Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

Watched With: My Snooqums @ The Grand Cathay (18/07)
Snacks: Green Tea
Genre: Fantasy / Adventure

Makes me wanna go "Sectumsempra".

Another year at Hogwarts and dark things are coming.
The Ministry of Magic has resigned itself to accept the fact that the evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) has returned and that times are looking darker than ever.

Headmaster Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) must now guide Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his two companions Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) & Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) to prepare for evil to engulf not just the magic world but the muggle world as well.
Dumbledore believes that the secret to defeating lies within the past of young Tom Riddle aka Lord Voldemort and enlists the services of an old friend Professor Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent) to try and unlock the memories within.

In the meanwhile Harry and friends deal with problems of a different kind - growing up.
Ron has become a Quidditch hero and has a new adoring fan in Lavender Brown (Jessie Cave) must to the dismay of Hermione and Harry himself is coming to grips with his obvious feelings for Ron's sister Ginny (Bonnie Wright).

And while everyone is grappling with uses of both magic and love, the dark forces are hard at work.
Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) has been spotted with Death Eaters Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter) and Fenrir Greyback (Dave Legeno) among others and seems to be up to something ever since his father as convicted of being a Death Eater.

So what's next for the gang?
Will they be able to put aside all other matters in the face of evil?

Let's face it people.
Like most other fantasy series - you had to have watched the preceding installments if you intended to understand this movie in the least.
Or at least have read the books.

For fans who have waited months for its release I'm sure they are finally satisfied that the series is finally reaching its climax and the final installment will be released in 2-parts (Oh great. Way to keep up the waiting time).

And i guess since this was just a filler movie in place for the final parts, one should not have such high expectations as to compare it to the past films.
In fact there are a few important themes and key points in this movie but I guess people were expecting more of the action they saw in The Goblet of Fire or The Order of the Phoenix but this is definitely not the case.

Definitely one for the fans.
If not then I suggest watching the first 5 movies first.

Evanesco.

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