I finally got to hit the local YMCA two evenings ago. I'd forgotten how much I love lifting, and actually still felt the endorphin buzz for several hours afterward.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the latest installment in the movie series. I could talk about the use of light and shadow, the colors, and the acting...but I won't. My roommate had complained that this movie was more about growing up than magic, but surprise! The books really are about the ability to escape a sordid and often taxing existence into magic, so I felt the movie was true enough to the books' intent. My only real complaint is about the end of the movie, which like The Matrix Reloaded, doesn't actually end: it just stops. If you like Harry Potter movies, you'll probably like this one. If you haven't seen any, this probably isn't the one to start with. 3/5 stars.
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The "stop" at the end didn't overly please me either. I did enjoy it and having seen the previous movies a gazillion times thanks to the kids kept me from being lost during the movie.
Still, the 'ending in the middle of an epic tale right after the bad guys scored a major point' has a fairly strong tradition in series films, yes?
Personally, I liked it better than any of the films since the first one. This time they seemed to be saying "let's convey the *feel* of the book rather than trying to squish in every cool scene the readers will remember" (unlike the Phoenix movie, which sacrificed mood I think).
(But yeah, it's easier when you've read the books and know what comes next. :p )
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