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summercomfort) wrote2009-07-21 08:43 am
summercomfort) wrote2009-07-21 08:43 am
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So, saw Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2 nights ago. We got the cheap 9:40pm tickets that were 40rmb instead of 80.
Overall, I liked it. It was a surprisingly lean HP movie. As in, they really trimmed the story down to only its requisite parts, plus a few restrained fan nods here and there.(Is that Blaise being totally hot?) Of course, only having a vague memory of book 6 from 4 years ago helped me to enjoy the movie on its own merits.
The other thing I was impressed by was how far the teenage actors/actresses have advanced in their acting ability. Harry, Draco, and Hermione were able to carry off some really subtle expressions. It made for a better film. And watching the movie reminded me how much of the series was about the awkwardness of growing up.
I'm somewhat appalled by the need to make the next film 2 films, but on the other hand, this might mean we have more awkward camping moments, which I really liked in the "hah hah saving the world ain't so easy, potter!" sort of way.
Of course, all this HP-ness also reminded me of things I *didn't* like -- the failure of Draco to make anything of himself, the rather pointless Half-blood-prince red herring reveal, the utter lack of character development in terms of tonks/lupin (maybe it's cause I never bought into tonks as a 3 dimensional character). And of course, all the Deathly Hallows business, especially the Elder Wand hand-waving.
Overall, I liked it. It was a surprisingly lean HP movie. As in, they really trimmed the story down to only its requisite parts, plus a few restrained fan nods here and there.
The other thing I was impressed by was how far the teenage actors/actresses have advanced in their acting ability. Harry, Draco, and Hermione were able to carry off some really subtle expressions. It made for a better film. And watching the movie reminded me how much of the series was about the awkwardness of growing up.
I'm somewhat appalled by the need to make the next film 2 films, but on the other hand, this might mean we have more awkward camping moments, which I really liked in the "hah hah saving the world ain't so easy, potter!" sort of way.
Of course, all this HP-ness also reminded me of things I *didn't* like -- the failure of Draco to make anything of himself, the rather pointless Half-blood-prince red herring reveal, the utter lack of character development in terms of tonks/lupin (maybe it's cause I never bought into tonks as a 3 dimensional character). And of course, all the Deathly Hallows business, especially the Elder Wand hand-waving.