Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince

:O
AMAZING
Okay so they missed Riddles backstory out and Luna doesnt commentate the Quidditch match, which upset me but apart from that it was really good.

Some sound Comedy performances from Grint and Cave, which were contrasted perfectly by the tense drama and sometimes uncomfortable fear of Feltons Malfoy in the room of requirement with the vanishing cabinet, his reluctance becomes obvious when he cries into a basin and the audience almost feel sorry for him at that point, as he shows of a vulnerable side we've never seen before. (and yes Sulliven_Lane he did look hot in the bathroom scene) and IMO him and Alan Rickman really stole the show, especially in the showdown between the Death Eaters and Dumbledore where you could see the reluctance and fear of Draco, which again was contrasted with Gambons' Dumbledores fearlessness and Snapes eagerness to get the job done quick.

Rupert Grints love potion sequence was definitely the funniest part of the film, which involves him hugging Slughorn and falling off a sofa after confessing his 'love' for Romilda Vane, to which Harry replies 'Have you ever actually met her?'. Rupert and Jessie make a BRILLIANT double act, her obsessiveness matching his willingness to recieve in perfect comedy harmony.

Radcliffe himself seems very comfortable with his role of Harry now and provides a brilliant, funny and slightly physcotic piece of acting after he swallows the vial of 'Liquid Luck' in an attempt to obtain Slughorns memory. He appears bouncy with all the symptoms of an amphetamine kick, which is funny to watch, especially when he leaves the common room with a very cheerful 'HI!' to 2 complete strangers. Another amusing moment is Aragogs 'memorial' where he just has this goonish smile on his face(still due to the liquid luck), it's impossible not to have a little giggle at. Overall you can see the vast improvement Daniel has made and he has become pleasant to watch.

Watsons still wiggling her eyebrows and Bonnie Wright's Ginny seems to lack character.

The attack on the burrow, although not mentioned in the book is well done, Helena Bonham Carter does not dissapoint as the mental Bellatrix and her cheerful screams of 'I KILLED SIRIUS BLACK!' make you question her sanity all the more. And Julie Walters' face as her home goes up in smoke is believeable as it is heartbreaking.


I won't spoil Harry and Dumbledore in the cave but I will say that the special effects team should be very proud of themselves.

Cannot wait for the next one!
9/10
 
lol sorry :p

Just think it would have more of an effect on the audience seeing Arthur attacked and left in the state Bill was as the general movie viewer wont know Bill so itll be a bit of "oh well" moment I think if it was just Bill :cool:

Plus Jo was going to kill Artuhur in OotP so I guess the ones writing the screenplay just want to give him an even harder time! :D

Now the shocking twist will be when he dumps Molly and runs off with Fleur:eek::p
 
hello back again. i actually used to get teased for liking ron/rupert. it was when the first films where out. they used to make me fell ashamed to like him :D :)
 
ooh I have to agree with you there Priggy.....I just love Peeves and was gutted when they didn't include him in the films...he would have been fantastic on screen :D
 
Loved that priggy :D And the Doctor saying how he cried reading book 7! :( So true!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm8zFkl3lkk Gorgeous song cheered me up :)
 
Thats exactly what I feel. Lack of Voldermort and even Lucius in this movie will mean they need to show the danger.

In the book we always heard about it...the Daily Prophet reprts were all we heard about events outside of Hogwarts..now this will be exactly what the movie neeRAB.

I saw alot of complaints that said OOTP was too slow and then out of nowhere came the big battle in the Ministry so this will hopefully help avoid the same feeling! :)
 
How do we know that the funeral is not going to be in the film?

I just read that they've apparently finished editing the film so has it come off the back of that or is this old news?
 
Ah shame for you, you will have to lose your evil streak :D
Oh no... well i will have fun watching it ;) :p Well it will probably just focus on Leon, who is OK... I only really loved Hope last year!

Ah recommendation wise...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf0VEy_tH1I

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On3qmpnHPuc&feature=related



Too right RAB is clearly the best :p

Erm yes i believe they were only PGs, they have been 12As since havent they? None of them have ever been just a 12 have they? Gah that will be a great scene :D probably because it follows my favourite chapter Godrics Hollow... :p
 
I believe Fiona Shaw was listed as appearing in Half Blood Prince at one stage but they obviously changed their minRAB! I would have liked to have seen the scene with Dumbledore and the Dursleys! What's gonna happen about the protection thing now??
 
Hmm.... Fair choices to be fair, nothing shocking, god your so predictable :D :p Joking ofcourse, i will be excused of bullying next *shoots a look at Lisa*

Favourite Film- School Of Rock/Juno
Favourite TV Show- too hard to choose the one, dam me... Lost, Heroes, Prison Break, Desperate Housewives & Buffy... :o
Favourite Band- Coldplay or Hadouken or Girls Aloud
Favourite Female Artist- Miss Leona Lewis
Favourtie Male Artist- Micheal Buble, James Blunt
Favourite Song- Girls Aloud- Calls the shots or Sugababes- about you now, or... Hope- Back to Black, thats my most played song on the ipod :D
 
Wow this thread is getting HUGE ha

Another day and no poster yet jeez whats going onnnnn!! need some new HP!

Ok lets discuss the great debate, the directors

Your fav? least fav? reasons?

For me

Yates: Great focus on the actors and bought the best out of all of them and he also cut out all the crap that bogged the book down (SPEW, quidditch, grawp etc) so whilst people moaned about it i saw it as a blessing. Hardest book to adapt and IMO worst book but yet amde it into the best film of the series so far. Great action scenes, although quite short, but visually amazing

Columbus: CHEESY, CORNEY, and oh i know lets just not write a script or film anything, lets photocopy the pages of the books and show them to the audience, "Hogwarts is not the same without you Hagrid" Need to say more? :p
 
Aww I completely understand, dont worry about it :)

I know, I never quite know what to say as I feel like I will just annoy someone if I give the usual type of speech to them!

I was closer to my Gran than my Auntie so when my Auntie died first it was a bit like this sudden rush of emotion because its a part of the family but like any death you have to be strong and just try and help everyone remember the person and move on, but then my Grans just came so suddenly and knocked everyone back again- so hard when you are trying to cope yourself but trying to be strong for everyone else.

Losing any family member will throw everyone- just takes a few days for it all to sink in and then having to move onto that stage of coming to terms with it all.

Easier said than done of course, but you get there in the end :)
 
No bother- me too! :)

Deffo agree- as long as they keep the romance to a limit in this I'll be happy.

I dont like how Emma Watson keeps going on about it though lol..every time I see her name shes talking about it!

Then again I suppose the romance thing is all Hermione really does for most of the book so thats fair enough :o:cool:
 
i'm not convinced of gambon he makes dumbledore seem so angry like in the GOF when he pushes harry against the wall
dumbledore was always portrayed as serene and polite (even to his enemies) and he would never have shouted at harry like that
 
i was very very bored - and the worst Potter movie by far.

it never went into why Snape was the half blood Prince!!!!

i have read the book - only once and really enjoyed it.

and the slight change to the murder of Dumbledore. I clearly remember Harry being thrown into some kind of spell by Dumbledore so he was trapped against the wall, so he couldnt move or speak when the bad guys came. but in this - he was simply just under the stairs and watching it all. He'd surely shout and attempt to help Dumbledore wouldnt he, now that he wasnt under some pinned down spell? no - he just stood there in slience.
 
Alevel for me ;) I wont tell you what i got, it might upset you :D

I love France aswell, i've been quite a lot, its easier to learn when your actually over there :D I'm not fluent though, i still have to wack out the dictionary a lot :(
 
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