Lee's Library

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was really good. Although I must say that I, once again, thought that too much got cut out. The book is, of course, better and is filled with a lot more information than the movie. I know that the movie people are separating the 7th movie into two parts. They probably could've done it with this book too.

I have finally seen this movie! My verdict is.....eh. It was..okay. They left out a lot of material that I found important. Take for example Carlisle's background. Um, hello?! That is important further on into the series. I do see why they took it out, but I just don't know. Next is Alice's background as told by James. Now, I do agree that it really wasn't too relevant to the plot of the movie, but I still found it important because that is one of the reasons why Alice wants everything to be perfect for Bella. If Alice remembered her human life, she may not be how she is now. Another thing I noticed is that they didn't show the cross in the Cullen's house. I believe that is important because of Edward's view of his soul. As you know (if you've read the series) Edward's and Bella's view on a vampire's soul are completely different. I find that if the cross is in the Cullen house, that means that all the Cullens apparently don't agree with Edward's view.

Something that really bothered me about the movie is the make-up on the Cullens. I know they are vampires, but seriously! They couldn't have made them any more white. It was just too much. And what's up with Bella? She isn't a vampire in this movie. Can't they give her some color? Seriously! You really couldn't tell who was a vampire and who wasn't.

I've read and heard a lot of people talk about the acting and how much they disliked it. What was wrong with the acting? I liked all the actors and actresses. A lot of people came down hard on Robert Pattinson. I don't see why. I mean, think about it. He's playing a vampire who has to act human. That's probably not the easiest part to play. So in my own view, Robert as well as all the others did a perfectly good job.

I'd have to watch the movie again to find out what else they missed that I thought needed to be there. It's been probably over a month since I've seen this and can't remember all that was missing. I do know that I talked for quite some time about everything that should have been done but wasn't. So, if I get to watch this again soon, I will put a continuation post.

I do have to say though that if you have not read the book / series, then the movie was pretty good. I am now looking forward (somewhat) to the movie version of New Moon. We'll have to wait and see if the movie goes as slow as the book. The next movie I'll be reviewing will be the new Harry Potter. I can't wait for that!