After successfully sitting through this movie twice [YES, twice.] I have prepared a well thought review from a true Potterite. So, lets the truth reveal itself.
Alright, where should I even begin? Lets start by saying things that were good about it.
For starters, the graphics and costumes were well put together as for the set, I do not see the point in changing the set every movie. Not drastically, but nonetheless it has been changed in one way or another. As well as props...well they were changed a bit too but still blended in just the same.
The movie was great for someone who had not read the book, but for me it lacked a lot of things. This is the part where I start complaining like a three year old, if you don't want to hear it-- or in this case read it, push the back button.
The beginning of the movie was WAY different to the book. In the book we see young Harry looking over a letter Dumbledore had sent saying that he was coming for Harry at the Dursley's home. In the movie we see Harry at a cafe in the subway station, flirting with the cute waitress when Dumbledore appears across the way beckoning Harry to come and join him.
Throw the next scene or so everything follows suit with the book, Mr.Yates even threw is a few jokes that even got me to chuckle a bit. Later on, I noticed another minor detail that had been changed; the layout of The Burrow [or the Weasley home] was changed and appeared to bee taller and had more of a lean to the structure. [Which contributed to the way it had been originally intended to look]
After the journey to Hogwarts everything seemed great, funny jokes, great costumes, and everything followed the book[which wasn't a big deal to me I just like pointing things out xD].
The newest addition to the Hogwarts staff, Horace Slughorn, was as great as he was in the book. Ron was of course...well Ron. Hermione was a bit more 'I love Ron and dangit I want him to notice me.' Harry was like, 'Man, I am the chosen one..wow, Ginny is hot.' so nothings really changed. [Lol]
So, the movie floats along yadayadayada and Harry gets that old ratty potions book that belonged to The Half-Blood Prince , yadayadayada and Ron makes Keeper for the Gryffindor Quidditch team and is being stalked by Lavendar Brown. [Lol stupid blonde]
Skipping to Christmas now and Lupin is having a yelling fit with Harry over what he heard Snape and Draco talking about [Yet, Lupin failed to tell Harry that Finir Greyback was the werewolve that bit him like he did in the book, which in the long run will cause confussion] and then Lupin storms off. After talking to Mr.Weasley Harry begins to go inside when Deatheaters appear out of the sky[this entire scene wasn't in the book] and of course Bellatrix starts bragging about how she killed Sirus Black so Harry goes chasing after her, and like a moron Ginny goes following after. Lupin, Tonks, and Aruther run after the three and show up just in time to help Ginny and Harry fight off some Deatheaters who in revenge set fire to the Weasley's home.
The rest of the movie follows suit with the book so skipping about 45 minutes later to when Dumbledore and Harry are off to find a horcrux. It was put together great and I thought that this scene was the best out of the movie because it was exactually like I had imagined in the book. So the rest of the scenes were great intill it came time for Draco to kill Dumbledore, that scene equaled EPIC FAIL.
Snape ends up going through with the deed and Alan Rickman has NO emotion what so ever with killing him; funny to watch. So, Hermione tells Harry that her and Ron would like to accompany him on his search for the remaining five horcurxes and then credits. No funeral for Dumbledore, though like I said it is rumored that it will be the first scene of the first part of the Deathly Hollows which is to be released in November of 2010.
Overall, I'd give the movie three and a half stars out of five. The story was good for one who didn't hope to see certain things from the book that weren't included yet it lacked a few things that I felt needed to be there. But go see it if you want to see a good action movie. C:
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