Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

They cut out the best part of the whole book. Left out scrimgeour,burned the burrow for no apparent reason. And completely removed hedwig the dursleys the remians of the da. but im being overly critical. I give this movie a 7 for being the funniest harry potter movie to date.(LOL'ed when hermione struck harry for calling himself the chosen one)

It was an excellent movie, yes. Beautifully shot by Bruno Delbonnel, it's probably also the best looking of the films. The visual effects were seamless, and the cinematography was brilliant. The actors, after 6 films, have of course grown comfortable in their roles. Kudos to HP noob Broadbent, who I think nailed Slughorn completely. And Helena Bonham Carter is wonderfully demented as Lestrange, she steals every small scene she's in. Also, I really believed Hermione & Ron's relationship, and the Lavender Brown bit was hilarious.
Michael Gambon FINALLY gets Dumbledore here, I completely agree.

However, this was not without it's problems. Namely the general lack of excitement. The whole movie pretty much felt like set-up for the next two. They cut out the most exciting parts, and even the "climax" was dull and disappointing.

They also included scenes that didn't really seem necessary. For example, the spider's funeral just seemed to drag (though Harry & the pinchers was kinda funny). And the attack on the Burrow, while admittedly well done and exhilarating, just seemed pointless.

Also, I didn't believe Harry & Ginny's relationship one bit. Sorry.

But I love Luna Lovegood <3.

They cut out the best part of the whole book. Left out scrimgeour,burned the burrow for no apparent reason. And completely removed hedwig the dursleys the remians of the da. but im being overly critical. I give this movie a 7 for being the funniest harry potter movie to date.(LOL'ed when hermione struck harry for calling himself the chosen one)

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I don't think they should have brought in scrimgeour, he plays almost no role in the 6th film and is just a pest. Burning the Burrow was done because they need to show a certain Funeral for the next film, and they can't show a certain battle twice. Remember, it is how the 7th book and 8th movie will end. Instead, they attempted to give us something fresh to see that showed Bellatrix and Fenfir. I do agree that it was too long though, would have been nice to explain who Fenfir was, or what Snape was, or even to show another memory.

Hedwig was shown quickly in the Burrow and Hedwig doesn't really play much part of the movie anyway. The dursleys are getting pretty repetitive, so I'm glad they weren't in this film, although I do hope they are in the next one.

I agree that this was the funniest Harry Potter movie yet.

It was an excellent movie, yes. Beautifully shot by Bruno Delbonnel, it's probably also the best looking of the films. The visual effects were seamless, and the cinematography was brilliant. The actors, after 6 films, have of course grown comfortable in their roles. Kudos to HP noob Broadbent, who I think nailed Slughorn completely. And Helena Bonham Carter is wonderfully demented as Lestrange, she steals every small scene she's in. Also, I really believed Hermione & Ron's relationship, and the Lavender Brown bit was hilarious.
Michael Gambon FINALLY gets Dumbledore here, I completely agree.

However, this was not without it's problems. Namely the general lack of excitement. The whole movie pretty much felt like set-up for the next two. They cut out the most exciting parts, and even the "climax" was dull and disappointing.

They also included scenes that didn't really seem necessary. For example, the spider's funeral just seemed to drag (though Harry & the pinchers was kinda funny). And the attack on the Burrow, while admittedly well done and exhilarating, just seemed pointless.

Also, I didn't believe Harry & Ginny's relationship one bit. Sorry.

But I love Luna Lovegood <3.

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I agree that there wasn't as much excitement as some of the older Harry Potter movies, but I think they made up for it with a few scenes (Sectemsempra, Burrow, Cave) and the inclusion of Romance and Comedy. I agree that the final scene was boring, I would have liked to see the students and teachers raising their wands to be the last scene.

I thought the funeral scene did drag a bit, although in the hut was excellent. Daniel's improvisation of "Pinchers... click click click click" was brilliant though.

I agree about Harry and Ginny's relationship to an extent. I think Bonnie has been doing a much better job, although I think Daniel just plays the part of a confused guy looking for love much better than Ginny. At many moments, she makes it seems awkward. Although, the Shoelaces seen was one of the best innuedos I have seen in a Harry Potter film.

I agree, Luna was great, her hat was amazing.

saw this yesterday and was a little bit dissapointed tbh

though i didnt remember all of the book, they definitely cut alot of important stuff, which was a shame

narwhal said:

However, this was not without it's problems. Namely the general lack of excitement. The whole movie pretty much felt like set-up for the next two. They cut out the most exciting parts, and even the "climax" was dull and disappointing.

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this is very true, the end was pretty uninteresting even with dumbledores death, and the final scene made 2 out of 4 of the people i saw this with say "is that it" (granted they hadnt read the book)

i have alot more to say about this film but i think alot of it has been said already and i cant be bothered to articulate my thoughts, but i will say that the next one should be alot better and im looking forward to it

Honestly, i felt that:
-Other than a few plot important scenes (Case In Point: Dumbledore casting that epic-level Spell in the cave. However, it begs the question:"WAIT, weren't you being tormented by your memories just a minute ago!?"), the movie was a huge bore.
-The only part which i loved Daniel's presence in, was the whole segment where he was under the influence of the Felix Felicius Potion.

Other than that, i prefer the book much better.
Dumbledore's Death was SUPPOSED to be emotionally charged, but i just felt...cheated.I felt totally violated.
They didn't do it well enough, i didn't feel that sadness, ya know?
When a good movie portrays the death of an important character, it's supposed to make you cry, but it didn't even provoke my tears to come out. Hell, i think all that i felt was Narm, i honestly wanted to laugh.


Bad one, there.
Other than that, i loved the little touches they added.
The whole Lupin-Tonks Romance was cut, yes, but the casting was near-perfect.
Helena Bonham Carter's portrayal of Bellatrix was just, perfect.
And that extra scene with the Burrow's burning!?
WTF.

Another major gripe was the exclusion of Kreacher. I was all....WHAT!? WHERE IS HE!?
Other than that...

3.5 outta 5 as a movie,
2.5 outta 5 as a book-to-movie adaptation.
Adaptation Decay. A little too much.

Haven't seen the movie yet. Someone please tell me you haven't, either, so I know i'm not alone.

How long is the movie?

And yeah, I'm a diehard Harry Potter fan, but I was out of town the day it came out :( But from what I heard here it is excellent, and so I think I'll go see it today. Good review, KD24!

The movie is about 2 and a half hours.

Yes, they left out quite a bit. Fuck I waiting for the White Tomb scene, and Marvolo's memory is pretty significant, too. I was hoping for a better ending too. The three just talking in the tower was a let down. The revealing of the half blood prince wasn't significant enough I felt. I mean, sure, Snape is the half blood prince, but why he was called that, the connection to Harry and Voldy, there was none of that!

Otherwise, I loved it, probably second best in the films (it's no where near my favorite book). Half the movie everyone was drunk or tripping out on drugs. Ron spent half the movie drooling over some girl and laughing to himself in the halls like a stoner. Harry was awesome when under the effects of Felix Felicis. Hagrid and Slughorn got drunk! Hermione got drunk! The movie was actually very funny.

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The movie is about 2 and a half hours.

Yes, they left out quite a bit. Fuck I waiting for the White Tomb scene, and Marvolo's memory is pretty significant, too. I was hoping for a better ending too. The three just talking in the tower was a let down. The revealing of the half blood prince wasn't significant enough I felt. I mean, sure, Snape is the half blood prince, but why he was called that, the connection to Harry and Voldy, there was none of that!

Otherwise, I loved it, probably second best in the films (it's no where near my favorite book). Half the movie everyone was drunk or tripping out on drugs. Ron spent half the movie drooling over some girl and laughing to himself in the halls like a stoner. Harry was awesome when under the effects of Felix Felicis. Hagrid and Slughorn got drunk! Hermione got drunk! The movie was actually very funny.

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Snapes a what? i couldn't resist highlighting it :( Of course i did only read the last book so i did spoil the whole story already. And if that wasnt enough, i looked up what a horcrux was on this wikipedia and it said right in my face about harry and the horcrux.....sigh =.=

dont read beyond the first sentence if youve never read the book

im gonna have to disagree with the general sentiments of this thread and say that this film was possibly the worst one yet...everything was really forced and the "foreshadowing" was absolutely sickening. In the book during the "climax scene" I was completely shocked and completely sad. During the movie it was pretty much EXPECTED based on how much fucking foreshadowing they had and it wasnt emotionally driven at all. FFS dumbledore didnt even put harry under the binding curse harry just stood there like a retard and did nothing.

the romance was pretty dreadful, but im not even going to go there. i dont want to sit through a film where i want to punch lavender brown in the face, I want to see some magic.

i thought there was gonna be some big epic showdown when the death eaters invaded hogwarts with ginny and neville and shit casting spells all through the halls, the book really made it out to be anarchy...

and why are a bunch of WIZARDS who can do unimaginable shit all standing around watching a house burn down? cant you fucking lift your wand and put out the fire? Snape healed fucking bloodwounds on malfoy, youd think maybe someone could put out a fire!

overall they wasted wayy too much time on useless shit (the spider funeral, running through wheat, lavender brown, etc etc) and really just missed the boat on any emotional feel at all. The books get darker and darker as it gets to the end, so why the fuck was the sixth book, arguably the darkest/most potential for epic scenes turned into almost a romcom with almost no concern for character development. This was the most lighthearted movie yet...

leaving the theatre i was not: exhilerated, sad, excited, longing for more, hardly even entertained. all i got were a few lighthearted jokes and enough awkward sexual innuendo to last a lifetime. 2.5 hours wasted.

PS: where the fuck is harrys invisibility cloak. i demand a refund.

I agree with those sentiments, Jackal. This really could be the worst so far.

I liked the action (for what was there >_>), but the ending was really abrupt, and not really anything like the book. I found it quite humorous at points though.

I thought the movie was fine. Then again, the sixth was the weakest book aside from the first two imo and the only important thing I can remember was the ending - much like this movie. They went waaaay overboard with the romance stuff although much of it was actually pretty funny. Ugh. Movie 7 Part 1 is going to be sickening though. It's basically them camping + really bad drama. Part 2 should be amazing.

I was sorely disappointed by the lack of a fight in the castle though.

I enjoyed this movie to an extent. I read the book when it came out and then one more time right before the last book came out, but I am really shady on the details so some of this might be a bit misinformed but, whatever.

Anyways, my impression from the book was a group of teenagers going through awkward relationships while being caught in the middle of an increasingly violent war. The movie piled up on the awkward relationships to moderate success. I mean, it was occasionally fun and enjoyable, but a lot of it really was not needed. So yes, eventually, I thought the movie was dragging on. The worst part is, is this book is probably the least active of all of them. This is to be expected. What kept the book interesting was the subtleties and the complexity of what was happening, mostly hinging on "who is this half-blood prince man?" (this was unfortunately very downplayed). The romance would have been more effective as a side-feature rather than the spotlight.

Now, by the time we get to Hagrid's hut I am waiting for this movie to cut to the cave scene. Now, as impressive as it was to see Harry and Dumbledore standing on the rock with all the waves like that, I was under the impression that Riddle was familiar with this cave as a child. I fail to see how he got in there. Also, why didn't Harry just fill up the clam shell directly with water as opposed to trying to scoop it out from the rock? Either way, I liked the cave scene. The creatures in the lake were rather frightening. This scene was probably the highlight of the film, but, I have myself thinking "okay, now we get to see the big fight scene".

Well, we didn't. Where was it? After they made the gigantofuck deal about the fight scene in the fifth movie, where is it here? I was looking forward to seeing some of the rather elderly cast try to duel. Speaking of the cast, I thought we had a pretty nice one this time. I think Dumbledore was at his best yet, and Harry and Draco were very believable. This might just be me (I saw it at a midnight release and sat in the second to front row because I got there fifteen minutes before it started :\), but were some of the older acters padded? I mean, Dumbledore seemed so...bloated.

Thinking about it, this really must be the hardest book to turn into a movie. While the other books were considerabley shorter, they also had a lot more easily-presentable action woven throughout. The best we really get in this one is the mystery of "who wrote this book?" which, when thinking about it, is really kind of lackluster. But then, they should have been happy to beef up the fight scene, or the extreme drama at the end, but, they didn't. And so really the film was kind of dissapointing.

I liked the film for the most part, although I got a little bit upset closer to the end.

The whole Harry-Ginny romance was completely fail. I mean, I liked the way their relationship was handled, but the kiss seemed a bit forced. Dean just disappeared - there was no mention of the break-up. I would have liked it if they had done the whole Quidditch kiss thing like in the book, which would have only been an extra five minutes or so. And their break-up didn't happen. I can imagine that will be handled at the wedding in Book 7, however.

The whole hiding-the-book thing was really, really retarded. I mean, they didn't even show the diadem that plays a role later in Book 7. I can only imagine that they'll have Ginny lead the Trio to that, there's no other viable explanation.

One of my other complaints is how they didn't mention the other Horcruxes, which I'm unsure of how they'll handle in Book 7.

The lack of a fight was a real let-down. Why do you need the Death Eaters, then?

I was annoyed by the pathetic ending. Not even a funeral. Hopefully, they'll have one in Book 7.

Jackal said:

dont read beyond the first sentence if youve never read the book

im gonna have to disagree with the general sentiments of this thread and say that this film was possibly the worst one yet...everything was really forced and the "foreshadowing" was absolutely sickening. In the book during the "climax scene" I was completely shocked and completely sad. During the movie it was pretty much EXPECTED based on how much fucking foreshadowing they had and it wasnt emotionally driven at all. FFS dumbledore didnt even put harry under the binding curse harry just stood there like a retard and did nothing.

the romance was pretty dreadful, but im not even going to go there. i dont want to sit through a film where i want to punch lavender brown in the face, I want to see some magic.

i thought there was gonna be some big epic showdown when the death eaters invaded hogwarts with ginny and neville and shit casting spells all through the halls, the book really made it out to be anarchy...

and why are a bunch of WIZARDS who can do unimaginable shit all standing around watching a house burn down? cant you fucking lift your wand and put out the fire? Snape healed fucking bloodwounds on malfoy, youd think maybe someone could put out a fire!

overall they wasted wayy too much time on useless shit (the spider funeral, running through wheat, lavender brown, etc etc) and really just missed the boat on any emotional feel at all. The books get darker and darker as it gets to the end, so why the fuck was the sixth book, arguably the darkest/most potential for epic scenes turned into almost a romcom with almost no concern for character development. This was the most lighthearted movie yet...

leaving the theatre i was not: exhilerated, sad, excited, longing for more, hardly even entertained. all i got were a few lighthearted jokes and enough awkward sexual innuendo to last a lifetime. 2.5 hours wasted.

PS: where the fuck is harrys invisibility cloak. i demand a refund.

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totally agree 100%

the movie was just ok. it's always cool, at least for me, to see these books brought to life on the big screen just because it seems more "real" but there was a ton of stuff left out and random, unneeded things thrown in. i went and saw this thing at midnight on tuesday/wednesday and was not really glad that i crammed into the front row to do it. definitely could have waited a few weeks for this one..

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and why are a bunch of WIZARDS who can do unimaginable shit all standing around watching a house burn down? cant you fucking lift your wand and put out the fire? Snape healed fucking bloodwounds on malfoy, youd think maybe someone could put out a fire!

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Fiendfire.



And I'd have liked this movie a LOT more if they had the fight in Hogwarts. The Death Eaters went there just to... kill Dumbledore if Draco/Snape didn't. Great. At least Carter once more was wonderful as Lestrange <3 It's going to be fun watching her torturing Hermione on Hallows.

I've never actually read the book so I can't comment on that, but the movie was imo the worst yet. I don't want to sound biased because I did enjoy it, but compared to the others it was, hands-down, the worst. They turned it from spell slinging, semi-action film to a dainty, romance flick. I would've liked to see more action and more on the "Half-blood prince" himself. They kind of gave it away and moved on. I expected more imformation on the title just like all the others. The humor was present which is always good, but the ending killed me. The movie just kind of ended after the climax of the entire movie. It was a twist and I didn't expect it to happen so fast. The journey began, ended, climax, over.

Overall: 7/10 Only because it's Harry Potter ^^

I agree with some of the above posts. The movie, to me, was a huge let down. Initially I did not actually want to watch the movie at all, but I was convinced with a free ticket (I had never really been a fan of the movies, I kinda find movies based on books dissapoiting). Not to mention I read the books as they came out as a child.

So I sat in the theater, and sat, and sat, and sat, waiting for some action. It felt like the movie was more about Lavander and Ron than anything else. It was so frustrating watching the first hour pass, and then the second, and still nothing that blew me out of the water (except that incredible Dumbledore fire scene). And when I thought to myself, finally the death eaters are in the castle, time for some badassery. Sadly it never came. Dumbledores death was one of the most anticlimatic things ever. Beatrix broke a few cups and windows and burnt a hut, all this while Harry gets his ass handed to him by Snape in one of the most uninteresting fights in the series. Not to mention the unimportance the movie placed on the half blood prince.

I just felt that if the director thought wasting three minutes on lavander breathing on a window and drawing a heart was ok, but adding three more minutes of death eater ownage was too much, then he should reconsider his stand on Harry Potter.

I was not very impressed, too long not enough content.

the biggest impression i got from this movie is that i now know that i love luna lovegood. i'm loony for luna.



<3

that's about it...i hadn't read the book in a long time and thus didn't realize that a huge fight scene was missing, but my dad (who hasn't read the books) commented that he was disappointed that there was no real action in this movie. seems he's not the only one.

Jackal said:

dont read beyond the first sentence if youve never read the book

im gonna have to disagree with the general sentiments of this thread and say that this film was possibly the worst one yet...everything was really forced and the "foreshadowing" was absolutely sickening. In the book during the "climax scene" I was completely shocked and completely sad. During the movie it was pretty much EXPECTED based on how much fucking foreshadowing they had and it wasnt emotionally driven at all. FFS dumbledore didnt even put harry under the binding curse harry just stood there like a retard and did nothing.

the romance was pretty dreadful, but im not even going to go there. i dont want to sit through a film where i want to punch lavender brown in the face, I want to see some magic.

i thought there was gonna be some big epic showdown when the death eaters invaded hogwarts with ginny and neville and shit casting spells all through the halls, the book really made it out to be anarchy...

and why are a bunch of WIZARDS who can do unimaginable shit all standing around watching a house burn down? cant you fucking lift your wand and put out the fire? Snape healed fucking bloodwounds on malfoy, youd think maybe someone could put out a fire!

overall they wasted wayy too much time on useless shit (the spider funeral, running through wheat, lavender brown, etc etc) and really just missed the boat on any emotional feel at all. The books get darker and darker as it gets to the end, so why the fuck was the sixth book, arguably the darkest/most potential for epic scenes turned into almost a romcom with almost no concern for character development. This was the most lighthearted movie yet...

leaving the theatre i was not: exhilerated, sad, excited, longing for more, hardly even entertained. all i got were a few lighthearted jokes and enough awkward sexual innuendo to last a lifetime. 2.5 hours wasted.

PS: where the fuck is harrys invisibility cloak. i demand a refund.

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A great way to sum it up. Sure some of the jokes were funny and I laughed at some parts but if I remember correctly the sixth book was extremely dark. People are getting tortured/killed by death eaters, random wizards are disappearing, and the public is paranoid, yet the movie didn't seem to show any of this chaos. Instead there were a bunch of lighthearted jokes and too much rommance. Sure the Harry/Ginny ship played a slightly important theme in the sixth book but half the movie seemed to be filled with make out scenes, drama, and innuendo (like where Ginny's head is at Harry's waist while tying his shoe xD).

However not all of the movie was that rommance. The Malfoy/Harry fight wasn't bad and the cave scene was pretty epic. The humor also kept the movie rolling at parts where it would have been completly boring.

Overall I feel that this movie so much potential but just didn't have any of the action or terror in the sixth book. I was looking forward to the castle fight where many of the students and teachers are fighting off the Death Eaters, but all the movie had was the Death Eaters running away like cowards. Fenrir plays a large roll in the sixth book but he is only shown in two very short scenes, and doesn't engage in any fights at all (unless you count scaring Ginny in the wheat). There were quite a few fights in the book but the director cut these scenes so that drama could be put in the movie (Hermione/Ron/Lavender). There was great material in the book, but most of these action packed scenes were removed. All of this romance leaves me with a sick feeling in my stomach since it looks like the movie is going for a Twilight feel to get all of the sobbing teenage fangirls.

On a positive note I do think that Dumbledore's death was done well. It may have not been to climatic for people who knew what was going to happen since they had already read the book but many people new to the series were shocked. (There was even a girl crying in my row lol). But I do feel the movie should have ended with the students/ teachers paying thier tribute to Dumbledore instead of that stupid shit at the end which was obviously put to create anticipation for the next movie (didn't work).

Overall Rating: 7 out of 10. The acting was great and there was a good plot line but the climax was terrible. Needs more action less romance.

freaktron said:

Haven't seen the movie yet. Someone please tell me you haven't, either, so I know i'm not alone.

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I've not yet :D

I want to see that ASAP, I just read a couple of comments, it seems good (didn't like the order of phoenix at all...)
Did they made a lot of cuts? D:

dont read beyond the first sentence if youve never read the book

im gonna have to disagree with the general sentiments of this thread and say that this film was possibly the worst one yet...everything was really forced and the "foreshadowing" was absolutely sickening. In the book during the "climax scene" I was completely shocked and completely sad. During the movie it was pretty much EXPECTED based on how much fucking foreshadowing they had and it wasnt emotionally driven at all. FFS dumbledore didnt even put harry under the binding curse harry just stood there like a retard and did nothing.

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I agree the foreshadowing was pretty bad at times (especially Snape + Dumbledore talking in the tower) and I don't know why they did that. I think that if they show the funeral in the next movie (which I am certain they will because its needed to explain about one of the hallows), it will be a lot more sad, although I agree that they really should have just put it in this film. I don't really have a problem with Harry in the binding curse, unlike the books, the films have never really shown hatred between Snape and Harry, and I think Harry trusted Snape at that point. Plus, things went by much quicker than in the book so I guess he didn't have time to react. Also, how do they explain in the movie that Dumbledore would put a binding curse on Harry? It would prevent him from talking/moving and Dumbledore performed it without speaking (if he spoke, Malfoy would have noticed). It is just easier to make it seem like Harry completely trusted Snape.

the romance was pretty dreadful, but im not even going to go there. i dont want to sit through a film where i want to punch lavender brown in the face, I want to see some magic.

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I agree partially. I would have liked to see Levicorpus and some other relevant spells shown. I thought the romance was actually well done, much more than in the book where we have Lavender and Ron as a normal couple and we only hear about "The beast in Harry's chest roaring at Ginny." But yeah, it should have been cut down a bit.

i thought there was gonna be some big epic showdown when the death eaters invaded hogwarts with ginny and neville and shit casting spells all through the halls, the book really made it out to be anarchy...

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This is how the final movie will end, and it is why they included the attack on the burrow. I personally would like to see another battle but I can see why they didn't exclude it.

and why are a bunch of WIZARDS who can do unimaginable shit all standing around watching a house burn down? cant you fucking lift your wand and put out the fire? Snape healed fucking bloodwounds on malfoy, youd think maybe someone could put out a fire!

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As already explained before, it was Fiendfyre, the most dangerous type of Fire that can not be put out.

overall they wasted wayy too much time on useless shit (the spider funeral, running through wheat, lavender brown, etc etc) and really just missed the boat on any emotional feel at all. The books get darker and darker as it gets to the end, so why the fuck was the sixth book, arguably the darkest/most potential for epic scenes turned into almost a romcom with almost no concern for character development. This was the most lighthearted movie yet...

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I think what the directors and crew thought was that while a true Harry Potter fan would want a really dark movie filled with all of the development, the general audience probably wouldn't get a lot of it and would rather watch a romance-comedy. I don't really have a problem with this, although I do hope in the future, the next time a Harry Potter adaption is made, it is geared towards more serious fans.

I know a lot of people agree with Jackal and I see where he is coming from but I thought this was still a good film. And the movies are never going to really focus on character development. Neville was supposed to become a kickass warrior by now and instead he was serving drinks. If you want all the development, reading the books is where it is at. The movies strive for a more general approach.

I don't know who did the casting, but Luna is spot on. Amazing performance.