|
 HARRY
POTTER
and
The
Half-Blood
Prince
With
Daniel
Ratcliffe,
Emma
Watson,
Rupert
Grint,
Alan
Rickman,
Tom
Felton,
Helena
Bonham
Carter,
Jim
Broadbent,
Maggie
Smith,
Robbie
Coltrane,
Michael
Gambon,
Warwick
Davis
Written
by
Steve
Kloves
(based
on
the
novel
by
J.K.
Rowling)
Directed
by
David
Yates
For
fans
of
this
franchise
it
is
another
blissful
barrage
of
mystery
and
magic
as
Lord
Voldemort
lurks
in
the
clouds,
sending
his
minions
forth
to
destroy
all
that
is
good
in
Hogwarts
School
of
Magic,
threatening
wizards
and
Muggles
alike.
For
someone
not
too
hot
on
Potter-mania,
this
will
result
in
a
groan
of
“get
on
with
it
already!”
when
the
credits
role
after
a
near
two
and
a
half
hour
marathon,
another
dual
installment
of
The
Deathly
Hallows
still
to
come
before
the
saga
is
laid
to
rest
(until
the
TV
series,
of
course...)
-
but
why
would
someone
who
is
not
much
of
a
fan
sit
through
the
half
dozen
movies?
Perhaps
for
the
guaranteed
special
FX
spectacle...
In
that
department
you
will
not
be
disappointed.
The
young
actors
grew
up
in
front
of
the
audience
with
these
movies
and
this
time
round
adolescence
takes
a
front
row
seat
with
various
romantic
threads
taking
flight,
but
it
plays
second
fiddle
to
the
ominous
narrative
of
a
conspiracy
within
Hogwarts,
death
being
its
prime
motive,
not
fun
magic
pranks.
Potter
to
the
rescue!
Or
does
he
have
what
it
takes,
the
dark
forces
too
overwhelming?
Horace
Slughorn,
an
old
colleague
of
Dumbledore
holds
a
crucial
memory
(related
to
Voldemort),
in
need
of
extraction,
while
Potter
finds
a
magic
text
book
belonging
to
the
Prince
of
the
title,
containing
many
useful
notes...
but
who
is
this
Prince?
I
must
admit,
I
am
surprised
that
these
screenplays
are
adapted
by
single
writers
as
opposed
to
a
half
dozen
names
a
movie
of
this
size
may
usually
sport.
The
double
disc
DVD
edition
contains
a
range
of
interesting
extras.
These
include
the
usual
behind-the-scenes
looks,
with
the
young
actors
taking
part,
from
looking
at
the
editing
and
some
practical
special
effects,
to
costumes,
set-design,
stunts
&
more.
There
are
additional
scenes,
Q&A's
with
cast
&
crew,
as
well
as
additional
scenes.
The
most
fascinating
feature
is
a
50-minute
documentary
on
writer
J.K.
Rowling
as
she's
followed
for
a
year,
leading
up
to
the
finishing
of
the
last
Potter
book
and
its
record
breaking
global
release.
It
also
takes
a
very
personal
look
at
her
past
and
upringing,
meetings
with
executives
of
the
newly
created
theme
park,
premiers
etc.
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Blom
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