Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

[AJane]

I deliberately did not re-read the book before seeing the movie, and as a result I believe I enjoyed the movie for itself rather than feeling let down for parts that were excluded. The actors just seem to be getting better and better with every film - it occurred to me while watching that JK Rowling must be thrilled to see her characters brought to life with so much talent.

I thought the Quidditch scenes were the best I've seen in the series, too - I would have been happy to see more if time had permitted (I was glad that I nixed a theatre viewing for my 6-yr-old, she would never have sat through such a long movie). I was also really glad to see the scene in the Weasley twins' store - they are favourites of mine and they could have easily been dropped from this installment without affecting the overall story too much.

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[PWS]

Originally Posted by AJane

I deliberately did not re-read the book before seeing the movie, and as a result I believe I enjoyed the movie for itself rather than feeling let down for parts that were excluded. The actors just seem to be getting better and better with every film - it occurred to me while watching that JK Rowling must be thrilled to see her characters brought to life with so much talent.

I thought the Quidditch scenes were the best I've seen in the series, too - I would have been happy to see more if time had permitted (I was glad that I nixed a theatre viewing for my 6-yr-old, she would never have sat through such a long movie). I was also really glad to see the scene in the Weasley twins' store - they are favourites of mine and they could have easily been dropped from this installment without affecting the overall story too much.

Yes, but they need to keep the audience remembering them for what will happen in the last film to have an effect....

[Writerinthewind]

Wow....I just ordered a couple of copies on Amazon and it is rated #4 out of their gazillion DVDs! It will be hot, hot, hot for Holiday gift giving! IMO, well-deserved!!
Amazon.com: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Widescreen Edition): Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent, Elarica Gallacher, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Wright, James Phelps, Oliver P