Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Pros: Radcliffe and cast impress once again
Cons: The movie is paced as slowly as most of the Harry Potter series

With every passing year, Harry Potter is growing less safe in either the wizard world or the muggle world. Bellatrix Lestrange and Voldemort's other Death Eaters are responsible for the troubles. They don't want Harry to reach his full potential as a ...

Pros: Cast, effects, some of the humour...
Cons: ... too much angst, too little plot, most characters are very underused...

The sixth Harry Potter movie - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - started somewhat at a disadvantage for me, in that it was based on my least favourite book of the series.  This didn't of course mean that I would automatically be ...

Pros: All of the actors, the romance and comedy of the main characters, the special effects
Cons: None

I've enjoyed all of the Harry Potter films.  I must confess that I have never read any of the books by J.K. Rowlings so I my experience with the franchise rests with the movies alone.The difference, for me, with this film is that the ...

Pros: Good adaptation for the most part, great special effects, fine actors, story and settings.
Cons: Taking the heroism out of some minor (and major) characters.

This is my 2000th review at Epinions.  At one point I thought I'd stop at 1,000.  And then I thought I'd stop at 2,000.  Now...I guess I'm hooked.  I'll never stop.  Epinions willing.  Last night we got a babysitter ...

Pros: Broadbent; the trio (especially Grint); humor and romance well-played
Cons: Lack of important story exposition; fizzled ending

When last we left our screen hero, Harry Potter, he had just suffered an exhausting fight with his nemesis, Lord Voldemort, a fight filled with pain and loss. Voldemort briefly possessed him, an agonizing struggle that once again proved Harry's mettle in ...

Pros: Fine script and acting, finally a more character driven storyline
Cons: Typical Harry Potter plot issues

Let me say right off the bat, I've read the Harry Potter books, but I'm no kind of Harry Potter purist.  While I think the books are enjoyable in and of themselves, they aren't exactly cinematic, in a pure sense.  They are ungodly ...

Pros: Broadbent, humor, teen romance, cinematography
Cons: some disappointing omissions and strange additions

Late one Friday night two years ago, the seventh book in the Harry Potter series hit shelves. Like thousands of other Potter fans, I stood in line for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and though I did my best to savor my reading experience, ...

Pros: the actors, especially Tom Felton, the cinematography and effects
Cons: neglected characters, exists mainly to set up part 7

As the Harry Potter movies go on, it seems one really has to have read the book or seen the previous big-screen installments to fully comprehend what's going on. That is definitely the case with this summer's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood ...

Pros: Worth the money the first time.
Cons: Starts out very slow but not to worry it will pick up.

If you are like me it sometimes takes a while to get me to read a book. My wife has gotten me to read all of the Harry Potter books and that is how I got interested in going to the show and paying the money to see it on the big screen. I did notice that ...

Pros: Acting, Casting, Special Effects, Score
Cons: Adaptation from book to movie, Yates and screenplay.

I'm going to start off this review by saying a few things:* Yes, I have seen the movie.  I was invited to a special premiere showing at 7:30 pm last night in Orlando.* IN WRITING THIS REVIEW, I'M ASSUMING YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ...

Pros: Direction, Script, Cinematography, Art Direction, Visual Effects, & Cast.
Cons: Some Back Stories Cut & A Few Directing Decisions.

The summer of 2007 marked the release of the final Harry Potter novel Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows in which Harry Potter battled Lord Voldemort to the death. While the novels marked an end of an era with J.K. Rowling moving on to ...

Pros: Beautiful imagery and effects; Well-acted; Nice touches of humor
Cons: Too many hormones; Omission of key details

It would be an understatement to say that anticipation was high for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth movie in the HP franchise. As a major fan of the books by J.K. Rowling, upon which the films are based, I tend to walk away from ...

Pros: Same fabulous characters, visually impressive.
Cons: Pacing problems, too much kissy-kissy.

The much-anticipated Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is finally in theaters, a full two years after its predecessor.  This installment (sixth of eight) focuses on Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and friends' adventures in their sixth year at ...

Pros: A visual feast with strong performances from Gambon, Rickman and Broadbent.
Cons: Several characters get the bums rush and too much cut from the book. 

Since the 2 and a half hour Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film is a lean and mean version of the book...I'm delivering a lean and mean critique of the film. (or as lean and mean as I get).I won't SPOIL THE MOVIE FOR ...

Pros: Special effects, performances, only one more film to go
Cons: A mess of backstory

Once again, the Harry Potter hype machine promised us that this would be the darkest year yet at Hogwarts. And, once again, everyone was too polite to point out that they've been saying this since Chamber of Secrets came out several years ago... ...