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Unlike the rest of the world, I have not had the opportunity (nor will) to watch, or read, anything that
has to do with Harry Potter. Recently I was given the chance to review the latest Harry Potter installment,
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Obviously, since I decided to dive into the deep end instead of
testing the waters I found myself lost from the beginning. I’m assuming that people who have seen
or read the other installments know exactly what’s going on, but unfortunately I found myself trying to get involved
in a movie franchise without knowing anything about the previous films.
My
first reaction when viewing the movie was good and bad; the graphics are top notch, as well as most of the acting, but I found
that most of the movie seemed like filler and force fed to the audience just to give fans another reason to spend money on
Harry Potter – to me, the movie didn’t seem to pick up until the last twenty minutes of the film, which is never
a good thing. I really did enjoy the last few moments of the movie, I just wish the entire film grabbed
my attention like the last half did. Also, story and character development seemed non-existent, or at least
very minimal, from the beginning, of course I could be missing a lot since I’m a first time viewer of the franchise.
The bottom line is; if you’re a fan of the movies
you’ll probably love it – and if you’re not a fan… I wouldn’t bother with it, if you skip this
movie you won’t be missing much… or at least skip to the last part, you’ll thank me when you save an hour
and forty-five minutes of your life.
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