'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' review

REDAWN from Wilton Manors - July 23, 2009 at 4:31 PM

I LOVED it because I am a DIE-Hard Harry Potter fan. I relish every bit of cinematic magic delivered. I cant wait until the next one.

RylieA from helena - July 22, 2009 at 2:49 AM

I think that Movie was horrible I waited and waited for it to come out and was so disappointed I could gag they left out so much and added stuff that wasn't even in the book! I love the books I've read every single one of them at least 4 times or more a piece and for them to just go and butcher it like that made me so mad they should of just put what was in the book in there instead of making stuff up I mean seriously where was the big fight scene at the end?!?! where was the part where they were learning how to apparate it just was horrible!

kramer from CWE - St. Louis - July 21, 2009 at 8:50 PM

I ended up seeing the movie last weekend, and I have to say that while much was left out, I did enjoy it overall. You can only squeeze so much into a two and a half hour movie, and I think that they covered the major themes well. The only thing that bothered me was the amount of time they devoted to "snogging," which is important to show that the characters are developing emotionally, but some of that time could have been spent covering other details. I guess I need to remember that the people making this movie probably aren't targeting 20 something males.

MegF from West Des Moines - July 20, 2009 at 8:24 PM

So I saw this movie last Friday night. I thought it was wonderfully entertaining, as I am a huge fan of the previous books and movies. However, I have to say I was so incredible disappointed that they did not include the funeral of Dumbeldore. I can deal with the other things that were left out from the book, but that really upset me. It was my favorite part of the book and so beautifully written. I remember reading it and thinking about how amazing it could be on the big screen. Im hoping that perhaps it could be included in the 7th movie? Loved the movie, but sad about the funeral omission.

SundanceKid from ???? - July 19, 2009 at 7:37 PM

I saw the film today and it is an awesum acheivement. Of course I am bothered by some of the omissions and changes. I think the burning of the borough was not in the book and did not seem to serve any purpose. The scene with Ron taking the love potion was if anything better than the book. I miss some of the excursions in the pensive, but all in all, a masterful creation. To those who cry that the movie does not faithfully follow the book, would they sit through an 8 hour long movie? The movie goes along at a steady clip and tells the story beautifuly.

pbfreak from orange park - July 19, 2009 at 12:33 PM

I was totally DISSAPOINTED at this movie. I know that movies are going to leave out things from the book and add other stuff in but they had VERY poor planning in making this movie. For starters, they didnt go back and show the blood line of VOLDEMORT, they didnt show how Harry was so attached to his potions book, didnt show how they found out that Snape was the half blood prince until the very end, didnt show how Dumbledore stunned Harry under the Invisibiliy cloak when he was killed, and they didnt show the funeral of Dumbledore. I think not showing the funeral was an insult to his memory, and they didnt show the final battle at the end with the remaining members of the ORDER of the PHEONIX. Yes they did show how the raging hormones of the students in the movie but the critics hyped up this movie way too much and was not worth the 20.00 my wife and I spent to go see this movie.

nedi81 from Washinton - July 19, 2009 at 10:56 AM

I too couldn't wait to see the Half Blood Prince! Truely i have enjoyed all of the others, i didn't feel as much excitement about this one. Honestly i hope to see a better sequal i was very disappointed in this one! I have seen other comments about the book! I believe i will start reading the series in hopes to get the full picture that others have.

kramer from CWE - St. Louis - July 17, 2009 at 5:50 PM

Going tonight and am excited because several reviews have called this the best one since "Prisoner of Azkaban." In my opinion, that was the best in the series thus far. I know that they are going to leave stuff out, but you kind of have to with a 600+ page book. My hope is that they picked and chose wisely.

Peter_Longfellow from na - July 17, 2009 at 11:11 AM

Harry Poters new movie sure looks good, but freaky,too! I remeber seeing the one a few years ago and it was very very freaky, especially when that guy turned from a rat to a man. Talk about special effects! No matter how freaky this next movie looks I would encourage you all reading and enjoying my article to get up the nerve to see this movie. I am sure you will like it. I think I will not see it thow, because it defintely will freak me out. I hope you enjoyed this little movie review and I appreciate you taking the time to read it. Your comments are always welcome! Have a nice day. By the way Hi to my sister Laura, who loves this web, too and she will definitely love to see this movie. Have a great weeke nd and be siure to tune in for more informational articles and fun stories by me. All of my best to you, Pete

Alli from Tampa - July 16, 2009 at 9:18 AM

Went last night and I totally loved the movie! Sure, a couple things were left out, but you have to expect that when they take a 600 page book and condense it to 2 and a half hours. But really, it's great!

BGalper from Westlake Village - July 15, 2009 at 1:19 PM

I've heard this movie is supposed to be the best one yet! I will definitely be seeing this one as soon as I catch up on the previous Potter movies.

Jiel from rod - July 15, 2009 at 4:12 AM

I love Harry Potter a lot. I already watched the previous movie and tomorrow i watch Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I'm excited about it. Btw, thanks for the review.

aazippo2 from tulips - July 14, 2009 at 9:24 PM

OMG I cannot wait for this movie tomorrow. I just bought the first 5 on DVD and we watched them today! RT www.online-privacy.cz.tc

HairFlairs from Florida - July 14, 2009 at 4:30 PM

I can't wait to go... I'm wearing my magical sparkling HairFlairs to the premier.

MegF from West Des Moines - July 13, 2009 at 11:11 PM

I have been waiting for this movie for so long!!

REDAWN from Wilton Manors - July 13, 2009 at 9:32 PM

...will be seeing this @ IMAX Discovery.

poweredbysteam from Gold Coast - July 13, 2009 at 3:10 PM

Looking forward to it.

DavidHegle from Downtown Reno - July 13, 2009 at 2:17 PM

A midnight showing you can be proud to attend (I'm looking at you, Transformers 2).

Cara from Melbourne - July 13, 2009 at 1:51 PM

I already have my tickets

Alli from Tampa - July 13, 2009 at 12:56 PM

*SO* excited to see this!