Going to see it at midnight… I can't wait for this one!

Did it stay true to the 6th book? I began reading the series after the second movie and saw the third movie after I read the book. I thought it was horrible, but eventually got used to it. I would give GoF a 4 and OoTP a 3, but PoA was better after subsequent viewings and I give it a 7/10. My favorite movies of the franchise are still the first two which I would give an 8 and 9 respectively because they stayed the most faithful to the books.

I think I'll catch this one Wed. matinee.

Wow while I was reading it was saying it's gonna be a A- or at least a B+. Really surprised by the rating not because o the movie simply because of your comment and how you describe it.

Can't wait to see this on thursday. Hope its not dissapointing like Order of the Phoenix

I have been anxiously awaiting this film for so long and this review only reassures my thoughts that Yates is definitely the man for the Harry Potter franchise!
I personally am interested in seeing the character of Fenrir Greyback! he was introduced in the novel. He is somewhat more prominent in the Deathly Hallows, but his character was extremely enjoyable to me!

Hope it's as good as their sayin it's suppose to be. I have been waiting forever to see it. They said there was suppose to be a sequal to it because there was too much, they couldn't fit it all into one filming,,,,,,,,,

I retract my last statement. they left out so much in this movie it was pathetic! hilarious yes, but some of the BEST parts were left out

The new Harry Potter movie lost it's magic. It ran more like an action fashion show with Draco dressed as Men in Black. The director changed every charming detail, scenery, the castle, clothes, etc so the movie lost its attention to detail and connection to the other movies. The director should be shot or rename the movie Yates' Half Blood Movie.

Perhaps it's my biased nature towards David Yates, but I thought it wasn't all that flash. It didn't even remotely resemble the HBP book. As a stand-alone movie, it was good, but to all those who had read the books, it was a huge let-down. I personally didn't like the comedy added to the first half of the movie.

There were still some great aspects of the movie, but the cons outweigh the pros.

I'm just praying that DH won't be such a disappointment.

Extremely disappointed! HUGE important, very important scenes missed out i.e. flashbacks and the big fight at the end. What's with that???? And pointless scenes that don't even exist in the book (as well as don't even add to the plot) where put in!

Poor adaptation came across as a sickly romance/comedy rather than a suspense thriller. The only thing that saved this film is the acting.

Can't believe they delayed the release by 9 months for this very poor HP film, even the 3rd was only slightly better than this and that's saying something!

Personally, I thought it was horrible. It was nothing like the book and I don't think there is a way for the seventh one to be saved. So many important elements have been left out throughout the series, none so much as in this movie.
By far the worst adaptation.

Brad I have to say your review was RIGHT on the mark for me — it wasn't the most engaging movie of all of them, and I think the director new that, so he took the opportunity for character and story development, which is definitely what is needed for the upcoming finale

I have to say though for those that are upset about them cutting out parts of the book –where have you been for the last 5 Potter films? None of them have followed the books to a tee, so I think by movie 6, we know we can expect an edited and re interpreted movie of the book. To be honest, its extremely hopeful to think that any book turned movie, never mind the complex story of Harry Potter, to actually include every single aspect of the book. But i actually thought that this movie followed book 6 more so than the other movies have for their own corresponding book, even if they couldn't include absolutely everything — but that's just my opinion! :D

One thing i am disappointed in though: How bloody long we will have to wait for the next one!

I think everyone complaining about how much was left down needs to settle down… yes, they did leave out lots of great scenes, but the fact that it wasn't so dependent on the book made it feel more audacious, so I think it worked to it's advantage, if you're looking from a cinematic standpoint.

I am seriously annoyed , it was horrible ! Like where was Dumbledore's funeral ? they completly left out the first memory (the gaunts house) ! Ginny and Harry's first kiss ? Soooooooo wrong. The battle at the end ?! Gone ! And where on earth did the cornfield thing with bellatrix and greyback come from ?! The start with the ministers ?GONE ! Ugh it was just awful , i really did not rate this film in the slightest . . Im so dissapointed , really and truely the only scene i thought was very well done was the scene in which they retrieved the locket form the cave . . but the significance of the cave to voldemort ( were he brought his fellows during his days at the orphanage) was completey disregarded , Ugh i could write for days about this film , Im highly dissapointed.

You'll probably then be very upset with the remaining films then (and you've probably been disappointed with the last 5 movies as well) , as I can guarantee they will not follow the books exactly as well, as is with the tradition of filmmakers bringing books to life

I am a huge Harry Potter fan, having read all the books at least four times each, and the last 3 at least 6 times. I have also seen all the other movies, and I have to say that overall this was the worst in the series. Although I felt it was an alright movie (if it had been a single release), as part of a saga and as one of the main books I might add, it left EVERYTHING to be desired.

I understand that when making a film based on a book things have to be cut. However, I feel that the director made all the wrong cuts. Many of the key plot points, such as the explanation of Hufflepuff's cup and Ravenclaw's diadem as Hocruxes, the climatic end battle, the Ginny/Harry and Bill/Fleur relationships, were all cut or severely minimized. And in favour of what? Pointless scenes such as that at the Weasley house and Bellatrix mutilating the Great Hall, which did nothing for the plot but create lulls, and weren't even in the books?

I would also like to pass this piece of advice on to the production team and anyone planning on seeing this movie: the ending was a huge let down! Although it somewhat stuck to the storyline of the book, I felt it was very anti-climatic apart from the confrontation between the characters of Harry and Snape, which was exactly as imagined. At least if the battle had to be cut, Dumbledore's funeral should have been included as closure to the movie. Another point I previously failed to make on plot points was the cutting of Harry's building fascination with the Half Blood Prince and obsession with Malfoy's suspected illicit activities. In reference to Malfoy, I also think that too much was blatantly revealed about his activities in the Room of Requirement. This is, in my opinion, a half-hearted attempt to sew together the scattered plot that was created as a result of bad screenwriting.

Despite all this, I feel that the actors played their parts extremely admirably, and was again amazed at the way the young actors portray to great success the maturing of their characters. I would have liked to see more of Ron in this movie and less of Lavender- by the end of the movie I was under the impression that she had more lines than he did. I would also like to have seen both more and less of Ginny; I enjoyed her immensely as a character, however I felt that the scenes she was in were not conducive in forwarding her relationship with Harry, and should have been kept much closer to those in the book. I also felt that the character of Dumbledore strayed too far from his previous portrayal; however this had nothing to do with actor Michael Gambon. In this movie, the character related more to the aging and eccentric Dumbledore that Rowling wrote of in the earlier novels. However, it was not at all reminiscent of the wise and omniscient Dumbledore we have always seen and come to expect in the movies.

It had been said that J.K. Rowling’s revealing the Headmaster as homo-sexual would have no effect on the way the character was portrayed on screen. However, this was apparently an untrue statement, as anyone who has seen the previous movies will agree that the character of Dumbledore underwent a drastic change between the 5th and 6th movies. I also feel that if this was the reason for the change in character, the screenwriters did a horrible job at construing the beloved character as gay, and seemingly have no sense at all of the way that homosexuals act: normal!

The last statement I will make is: SINCE WHEN DID HARRY POTTER BECOME A COMEDY?

@Anonymous: I agree with the last writer because I too have read and re-read the books many times. I've read HBP at least 4 and remembered when it first came out. I couldn't wait to get my hands on it and I devoured the book in one sitting overnight.

This movie is a horrible depiction of the book as well as a very anti-climactic movie. Yates and Kloves made too many cuts as to the nature of the plot and added pointless scenes as described above. I was deeply disappointed and don't expect much for the final installments of the series, which I have read at least 6 times.

On another note, I do not believe that Dumbledore is gay. There is no such notion in the books about his fascination with the opposite sex and only describes his relationship with Grindelwald as one of mutual appreciation of knowledge, power, and skill. I don't think a character has to either be straight, gay, or bisexual or whatever sexual. Dumbledore simply loved knowledge, the acquisition and search of it. He fell in love with his powers and intelligence at a very young age. J.K. Rowling probably described him as a gay character because she fell into that trap to label or pigeonhole someone one way or the other. Further evidence of Dumbledore's neutrality to sexuality is his lifelong virginity and lack of pursuits. He never pursued another relationship (as mentioned by J.K. Rowling), and is thus not gay.

But all things aside, this movie was terrible to any Potter fan and made me almost want to cry to how badly Hollywood can mangle great stories for their own profit.

Horrible movie . I have never read any of the HP books but I have seen all the HP movies . I liked the first 5 movies even though I hadn't read the first 5 books , but I hated this 6 th movie . I haven't read the 6 th book either so I can't say if this half-blood movie followed the book or not .

As mentioned before this movie is more about character development & is more like a setting up for the final movie .

It felt like a cheesy comedy movie & even the romantic scenes were handled poorly . The deadth of Dumbledore was just a matter of fact & even the whole who is the half-blood prince suspense wasn't created properly & not much relevance was given to it.

BTW did you know the are going to spilt the 7 th book ( deadthly hallows ) in to 2 movies & they are going to call them part 1 & part 2 . Great one book but 2 movies , how greedy can hollywood get ? They just want to make more money by splitting the final book into 2 movies.

The movie harry potter was excellent but the thing i didnt like that death od prof. dumbuldor… He was the one very close to harry. he was the breath of hogwarts. he should come back. pls…guys should agree with me

HP6 = Star Trek 5.

This movie stank of budget cuts and poor judgment. Build up to a let down. Slow for the first 3/4 of the movie. The big kiss after the match, the big battle, Fleur…ughhh…what a WASTE of a great opportunity, Yates.

Worst movie yet.

Incredibly sloooooooooooow, unecessary dialogue and to top it off, the ending was a severe anticlimax.
It just felt like there wasn't enough action, as everyone's already noted, the omission of the anticipated North Tower battle.
Too much time wasted on fucking love potions! Arrrgghhh :'(
Seemed like that damned Lavender Brown had more scenes than any of the other characters! Not that it wasn't a worthy performance… but value time that could've been used elsewhere wasted!

I left the cinema feeling very disappointed, more so than after viewing any of it's predecessors.

Oh dear lord, please let the final installments be better.
*sob*

On a high note, how awesome was Emma Watson in this film?
Her yoyo-bouncing eyebrows have calmed down from the previous installments and she played the part extremely well. Top job Miss :)

@Kassey Colton: I have to agree. I will probably become a fan as I am of all the other movies after seeing them more than once. But, having just seen this movie, my first reaction is "where did that come from?" I hate when they add items to the movie (that add nothing to the plot) while deleting important details from the book. This movie seemed to not have a good flow. When details are deleted it is hard to understand what is going on. My husband has not read the books and said the movie dragged. Why put the bridge scene in if there is not going to be any explanation as to the affect on the muggles from Voldemort? Where did the scene with Belatrix and Greyback burning the Burrow come from and it just seemed to be stuck in the movie with no explanation and no conclusion. Deleting the fight between the death eaters and the Order in Hogwarts left the ending flat. Not having Harry pinned to the wall immobile and invisible seemed to make him clueless. I also don't like them being in plain clothes all the time. Where are the robes from school? That makes it a bit more magical. Must say I absolutely LOVED Weesley's shop. It was better than my imagination. Well done on that. For the most part, I felt the scenes jumped from one to the other without a consistent flow. Too much was left out that explained what was happening. And again, hate things being added that weren't in the book. The book offers so much that additions are not necessary.

Absolutely dissapointing. The movie left out so much and I'm sure there will be TREMENDOUS plot holes in the 7th even if they introduce some crazy way of talking about the history of the Horcruxes, etc. What about Voldemort's mother and all the other important memories? They really took the bite of the novel. Even the HBP isn't the most exciting in the series, it is crucial to the final installment and it feels like the producers don't care about the true fans and will toss anything out because they know we'll all see it. It was by far the worst film of the series, however, I won't condemn the film entirely. Superb acting, and Alan Cumming performance was exemplar. I can't think of Snape without that drawling voice of his! Anyway, fellow fans, let's hope they save the 2 halves of the 7th film, because otherwise they will have taken the heart and soul out of Harry Potter.

@Vicky: I totally agree, Vicky. U are spot on with that, and they added in stuff that was horribly unnecessary.

@Anonymous' Friend:

I agree with both above writers. I have read all the HP books, this last film was an insult! To people who read the books it was a huge disappointment! I must say that they should fire this Yates guy. At least the first 4 movies stayed almost true to the book. Please fans can't we do something – write to someone to ensure that the 7th film stay true.

Listen I don't care if the movie was 5hrs long given the excitement in this book fans would have been totally pleased and excited. I believe they should do a remake of this film and give fans what they want.

I've read all of the books and have seen all of the movies.
This particular movie was hands-down the worst adaptation of the bunch.
It was frightfully boring, drab, slow, and anti-climactic.
Possibly the worst movie I have seen since I walked out of "Freddie got Fingered".

I think it's very sad that they completely re-wrote and trashed the plot. The plot of the movie has nothing to do with the plot of the book, most of the characters don't even act the same as they do in the books.. they add in pointless stupid things that aren't even in the books and take out all the extremely important turning points in the original plot.

It's an insult to people who have read the books, and to people who will now never read the books because the movies represent them so badly.

I thought it sucked how they left Tom Bombadil out of the LOTR movie… but now in hindsight, at least they kept the plot roughly the same as the book!!!!!

Just to be clear, I like the actors, I'm just very disappointed with the screen-writers. What are they THINKING??!

I've watched the movie eight times trying to make sense of it, it grows on you. Lavender and Ron are the most irritating characters I bypass their scenes now. Ginny also is so morbid there is no colour in her character. I think Cormac was hillarious. Hermione, Harry, Draco and Snape are brilliant as always but Yates desperately needs to GO!

I'm just wondering what the hell they're going to do when it comes time for David Yates and His Re-written Version of the Deathly Hallows, since Harry doesn't seem to have any idea what he's looking for, or how many Horcruxes there are The details are foggy about the movies, but I think I remember Dumbledore actually being SURPRISED at the fact that Voldemort had Horcruxes. Never mind the several chapters they skipped over or the details they left out, these are BASIC AND ESSENTIAL PLOT ELEMENTS.

I've gone to the midnight premiere of all the movies. The next two, sadly, I think I might break tradition for. The films have just gotten disappointing on a level I would never have imagined.

@Fatima: I've probably watched each of the movies 10-15 times, the first maybe even more. But this is one movie I'm definately NOT going to watch again. I hardly bared to sit and watch it, I even had to take breaks in between where I watched some other movies because this one got too boring for me.

I've liked the 5 other movies, but this one is just too boring, it doesn't even make me want to watch what they publish about the 7th book.