Comments on: ‘Harry Potter’ movie a nostalgic, late-night hit for fans

By: hanneke

hanneke — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:04:26 +0000

I watched Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince last Monday. I was so thrilled to go see it in the theater, watched all other’s at home on DVD. I was soooo disappointed………I expected much more than I got. The movie was boring, not what we are used to see when watching a Potter movie. To all who read this, SAVE your money, this movie is not worth the expense, go buy yourself something nice and do not waste your time. I have never been more disappointed in a movie that is being advertised as the best Potter ever, I am sorry I disagree, it was awefull.

By: woodie

woodie — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:31:19 +0000

I read all the books and saw the movies and I lost interest. So I’ll wait till it comes out on TV.

By: Jamie Gumbrecht

Jamie Gumbrecht — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:25:50 +0000

Jeez, Kar, it’s not the magical version of waving a lighter or cell phone at a concert?

You make a good point: the Harry Potter movies have taken quite long enough to come out without turning each book into a three-movie series.

By: Kar

Kar — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:24:05 +0000

Of course the movie butchered the book, I’m not about to sit through six hours of Snape’s detention, Moanin’ Myrtle’s well, moaning over Draco Dobby’s moodiness or the non-lovefest between Molly and LeFleur.

That said, they did a decent job with the bones of the book and the added scenes. The romance scenes were too slow, a hint really would’ve been enough in most cases although the audience around me hooted and hollared over anything.

I have a reccomendation though, while you may love your light-up wand please do not wave it in the air during the movie. Save it for the lines waiting outside the theater.

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By: Jamie Gumbrecht

Jamie Gumbrecht — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:57:14 +0000

I’m with you, Patrick, on the books. I read and enjoyed all of them, but haven’t been nearly so dedicated to the movies. They have their moments — love Quidditch on a big screen — but I didn’t even see “Half-Blood Prince” last night. (Too many photos to file, too many blog posts to write…) For those that just can’t sit still through a book, though, seems like they’re a solid entry into a cultural phenom.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:32:27 +0000

I was at a Hot Topic last night and overheard the two clerks talking about the movie. One of them had admitted to not having read any of the books, and only watched the movies. I chided him and told him he needed to get all the books, sit down, and read them. There are a lot of things in the books that were left out of the movies, some that were minor and didn’t really affect the story when left out, and others that were cruicial to the story. For example, in the fifth book (”Order of the Phoenix”) Harry and his friends encounter all sorts of obstacles before getting to the room with all the prophecies, and Harry retrieves the prophecy. It also left out some of the cruelty that Umbridge inflicted upon the students, especially Harry, like when she injured Hedwig’s wing. I forget what she did in the book, but I remember one time yelling “you *****!” at the book. When a book can get a reaction like that from the reader, you know it’s good.

I hope too much wasn’t left out in this movie. I really couldn’t see anything that could be left out, but some things could have been changed around a bit.