Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray

[SilentNight]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

Best Potter film by far. One of the best films of the year. Easily in the top five of this year.

I don't think people really realize how great this film is. This is my favorite book of the series and the adaptation is 98% glorious. In some parts, it bests the novel.

I know the extended edition of this film is probably a year off but I can't wait that long to own this film.

That's how much I love this film. It's my number one film of the year and I still can't believe it. I've seen a lot of films this year and only one other film this year has grabbed me as much as this film grabbed me and that was Pixar's Up.

Maybe the Oscar bait films this year will dethrone this film but I just don't see it. It's really that good.

Well, I just read all the books after watching this one in theaters and thought the book was way better, they cut too much out and left too much teeny romance stuff in. Having said that, this is still one great movie.

My biggest gripe? Why cut all the information out about the Horcruxes? That is such a crucial element of the final book/movie and without it I was lost in the movie. After reading the book it all made perfect sense. Even at two movies, they will be having to cram a lot of stuff in to fill all the unexplained stuff thus far.

For what it's worth though, I can;t wait to watch this again on blu-ray and yep, I will be rebuying all of these in their extended version at one point or another.

[Jumpman]

Silent,

Actually, the film makes Harry's journey harder because it only gave him a clue about the Horcurxes.

In the novel, because of the genius of Dumbledore, he basically tells him what they are. In the film, Harry has no idea but they left what I would consider a fantastic visual clue as to where to find them.

You have to see the film at least twice to catch it but it's there. The difference is that Harry has to work to find the Horcurxes....

As for cutting stuff out with this series, they almost have no choice. Granted, they've boxed themselves in by basically relegating the films to at least two hours and twenty minutes. Technically, that's not enough. But, for the films, they've streamlined everything to where the sole purpose is to stay on Harry's arc, which is the story. Everything that doesn't pertain to Harry tends to be gone.

Half-Blood Prince is an interesting affair because for the majority of the book, it's all about the trio and them dealing with the hormones. So, in essence, the film got that completely right. But, the book is all about preparation for Harry, hence the reason it almost feels incomplete. Again, I think the film did that extremely well. It feels finished yet unfinished at the same time.

Given the source material, I think the writer has done a fantastic job getting this story down to reasonable levels. A less skillful writer would've made these films bloated messes.

[My_Two_Cents]

Originally Posted by SilentNight

Well, I just read all the books after watching this one in theaters and thought the book was way better, they cut too much out and left too much teeny romance stuff in. Having said that, this is still one great movie.

My biggest gripe? Why cut all the information out about the Horcruxes? That is such a crucial element of the final book/movie and without it I was lost in the movie. After reading the book it all made perfect sense. Even at two movies, they will be having to cram a lot of stuff in to fill all the unexplained stuff thus far.

For what it's worth though, I can;t wait to watch this again on blu-ray and yep, I will be rebuying all of these in their extended version at one point or another.

I actually did not like the film at all, but that's because I was totally lost. It made me go out and buy the series and read them. I just finished HBP the other day, and have a whole new appreciation for the story. I've also been re-watching the films, which only highlights everything they've had to leave out. Can't wait to re-watch this film, now that I know what's going on.