HALF-BLOOD PRINCE: Differences Between the Book and the Movie (warning: Spoilers!)

[ConnieAnnKirk]

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ExpectoPatronumDB wrote:

This movie was very good. But alot of things bothered me that they changed

Luna Lovegood did not find harry on the train.

The auror that marries Remus did.

Dumbledore said that the ring belonged to Voldemorts mother when it actually

belonged to his grandfather.

Students in harry's year do not know how to do spells without saying them but harry, draco and even Ginny did them. Harry and Hermione also did some in the 5th movie during the Dapartment of Mysteries seen.

Hermione confunded the keeper without a wand also dumbledore lit Tom Riddles Closet on fire without a wand, when it clearly says in the book that he pulled it out and did it.

Book six sets up the horocruxes very well, but with the information Harry was given in the movie is cetaintly not substantial. Dumbledore was suppose to tell him voldemort probably made the horocruxes from Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff houses items.

There was suppose to be a huge battle at the end, Harry gives hermione, ginny and ron the rest of his felix potion in the book. That part was important.

one more...

They should have delveloped more of hermione's search of the half-blood prince, it was kinda random if you never read the book. Snape kinda tells hrry out of no where he's the half blood prince in the movie

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Welcome, Expecto!  I noticed this was your first post.  Thanks for your detailed analysis.

[ConnieAnnKirk]

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beam2008 wrote:

Harry Potter Books will be distint from its movie, Because its movie has used a D-Box Motion Technology and this is the Third film to use this , so definitely you may miss out the animation while Reading.

But when it comes to watch Harry Potter Movie, somewhere in review it is said that the Movie has lot of Overacting so while reading you can skip that.

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Whoa--beam--could you explain that "D-Box Motion Technology" thing a bit more?  That sounds pretty cool.

[iheartvolleyba…]

The movie was a complete disappoitment to me.....So many things were misssing or wrong.......At the beginning, Dudley was nawt attacked by dementors, so there was not a court scene at the ministry of magic.... I didn't like how they completely didn't even mention the wedding of Bill and Fluer because that's kind of a biggish part of the next book/movie..... There was to much emotion between Hermione and Ron which isn't supposed to really happen until Deathly Hallows..... They took on the memories completely wrong and they didn't really explain what was with Dumbledore's hand being black..... They also didn't do a fight with the Death Eaters at the end): They also should have madeDumbledores leaving a little more signfigant at the end, at least with a funeral.... Also, Harry should have told Jenny that they couldn't be together anymore) :

[Kat-NE]

Iheartvolleyball:

Dudley was attacked in the fifth book and it was in the fifth movie.

[PattyBNUChick2]

I forgot about that, yeah, that would have been great to have in there- ah well, I guess they had to fit the Weasley house fire in the movie, so no room for that.

 

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blinkgirl89 wrote:

another thing that they should have left in the movie was when Harry tells Snape that there is no need to call him "sir". i love that part.

but now that i think about it, there weren't any DADA lessons in the movie. Right?

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[Kira_Uchiha]

>_< Dudley is attacked in the Order of the Pheonix, not the Half Blood Prince.

Annd it does show him being attacked and his trial..

I agree about the memories!

I can't believe they didn't show the Guants story! I wanted to see Voldemorts mother!

Also the D.A deffs should've fought!! And Dumbledores funeral was significant to the book.. its where Harry tells Ginny its over and why...

Ahh they totally f**ked up the horcuxes!

And Bill and Fluer should've been in there.. Also the Dursleys should be in there too.. i hope they're in the Deathly Hallows =p Where Dudley says he dnt think Harry's a waste of space! Hahaha nawww so sweet

"Its for some stupid noble reason, isn't it?" -Ginny Weasley, Dumbledores funeral.

[PattyBNUChick2]

Well who says we need their version.  Daniel Radcliffe still looks young, we could write our own B&N screen play for a 30 hour long OOTP, 20 hour long HBP and a 40 hour long Deathly Hallows and then film our own.    Come on  I know you guys are up to it! There will be NO burning down of the Weasley House and House Elves will get a larger part, more snogging...  : )   Daniel will be what, 45 by the time we're finished, but with makeup and cgi anything is possible.

 

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Kira_Uchiha wrote:

>_< Dudley is attacked in the Order of the Pheonix, not the Half Blood Prince.

Annd it does show him being attacked and his trial..

I agree about the memories!

I can't believe they didn't show the Guants story! I wanted to see Voldemorts mother!

Also the D.A deffs should've fought!! And Dumbledores funeral was significant to the book.. its where Harry tells Ginny its over and why...

Ahh they totally f**ked up the horcuxes!

And Bill and Fluer should've been in there.. Also the Dursleys should be in there too.. i hope they're in the Deathly Hallows =p Where Dudley says he dnt think Harry's a waste of space! Hahaha nawww so sweet

"Its for some stupid noble reason, isn't it?" -Ginny Weasley, Dumbledores funeral.

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[StarChaserNX]

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twilightfann wrote:

I think the director added the fight at the Burrow to make up for the lack of the epic battle between the Order & Death Eaters in the end. But since the Burrow was burned down, what's going to happen in the Deathly Hallows ? The first couple of chapters take place there...

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I suppose someone could wave a wand and put it back together again, or maybe Harry will stay at the Tonkses home... or maybe he and the Weasleys will go to Aunt Muriel's. 

[Kira_Uchiha]

Ahahaha that cracks me up...

Agreed! Lets kiidnap the actors and make the movie juuuust liek the book

And omg... saw the movie again the other night....

Voldemort looks allll wrong as a 16 yr old in the pensieve...

much prefered him  in the chamber of secrets!

I mean HELLO!! he is sposed to be good looking...

[PattyBNUChick2]

I agree, I didnt like either of the younger Tom riddles.  I didnt really like the actress for Umbridge either, they seemed to select actors in the earlier movies that fit the descriptions in the books better in my opinion.

 

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Kira_Uchiha wrote:

Ahahaha that cracks me up...

Agreed! Lets kiidnap the actors and make the movie juuuust liek the book

And omg... saw the movie again the other night....

Voldemort looks allll wrong as a 16 yr old in the pensieve...

much prefered him  in the chamber of secrets!

I mean HELLO!! he is sposed to be good looking...

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[dayrenm]

I loved the movie, I didn't like he lack of scenes especially the Tower scene. And the White tomb, I really needed a little more time to mourn. Overall the movie was great, not sure what role the burning of the Burrow played, the scenes between Harry and Ginny were very few. Other than that I loved it!

[Jules934]

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PattyBNUChick2 wrote, in part:

.............. I didnt really like the actress for Umbridge either, they seemed to select actors in the earlier movies that fit the descriptions in the books better in my opinion.

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From the way JKR described Unbrige, I was hioping they would do a CGI for her part.  LoL

[PattyBNUChick2]

I was sort of invisioning an Ernest Borgnine type with the bow, sweater and cats but everything else Borgnine.

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Jules934 wrote:

 

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PattyBNUChick2 wrote, in part:

.............. I didnt really like the actress for Umbridge either, they seemed to select actors in the earlier movies that fit the descriptions in the books better in my opinion.

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From the way JKR described Unbrige, I was hioping they would do a CGI for her part.  LoL

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[beam2008]

Thanks for nice thread about harry potter. I like to see this movie but i missed the 5th part of this movie so for that i have to see it first then 6th one.

[Jules934]

Borgnine is good!   -- could have used him as the basis for the CGI.  She could walk with a kind of hop and ocasionally snatch a fly out of the air with her tongue.  Sort of like s'body did a Froggo on her and St Mungo's Healers were only 94% successful in removing it.

Message Edited by Jules934 on 08-18-2009 10:41 AM

[ConnieAnnKirk]

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Kira_Uchiha wrote:

>_< Dudley is attacked in the Order of the Pheonix, not the Half Blood Prince.

Annd it does show him being attacked and his trial..

I agree about the memories!

I can't believe they didn't show the Guants story! I wanted to see Voldemorts mother!

Also the D.A deffs should've fought!! And Dumbledores funeral was significant to the book.. its where Harry tells Ginny its over and why...

Ahh they totally [messed] up the horcuxes!

And Bill and Fluer should've been in there.. Also the Dursleys should be in there too.. i hope they're in the Deathly Hallows =p Where Dudley says he dnt think Harry's a waste of space! Hahaha nawww so sweet

"Its for some stupid noble reason, isn't it?" -Ginny Weasley, Dumbledores funeral.

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Welcome, Kira!  Thanks for your comparisons.  fyi--our posts and language in them are generally "G" rated!  Thanks! 

[Kira_Uchiha]

Mmm I agree, they picked great actors in the earlier movie (funny though, that Daniel Radcliffe ended up being so short =p)

Umbridge wasn't done as well as she could've been, but I disliked her, which was a good thing as you're not sposed to like her

I do wish she'd looked more like a toad xD

=( They need more of the house-elfs, I loved Winky, Dobby and Kreacher's role.

And they play a big part it the lead up to Ron and Hermione snogging!!

I hope they have Dobby's death in there, very sad, but very good peice of writing =)

(LL) JK Rowling

[Kira_Uchiha]

Oh, sorry for the bad language ConnieK

>_< I got abit carried away heh..

[ConnieAnnKirk]

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Kira_Uchiha wrote:

Oh, sorry for the bad language ConnieK

>_< I got abit carried away heh..

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No worries, Kira!  I have an "edit" button, though I always hate to use it and rarely do!    Thanks for understanding!

[pooja84]

As per www.imdb.com movie has good ratings 7.6/10 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417741/) & book is very good as per the market speculations. Love to see Harry Potter Movies