My cartoony Vulcan likeness + Film Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

[ninety6tears]

Good god...I laugh every time I go to my tags list, because a bunch of really weird tags I was using ("ojibwa legends!" "influence of western culture!") when I typed notes for essays in private entries when I was at the library are still there, despite the entries being deleted. I keep wanting to check if other people can see those...though I can't imagine y'all are like, checkin out my tags list for a good time on a daily basis.

Since ontd_startrek is doing some collage or something of all the members who draw themselves as Starfleet officers, and my art skills are laughable, flowrs4ophelia drew us both. I requested she make me a mirror-universe Vulcan BAMF and was very satisfied with the results: http://flowrs4ophelia.livejournal.com/122394.html#cutid2
Unfortunately those looked better on paper. Totally putting mine on my door at the ole dorm next year :D :D

So how about that Harry Potter movie?

I don't have much to say from the perspective of a Harry Potter fanatic on Half-Blood Prince, since the sixth book is easily my least favorite and there isn't much of anything sacred that I knew I'd be shaking my fist at the screen over if they didn't do it right. That being said, I'm a little irritated with how weak the Harry and Snape confrontation at the end was. I can't quite put into words what the tone of the fight was in the novel, but I remember it being so much more...Snape. The scene kind of made me question for the first time whether I think Alan Rickman is the perfect Severus.

Um...The Weasley twins. I could always go with more Fred & George, and have loved how they were used in the past few films, but this time I just couldn't help looking for them to not say a line in unison. It's supposed to be funny when done in moderation. That "10 galleons" line was priceless, though.

I thought Harry/Ginny was handled quite well, from the sense that they already do have an established companionship when they first see each other at the beginning to the kiss being handled in a by far much more powerful, character-relevant moment than in the book. And her comforting him over Dumbledore's body was definitely quite affecting. Somehow, I'm not so happy with how they portrayed the Ron/Hermione tension, and I wouldn't have expected this to happen. I mean, I'm totally aware that on a crappy enough day unrequited love is a good enough reason to wibble around the school, but the extent of Hermione's crying was just uncomfortable by the end. And damn, I did note the absence of that awesome "Oh, I love you, Hermione" - "Don't let Lavender hear you say that" - *CUE AWKWARDNESS* part that was in the book. But joking about them snogging followed by awkwardness is probably equally cute.

Now, aside from definitely seeing a lot of chemistry between them in the movies, I am not much of a Harry/Hermione shipper. And LOL, this movie just reinforced for me how much I love them because they are just blatantly so very far from even thinking about being attracted to each other and everyone around them seems to completely misunderstand that. When Harry's like, "well, yanno, we can't go with who we want so you wanna just like go?" and she's like "ugh why didn't I think of that" it was somehow the cutest thing ever.

And HELLO, HERMIONE'S PARTY DRESS. WANT.

I was starting to get used to Gambon, but Dumbledore started to feel very off in this one, unfortunately.

As for the acting I DID like? Is it just me, or is Tom Felton out-acting the entire younger cast now? I felt like a lot of the minor characters really stole the show: Frank Dillane, who played the older Tom Riddle, had me turning and going, "This kid is GREEEEEAAAAAT" to my sister in the theater, and Jessie Cave was hysterical as Lavender Brown. Jim Broadbent did an awesome job as Slughorn.

And I think I'm done with this review.

Comments

[rayerei.livejournal.com]

That being said, I'm a little irritated with how weak the Harry and Snape confrontation at the end was.

YES YES YES.

That ending definitely was lacking.

Is it just me, or is Tom Felton out-acting the entire younger cast now? I felt like a lot of the minor characters really stole the show: Frank Dillane, who played the older Tom Riddle, had me turning and going, "This kid is GREEEEEAAAAAT" to my sister in the theater, and Jessie Cave was hysterical as Lavender Brown. Jim Broadbent did an awesome job as Slughorn.

Tom Felton = absolutely wonderful!
Frank: He was amazing. I was completely blown away. I have a feeling his career is going to skyrocket after this.
Jesse: was fantastic. I was laughing so hard! She's such a scene stealer and I love it!
Jim: When he spoke about Lilly's fish, I cried. He broke my heart.

:)

[ninety6tears.livejournal.com]

When he spoke about Lilly's fish, I cried. He broke my heart. That was so unexpectedly heartbreaking. Radcliffe also did such a nice job with that scene.