Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy & BD-Live) [Blu-ray]

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Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) suspects Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) to be a new Death Eater recruit on a special mission for the Dark Lord. In the meantime, Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) seems to have finally removed the shroud of secrecy from Harry about the dark path that lies ahead, and instead provides private lessons to get him prepared. It's in these intriguing scenes that the dark past of Tom Riddle (a.k.a. Voldemort) is finally revealed. The actors cast as the different young versions of Riddle (Hero Fiennes-Tiffin and Frank Dillane) do an eerily fantastic job of portraying the villain as a child. While the previous movies' many new characters could be slightly overwhelming, only one new key character is introduced this time: Professor Horace Slughorn (with a spot-on performance by Jim Broadbent). Within his mind he holds a key secret in the battle to defeat the Dark Lord, and Harry is tasked by Dumbledore to uncover a memory about Voldemort's darkest weapon--the Horcrux. Despite the long list of distractions, Harry, Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) still try to focus on being teenagers, and audiences will enjoy the budding awkward romances. All of the actors have developed nicely, giving their most convincing performances to date.

More dramatic and significant things go down in this movie than any of its predecessors, and the stakes are higher than ever. The creators have been tasked with a practically impossible challenge, as fans of the beloved J.K. Rowling book series desperately want the movies to capture the magic of the books as closely as possible. Alas, the point at which one accepts that these two mediums are very different is the point at which one can truly enjoy these brilliant adaptations. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is no exception: it may be the best film yet. For those who have not read the book, nail-biting entertainment is guaranteed. For those who have, the movie does it justice. The key dramatic scenes, including the cave and the shocking twist in the final chapter, are executed very well. It does a perfect job of setting up the two-part grand finale that is to follow. --Jordan Thompson

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(5 stars) - I thought it was good
Wow, I laugh at the people who rate movies poorly based on what they read in a book. Books don't normally make for a very good film in the first place. The best thing I feel to do is to separate the two ideas of film vs. book. Two different thing and therefore must be viewed in two different ways. It's like comparing apples/oranges, Tupperware/tool boxes, Ford Temp/private jets etc.

I watched this one before I saw the others so I went back and watched 1 all the way up to this (I finally understand it). In comparison to the first 3 the films do get better as they progress; less character development and more of the good stuff. If you're wondering, I'm not much into reading fantasy books. I'd much rather read a physics text, engineering text, or even a dictionary (something educational). I get my fantasy time from watching movies.

Anyway, I thought the film was good and I'd buy the blu-ray for $17

(3 stars) - So so
The movie was so so but jeez, its not that fun anymore. Watching the movie is like doing a chore. Only reason your watching it is hoping to see if they stick to the book.
Who knows how they'll butcher the last entry of the book.

I just wish they didnt make harry potter movies instead opted for tv shows. 7 season corresponding to 7 books. therefore everything is explained!!

But whatever...

(5 stars) - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
I have all the Harry Potter movies, and have enjoyed all of them, this one will be no different.

(1 stars) - DL King said it all
Well put DL King!
After sneeking a view of snippets of this movie online and how "reserved?" "lackluster?" the emotional content displayed in two of the crescendo parts e.g. Snape's "mercy" killing of Dumbledore and the ultrication between Snape and Harry makes me hesitate to order this DVD. I think now I will wait and purchase it second hand and help someone else defray the "disappointment factor" cost of this travesy of a movie. The only thing movie producers pay attention to is money. There is a way to get your point across. Borrow it from the library.

(2 stars) - From someone who didn't read the books
Harry Potter the books I have yet to read... But Harry Potter the movies I have seen and own all so far. I loved most of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire better then most of the other films (what with all the dragons and mermaids! And this was even before I read or saw Twilight and knew of Robert Pattinson - don't judge me, I'm weak and a "sucker" for a good vampire romance) And, although (according to my mom who has read all the books) there is apparently so much more then the films can show - I still liked all the films... That is until I saw The Half Blood Prince. It felt short and left me very much confused... To me it should have been either a double feature with the next film or like what they did in Underworld Evolution where you have a bit of a "prequel" feeling and then it goes into the next part of the story. I will buy The Half Blood Prince (probably not right away... wait for it to come down in price) as I am a bit of a collector and need to have all of a series, but I don't foresee watching this chapter very often.
I can only hope that the next film (I believe it is to be a two part-er?) will be back up to par with its predecessors. Fingers crossed!

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