tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post8133332453846589717..comments2024-03-08T13:21:43.158-05:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: HP and Half-Blood Prince Review (spoilers)Steve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-31783198895810672852009-07-25T21:23:24.503-04:002009-07-25T21:23:24.503-04:00Yes, we knew Draco was trying to kill Dumbledore, ...Yes, we knew Draco was trying to kill Dumbledore, but not how. In the movie, we see it from start to finish, which was fine. <br /><br />Making the 7th book into two movies definitely gives them some room to make up for earlier stuff.Steve Saidemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-53234446168965133752009-07-25T20:16:53.432-04:002009-07-25T20:16:53.432-04:00I think the loss of the Fleur and Bill romance -- ...I think the loss of the Fleur and Bill romance -- and related romance stuff between our favorite werewolf and his punk shapechanger -- was what I miss most, but I understand why they cut all of it. Some form of it is probably going to be moved to the first Book 7 movie. Because they cut the Bill plotline, that cut Greybeard's attack on him, and so instead of a pitched battle with the Deatheaters at Hogwarts, they just stroll in, and then leave. So I think that's why they had the whole sequence at the Burrows. They needed a Deatheater fight, so they made one instead of the one at the end of the book. <br /><br />In the book, that Draco's task is to kill Dumbeldore is very clear from the beginning and certainly by the time he curses Katy. The Unbreakable Vow scene is in Chapter Two of the book, so I don't see why you think that's a change, sweetie. <br /><br />The younger Voldermort is Fiennes' nephew and I thought he was pretty good. The Spiderman moment with Ginny will probably be in Movie 7A. They do have some foreshadowing about the other horocruxes in the film. <br /><br />Overall, I really liked it, even if my kissing scene got changed. They really did have to change it, and the new version was cute. I think this may be my second favorite Potter movie, actually.KathySnoreply@blogger.com