo Serra better do a good job. Effects: Brilliant! the Inferi they did very well also, AND THEY DO NOT LOOK LIKE GOLLUM look closer pplz! they might have small similarites but overall.. just no..and take a look at gollum again..I suggest google Quite a few scenes we're really really emotional as well Very beginning, Slughorn at Hagrids (I think), definately drink of despair, and and the tower and dumbledores death. I felt sad in quite a few scenes, I didn't cry tho, almost did haha, they did an amazing job with that. And liked everything else not in the Complaints section for the most part... blah blah Complaints Some are just silly little things The Dark Mark: Sounds like a silly complaint, but really come on, they left out the snake tongue, which I really like..was kinda a bummer :lol: the rest of it was good tho.. Milennium Bridge: The bridge came after 1996/97 *Sigh* Lines I missed: "I'm not worried, I'm with you" "You may have your mothers eyes, but your as dim as your father" "Don't you smell clean" Oh if you truely payed attention Greyback did speak at the tower I believe, so all his lines werent cut, unless it was another male death eater... :relax: but I think it was him Half Blood Prince: They could of put a little bit more in the Half Blood Prince Line, not awhole lot tho, but it wasnt as bad as ppl are making it out to be in my opinion. Horcuxes Explaination: They could of explained the horcruxes more and what they might be and for longer definately, but my Dad which is a non book reader and Sister understood them decent I believe. They could of mentioned that he was interested in things from Hogwarts too, and they should of showed the diadem in the room of requirement. They shortend VERY GOOD scenes a tiny bit too much. Missing Memories: I can care less about the Gaunts (I dont think it would of done well in a movie), but I liked the others, and believe they should of had the Cup Memory and the one of Tom Riddle asking Dumbledore for a job, but thats just my opinion. Dursleys: Could of been in there and Dumbledore mentioning 12 Grimmuald Place and Kreacher. (I knew this for awhile tho no biggie) _____________ But yeah quite a good movie About the PG thing, It did deserve a PG-13 Rating I think, I was really impressed yet again with the things they got a way with and gave it a PG. This REALLY goes to show how I shouldn't listen to other people opinions about movies and see for myself. This is my new favorite, but like I said before 30 mins with some changed and added stuff it could of been even more awesome. I have high hopes for Deathly Hallows after this movie, and I think things they messed up or not mentioned in this movie will be fixed and added there. 8.9 out of 10 for me |
You made some excellent points unicornkeeper07. I did think the Harry/Ginny relationship was rushed too much. It's like one moment she's with Dean and then she's cheating on him with Harry. They didn't even mention that Ginny and Dean broke up. I really loved Tom's (Draco) scenes. He stole the show. His performance was brillant. Luna's scenes were awesome and her outfits had me cracking up. Gotta love her character. Of course HBP will never be perfect, but I thought it was pretty good. Hopefully like some of you said, they will show more action in the last movie. Maybe they truly are saving the best for last. |
Ok, I went to the midnight show and was very excited, but a little apprehensive because I thought it may disappoint like OotP. Anyway, I agree with alot of what unicornkeeper and caity crucio said. * I didn't like that they didn't start at the Dursleys, that wouldn't have been a long scene and I would've liked to see Dumbledore tell them off like in the book. * I thought Slughorn and Narcissa should've more closely resembled the book descriptions * The scene at the Burrow was completely unnecessary and presents problems for continuing the story in DH * I thought it was nice to have Luna find Harry on the train, didn't mind that it wasn't Tonks * The special effects were very nice, though it seemed that they concentrated more on this than story substance (The cave and Katie Bell scenes were great) * I hated that they had Ginny hide the book...Harry's hiding the book was crucial to him finding the diadem horcrux * I think they should've put in the House of Gaunt just to show Tom Riddle's history more in depth * There should've been a little more discussion between Harry and Dumbledore about the horcruxes and what the other ones were, like in the book other wise how will he know what to look for in DH * The scene between Dumbledore and Snape on the tower before Harry came up to go get the locket horcrux w/Dumbledore was totally out of place and wasn't revealed until the Prince's Tale in DH * Harry wasn't as broken up about Dumbledore as he was in the book * I would've liked to see a small scene with Snape teaching Def. against the Dark Arts * More about the Half Blood Prince and Harry's "obsession" with him instead of just always showing him with the book * It could've been a waaaay better exchange between Harry and Snape after Dumbledore was killed All in all, I liked the movie,but I think the screenplay writers should've been lovers of the book so that they would know what to keep and what to leave. Just small things here and there would've made it better |
All good points Hermoine's BFF. I totally agree that Harry wasn't that broken up about Dumbledore's death as in the book. |
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i really enjoyed the movie. of course, they had to leave out things from the book but it was abit disappointing that some of my favourite parts in the book were not there or had been changed, im sure everyone who has read the book feels the same way after watching the movie. the special effects were amazing! overall, it was really funny and extremely enjoyable. i am definately going to see it again! i give it: 8 out of 10 |
the movie "as a movie" was great. as a book adaptation it was terrible. im sorry but the director needs to be fired. in the beginning of the movie was NOTHING like the book. and in a BAD way: i think we all wanted to see the dursleys getting hit in the head by wine glasses dumbledore NEVER told harry to keep his cloak on him at all times dumbledore never compliments harry on his sirius death coping abilities and the weaslys didnt knwo harry was coming. now the end of the movie: harry looked like a coward in the dumbledore death scene. in the book he was petrified it was OK. he had a choice but they just made him look weak. the lack of dumbledores funeral was so STUPID. nuff said now for just random stuff i noticed through the move 6 chasers not 3? the look of the ring (horcrux) it was not "hallowy" ( no hallows simbol os sword mark) what did they do to the hogwarts express? why did harry use the instant darkness powder on said hogwarts express they cut out bill and fluer they cut out tonks and lupin sectemsempra WAS NOT sword slashes as it was supposed to a distinct lack of dobby and kreacher and much more but im getting angry so.... ya. now someone PLEASE explain the burrow attack???? they have that but no funeral. could Yates DUPR DE HURP any more????? okay to the fangirl who i beleive will agree. the harry ginny love affair. done poorly and rushed, and the kiss sucked. personally i dont care but my mother made me mention it. they put in the important scenes, but none of the minor scenes that made those important scenes make sense. like, they never explained about the inferi, so it was just like wth? Why is harry being atacked by Golem's mutated spawn? And how in the end of the movie we can just assume he told ron and hermione about the horcruxes because while they were never discussed amongst them, they were suddenly very well informed at the end now they did SOME good. the potions scenes were perfect ( love and felix) the acting was great tom riddle was spot on ron/hermiony/lavender love/jealous thing was great other than the golem spawn the dumbledore cave scene was GREAT. oh on a random not WHY WAS ARAGOG SMALLER THAN HAGRID thats my rant :voldie1: |
I wish I could give a review, and I hope it's allowed to post here even without one. I just want to say how much I love reading everybody's reviews and I ESPECIALLY loved unicornkeeper07's review. Excellent job! I will probably feel exactly the same way when I eventually see it on Blu-Ray. I will not be seeing this one in the theater even though so many (including Rowling) have said this is the best one. Cheers! :) EDIT: Oh, and please remember to rate this thread one to five stars, depending on how much you liked the film. |
*spoilers Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers* Well, yes. Overall, I think this film was far FAR better than Order of the Phoenix. It was the best one, and David Yates did me proud, which is good, as I didn't think much of him after the mess he made of Order of the Phoenix. Well, I'm going to comment on the things that I actually remember. Mostly on characters because there's too much of the movie to do it scene by scene. Draco Malfoy - He was one of the best portrayed characters in the entire movie. Tom really did me proud, here. More so than in the other movies. I love the way that throughout the movie, Draco was always lurking behind corners and looking scared stiff of what he had to do. I really felt sorry for him, and I believed Tom's performance throughout. The end scenes with Draco were really powerful - he just looked so frightened, and you can tell that his heart was really not into killing. But he knew that he had to do it because of the Dark Lord. I cried when he did - I love Draco so much and it was so emotional. I can't really say anything bad about Draco - he was perfect in my opinion. But what about his MOTHER!?!?!?! Narcissa Malfoy - I was right. She was truly awful. I wouldn't say that the acting was bad - the acting was a lot better than I expected, but her hair just made me look past that. She really did look terrible - what Malfoy has BLACK and blonde!? Blonde was fine, Warner Brothers! Blonde was CORRECT. I also wanted her to sob more at Snape's feet like in the book - is it me, or in Spinner's end, did she look like she could hardly care less? This was her son that could have died, and I only saw, what, one tear? Severus Snape - Alan is amazing! He can honestly do no wrong, especially in the Astronomy tower and Spinners End scenes! He paused in all the right places, and I could actually believe that he was feeling reluctant to the unbreakable vow. You can just see it on his face. I wish there was more of Sev - I would have liked to see him teach a Defence Against the Dark Arts class, but I suppose what we have is so brilliant that it doesn't really matter. Quality, not quantity. I also adore the way that he and Bellatrix show hostility towards eachother. It was exactly the way I'd imagined it. I could tell that Sev was annoyed when Bella was going around and touching everything. Haha. Which brings me to the most wonderful character and actress in the whole movie... Bellatrix Lestrange - What can I say? THANK YOU HELEN MCCRORY FOR GETTING PREGNANT. Helena can seriously do NO WRONG when it comes to playing Bellatrix. (Or anyone else, for that matter). Spinners End - perfect. Bella going around and touching everything was so funny! And it is such at Bella-ish thing to do. Seriously. Her facial expressions were spot on, and I could tell that she really was crazy. I'm so pleased that she got more lines this time. I can't get enough Bella! The Burrow scene was fantastic - but her breathing did freak me out a bit! I would NOT have wanted to be Harry just then...when she was hiding behind the grass. I seriously love her, and everything bad the happened was caused by her! Eg. Burning down of the Weasley's house AND Hagrid's hut! And destroying the great hall. Draco just looked like "Aunt Bella, please stop now, you're kinda scaring me" HAHA! When she was on the Astronomy Tower, she kinda scared me when she yelled at Draco lmao. But you gotta love her. But...is it me, or did she sound slightly cockney? XD Horace Slughorn - I've always been a fan of Jim Broadbent, especially after I saw 'Moulin Rouge'. He is a great Horace and Jim is actually exactly how I pictured him. The only thing that dissapointed me was that there wasn't enough meetings that involved the Slug Club, and I think he was drunk more times than he was sober. lmao. It was so cute when he gave the memory; when Harry was holding his hand, it touched me. And the way he spoke about Harry's mother. It was clear that he really cared about Lily. Hagrid - Not enough of him, but it was HILARIOUS when he was drunk. Robbie acted it so well. I just wish there was more of him. I think David Yates does fail on Hagrid scenes. He was never in OOTP, either...even though he was away, but still. Dumbledore and Harry - Well the movie was all about them. Don't hate me, but they are two of my least favourite characters. However, I think the relationship between the two of them was superbly acted, and I actually did tear up when Dumbledore was drinking the potion and begging Harry to make it stop. Micheal did himself proud in this film, as to be honest, I wasn't keen on him in the previous three films. I had always preferred Richard. The let down about this was that the memory scenes weren't...bulky enough. It was basically, "Come in. Here's the memory. Go away now" The lack of conversation at the beginning and the middle of the movie dissapointed me. It was the end where I really started to appreciate the acting from Dan and Micheal. Ron/Lavender/Hermione - Lavender REALLY got on my nerves! And it was blantantly obvious throughout the whole movie that Ron and Hermione belonged together! I know it was all in the book, but it was made so obvious that it was really starting to annoy me. Jessie Cave didn't do a bad job, but I really really REALLY wanted to shoot Lavender in the head by the end of it. Emma's acting, however, was brilliant. A lot better than in the other movies, and I'm pretty sure her eyebrows didn't twitch once. XD Ron was just...Ron...perfectly acted by Rupert and exactly how I expected Ron to act. Harry/Ginny - Everything but the kiss was really touching. The kiss was dissapointing. It lasted one second and that was it. Harry and Cho's kiss was better than that, and I actually prefer Harry/Ginny to Harry/Cho. The chemistry was good, but the kiss could have been a great deal better. Other stuff - Remus/Tonks! Where was that!? Tonks called him 'sweetheart' once! And those who hadn't read the book would be like "How the hell did that happen!?" Lucius Malfoy - I was really expecting to see a picture of him in Azkaban. I had been looking forward to that and never got it! Dumbledore's death - was really good. It made me cry and I hate Dumbledore. I can't fault it, it couldn't have been any better. The ending - was the worst part. I was expecting so much more! It just randomly ended and I was like '"Is that it?" But oh well. Overall, I rate the film 4/5. I've seen it twice and I really want to see it again! Best film out of the lot, despite it's bad points. |
SPOILER!!: Lame |
Less Adventure, More Relationship Drama..... I happened to see HBP last night with lot of anticipations and a thrilling show of magic and some spells like the earlier movies had, but the movie turned out to be something less than that!! I mean, Voldemort is on the loose and people are getting killed, but the first half of the movie completely concentrated on Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione/Lavender relationship! I agree that it has been there in the book but JKR made it quite sure that the past of Tom Riddle, Half Blood Prince book were on the first priority and then only comes this relationships issue! But somehow I felt the movie edged towards the teenage relationships/jealousy/ crush problems! I would have been very pleased to see more adventure and magic in this movie (non verbal spells start in sixth year!) and I badly wanted to see Snape in DADA class! the only class they showed in the movie was Potions.....that too only one!!!! Dan looked stressed out in some of the scenes, Emma did a great job in whatever part she has got, and Rupert was funny at his usual self!! But the real worth is of Tom who played Draco, he brought HBP Draco to life! Alan as Snape was wonderful, Lupin couldnt get much oppurtunity to fight for the order, and so as Tonks. I still didnt understand why did they keep the Burrow attack scene at all. Ron was mysteriously absent in that scene.....where as Harry/Ginny were acting the heroes when better wizards like Mr.Weasley, Lupin were there! They should have cut the Harry/Ginny romance thing a little and concentrated on the magic learning process....or the mystery of Half Blood prince book..... As an ardent lover of the books and movies, I always say any HP movie is a real fun to watch!! But Books always come first for me! |
I really, really liked it :-) It was so funny and I can't wait to see it again. I loved the scenes when Ron was "in love" with Romilda and the one where Harry had taken Felix Felicis. So damn funny!!! And Rupert looked gorgious (as usual)! His Quidditch performance was great and the whole triangle between Ron, Lavender and Hermione... Wonderful :-) And I think that Tom Felton did a phantastic job!!! Great performance. I felt really sorry for Draco (and he looked great in these black clothes!) All in all it's definitively the best film - which means a lot as I already loved the other ones. |
Well... I was EXTREMLEY disappointed by this movie. As a movie, it wasn't good and as a book adaptation, it was simply terrible. I felt like I was at a test screening. The movie was so choppy and the editing was terrible. If you hadn't read the book, there is NO WAY you could understand what's supposed to be happening. I had high expectations for this film, especially after the last one and how good the actors were becoming, but they ALL fell flat. And seriously, Narcissa? The entire scene all I could think about was "Oh my God, what is wrong with this woman's face?!" And that doesn't even begin to cover how I felt about her acting skills. Back to the choppiness. Okay, so they delayed the movie eight months so it could sit on the shelf and collect dust right? Because they obviously didn't do anything to fix that. Plus, they had that time to fix all the terrible acting scenes. My biggest disappointment: Snape. There was no emotion in his ending scene. He just walked up to Harry and told him flat out he was the Half-Blood Prince, kicked Harry's wand out of his hand, and walked away, cloak billowing as usual, looking like a greasy, stringy bat. Whew! I HATED the Ginny/Harry relationship in the movie. It was forced, rushed and poorly acted in my opinion. Plus, WTF was up with the pie scene? "Open up you." ?!?!?!?! TERRIBLE SCRIPTING. Ron/Hermione relationship ... a BIT better. I almost missed Hagrid in this movie, as there was so little of him. Plus, what was up with the Katie scene? He just shows up out of nowhere, says some crap line with no emotion, picks her up, says some other crap line, and that's about it for Hagrid. Oh, and seriously, WHY DID THEY BURN DOWN THE BURROW?! That entire scene was just lame. They could have cut that out and put in Dumbledorre's funeral. They didn't put enough important stuff in this movie. Harry has basically nothing to go on about the horcruxes, no idea where they are, let alone WHAT they are. Okay, I think I'll talk about some of the things I actually did like. Draco. About the only character that developed fully for me. Tom did a FANTASTIC job this time round and I really felt it. Bellatrix. Helana Bonham-Carter is a wonderful actress and it was nice to see just how crazy Bellatrix really is. Although I really didn't get why she randomly lit Hagrid's hut on fire then jumped up and down cheering. I guess she just likes distruction. The very last bit of the movie was pretty good for me. Dumbledorre's death was very well done and, yes, I did cry and snotted all over myself. I didn't really like McGonagall in this movie though. Mind you, I didn't really like anyone in this movie. Everyone felt fake, and because the scene's didn't transition very well (or at all) I was confused the entire length of the film. The cave scene was pretty good. The inferi were okay, not great though. At first glance they just looked like Gollum clones going after Harry. I would have liked Dumbledorre to be more out of it and scream at the top of his lungs in agony. It would have been much more powerful. Although, he did do a good job. Anyway, I can't give a rating right now. I'll have to watch it again to try to wrap my brain around it. Oh, and ignore the book like the producers do. Edit: I expect a SERIOUS make-up for this with Deathly Hallows |
***spoilers*** ---SPOILERS--- If you don't want everything ruined, stop reading now. I know, it's all out of order... Sorry... This movie... I can't decide whether I LOVE it or HATE it! *Where did the photo shoot in the beginning come from? Dumb. *Where did the lady with the afro come from? Dumb. Harry wasn't supposed to be looking for romance! I get that he's a teen, but really? He has more important things to be concerned about! *Where's the Prime Minister? That was supposed to be the opening scene! *Dumbledore's hand: What? Wrong! It was supposed to be all burned and withered! Dumb. *The Burrow scene: WTF?? I hated that scene! It was pointless! * Greyback: Who's that hairy dude? Great job explaining. Not! *The train: I thought the part with Draco was flawless, but Tonks was supposed to find Harry, not Luna!! * Hogwarts: Tonks was supposed to walk up to the gates and Snape was supposed to chew him out for coming after the gates were closed. Who wants to miss a great Harry/Snape squabble?? Not me!! *They didn't explain ANYTHING about the Tonks/Lupin ship! I didn't even realize it was Tonks at first! *Hogsmeade: I actually liked it that Draco gave the package to Katie, not Madam Rosmerta. It means that Harry was right, and that made me laugh :) * The potions book: The book was supposed to play a more prominent role! Harry spent more time with it than worrying about Slughorn's memory! * Old fury, but it still makes me mad that there were no house elves! Dobby and Kreacher were supposed to follow Draco around! And they never explained that Kreacher belonged to Harry! * I actually LIKED the Astronomy Tower scene better than in the book! It egged on the idea that Snape was going to go defend Dumbledore when he talked to Harry. As for the "chase" scene after, the fight between Harry and Snape was immensely disappointing. There was no drama when the HBP's identity was revealed. Draco: LOVE! His emotion was great! He played the role perfectly! I love the bathroom scene because you can tell he's fraying. And it is revealed that he's NOT like his father. Which I adored :D Overall, There were many small faults, but I thought this movie was great :) |
spoilers spoilers spoilers I didn't like the movie all that much. Sure there were some funny moments, like when Harry is on the Felix Felicis (the pincers line was gooood). BUT how could they leave out so much important information?! - Not enough about Voldemorts past. - Definately not enough about the horcruxes (and they are only THE most important part of the war against Voldemort). - Why did the Death Eaters burn down the Burrow? - The ending SUCKED majorly. Why no big fight? Where were the DA members and the Order of the Pheonix? - No funeral for Dumbledore. - Waaay too much romantic drama. This is basically what this movie was about. - And I agree about the whole changing the look of the pensive. And the school. Every movie something has changed look. EVERY MOVIE. Isn't it supposed to be a series? - Also, not enough about Snape and the Half-Blood Prince (I figured that since this is the title of the book and film, then they would have focused more on him but noooo). I'm sticking with the books. |
wow- you would think that after so many years many of you would just realize the Canon from book and film should not be shared, and should be appreciated as such, otherwise you all end up ******. I can agree however, that the Burrow scene was pointless and almost made me ask, why didnt they just kill harry potter right there, and end it? Ginny and Harry was forced in my opinion. The end made me feel that the trio didnt really care agbout DDs death |
Spoilers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just came back from the cinema and have to rant a little. First of all: I thought it was amazing, the best HP movie of all!! What I liked (in no particular order): - Slughorn: his amount of screen time, the way he was played, everything - Harry "high" on Felix: wonderful acting by Dan - Luna: she had a greater role than in the book! - The way you sometimes see things from Draco's perspective and feel for him. - Of course the love potion part was hilarious! Ron's face! - Bellatrix: I never thought Helena Bonham-Carter was a good choice for the role, but this time she convinced me. - The sea, and the fire conjured up by Dumbledore in the cave were visually very impressive. - other scenes that I can't think of right now What I didn't like: - The Burrow burning. I agree that it was pointless. And why do they all just stand and watch instead of trying to put it out by magic? - The part with the Death Eaters in the castle was a little rushed. It should have been longer and more dramatic. Also the confrontation between Harry and Snape when the DEs are fleeing should have been longer!!!! - Ginny accompanying Harry to the ROR and kissing him there EDIT: Another complaint would be that the movie simply isn't long enough to tell all the storylines it is trying to tell. In other words: It should have been made in two parts like Deathly Hallows. Harry's obsession with trying to find out what Malfoy was up to and the mystery of who is the Half-Blood Prince, it was all there, but not enough of it. The connections weren't made clear. Also I think many scenes were only understandable for people who read the book - and they should be understandable from the film alone, which means the film would have to be longer. I Repeat: I liked the movie, it lived up to my expectations in some points, even surpassed them in others. I just would have liked to see more of a film, that illustrates my favourite HP book in a way that, in my opinion captures the mood of the book very well. |
i just saw the movie today and god it was amazing! But like all books turned to movies there were things i didnt like. Like: When dumbledore asked about Harry and Hermione, it was very funny! Ron getting poisoned and then waking up and saying "man these girls, they'll kill me" The fight between Draco and Harry in the bathroom When all the teachers and students pointed their wants at the sky to block out the dark mark, to me that was pretty much the best part, it just showed that no matter who dies, no matter what happens, good will always win against evil The inferi, i thought were done very well animation wise Slughorn hiding as a chair, it was exactly how i pictured it Draco sending the apple and the bird in the vanishing cabinet to the other cabinet in the Borgin and Burkes When it showed Harry and Dumbledore taking photos after the battle of the ministy of magic And lastly, Greyback was preformed perfectly Dislikes: The second scene, it should hav been like in the book, the trains thing was kinda random to me The house burning, the weasleys should have put it out Dumbledore dying, obviously, after that i was pretty much crying for the rest of the movie lol When Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked into Borgin and Burkes The entire funeral missing from the movie, i alway's thought of that as a important part The rating, ofcourse, it was tooooo low! deffinitly PG-13 in my book They shouldnt have cut out the sorta mini battle of hogwarts that happens Luna finding Harry on the train and not Tonks And lastly the memories, not at all how i thought it would be. Just slightly to dark for my liking, also there werent enough of them. It didnt really explain that Dumbledore was trying to get Harry ready for his final show down with Voldy Lists aside, it was an amazing movie and definitely one of the better ones. David did a great job directing. And also Dan, Emma, and Bonnie seemed really fantastic acting wise. |
SPOILERS for both HBP and DH, movies and books. There were a lot of elements left out of or changed from the book to the movie. Some were minor or had to do simply with artistic choices. But there were some decisions that really made me wonder how they are going to explain this or that in Deathly Hallows - especially since the last is split into two parts and they will try to include as much as possible from the book. This doesn't seem possible since most of the events in the book were set up before. So these are some things that really had me scratching my head in the HBP: - In The Order of the Phoenix they left out what the prophesy truly means (along with Harry's temper-tantrum). Then in this movie he's suddenly the chosen one without any explanation (and once again, they left out that beautiful scene between Dumbledore and Harry where Dumbledore explains more about the prophesy so Harry can walk into the fight with his head held high, and how he's only the chosen one because Voldemort made it so). So now they leave out pretty much all of the information about Horcruxes! Correct me if I'm wrong, but finding out about Voldemort's past and what his Horcruxes may be was the most important fact leading into the last book. From reading, we know there are supposed to be 6 Horcruxes and the final bit of soul in Voldemort's body. We learned he collect trophies and wanted powerful objects. We learn about the ring, locket, cup, diary, and snake, and how the last one is either something of Ravenclaw's or Gryffindor's. We learn NONE of that in the movie! So now we go into the final movie(s) not knowing anything about these objects, and we have a whole new set of objects yet to learn about with the Deathly Hallows. I mean we as being the general audience who hasn't read the books. The filmmakers can't just assume that everyone has and people like me will just fill in the blanks! How is Harry supposed to learn about these objects in the movie with Dumbledore being dead? They'll have to have Harry learn about the Horcruxes himself, which will waste time and not fit in with his character. It would've been easier to include the memories of Hokey, Morfin, and Dumbledore's of Voldemort looking for the teaching job and make the movie 2 hours and 50 minutes instead. This would've pleased the fans and made the movie make more sense. - The whole goal of Draco was to fix the vanishing cabinet in order to sneak the Death Eaters into the castle. In the book this was because there were always teachers and aurors patrolling the castle and Draco needed help overcoming them, along with Dumbledore. Then as we know, the fight breaks out in the book. As they all scramble to leave, it makes sense that they run out to the grounds in order to apparate (it's said that the order blocked the cabinet). In the movie, they all quietly enter the castle, the business happens on the tower, then they slowly leave the castle. Bellatrix (who wasn't even supposed to be in this scene) randomly blows out some windows. My question is: what was the point of the Death Eaters in the movie? They didn't do anything except walk in and walk out! So why base the whole plot around Draco trying to sneak them in? Cutting out the battle and the Death Eater's intense escape made the scene boring and a little pointless. And why wouldn't they just leave through the cabinet in the movie? It wasn't destroyed or blocked off by the order like in the book, so why take a stroll through the castle, the woods, and out of the grounds? Silly. - Also, they changed how Dumbledore got disarmed. In the book, he decides to immoblize Harry in order to save him, and in that split second Draco disarmed him. This is very important to DH because it was the whole "Flaw in the Plan" thing. Draco truly became the master of that wand. It wasn't what Dumbledore planned to be disarmed by him (even if it did work out in Harry's favor). So why would he just stand there and let Draco disarm him when he had a plan to die unbeaten? It's a minor change that has a major effect on the idea behind wandlore. I'm not sure why they decided to mess with that. - The Seer Overheard. One of the most complex aspects of the series is Snape. Cutting out the fact that it was him who overheard the prophesy and sent Voldemort after Lily and James was a bad idea. To Harry and the audience it made Snape look more like the bad guy. Later, it shows the reason why he turned over to the good side. In the next movie, it'll seem way out of left-field when Snape's feelings for Lily are shown. This will also be because they cut out Snape calling her a Mudblood in OotP, and also Petunia talking about that boy. The Dursleys have really gotten the shaft in the last 3 movies. Where are they? The Peck of Owls scene was great in the OotP book, but was all but cut out in that movie. In this book we learn that Harry has had to stay there because of the blood protection, and that it breaks once he turns 17. It was important to know that for the beginning of DH. They took the time to show that weird scene between the waitress and Harry, but couldn't have the Dursleys? And what was up with that waitress? It was a muggle diner at the underground station and she seemed like a muggle to me, yet she knew who Harry Potter was? How about small things like not including Mundungus Fletcher who was stealing Black heirlooms? The whole thing with Dung stealing the locket and Umbridge confiscating it will also seem weird now in DH. Or not including any of the other Weasleys? Does this mean there is no estrangement with Percy in the series and therefore no making up at the end? These are just a few problems I had, with the main one being the lack of knowledge given to the audience about the Horcruxes and the fact that Harry had a good idea what they were before setting out. Other things like lacking Dumbledore's funeral, the repressed Astronomy tower scene, the changes to Ginny's and Harry's relationship, the part on the stairs with Harry and Hermione whining in super-melodrama mode, and so on are things I can overlook. Also, what was up with the Burrow attack scene? The Burrow was supposed to have protection from both the Order and the Ministry, meaning no Death Eater or even Voldemort himself could apparate in there or even walk in there. So if the bad guys knew where Harry was, why didn't Voldemort himself along with all of his best Death Eaters just attack then? That scene felt really tacked on, obviously just to increase the pace when it was slowing. But it was really illogical and there was no point to it. Overall, as a movie, I thought it was pretty good. The comedy aspects were great, as were the acting, cinematography, and effects. If I never read the books, maybe I'd see the movie differently. So it may be my fault that I can't see one without the other. What do you think? Are there any crucial things missing from the movie that will be hard to show in the last movie? |
okay so i can't say that this was my favorite but it was the funniest of them all.the funniest part was when ron ate the chocolates and was in love with Romilda. :lol: But they have cut out lots of scenes especially the memories that dumbledore showed Harry so how are they gonna make the seventh part without mentioning Voldemort's past? And they burnt down the Burrow! what was the point of doing that? And the scene that annoyed me the most was when ginny was tying Harry's shoe laces i mean c'mon that's not like Ginny at all.Also what's with Harry? he's all happy and smiley and cracking jokes like everything's fine. Sirius just died and he has to kill Voldemort but it looks like he dosen't care at all. So out of five i'll rate it 2. :) |
I guess I'm going to be the lone wolf here. Before I start let me first say that I love the books. They are the HP gospel, I guess I can say. Fortunately, for the purposes of this thread I'm not reviewing the book so I'm in the clear when I say what it is I'm going to say. First of all, I go to movies to be entertained. I was entertained through the whole movie. If I go to a HP movie with the book in mind, I've just wasted $8 and two and a half hours of my time. Hence the reason, I forget the books before I go and watch a movie. A movie that brings my favorite world to life. Accurate or not, I don't care. The movie was funny, scary, dramatic...everything a good movie should be. Second, threads like this crack me up. For the last several movies people gripe and complain about how the movies aren't an actual depiction of the books. And every time someone says something to the effect of, I'm not going to watch the movies ever again. Yet, some of those same people will go out and buy the DVD and will, if fact, go see the movie when the next one comes out. My dear friends, it's a movie. What's wrong with tweaking a little if it tells the same flippin' story and gets to the same conclusion? As far as a review which is the point of this post. I loved it! I understand (after I got home and reflected) why things were cut and why things were done a certain way. Movie making has to suck. Restrictions are put on the directors, writers, and producers. If given their job, I don't think we could have done much better. The acting was amazing in this movie. Tom Felton was brilliant. I really just wanted to give him a hug. Ron and the love potion scene was hilarious. I was happy he got more camera time. The two actors that they got to play young Voldy looked alike. It was believable that the little one we saw would grow up to look like the older one. I thought the end was fitting. Yeah, yeah, there was no funeral but what was done was good, I thought. And it did just...end. There was really no conclusion in the book, if we think about it. It led perfectly into the 7th book and the movie did the same thing...lead us into the final two movies. We didn't read the books in two and half hours. And we can’t expect them to put in every detail that we want into a movie. If that’s what you want I would recommend just getting the book on tape. At least there you have a voice to listen to and they don’t take anything out. I thought out of all the movies since Chamber of Secrets, this was the better of the book adaptations. And we have to remember, I'm sure JK had to give this some kind of approval. If there was something that was totally wrong, I'm sure she let someone know. A part of us feels like we own this series. Lest we forget who really does and if she likes it, I respect her opinion. I give this movie a 5/5. I loved it!!! It was absolutely amazing! |
Yep I did love the movie, it was good though I had wished to see more of Snape too. In the scene in the tower, I had thought (haven't read this in a while and I forget ) that Harry had been bound up a a spell so he couldn't move. I hadn't expected the finger to the lip business to Harry from Snape. I also expected the death scene would be more awful than it was, it was over pretty quick.. Also waited for Snape to say Don't call me coward!! Snape did a wonderful job with his role.. Malfoy did pretty well too, but I'm highly prejudiced about ALan Rickman. I love the scene at the joke shop, what a fun place..It was very humorous which was a good comic relief. I too liked the effects at the MIllenium bridge, I guess because I recognized it from a LOndon visit several years ago.. I do hope to see the movie again.. Never get enough of Snape:snape2: |
spoilers! this is out of order but sorry i hated: -ginny and harry didn't break up at the end -Sirius's will wasn't at the begining -they missed a bunch of IMPORTANT voldemort's past -the dark mark in the sky wasn't green -harry didn't have a full body frezee on him when dumbledore was talking to draco and dying. so instead he just stood there staring and not doing anything. -when snape was standing next to harry below everyone else who was going to kill dumbledore that's kinda all but they missed a lot. i think david yates is trying to make clear to the people who don't read the books. but come on! almost everybody who goes to see the movie have read the books. a few people havn't but if they don't understand cause they didn't read the books then that's their fault! david yates just messed it up |
I've seen the movie twice now and I thought it was a good movie. As a book adaption it was ok. For fans that went to be entertained this is probably the best hp movie. For fans hoping for a movie version of the book this was a disappointment. I thought the acting was the best of the six movies. I've always liked Emma's acting and Rupert was hilarious during the love potion scene. Dan has come a long way and his acting was well done in this one, especially during the felix felicis scene. Tom Felton was perfect and his acting was convincing. The bathroom scene really showed how much pressure and despair he felt. I liked Alan Rickman as Snape, but there wasn't enough of him. I though Jim Broadbent made a perfect Slughorn. He was exactly the way I imagined him. Jessie Cave was perfectly cast as Lavender and I loved the Ron/Hermione/Lavender/Cormac thing. Bonnie Wright could have been better, but to be fair the script Kloovs wrote for her was terrible. The screen play definitely could have been better. Kloovs should be fired. I really noticed it during the RoR scene when Harry and Ginny... well mostly Ginny... hide the potions book. The movie was poorly put together and was very unpredictable. If you haven't read the book the movie will be difficult to follow. I realize that of all the books this one is the most unpredictable because you have no idea where the story is going, but as least JK made it clear that the most important thing in the book was Harry and Dumbledore exploring Tom Riddle's past, but in the movie you only see two memories, the orphanage and the horcruxes. IMHO they needed to add the memory of Voldemort visiting the old lady and seeing the cup and the locket. This would accomplish two things. First it would impress upon the audience that the real reason this is an important part of the hp series is that we are learning about Voldy's past and it would give the movie more of a plot line. Second it shows us two horcruxes. At the end of the movie all Harry knows is that there are four more horcruxes out there. He knows one is a locket, but he has no idea what the rest are let alone where they are because they stupidly decided to cut out most of Dumbledore's discussions with Harry. Then at least Harry would be able to say "I think one of the horcruxes is a cup because Voldemort took a fancy to one." Then he would only need to guess about two horcruxes instead of three. I don't know how they plan to fix this problem. I thought the Burrow scene was unnecessary. I understand why they did it but I think there were better ways to do it that were closer to the book. I liked how funny the movie is, and I think it's good that it's funny because it's in between the two darkest stories of the hp series. One thing I did like better in the movie than the book was the Harry/Hermione relationship. They have finally made it clear that she likes Ron and they give her and Harry some common ground. Even though it may not seem like it, I did enjoy the movie and I would give it a 7.5/10 as a movie. As a book adaption a 5/10. |
I saw this with my friends on the 15th and loved it :D. But, why did they burn down the Burrow?! Don't the Order go to the Burrow after picking up Harry in the beginning of DH?! Anyways, I laughed out loud when Harry said that he was "taking someone cool to Slughorn's Christmas Party" and he takes... Luna! :lol: Cormac was arrogant, but too cute! And Blaise was... :eyebrows:. ... :lol: My friend Hilary always thought that Tom Felton was ugly, but at the start of the film she leaned over to me and said, "Draco got hot!" :lol: :lol :lol: At the end, my friend Kerri cried for Dumbledore and Hilary teared up. Not to be unemotional, but they never read HBP so I wasn't as shocked as they were during some scenes. At the end of the film, on the tower with the trio, did anyone notice Ron's shoes! Adorable! :D Also, Tonks looks different... I mean, it's not bad, but the OOTP look was a little better. And when Hermione was talking about her dad's hand being bit b/c he's a dentist, she looked so awkward! In a good way, though! :P And Weasley's Wizard Wheezes was great! :pfd: I also wish they would have given Fenrir a little bit of a bigger role. Anywhooo, I give it an overall thumbs up; one of the best films! :) |
BEWARE: This is a novel post. Consider yourself warned. =P After seeing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in theaters twice now, I suppose that I have the film fresh enough in my mind to give a review on it. :D As the sixth Harry Potter book is my favorite book out of the entire series, I was really looking forward to seeing what they would do for the film. Would they do the book justice? How much will they cut? How many new scenes are they going to add that aren’t in the book? What will they change of what they have from the books? Will I be disappointed? All of these questions were answered each time I went to see the film. Even though the film is pretty different from the book in more ways than one, I actually enjoyed the film the best out of all the Harry Potter films that have been made so far. Of course, there were a few things that were/weren’t in the film that I didn’t like, but there was so much more from the film that I enjoyed. SPOILER!!: And pincers. Tsk, tsk, tsk. |
Overall, I liked this movie. I thought it was the best out of the bunch. However, a lot of things were left out. I hated: *The Ginny and Harry relationship. It was nothing like in the book. Doing up Harry's shoelaces? Where did they get that from? They didn't breakup at the end either. The whole Ginny/Harry thing is going to be messed up in the next two movies. *How it started off. Okay so the Dumbledore/Harry scene in the beginning was alright. It should have started off at the Dursley's home. However, I did like the whole Harry meets a girl thing. "I have to admit, she was very pretty." Michael Gambom seemed to embrace the fact that Dumbledore was gay alittle more(which i liked). *The lack of Snape scenes. This movie is entitled the Half Blood Prince. So why is he hardly in the movie??? They left out the scene where he teaches D.A.D.A. This scene is supposed to be Harry's worst nightmare. They should have put it in! *The ending. It was all a bit abrupt. It looked like they ran out of time and/or money to film a proper ending. The trio is staring out a window and then poof that's it! Go to black screen. Dumbledore deserved a funeral! Poor guy..they just left his body where it fell? *The Dark Mark. Okay I've read every book and in every book they say the dark mark is green right? Am I colour blind, or is it gray and made up of clouds in this film? They shuold get the facts right before filming! *The Snape/Harry end scene. It was fast! Snape didn't even get to say his famous lines! Ugh...they didn't find out that Snape was a true Half Blood. No newspaper no nothing. I liked: *Some out of the blue scenes. David Yates did an okay job with the scenes that were never in the book. Like Slughorn's party fro instance, the Cormac throwing up on Snape's shoes scene was brilliant! It's scenes like this one that add a little comedy to a darker movie. *Michael Gambon embracing Dumbledore's gay side. Gambon did a great job in this film! He liked knitting patterns and called a girl pretty. That sounds like Dumbledore. He seemed as though Dumbledore's age really was getting to him. He sounded a little "off" sometimes. Just the way he spoke showed Dumbledore really was getting old and he wouldn't be around for much longer. *The little funny scenes. When Harry and Dumbledore find Slughorn and turn him back into a person, I noticed that half of his body was still a chair. I like to see little humourous things like this in a movie. Or when Seamus is trying to make a potion and it blow up in his face like it did in the first movie. It made me think back to the very first movie and how far they have come. *My very favorite scene was when the staff and students gather around Dumbledore's body. They all raised their wands and got rid of the dark mark together. it made me want to raise my wand(if i had one) too. It shows that united, they can get defeat Voldemort and the Death Eaters. This may have been a sad scene, but for me it was the scene that I will remember forever. I rather liked the darkness and the angst of this film. For me, David Yates did a great job with the timing and the effects. He has got something to live up to now. Hopefully, we won't be disappointed with the next round of Potter films! |
I loved the movie but I didn't like how they left out memories that I wanted to see. I loved how it was funnier the most of the other movies. There was a scene they didn't have at the end that I was waiting for I really wanted to see Dumbledore's Funeral! What I hated was the whole Harry and Ginny thing Harry starts to like Ginny in the begining and not over time! |
(although no one will read this) The movie was absolutely brilliant. I love as well how they showed more of Draco's side I love the different effects the movie gave. It was very emotional, emma made me cry when she was crying. And i cried when dan cries too hah. Even luna cried too sweet. very emotional and overall beautiful and funny. watching Lavender was fun too. I love all teh characters veins xD they have never showed such well graphics of their faces before. it looks magnificent up close. especially tom ^_^ I wish bellatrix would of gotten more in this movie but she will next film. |
I saw it on the first day, and not the midnight showing:( But it was was worth the wait. I loved it. It was fantastic. Slughorn was amazing, and Draco and Snape, stepped it up a lot, where I was in love with there character. And Ron, Hermione and Harry, just did amazing as well, like usual. The movie was awesome, even if some parts were left out.:voldie1: |
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The movie was brilliant and i like it , but i think it could have been thousand times more brilliant .. honestly i can't add more than what unicornkeeper07 said , but want to say that the most annoying things were that there wasn't much about Voldy's past , and what makes things worse that there wasn't much about the half-blood prince ,, i expected the moment when Snape tells Harry that he's the prince it'd be a very Dramatic moment but it wasn't :no: plus that Dumbeldore's death wasn't convincing ,, he didn't really beg for his life . Luna and Draco were the best :D and Neville didn't appear too much:( what do you think ? |
I can't understand why some people think this was the best movie. It wasn't horrible but it was nothing like the book. I understand it's always difficult to adapt a book and make it a movie, but it is called Half-Blood Prince for a reason. There should have been a lot more scenes of snape and his past as well as Voldemort's. |
I can't really make up my mind as to whether I like or dislike the movie. On the main dislike points there is :-Harry and Ginny's relationship. This is supposed to be one of the main parts of the entire story, and what happens... They are lucky to have a kiss that lasts longer than two seconds. Ron got more action in this movie. :- The ending was abit poor. I was really looking forward to a good battle scene but got a few Deatheaters walking through Hogwarts as if they owned the place. Also, a small cross fire between Harry and Snape. :- AND Dumbledore's funeral was a main part of the entire story as that marked the beginning of the main fight for Harry. It was the pivotal point in the story that Harry decided to go and hunt for the horcruxes instead of finish school and than go. The parts I liked the most were :- Poor Ron's experence with the love potion. What a total hoot. :- Aragog's funeral was quite good also. :- The scene after the funeral when Hagrid and Slughorn were drinking and talking was very good also. :- Harry's infatuation with Ginny and the awaking of his feelings for her. When I really think about it, the good points of the movie DO out weigh the bad points. So I would probably rate the movie as a 7 out of 10. |
^I agree. The ending was poor and the whole Harry and Ginny relationship and Dumbledore's funeral. He deserves respect in the books and movies. Well, the whole black and white thing was a little freaky. But they did leave out important parts. The battle, Dumbledore's funeral and stuff like that. They also started the movie off a little wierd with all the cameras flashing but it was like a string being tied on another string because of the location and all. This movie was really great and I hope everyone can get the DvD if they want it(like i do). I'd say about a 6 or 6 1/2 would fit the rank there. |
I think that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was amazing, it was nice to see Draco have a bigger role. The parts i liked best were
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I would give 4.5/5 there were some things I didn't like and some things that were missing. But my idea is that Warner Bros and J.K. Rowling should sell the rights to the book to abc or nbc or cbs and they should make a TV show about Harry Potter. Every book can be a new season(they'll have 7 ) or they can have even more seasons. This will mean that they can continue withe the franchise too, and there's no doubt that the tv show will be one of the most successful tv shows on Earth :D |
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This movie is my favourite so far. Just liked to start off by saying that. SPOILER!!: review So, this movie brought forward a lot of new topics, and continued what had been established in films 1-5, and in my opinion, did the book justice. 5 stars for me. |
It was a great movie. but they left a LOT of stuff in the book!:( they showed draco a lot!:) i watched it three times already. i watched one of them in chinese verion which made me wanna puke. |
10.5 out of 10! This is my all time favorite HP movie! They left almost all of the stuff in from the book! GREAT acting and directing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very funny too! It is absolutely amazing! And Tom felton did OUTSTANDING in it!!! Love the end with the cave scene and the dumbledore scene! But seriously, i can't find one thing wrong to say about it! It really gets you into the whole mood the voldemort taking power and such. Great opening scene!!! |
Thought it was awful........ |
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movie is soo stupid and the worst of them all, anyone who read books should see that. glad u put it all I have same complaints. |
I just saw it again and was disappointed even more somehow. I totally agree with everything you said unicornkeeper07. The best part of the movie was more screen time for Tom/Draco. I loved the development of Harry and Ginny in the book and it was just weird in the movie. I just hope that by splitting DH they will show everything from the book. combined DH should be 5 hrs so they better not disappoint. Us loyal fans deserve an awesome ending to this movie franchise. |
Disappointed me, 5 out of 5 |
5 out of 10 |
Having watched HBP for the third time yesterday with my dad in preparation for DH Part 1, I really feel like giving a review, especially since my feelings about this movie in particular have changed with each viewing. The first time I watched it all the way through in December of last year, I was extremely disappointed in it and really, really didn't like it. My second viewing last month, I liked it a little bit more, but still didn't like a lot of it. My third viewing last night, I actually enjoyed watching most of the movie, and I like it far better than I did nearly a year ago. Why my opinion of it has changed I'm not entirely sure. I think that maybe with each repeated viewing, the positives and the good stuff about the movie become more prominient and have a way of outshining the really awful and so-so moments in the film. I still dislike most of the things I disliked the first time, but some things I initially hated, I found a way to like/tolerate them. On that note, here's a list of my pros, cons, and in-betweens in the movie: SPOILER!!: The Pros SPOILER!!: The In-Betweens - half-good, half-bad SPOILER!!: The Cons And I think that's about it. I may edit later if I think of anything else. Anyway, overall, I'd give the movie 7.5 stars out of 10. It's not enough to make my top three favorite movies of this series, but it's certainly not a horrible movie either. Disappointing? Yes, for some, particularly on first viewing. Rewatchable and enjoyable despite a few bumps here and there? Definitely. |
I was very disappointed when I first saw it but after further viewing since I knew what to expect, I liked it better. I think they left too many important things out. Overall it is my least favorite out of the movies. There is a scene in the beginning where the death eaters attack and Greyback kidnaps somebody. Was that suppose to be Ollivander for the 7th movie?? |
^^I do believe that that was Ollivander for the 7th movie. Cause they destroyed his shop. Also they had Harry,Ron and Hermione walk into it after it was destroyed..So put both those together and it only makes sense. I liked it for the most part...well kinda. I think they spent too much time on Ron/Lav and not enough time on the Harry/Ginny. I was beyond disappointed that they didn't show more of Harry/Ginny romance. The book had so much! I would have loved to seen more !! GRRRR. |
I think it was the best because Ron was a lot more involved in this film and I think ruperts performance was the greatest because it was his chance to shine and take the limelight. I loved the extra bits that they threw in as well. :) like the part where ron falls behind the back of the chair in slughorns office (that cracked me up :lmao: and the part where Harry had taken Felix felicis. "not to mention the pincers" *makes clicking noise and pincers action* that was so funny, and the part where Slughorn asks hagrid whether arogog was an actual acromantula and Harry replies by saying - "its a dead one I think, sir". I loved that too. :lol: |
i thought it was brilliant :) 7/10 |
4/10 The history has been completely spoiled. |
THis was the worst movie evern. Romance romance, oh, theres action, romance romance random action. It seemed to channel twilight. I hated it. the only good part was the Felix Felicis. 3/10 |
9/10 wish it was a little different at parts but absolutely LOVE this movie |
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