I've read all the Harry Potter books. Once. Read the full post.
Jun 30
2009
12:00 PM ET
'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince': Will you reread it before the film's release?
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I reread Order of the Phoenix so everything was fresh in my mind and I was a mix of terribly disappointed and completely outraged. This time I didn’t dare look up funny excerpts or quotes. I want to like the movie of Half Blood Prince, so I couldn’t touch the book again.
I reread the sixth book before going to see the movie and was greatly disappointed by it. I don’t know if that was why I felt it was so badly done but it seemed like they changed alot of things way more than the other movies and most of the changes made me wonder why they would bother doing it that way because it just created more problems. (IE: Luna instead of Tonks on the Hogwarts express, and the astronomy tower at the end would have been much easier and better if they had done it the way it happened in the book.) I dont think Im going to reread books before I see the movies any more.
I’m sure people who did not read the book will enjoy the movie more. They changed too many things and added a few pointless ones (like add the attack on the Weasley’s house, but cut out the battle at Hogwarts). I wonder if the funeral will be at the beginning of the next movie, since it was left out. I was disappointed how they handled the astronomy tower scene (Snape says “Shush” to Harry???) There’s NO way Harry would’ve just stood there and watch it happen. Also, although cute, Ginny was not with Harry when he hid the book in the Room of Requirement. In the movie, it’s just an excuse to get them to kiss. One more thing, regardless of it being a change from the book, Harry should not have been allowed to just walk away after slashing Draco. No consequences??? How can a student (almost) mortally wound another student and not have consequences. Absurd.
I’m not seeing the new Harry Potter film PERIOD, due the the inexcusably bad job Rowling did on Deathly Hallows. Everything in it either contradicts what she established in her earlier books, especially Half-Blood Prince; is merely a re-hash of what she put her characters through in Order of the Phoenix; or is nothing but double-talk on her part.
Sadly, no one wants to hear it.