Comments on: Open Letter to Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince (the Movie) http://www.interhigh.org/movies/open-letter-to-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-the-movie/ Training Christian Youth to be faithful followers of Christ Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:22:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anon E. Mouse http://www.interhigh.org/movies/open-letter-to-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Anon E. Mouse Mon, 03 May 2010 00:42:50 +0000 http://elementyouthgroup.com/?p=159#comment-1184 TOTALLY agree with SarahY; lot like new Percy Jackson movie! All romance there isn't 'till the 5th book, and you shouldn't make the characters so...shallow!!! You could've saved some scenes for later, Burrow scene would've been real dramatic in HP7. But still, liked the little details and extras. TOTALLY agree with SarahY; lot like new Percy Jackson movie! All romance there isn’t ’till the 5th book, and you shouldn’t make the characters so…shallow!!! You could’ve saved some scenes for later, Burrow scene would’ve been real dramatic in HP7. But still, liked the little details and extras.

]]> By: SarahY http://www.interhigh.org/movies/open-letter-to-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-127 SarahY Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:14:45 +0000 http://elementyouthgroup.com/?p=159#comment-127 Hemily! Indeed you are right on a lot of points, but in defense of HP6, I think that the film improved significantly from the previous ones... Like acting, in little details like their mannerisms and dialogue - in that one disgusting scene where Lav-Lav draws a heart on the train car window for Ron, Harry is awkwardly pulling on the armrest! Also, I think that they had to sacrifice some of the Half-Blood Prince plot to the Malfoy plot... which is kind of an interesting directorial choice since Rowling only hints and suggests at it, never shows exactly what is going on with Malfoy the same way that the movie did. Which is also kind of bad, because based on certain fansites I've seen, it created an 'I feel sorry for Malfoy, I love him' camp. Ahem. But I don't think that excuses the... I don't know... saturation of romance with Ginny awkwardly tying Harry's shoes, the drawn out 'feelings' conversations, etc. I think I made more noise gagging during those parts than during the whole rest of the movie. Also, WHAT is with the random Burrow scene? Uh, you might need that place in the 7th movie... so I don't think you should destroy it just yet... but, you know, do what you want... AND! SERIOUSLY! You can't just SPRING Snape on us like that! (This is the part where HP fans take a collective sigh and let their blood pressure go down...) Hemily! Indeed you are right on a lot of points, but in defense of HP6, I think that the film improved significantly from the previous ones… Like acting, in little details like their mannerisms and dialogue – in that one disgusting scene where Lav-Lav draws a heart on the train car window for Ron, Harry is awkwardly pulling on the armrest!

Also, I think that they had to sacrifice some of the Half-Blood Prince plot to the Malfoy plot… which is kind of an interesting directorial choice since Rowling only hints and suggests at it, never shows exactly what is going on with Malfoy the same way that the movie did. Which is also kind of bad, because based on certain fansites I’ve seen, it created an ‘I feel sorry for Malfoy, I love him’ camp. Ahem. But I don’t think that excuses the… I don’t know… saturation of romance with Ginny awkwardly tying Harry’s shoes, the drawn out ‘feelings’ conversations, etc. I think I made more noise gagging during those parts than during the whole rest of the movie.

Also, WHAT is with the random Burrow scene? Uh, you might need that place in the 7th movie… so I don’t think you should destroy it just yet… but, you know, do what you want… AND! SERIOUSLY! You can’t just SPRING Snape on us like that!

(This is the part where HP fans take a collective sigh and let their blood pressure go down…)

]]> By: Vivian Lai http://www.interhigh.org/movies/open-letter-to-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Vivian Lai Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:38:44 +0000 http://elementyouthgroup.com/?p=159#comment-25 Well said, Emily. Your post was an amazing read, especially since it voiced a lot of my own complaints about the movie. Now only if I could've voiced it in a similar witty way. Well said, Emily. Your post was an amazing read, especially since it voiced a lot of my own complaints about the movie. Now only if I could’ve voiced it in a similar witty way.

]]> By: maurice http://www.interhigh.org/movies/open-letter-to-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-23 maurice Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:23:57 +0000 http://elementyouthgroup.com/?p=159#comment-23 Absolutely! I'd be honored! By the way, rocking site! Clean design and I foresee myself coming back here to relive my teen days! (which were only a couple months ago I think...) Absolutely! I’d be honored! By the way, rocking site! Clean design and I foresee myself coming back here to relive my teen days! (which were only a couple months ago I think…)

]]> By: william http://www.interhigh.org/movies/open-letter-to-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-21 william Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:08:41 +0000 http://elementyouthgroup.com/?p=159#comment-21 Hey Maurice, thanks for the comment. I'd like to see you write a post for us one day. Let me know if you're interested. Hey Maurice, thanks for the comment. I’d like to see you write a post for us one day. Let me know if you’re interested.

]]> By: maurice http://www.interhigh.org/movies/open-letter-to-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-20 maurice Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:54:52 +0000 http://elementyouthgroup.com/?p=159#comment-20 This, and the ending to 'Prince Caspian.' Major fail!! That unnecessary scene (and the whole budding romance) with Susan and Cas' wasn't even in the book. The director himself said that he added that in there because he felt that's what teens wanted. I say, let's give teens a little more credit!! (let's hear from y'all teens yourselves!) I was sad that he took such a liberty with what could have been a much more stirring and inspiring movie that touches on grander themes, rather than focusing on the exclusivity that necessarily abides with romance. Which has its place, but let's not force it in places it was never designed for. I guess as far as faithful movie treatments of books go, at least LOTR was pretty faithful =D I guess we still have that. This, and the ending to ‘Prince Caspian.’ Major fail!! That unnecessary scene (and the whole budding romance) with Susan and Cas’ wasn’t even in the book. The director himself said that he added that in there because he felt that’s what teens wanted. I say, let’s give teens a little more credit!! (let’s hear from y’all teens yourselves!)

I was sad that he took such a liberty with what could have been a much more stirring and inspiring movie that touches on grander themes, rather than focusing on the exclusivity that necessarily abides with romance. Which has its place, but let’s not force it in places it was never designed for.

I guess as far as faithful movie treatments of books go, at least LOTR was pretty faithful =D I guess we still have that.

]]> By: Gary http://www.interhigh.org/movies/open-letter-to-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Gary Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:22:33 +0000 http://elementyouthgroup.com/?p=159#comment-18 I completely agree with everything Emily said. My main complaint about the film is that if all the teenage romance stuff were all removed, the film would have ended within an hour, which brings into focus just how much the real plot of the story was lacking. After finishing the film and hearing what was MISSING, I seriously want to read the book to get the real story. I completely agree with everything Emily said.
My main complaint about the film is that if all the teenage romance stuff were all removed, the film would have ended within an hour, which brings into focus just how much the real plot of the story was lacking.

After finishing the film and hearing what was MISSING, I seriously want to read the book to get the real story.

]]> By: eileen http://www.interhigh.org/movies/open-letter-to-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-16 eileen Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:05:05 +0000 http://elementyouthgroup.com/?p=159#comment-16 awesome letter! and Clean Cut Media - you MUST read the book. you'll probably have more to say in your post after having read the book. awesome letter!

and Clean Cut Media – you MUST read the book. you’ll probably have more to say in your post after having read the book.

]]> By: Clean Cut Media http://www.interhigh.org/movies/open-letter-to-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Clean Cut Media Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:59:06 +0000 http://elementyouthgroup.com/?p=159#comment-15 Thanks for the reference to Clean Cut Media - <a href="http://blog.cleancutmedia.com/movies/harry-potter-the-half-blood-prince-movie-review" rel="nofollow">Harry Potter Movie Review</a> Great open letter. Completely Agree. Though I have not read the book, I am tempted to go read it as I feel like I just missed out on a ton of story... Thanks for the reference to Clean Cut Media – Harry Potter Movie Review
Great open letter. Completely Agree.

Though I have not read the book, I am tempted to go read it as I feel like I just missed out on a ton of story…

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