Harry Potter And the Half-Blooded Prince
Monday, July 13, 2009 at 06:55PM 
Daniel Ratliffe (left) and another cast member look on in "Hairy Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
More Potterific Than Ever Before!
Harry's back! Bigger and bolder, smarter and sassier, louder and more magically delicious than ever! Fans of J.K. Rowlings's collection of children's stories will be delighted to hear that his almost magical stories of wizards and people are finally coming to the big screen, and this installment, Hairy Potter And the Half-Blood Prince, should make a lot of fans sit up and take notice. Not only is HPAtHBP the best movie in the series by far so far, it's so much better than the book, you might just leave the theater saying to yourself, "Hey, that book is a pile of crap!"
It's modern day London and evil wizards are deliberately causing bad weather and civil engineering failures. In steps kindly Professor Dumbledog to save the day. Young Harry and his pals get into mischief, and the Dark Lord (who riveted us in Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, The Return of the King) uses all his powers to stop them. The story's very deep, rich and complex and has hints of a world where magic actually is real, which should delight children of all ages and stereotypes. Alan Rickman delivers the best performance of his career as the sneering Professor Snipe, a subtle rendering of the mythical ambiguous villain so powerful, I may have to actually go and see it. Emma Watson is riveting as a young woman, though conflicted and confused, can knock your ass off your backside with her wand. Rupert Grunt is hysterical as the befuddled upperclassman Ron Isley. Dame Maggie Smith rounds out the cast.
HPAtHBP will cast a spell over you so powerful, it's haunting, nightmarish, near-Satanic delight will leave you with a smile on your face, then plague your soul until you die. This is tour-de-force filmmaking of such bravura and nom de plume, it is destined to be the sine qa non of the sui generis ne plus ultra. And it's this critic's humble opinion that for the next seven novels, instead of churning out long tedious books that people actually have to read to enjoy, Mr. Rowlings should consider going direct to the big screen.
Reader Comments (5)
PEE ESS SNIPE KILLS DUMBLEDOG YOU GUYS!
I hated it
P.S. The book was 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times better!
"Daniel Ratliffe (left) and another cast member look on in 'Hairy Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'"
I think you should get your facts straight. His name is Daniel Radcliffe, and the other "cast member" is Emma Watson.
Not to mention that it's Harry, not "Hairy."
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