Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- the movie

[tangelo212]

lyrelyre, good point about the diadem. There are so many more examples I can think of that they NEEDED to put in this movie because of the role they play in the next... Not sure if these are spoiler alerts or not (maybe for the books but probably not the movie), but just in case...

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Ok, HOW HOW HOW could they leave out the prophecy!?!?!?! Seriously, the whole POINT of the entire second half of the Order of the Phoenix movie was based on the death eaters trying to get it, and Harry's visions, the ministry break-in, the big battle, Sirius's death, etc. so that they couldn't get it. And now the non-reading audience doesn't have "neither can live while the other survives" in their heads. WTF. I also think it gives Voldemort a motive for trying to kill infant Harry, motive for creating the horcruxes, and also brings dear, dear Neville (who I love and was disappointed by his non-existent role in this film) into the story line a bit more, and also sets up his (Neville's) killing of Nagini in Deathly Hallows.


Why was the scene in the Pensieve where Dumbledore shows Harry the Gaunt's house and explains the ring, Riddle's lineage, his murdering of his parents excluded? I think it is crucial to the plot as well as the development of the depth of Voldemort's evil, and quite foolish to leave it out.


And the ring. did. not. have. the Deathly Hallows mark on it! HOW could the ring be so lame? It's supposed to be this large disc with a crack in it, with the DH symbol on it. Seriously. How hard is it to make the ring the same as in the story? Instead they had some wimpy-ass little thing. And now, for the next movies, they will somehow have to make up for this oversight in not making it legit. How can you change something that is related to the title of the next book/film? Did the screenwriters even read the books?!


These are the three main things I can't believe were excluded to put in an extraneous scene of the Burrow burning. I hope my frustration comes through in this post. Otherwise, I really enjoyed the film. Honestly.

[IlovemyAKA]

Originally Posted by tangelo212

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Ok, HOW HOW HOW could they leave out the prophecy!?!?!?! Seriously, the whole POINT of the entire second half of the Order of the Phoenix movie was based on the death eaters trying to get it, and Harry's visions, the ministry break-in, the big battle, Sirius's death, etc. so that they couldn't get it. And now the non-reading audience doesn't have "neither can live while the other survives" in their heads. WTF.

That was really big for the 5th one though, not so much for the 6th. Flashbacks to 5 could take care of this. I agree with the rest.

[jojapeach]

Originally Posted by tangelo212

Why was the scene in the Pensieve where Dumbledore shows Harry the Gaunt's house and explains the ring, Riddle's lineage, his murdering of his parents excluded? I think it is crucial to the plot as well as the development of the depth of Voldemort's evil, and quite foolish to leave it out.

That got me, too, but I have to presume it would have been a huge special effects effort to pull off everything regarding the Gaunts and Riddles. They've always gone into special effects before, but it seems they're cutting back more and more. Maybe they'll pull out all the stops for Deathly Hallows I & II.

I also have to agree with most of what you said...except enjoying the movie. It was just cool and going through the HP motions to get to HP & the DH. *sigh*