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I review “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

Want to know what I thought? (I decided not to post this until the film actually came out.) Click here.

If you read (or skim) my review, you’ll see that I was super disappointed with the sixth Harry Potter movie. :sigh:

I’m actually seeing it again tonight, because I always like to see the HP movies multiple times, and maybe it’ll be better with some popcorn. (Though something tells me the things I didn’t like about it won’t be solved by food…)

However, I usually wouldn’t mention this, but just b/c it’s a negative review of a Harry Potter thing I will: I’ve gotten really good feedback about this review; a lot of people have been telling me that it’s one of the only ones out there they agree with. I wonder if most of the people who review the movies haven’t read the books? Well I hear Michael Gambon, who plays Dumbledore, doesn’t read them… so I won’t really be surprised by anything at this point!

Anyway, do people agree or disagree with me? Inquiring me wants to know. :doubt:

(Oh & in case you’re interested, here are two other of the slightly biggish stories I’ve written: A preview of the Warped Tour and a preview of the Taste of Buffalo.)

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8 Responses to “I review “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince””

  1. Veronica says:
    July 15, 2009 at 3:04 pm

    I wish I had someone to go with! My sister is leaving for England (go fig) tomorrow and my boyfriend hasn’t seen any of them besides the first.

    Poo

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  2. Rachel says:
    July 15, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    Seriously good review Liz, I’m looking forward to seeing this on monday but I’m more then happy to take your word on all of it.

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  3. sebs says:
    July 16, 2009 at 2:24 pm

    The weird thing is that after reading your review, I didn’t think it was super negative at all. I thought you made a nuanced point—the movie had some great performances and was fine overall, but it cut out too many of the rich details that are hugely significant in the book. I wouldn’t say it was a positive review, but it def wasn’t like, “DON’T SEE THE MOVIE.” I thought it was well-done, even if I had a different take on the movie (not far off from yours, just different). Nice job!

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    • Elizabeth says:
      July 20, 2009 at 9:32 pm

      Thanks for reading. :)
      Yeah I mean I was laughing during the movie (in a good way), so it can’t have been all bad. In retrospect, though, it kind of just makes me angrier and angrier.

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  4. Hannah says:
    July 20, 2009 at 10:13 am

    Oh god. :ugh: Don’t get me started on how angry I was after I saw the 6th movie. I completely agree with your review. Your quote pretty much summarizes the entire experience for me:
    “And then the plot begins to thicken, in all the wrong ways.”

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