My Review of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

[Cassandra Wladyslava]

 Well, I went to see the HBP movie on opening day.  Like many others, there
were things I was happy about, things I wasn't happy about, and things that
just confused me.


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What I liked:

The humor.  There were quite a few moments that gave me a hearty giggle.  I
loved the part where Harry drinks the Felix Felicis, especially the
"pincers" part.  I also loved the part where Ron eats the love potion laced
chocolates.  The Won Won/Lavender scenes were great as well.

The acting.  I think it's gotten better.  I was especially pleased with Tom
Felton.

Bellatrix.  Absolutely superb performance.   I actually didn't like her much
in the books, but now she's one of my favorite characters.

There were other parts too, but those stick out in my mind.

What I didn't like:

The fact that they (literally, I believe) say that Voldemort's Horcruxes
could be ANYTHING.  I know they didn't have time to do the whole "He
collects valuable trophies, like something from each of the founders of
Hogwarts" storyline, but they could've indicated that Voldemort would've
stuck his soul in something more valuable than "just" a book or "just" a
ring.  Maybe they'll figure it out in DH?  I hope so.

Narcissa Malfoy's hair.

I didn't like the way the did "The Cave".  In the book, the scene where
Harry is force-feeding DD the poison was always disturbing and
heart-wrenching to me.  I understand that they were catering to a certain
audience, but I was still disappointed.

I also thought Dumbledore should've been weaker from the poison when they
got back to the Astronomy Tower.   If he had been weak, his losing his want
to a 6th year student would've made more sense to me.  I also didn't like
the "You are no assassin" (or whatever he says) line. "You are not a killer"
has more impact, I think.

The beginning of the bathroom fight.  I liked the way it was done in the
book much better.  I always found that to be a very sweet, human moment when
Harry realizes that Draco is actually, well, human before Draco sees him in
the mirror and attacks him.

I was also upset that the "I am not worried. I am with you." parts weren't
there.

A trivial thing, but I don't think Dumbledore ever wore his glasses @_ at .

The ending was.....meh.  I wish they had included the funeral or at least
done something to give the film more closure.   As it was, the ending was
very anticlimatic.

How the "Half-Blood Prince" plot seemed to be nothing more than an after
thought.


What confused me:



Any guesses?


The attack on The Burrow.   I don't think I need to say more than that.


Overall I liked the movie, but it definately isn't my favorite.


~Cassie~


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