Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously "This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: David Yates
Written By: Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Helena Bonham Carter, David Thewlis, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright
Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Adventure, Mystery
Franchise: Harry Potter
Country: UK
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| 7 | unccomp04 | 60 20% |
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The theatrical rendition of the 6th Harry Potter book really let me down. As a dedicated reader and re-reader of all the books I have generally liked the past 5 movies, however this one fell flat. The movie carelessly strayed from the story line of the book and left out important details, almost to the point where it was hard to follow what was going on. Worse still, many of the events which were portrayed were badly altered and almost unrecognizable. The acting however, was quite good.
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Melvin Smif | 50 54% |
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Flows like a drunken walk home, haltingly jumping to the next scenes before truly finishing what is set up in the former. Its not a very good book to movie transition, lacking most of the emotional impacts of the novel. However, it is still pretty fun to watch, and not a terrible movie continuation of the series. I am happy they are splitting the last book into two movies, it won't feel as rushed (even at 3hrs I felt I was in a speeding bullet train).
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BeeDub | 85 63% |
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Feels very rushed and haphazardly edited, but almost every other aspect of the film is well done. The cinematography in particular is astonishing.
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frederic_g54 | 7 57% |
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Every scene doesn't follow the previous one effectively, a lack of balance harms the film and the 2nd part (featuring the romantic bits) was too silly for my taste. The story left me fairly indifferent aswell. I always liked the look of those films, the camera work and how every actor breathes life into their character. Alan Rickman may be the most charismatic actor at the moment. I hope the last films will be worth the wait.
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skiewulfy | 35 20% |
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A cold, unimaginative entry in a franchise that now exists solely for those too emotionally invested to view it objectively. The greater arc of the film series seems jettisoned in favor of an completely forced romantic subplot. The characters that seemed so well established in earlier films are relegated to cameos or behave inconsistently; with the titular protagonist at his most impotent and least prone to meaningful action. Yates seems unsure how to direct, relying on cliche and bland imagery.
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| 3 | unccomp10 | 67 0% |
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For fans of the series, HBP was a disappointment to those who knew the importance of this book. HBP is more of a comedy with a little drama, instead of having the dark, dramatic plot needed to lead to the final installment of the series. The development of the supposed relationships built in HBP is severely lacking and the ending is anti-climatic, when it should be the most important part of the movie. While a good movie, HBP doesn't completely set the viewer up for the end of the series
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cagedwisdom | 75 65% |
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If you haven't read this book, do not watch this movie. If you haven't read the book, this movie is in fact pretty awful. Suffering from something like extreme Golden Compass syndrome, the scenes chosen seem pretty arbitrary and don't explain the plot fully, the main plot is shifted aside to make way for loads of romance and it is, by all accounts, impossible to follow if you don't already know it well. A decent film, a must-see for a Potter fan, but something of a disappointment nonetheless.
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martryn | 77 70% |
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The Harry Potter franchise took a massive dip with this film, which is disappointing as it was an amazing book. I suppose, now that the series is officially finished, that the screenwriters knew what minor characters they could just write out. And so they did. And the cute trio that we've grown up with no longer can hold a scene just off their ability to be cute. Their lack of real acting diversity is honestly painfully evident. Still, it's held afloat on the strength of the franchise.
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nauru | 12 8% |
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Most of the time I was just waiting for this to be over. Boring and aimless. Visually it's decent but there is nothing new here compared to the previous films. Pales in comparison to Order of the Phoenix.
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lupister | 19 19% |
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boring piece of shit - annoying teenage drama for more than 2 hours. my girlfriend fell asleep midway thru the movie and that was the highlight of the night.
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Taliban | 25 32% |
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Completely worthless if you haven't read the books, which wasn't the case with other two or three I experienced. One thing it did have going for it is the cinematography seemed to be a on a higher level than the few earlier films I saw.
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beccajones | 60 28% |
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well, it's funny...
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| 1 | venkatesh.cv | 65 36% |
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While one can appreciate the team for squeezing in so much into the movie, the movie itself does not do justice to the book. Too much has been chopped away for the sake of time and a PG rating. I'm disappointed.
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| 1 | pompousass | 0 12% |
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Part VI -- Pot VI -- comes close to a complete cheat. The once child actors, children no more, are developing faster than the story, and indeed the foretold war with the Dark Lord tends here to be crowded out by assorted amorous hankerings among Hogwarts classmates. (Those broomsticks for games of Quidditch are now looking more phallic than at first.) Whatever climax we had built to by the end of episode five, directed as was this one by Yates, is no longer in evidence
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DavidBlast | 50 44% |
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Textbook "Okay" movie. I'm sure it would make a whole lot more sense if you'd read the book. There's too much "good ol'" and "ya'know" stuff in here, and the teen romance part is very clumsily handled. And why is Harry Potter so special, can anyone tell me that? What can he actually do, that's so very fucking mindbogglingly amazing? This, and other questions remain unanswered, including why Hermione digs idiot Ron, when clearly she'd be better off with me! no! Potter! Ah nuts...
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QuickyAPI | 68 57% |
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This latest installment of the Harry Potter franchise may not be the most coherent, but I found it the most enjoyable one together with The Prisoner of Azkaban. Having watched it with a bunch of friends, I found it quite hilarious at many occasions and visually impressive. The screenplay however is questionable, especially at the unfortunate event, and without having read the book it probably is hard to follow. It will be interesting to see how they tackle book 7 from here on.
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Zio | 30 18% |
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In a word, boring. Such a tedious movie to sit through. No tension, melodramatic. There is one emotional scene, but to suffer through the rest of the movie doesn't make it worth it almost.
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x-human | 67 25% |
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Replaces plot and narrative with poor lighting and monochrome color all in hope that you won't know the difference. Also makes the assumption that longer is better. So while the last fifteen minutes is the only plot that matters, again they hope that you don't notice that. [Rifftrax does an amazingly good job with this one considering nothing actually happens. Our boys almost seem to excel the more nothing happens on screen.]
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| 1 | CaptainJonny | 50 20% |
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felt epically let down by this, besides becoming more like Hollyoaks with wands, this might as well have just been called Harry Potter and the death of Dumbledore.
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ArmondWhite | 1 0% |
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Astoundingly unimaginative, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ruins the idea of popular entertainment.
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| 1 | Revolutiono | 8 78% |
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It's the best as a movie--the directing and acting trump every previous installment--but it's based on an ancillary book. Ultimately, your enjoyment depends on whether or not you're willing to accept a movie about backstory and relationships in place of action. For Potter fans, this should be a success.
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| 1 | oooashley | 90 67% |
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Great, whatever.
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SheWas | 67 66% |
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these fudgers, Helena and Alan makes me run to the cinema every singel time, and all I get in return is burnning popcorn calories.
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| 1 | Tripleberst | 82 27% |
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Another Harry Potter movie, whimsical but the franchise is somewhat tired by this point for me.
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| 1 | myfavchords | 76 54% |
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If you are a Harry Potter fan check it out. If you are not a fan and did not enjoy the previous movies, pass.
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Paxton | 70 63% |
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Heavy on the Alan Rickman is almost always a winning formula.
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hsncrspywl | 61 30% |
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Compared to the other entries in this franchise this one does a good job of portraying a semi-normal year at Wizard School - something the books manage to do very well as they aren't constricted by time. However, while the film does this well, and again the performances from our leads get stronger and stronger, the actual plot is left to be pieced together by reading the book - the title macguffin barely enters into proceedings, and the film feels like a stopgap between films 5 and 7.
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| 1 | wuLFe | 85 71% |
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Another enjoyable Potter movie, although I would've preferred to see more of the Voldemort backstory explained and less of the children finding love (honestly, who cares really?: :))
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talonmalon | 72 42% |
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This is commonly seen as the worst Harry Potter film. But I actually enjoyed it. The humor was great, and the atmosphere was still strong. Also, the emotional parts were done very well.
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aross | 80 81% |
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I didn't read the books, so I am without as many complaints as most everyone else. I liked seeing Draco's inner conflict.
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VannVicente | 68 26% |
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A bit of a disappointment in the series in general, but the young adult elements are mixed in without generally sacrificing the fantasy.
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Clark Nova | 49 17% |
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"Force it down my throat, Harry."- Albus Dumbledore...Now there is a quote for a speech!
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| 1 | bharath | 65 41% |
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I suppose this movie has a greater appeal to the Harry Potter fan base. Not being fan of the series, my sole interest in the movie was the film itself. The visuals were average, I found that people plainly emotionless or their emotions seemed extremely forced. In my opinion the movie isnt worth watching in the theaters. The special effects arent any great that you need a big screen to watch. Not particularly entertaining for the average non-Harry Potter fan.
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| 1 | maarten | 66 67% |
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A good, but certainly not the best, part of the famous Harry Potter series. The romantic part was too much, the darker parts were not sharp enough and only Alan Rickman lifts the score towards a 'Good'.
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foxorz | 54 27% |
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Entertaining. Doesn't stand out amongst the other Harry Potter movies.
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Tobia | 70 61% |
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This film lacked the emotional impact that was so important in the book. The funny scenes were good for a chuckle but the emotional scenes left much to be desired; the tower scene at the end especially fell flat due to some of the changes they made.
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Ytadel | 6 69% |
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Another entertaining entry in what since Prisoner of Azkaban has been a consistently fun fantasy series. The cinematography in this one is quality, as are Jim Broadbent as Slughorn and Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy. There are a few changes from the book I'm leery of (I could have done with a little less teen romance and little more Voldemort backstory), but it's a nice transition into the final act of the saga.
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Alex Watkins | 3 38% |
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The usual flaws that apply to most of the series apply here as well, so I won't bother going over them again, but this movie works better than most of the rest of the series for a few reasons: a better sense of humor, effective excising of relatively unimportant scenes, and possibly the best photography, save for Azkaban, in the series so far. It doesn't take itself too seriously, but it does the dramatic scenes very well.
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PeaceAnarchy | 76 47% |
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I must commend the film for taking the biggest weakness of the book, the teenage relationship drama, and turning it into a running subtext that punctuates but rarely distracts from the film, although there's still more of it than I'd like. Even with that though, the film never quite got going and while it's exciting and enjoyable it lacks a certain oomph or any strong powerful moment to make it shine.
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Difontaine | 64 40% |
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The not-really-kids-anymore actors are really hitting stride here. One thing, in the books I imagine the identity of the Half Blood Prince is a big mystery. Here it's ignored until the end and they pretty much point to one of the cast and go "Tag!"
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weirdyoda | 92 89% |
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Why hasn't Yates been directing these wizards since the beginning!!! More humor, reality, and good acting than ever before. Jim Broadbent is amazing, I only wish these flicks could be 5 hours long.
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twincinema | 80 75% |
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This film works better than the rest because the characters are slightly more interesting. Harry battles both his burgeoning desire for Ginny, as well as the villains of the film. However, he's less of a petulant dick than he is in the novel (which is probably a good thing). Still, these characters show signs of growth. Again, and I can include this in every Harry Potter film review, Rickman is an absolute delight. Also, the best looking film of the series (w/o having seen the final two).
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AFlickering | 4 59% |
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a gorgeous, frustrating mess, but in fits and spurts as astonishing as the films either side of it.
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TedDedon | 85 73% |
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Yates is the right director for this series. Not only is he capable of blending the darker themes the later books carry but he is also able to keep it accessible to a younger crowd just as the book is written. Yes things are changed in the movie but it seems to me that he kept what's important and retains the Harry Potter charm while keeping it relatively short. The series keeps getting better and better.
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Anomaly | 74 57% |
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One of the better films in the series, for the most part finds a good mixture between the romance and the plot. By this point they seem to have decided that they've strayed far enough from the books already that they've decided to cut and add material so the film works as part of a whole, a spiritual adaptation, rather than an direct adaptation of the book, and it's mostly working.
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td888 | 30 18% |
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When you get down to it, nothing really happened except for the bit a the end....
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muutanet | 64 57% |
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There's some beautiful visuals, but they also entered the field which is interested of kids only. I found all teenage scenes not much interested either. I've seen - I believe - all of Harry Potter films, but they are generally on a field I do not much prefer. It is easy to understand how kids might enjoy them.
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TheRealJ-Ro | 85 84% |
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I'm finding myself becoming a fan, giving the movies more of a chance than before. Enjoyed the flick. Sadly, Dumbledore's death was all fizzle. I didn't get hit with any emotional response, and found myself paying more attention to the overly-glorified scene of him falling than to the context of his actual death. Also, there was more "romantic", read: pseudo-sexual, content than I expected to see, which at times, sadly again, detracted from the flick. But I'm sure it was the best of the series.
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torontodog | 40 14% |
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So now this franchise has complete movies that are just filler? Wow, you could have summed up this entire movie in a five minute scene at the start of the next episode.
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Ross | 55 50% |
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What a letdown. The second best of the books turned in to the worst of the movies. 100 minutes of boring and poorly made teenage sillyness and 53 minutes of visually stunning adventure does not equal a satisfying movie. Radcliffe has gotten worse for each movie and he is now annoying, boring and unbelievable all at once. Gambon and Rickman are still fantastic.
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Quicky | 69 57% |
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This latest installment of the Harry Potter franchise may not be the most coherent, but I found it the most enjoyable one together with The Prisoner of Azkaban. Having watched it with a bunch of friends, I found it quite hilarious at many occasions and visually impressive. The screenplay however is questionable, especially at "the unfortunate event", and without having read the book it probably is hard to follow. It will be interesting to see how they tackle book 7 from here on.
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| 1 | Q31 | 98 92% |
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Thoroughly enjoyed it! Loved the cinematography, too.
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AnnMovie | 100 95% |
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Wonderful! I could not be more pleased with the directer and writer for the adaptation! The attention to detail for those of us who love the books is outstanding, and only adds to the film for those who do not know the books. Wondefully paced with great acting, as usual, and great special effects and music. I was pleased with Gambon's performance, which I wasn't expecting, and thought the new-to-this-movie cast were brilliant! Yay! I'm thrilled this beloved book is now a beloved movie!
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BillyShears | 80 77% |
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Malfoy's balding lololo and Harry gets KICKED IN THE FACE. Warwick Davis is everywhere in this after years of being given the short end of akgnqehy
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NorthSider | 71 63% |
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Despite Radcliffe's shockingly weak performance, Yates makes this film soar in a way that no other installment has. With a markedly divergent cinematographic stylization, the movie's atmosphere is frankly splendid and truly electrifies the audience in a LOTR-esque manner. Watson and Grint have clearly matured as actors, and while the story gets off to a slow start, it swells into a stunning, swinging saga by the mid-end. All that holds this series back are Rowling's terrible characters.
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| 1 | big314mp | 63 51% |
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One giant "eh".
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Barthalen | 72 62% |
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The best Potter movie so far, mostly because of the restraint used in, well, everything. No distracting Lucas-like twirly things everywhere, but some gorgeous locales and an interesting enough plot that hinges less on random events than normal. Rickman stole every scene.
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purgatos | 68 44% |
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I spent a lot of the movie trying to figure out what "half-blood prince" meant and I never did.
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Luna6ix | 75 52% |
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Harry Potter has never been better than a once over watch, only hyped up by a fanatical following of adolescents with unrefined taste in literature. This one is no exception, so if you've seen the others give it a watch, if not, there's no reason to start watching them.
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Harmonica | 75 54% |
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A Harry Potter film that remains properly mysterious and foreboding for the entire runtime. I enjoyed the elaborate storytelling and given how involved it all is, perhaps this is the most adeptly paced of all the films. The drama is weighty, nuanced and effectively portrayed, even if, as ever, it's incredibly dark throughout. The coy romance stuff often seems a little at odds given how mature the overall tone is, and I would have liked to see more time dedicated to the supporting characters.
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Quintonjamin | 80 79% |
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A bit slower than the others, but it has a great story with some funny moments and a great emotional ending.
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