the harry potter series is about the adventures of a young wizard as he battles against an evil sorcerer who killed his parents. (as if you didn’t already know that! )
harry potter and the half-blood prince is the sixth book of the series (and the sixth movie as well). if you haven’t seen any of the prequels yet, just do everyone a favor and don’t bother to watch this movie anymore. (you’ll annoy the hell out of everyone when you interrupt every scene with all your questions ) and for those who haven’t read the books, let me give you a little background of what half-blood prince is all about.
harry has come into possession of an old potions textbook which was once owned by a “half-blood prince”. he has been following the advice of the previous owner’s handwritten notes and formula corrections scribbled throughout the book which amazingly made him the top student in his potions class. soon, harry discovers that the spells of the half-blood prince aren’t so amazing after all. while harry is learning so much from the half-blood prince, dumbledore has been giving harry private sessions where they study memories of tom riddle (lord voldemort) to find his weaknesses which may be the key to defeat him.

the movie didn’t start with the usual dursley comic moment. it didn’t even start like it did in the book where the minister of magic talks to the prime minister to warn him about lord voldemort. instead, it began with the death eaters attacking both the muggle and wizarding worlds which was quite incredible actually. the effects are stunning, as always… especially during the quidditch match.

i, as a reader, understand that this part of the series is the preparation for the culmination of the saga which means that the story can be quite dragging and with less action. it is more about the discovery of lord voldemort’s past and the preparation for the great war against the death eaters. so i was really looking forward to the fight scene in the end, where the order of the phoenix and some of the members of dumbledore’s army battled against the death eaters who attacked the castle. it was my favorite fight scene while reading the books, they should have included it in the movie! but what do i get? nothing! i was really disappointed because it was the only real action in the book and they chose to leave it out. what was the point of the death eaters gate crashing the castle then? why did draco malfoy spent all his effort in mending that vanishing cabinet in the room of requirement? i was so bummed and pissed!

it is anticipated that the director has to cut out some parts of the novel and include scenes that aren’t originally written to add more drama to the movie. the movie had its goofy moments that made me laugh and giggle which made it less serious and not boring. but i have to say, there was no point in that added scene where bellatrix and greyback attacked the burrow. what happened after that? yes, it added suspense but it didn’t really make any sense. they shouldn’t have done that scene anymore and just did the fight scene in the end instead! (i just can’t get over it! )

i can’t believe i’m going to say this… i’m a big fan of harry potter, believe me. but i’d give this movie a 3 out of 5…
i loved the movie, but just because my favorite fight scene of the order of the phoenix and dumbledore’s army against the death eaters while harry is chasing snape wasn’t in the movie, it cost 2 points…