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David Yates flat out said that the creative reason for splitting the last book into two films was to get the necessary budget for all of the book's set pieces. There was no way they would have been able to afford everything in DH with the budget for one movie.

I think it also depends on how you look at Half-Blood Prince as a book. Is it about Harry's training to take on Voldemort or is it the calm before the storm, the last gasp of innocence? Well, obviously it's both. But I look at the book more from the latter perspective, which is why the film felt...

Fair enough. I get your concerns, they just didn't bother me personally.

Having just reread the final book, I think people would be surprised how little the Trio know going into their quest. One method of destroying a horcrux, a basilisk's fang, was showcased in the second book and the second film. The other methods aren't pieced together until the seventh book as it...

It all depends on what you were expecting. I would argue that the first six books all were predominantly about the social entanglements within Hogwarts, with the mystery of the book weaved throughout. The previous movies have focused on the thread of Harry vs. the Villain over the character...

Good to know about the IMAX. I had planned on seeing it on Albany's IMAX-branded digital theatre but a contract agreement between Paramount and IMAX prevented it from debuting in IMAX outside NY, LA and Chicago until the end of the month. I was still planning on catching it in IMAX once it...

I agree that the beginning is self-defeating. They were trying to increase the stakes and tension by creating another setpiece in a story that is short on them. Ironically, the Prime Minister chapter from the book does a better job of increasing the stakes because Fudge lays out what's going on...

I can understand this argument, but I'm not sure I agree with it. The problem with the Voldemort memories is that they force the protagonist -- Harry Potter -- into an observer of events rather than shaper of events. I'm not sure that cutting the number of memories down to two goes too far, but...

Well, Ebert gave it three out of four stars which is right about where I was hoping for. He gave the same grade to Goblet of Fire, which is my favorite of the movies so far. From his review:The climactic scene in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" takes place in one of those underground...

Well, to start with two and a half stars is about what I'd give Order of the Phoenix, too. But mainly, it's a matter of tone. The film is darker than the book, and worse, more single-minded. The whimsy was gone, something that never happened in Rowling's texts even when things were at their...

Variety has posted Todd McCarthy's review and it's significantly more positive than his review for Order of the Phoenix: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince By TODD MCCARTHY Kids’ stuff is a thing of the past in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” Suddenly looking quite grown up, the...