Comments on: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince – Review

By: Joe G.

Joe G. — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:38:09 +0000

Craigalicious!

I was kind of disappointed with this Harry Potter after the tone that was set with the Order of the Phoenix. The movies seemed to be getting more dark, which would eventually lead up to the darkest moment, the battle with Voldemort, but this one came out of left field. The movie seemed to be very light hearted with not a lot happening. The movie was 2.5 hours long and I think that more could have been put into it because if you haven’t read the books then some things just don’t make any sense. Also wtf with them not discussing the other possible Horcruxes or the battle at the end. I waited for that moment and was let down with a whole lot of nothing.

I also read that there won’t be another big battle until the end of the 7th movie, so we all have to wait until that moment.

By: Xi_Heather

Xi_Heather — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:51:04 +0000

I saw it a couple days ago and loved it! But I also hadn’t read the book since Book 7 came out so I didn’t remember much of it [I couldn't remember who Ron was dating and then got confused that it was Lavendar because I thought she was Indian -- I think I mixed her up with the Patel girls]. I’d forgotten about the fight, but missed seeing Dumbledore’s funeral. I do think it helped that right before the movie I’d heard that it was awful from someone who had never read the books — and I know quite a few people who follow the movies but not the books, so the movie-makers should be a little cautious about that — so my expectations were nice and low.

(Then after the movie we drove all around the small town we were in trying in vain to find some insecure wireless access because we were on the coast at another family reunion and most people were all Tides! Waves! Beach! Rock climbing! and I was all What?? No Internet Access again?!) (Those the tides *were* really cool.)

By: Tam

Tam — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:55:24 +0000

Bernd: I watched episode 1 at Dave’s tonight but now that’s just a teaser for me because I can’t see the rest. Waaaaahhh. It was fun to watch with someone else who enjoys it though. (And not be alone in the room with my daughter’s intense eye rolling.)

By: bernd

bernd — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:44:56 +0000

I hope Craig stayed up and watched Torchwood tonight. I’m doing my happy dance here. They’re back and they’re gooooood.

By: Enrico

Enrico — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:16:18 +0000

Polt: If you’d read the books, you’d understand the spider funeral. And why haven’t you read them btw?!?! Get on that, now. They took me a day each, so if we have similar reading paces, you can read em all in a week!

Michelle: My favorite part of the last book was the revelation about Snape’s and Lily’s pasts. I can’t wait to see it in the movie.

By: Mr Zebra

Mr Zebra — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:11:01 +0000

I have never read the books and I loved the movie. I thought it was right up there with Prisoner of Azkaban (sp?). The cinematography was beautiful, especially given how washed out the colours were. So many beautiful scenes with slivers of light and backlight conversations.

The movie was funny and serious in a really good balance. And I didn’t need a big wizard battle at the end. By that point it had become about Harry and Dumbledore and anything to take away from that relationship would have taken away from the emotional impact the director was trying to make.

It’s a movie – it will never be like the book. I’ve seen enough adaptations by this point to know that it stop whining about it and take the film in as a film.

The only case I wasn’t able to do that was Into the Wild, in which the details were incredibly important because it was a true story. This was just a movie about horny teenagers and everything beyond that is mostly superfluous.

By: Polt

Polt — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:57:43 +0000

Never read the books. Was not terribly impressed with the film. Much of the humor seemed forced to me. Perhaps I’d have a better understanding of it if I read the books, but the whole spider death thing seemed totally superfluous. And Hagred was just a big mound of man there, he didn’t seem intergral to the movie at all.

By and large, I thought it was “m’eh”.

HUGS…

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:54:55 +0000

I was so disappointed in the ending and wtf with adding in the Burrow getting destroyed? I also thought they should have added in the scene with the Minister of Magic and Harry @ xmas.

By: Mel

Mel — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:01:46 +0000

I need to go back and read all the books (um, and see this movie), but maybe they’re saving up all that climax for Deathly Hallows.

By: jomosexual

jomosexual — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:59:12 +0000

I had a pitcher of beer while watching so i don’t remember a lot of the movie. I agree though with craig about them dropping so much of the exciting stuff. I’m hoping they’ll make up for it with the last movie. I was REALLY expecting more drama.