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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Posted by Movie_Maven

July 27, 2009 |

Seeing HBP after 6 weeks of recovering from surgery was a welcome change except for the fact that the sound was off for the first 10 mins. of the movie made several moviegoers transfer to the adjoining theater since, apparently, Harkins Theaters cannot rewind film.  We all did get free passes for a subsequent film; however, when the house lights were turned up, I saw my daughter Movie_Maven_Jr with her father and she, being the Harry Potter wealth of knowledge, filled me in on the first 10 mins.

Suffice it to say, I enjoyed the film.  Some Harry Potters I was not especially fond of such as The Goblet of Fire; however, this one was interesting, funny, and kept me engaged throughout.  Alan Rickman is a completely delicious Severus Snape and Helena Bonham Carter was equally delicious as Bellatrix.  This film focused upon the acting prowess of Tom Broadbent (Professor Horace Slughorn) and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) above and beyond the major leads. Rupert Grint (Ron Weasely) had some funny scenes and Emma Watson  (Hermione Granger) has just matured into a gorgeous young woman.

The film is quite long, running 153 minutes, but it didn’t seem so bad, comparatively. With the 7th book “The Deathly Hallows” being split into two films, I have a feeling they will both be equally long.  I have never read any of the books (although Movie_Maven_Jr has) and she said this film follows the book the least among them all so faithful literary fans may be disappointed at the artistic license that was taken.  But if you’re the kind of fan I am, then you’ll likely be entertained.


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