[RipVanWinkle]

Originally Posted by ApparentlyNothing

Oh, and I just thought I'd mention, the line, "I'll be fine, I'll be with Dumbledore" really WAS missing from the movie. It had to have been in a trailer and then cut. I imagine it'll be in the deleted scenes on the DVD.

Hmm...I thought for sure that it was in there.

[Art]

I thought I remembered him saying that in the movie. Hm.

[ApparentlyNothing]

I don't know if it happened at the theater you guys saw it at, but on opening day, they showed an extended trailer of HBP before the rest of the trailers. And I'm fairly certain that was what the line was in. So we all remember hearing it when we saw it, but it was never in the actual movie. It was cut. The only scene between when Dumbledore promises Harry he'll take him when he finds a Horcrux and the scene where they're actually going is when Dumbledore is talking to Snape and Harry overhears.

EDIT: Here it is. This is the "featurette" where they have the line. But as I said, it was cut from the actual movie.

http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer...rry-dumbledore

[Demon_Hunter]

Saw this the other night.

Good movie.

I guess Im one of the rare few who really likes Gambons Dumbledore. I dont know, ive seen him in other stuff, and Ive just grown to love his acting in general.


I really need to read this book though. I feel like when Snape killed Dumbledore that I had missed something important along the way (of course, AN's post earlier kind of helped me put the peices together, as I hadnt really noticed it until I read that post).

I also wish that the movie had delved deeper into the history of The HalfBlood Prince. I didnt think that showing Harry using a book with the name written in it, and then a quick reveal at the end of the movie really made much sense. I just wish they had gotten into it more.


Other then that, i loved most of the movie.

[ApparentlyNothing]

Originally Posted by Demon_Hunter

I guess Im one of the rare few who really likes Gambons Dumbledore. I dont know, ive seen him in other stuff, and Ive just grown to love his acting in general.

I hated his "angry Dumbledore", but not sure how much of that was directing. But I think he nailed Dumbledore in this movie. In HBP, he needed to portray an aging, weak Dumbledore. And he did that very well.

I really need to read this book though. I feel like when Snape killed Dumbledore that I had missed something important along the way (of course, AN's post earlier kind of helped me put the peices together, as I hadnt really noticed it until I read that post).

Well, in the books, there was always a lot of ambiguity with Snape and if he was good or bad. At the end of HBP, it's supposed to give you the impression that he was definitely bad. The evidence against him was pretty strong, a lot of which was left out of the movie. But, there really was still a lot of evidence for him being good too that many people still argued even after he killed Dumbledore. I think they wanted to make you feel like you missed something though with this movie. No matter how you rationalize things, given the facts that you know so far, Snape killed Dumbledore. Even if they portray Snape as even more good than what they did in the movie, he killed Dumbledore. That really SHOULD throw you off. Especially with the part where Snape sees Harry on the lower level of the tower and does the "shhh" motion. You trust him. Harry trusted him (at least at that moment). And then he kills Dumbledore. If you don't feel like you missed something, then the movie probably didn't get what it was going for.

I also wish that the movie had delved deeper into the history of The HalfBlood Prince. I didnt think that showing Harry using a book with the name written in it, and then a quick reveal at the end of the movie really made much sense. I just wish they had gotten into it more.

Well, in the book, they do explain it better. But really, it wasn't THAT huge of a plot point. It's mostly some good context for Snape's character and past. It's shocking because of how Harry identified with the HBP, hoping it was his father or Sirius. He really looks admirably at who the HBP could be, and to then find out that the person he was admiring all year and trusting was in fact the person he trusted the least, even before Snape killed Dumbledore, but especially after.

It does play a good role in the ongoing theme throughout the books that the movies tend to not focus on, which is the pureblood, half-blood, and mudblood theme.

[ApparentlyNothing]

So, it's out on DVD, and I got it for Christmas. I was just watching the special features, particularly the deleted scenes. Two scenes were especially interesting to me, because they had the two important lines from the book that got cut from the movie that were discussed several times here. In one scene, Harry is talking with Ron and Hermione and Ron says, "Good luck." And Harry says, "I won't need it. I'll be with Dumbledore." In another scene, they show Harry helping a weakened Dumbledore as they leave the cave entrance and Harry says, "Don't worry, sir." And Dumbledore says, "I'm not worried Harry. I'm with you."

While I'm happy they at least filmed these lines and included them in the deleted scenes, I still wish they were able to work them in to the final cut.

[Gwenny]

Originally Posted by ApparentlyNothing

So, it's out on DVD, and I got it for Christmas. I was just watching the special features, particularly the deleted scenes. Two scenes were especially interesting to me, because they had the two important lines from the book that got cut from the movie that were discussed several times here. In one scene, Harry is talking with Ron and Hermione and Ron says, "Good luck." And Harry says, "I won't need it. I'll be with Dumbledore." In another scene, they show Harry helping a weakened Dumbledore as they leave the cave entrance and Harry says, "Don't worry, sir." And Dumbledore says, "I'm not worried Harry. I'm with you."

While I'm happy they at least filmed these lines and included them in the deleted scenes, I still wish they were able to work them in to the final cut.

I got the bluray version for my birthday and ended up watching all the special features. I agree that they should've put those scenes in. Unfortunately, they can't include everything. I really hope in the future they come out with extended editions like they did for LOTR. Hopefully those who have read the books and want to see some of the deleted scenes put in could have that option. I don't know how feasible that is, but it would be nice.

[tlj009]

I really thought that they went the wrong direction with the movie, but that may be because i am not that big a fan to begin with. I have watched all of the movies but only read the last two books.

But to me the movie didn't have that much of a plot. We were watching Harry the whole time and were missing most of the important stuff. It is like they wanted to show how Harry was just getting bits and pieces of information while things were happening. That left me feeling unsatisfied with the movie and if I didn't already know the story, rather confused.

I personally think that they should have focused more on Snape. There were too few scenes of Snape trying to play both sides. There was nothing about a young Snape. To me I think that it would have been better to focus on Snape and the show Harry with a smaller role. The other way around didn't seem to flow that well.

[ApparentlyNothing]

Originally Posted by tlj009

But to me the movie didn't have that much of a plot. We were watching Harry the whole time and were missing most of the important stuff. It is like they wanted to show how Harry was just getting bits and pieces of information while things were happening. That left me feeling unsatisfied with the movie and if I didn't already know the story, rather confused.

I personally think that they should have focused more on Snape. There were too few scenes of Snape trying to play both sides. There was nothing about a young Snape. To me I think that it would have been better to focus on Snape and the show Harry with a smaller role. The other way around didn't seem to flow that well.

Well, it is Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Wouldn't make sense to not focus on him. He does a lot of developing this book, especially in comparison to the last book. Sirius dying and being taken under Dumbledore's wing was a huge impetus for his character to mature. I agree that I wish they included more of Snape's scenes from the book that really develop his character, but I just am trusting they definitely give him his due screen time in Deathly Hallows.

[tlj009]

***SPOILERS***

Well, it is Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Wouldn't make sense to not focus on him. He does a lot of developing this book, especially in comparison to the last book. Sirius dying and being taken under Dumbledore's wing was a huge impetus for his character to mature. I agree that I wish they included more of Snape's scenes from the book that really develop his character, but I just am trusting they definitely give him his due screen time in Deathly Hallows.

Yes, it is "Harry Potter". But I didn't think they established the question of whether or not Snape was bad, which seemed to be a very important plot line. In the other movies Harry observed several instances that made him question if Snape was good. In this movie, where it was probably most important, I just didn't see where it was established.

I also didn't see any background showing Snape as the Half-Blood Prince or the character of the Half-Blood Prince. Again, it could have been Harry discovering exactly what kind of person the Half-Blood Prince was, but instead they just seemed to gleam over it. At this point, I wouldn't even guess that Snape was in love with Harry's mother if I didn't already know it.

But maybe it is like you said. Maybe it will become more clear in the last two movies.

[ApparentlyNothing]

Please. Spoiler alert for those who haven't read Deathly Hallows. You just gave away a HUGE plot point.