My Review of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

[coolbeans3131]

> 
> Montavilla47:
> Right.  But right after, I believe, Harry gets that lesson from
> Oliver Wood about the different types of balls, we get this totally
> unnecessary moment where Nick is says to some random ghost 
> girl, "Did you hear that Harry Potter was put onto the Gryffindor 
> Quidditch team?  I always knew that boy would make good!" (Or
> words to that effect, I don't remember them exactly.)
> 
> It was completely unnecessary, since, as you say, we already
> got that information when McGonagall told Wood that she'd 
> found him a seeker, and then we had a whole scene where 
> Harry learns how to play Quidditch.
> 
> Which makes the line unnecessary and clumsy exposition.


Joann:

This reminds me of POA, when Harry and Hermione are riding Buckbeak after Harry casts the kickass patronus.  He is explaining how it was *himself* he saw across the pond, not his dad. Duh! In the movie, she was right there and it was obvious!