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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

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As Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes') dark past.

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Director:

David Yates

Writers:

Steve Kloves (screenplay), J.K. Rowling (novel)
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Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Another 8 wins & 35 nominations.

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15 July 2009 | zvette929
6
| Key points missing!
If you love the series like I do you will know that in every movie they have to cut parts of the book out. Most of the time they manage it without compromising the integrity of the film. This time they fall very short of the mark. For those that have not read the book this movie will impress. The effects are top notch and it is a very engrossing film. I understand the need to cut the movie in order to fit it into a realistic time frame. In doing so, it seems as if they cut key parts in order to allow for more comedy. They also cut out a large action scene at the end of the movie. This scene could have been added if not for the adding of a scene in the middle that was not part of the original book. Furthermore, the scene makes no sense because during which they destroy something that is key to the book in the seventh volume. Not only do they cut scenes, but they change others to suit what purpose you might ask? The unfortunate answer is I don't know. Another minor point that I noticed during the movie is, although there is not as much violence as previous movies the overall film includes adult content that in my opinion warrants the pg-13 rating.

Do not misunderstand me. I recommend seeing the movie as it is enjoyable, but trying to change a masterpiece like J.K. Rowling's book is a mistake and I think this movie suffered from it. If I didn't have the book to reference I would've rated this movie an 8, but the simple fact is I do and it unfortunately falls short.

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Trivia

Shipped to some theaters under the moniker "Candlelit".

Quotes

Bellatrix Lestrange: I killed Sirius Black!

Goofs

(at around 48 mins) When Harry opens the prince's book after the scene which Ginny takes the book from him and reads aloud "This book is property of the Half-Blood Prince" the camera goes through pages of the book and there's a page in which we see "Sectumpsempra. For Enemies". The first word is "Sectumsempra" not "SectumPsempra".

Crazy Credits

The end credits take their shape from what look like ink spills, resembling the appearance of the collected memories when they are poured into Dumbledore's Pensieve.

Alternate Versions

Some of the dubbed versions change the names of a few characters, to match their translated novel counterparts in each respective language. Examples include Hermione, who in the German version (of all the Potter films/books) is named Hermine, and Dumbledore, who in the Dutch version is Perkamentus. (Source: Multi-lingual Blu-Ray copies of the films)

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Odo the Hero
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Written by J.K. Rowling
Performed by Robbie Coltrane & Jim Broadbent

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Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

Details

Release Date:

15 July 2009

Language

English

Country of Origin

UK, USA

Filming Locations

Wiltshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$77,835,727 19 July 2009

Gross USA:

$302,305,431

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$934,452,488

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