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ruperts_babe · 07-19-2007, 01:58 PM

Absolutely loved the film

I thought that this was by the best out of the whole series and I am very happy with the fact that David Yates will be back to direct Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

From the very first moment I could just imagine reading the lines in the book about how it was the driest summer and there were water restrictions, it was all captured in the one shot and then straight away we are into the action with Harry, Dudley and the Dementors. I loved the camera angles that Yates applied and thought it made the movie feel that little more real.

Other aspects of the movie that I loved was that even though some may differ, I felt that Dan's acting has slightly improved. even though he wasn't quite the emotional and agression filled Harry that we see in the books, you could tell he was trying to achieve it.

I absolutely loved how the Ministry looked, it was unbelievable how it was transformed from every single little description in the book into what we saw on screen. Amazing, nothing more to it.

the battle scene at the end. The lead up to it was so full of suspense and even though I knew what was going to happen in the book, I was still shocked and amazed everytime something happened. Everytime a death eater hit a character or chased after Harry or anything, it was full of intensity, right up until the very end with the battle between Voldemort and Dumbledore, perfect

The new characters in this film were cast perfectly I found, even though at first I was a tad skeptical about Umbridge because she did not look toadlike at all, Imelda Staunton was amazing and grasped every single aspect of Umbridge as a character, she was so bitter sweet and easy to hate I loved it! Oh and by the way, Grawp was so cute and Kreacher was absolutely horrid and disgusting looking, just how I imagined

Oo and the thestrals were wonderful, I think that whoever created them is a genius because they looked amazing! So horselike and yet bonelike, something you can love and hate at the same time

Ok, onto some of the negatives, even though I know it is physically impossible to fit everything into the movie due to the size of the book, I thought that maybe the plot line could have been kept the same, as in to do with when certain things happen in the book. Such as Sirius explaining about his family tree and what not, I dunno I guess I am just a sucker for the flow of the book.

Another thing, I really did not like the lack of the major adult characters such as Hagrid, Trelawney, Lucius, ect. These are some of the best actors and actresses in Britain and their screen time did them no justice, however when they were on screen, they owned

Overall I found the movie really enjoyable. It is the best out of the series so far, and even though the fifth book is not one of my favourites I really do think that David Yates has brought it onto the screen in a justifiable way.

Therefore, I give it 8/10

07-19-2007, 01:58 PM	#17 (permalink)
ruperts_babe Graphorn Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 17,599 Hogwarts RPG Name: Isabella Thompson	Absolutely loved the film I thought that this was by the best out of the whole series and I am very happy with the fact that David Yates will be back to direct Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. From the very first moment I could just imagine reading the lines in the book about how it was the driest summer and there were water restrictions, it was all captured in the one shot and then straight away we are into the action with Harry, Dudley and the Dementors. I loved the camera angles that Yates applied and thought it made the movie feel that little more real. Other aspects of the movie that I loved was that even though some may differ, I felt that Dan's acting has slightly improved. even though he wasn't quite the emotional and agression filled Harry that we see in the books, you could tell he was trying to achieve it. I absolutely loved how the Ministry looked, it was unbelievable how it was transformed from every single little description in the book into what we saw on screen. Amazing, nothing more to it. the battle scene at the end. The lead up to it was so full of suspense and even though I knew what was going to happen in the book, I was still shocked and amazed everytime something happened. Everytime a death eater hit a character or chased after Harry or anything, it was full of intensity, right up until the very end with the battle between Voldemort and Dumbledore, perfect The new characters in this film were cast perfectly I found, even though at first I was a tad skeptical about Umbridge because she did not look toadlike at all, Imelda Staunton was amazing and grasped every single aspect of Umbridge as a character, she was so bitter sweet and easy to hate I loved it! Oh and by the way, Grawp was so cute and Kreacher was absolutely horrid and disgusting looking, just how I imagined Oo and the thestrals were wonderful, I think that whoever created them is a genius because they looked amazing! So horselike and yet bonelike, something you can love and hate at the same time Ok, onto some of the negatives, even though I know it is physically impossible to fit everything into the movie due to the size of the book, I thought that maybe the plot line could have been kept the same, as in to do with when certain things happen in the book. Such as Sirius explaining about his family tree and what not, I dunno I guess I am just a sucker for the flow of the book. Another thing, I really did not like the lack of the major adult characters such as Hagrid, Trelawney, Lucius, ect. These are some of the best actors and actresses in Britain and their screen time did them no justice, however when they were on screen, they owned Overall I found the movie really enjoyable. It is the best out of the series so far, and even though the fifth book is not one of my favourites I really do think that David Yates has brought it onto the screen in a justifiable way. Therefore, I give it 8/10 __________________ .::LoZz::.