So I saw Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on Sunday. I gotta say, it was pretty "meh".None of the movies in the series have really blown me away, they're kind of formulaic and they all pretty much end the same. But they are mildly entertaining, except for this one. It just seemed like there wasn't a whole lot going on. And then when the big "event" happened at the end, I think I sat there and said, "Ok, so, THAT happened". I think it was the length, it was a solid two hours and twenty minutes; about two hours of which, stuff happened, but nothing really happened. So by the time it did get to the end, I was pretty much just ready to leave. It seemed like a two hour and twenty minute set-up for the last book, which will be divided into two movies. All I have to say is, these last two movies better be action packed to make up for the last two snooze-fests.
::I guess this is a spoiler:: The one very annoying thing is that the bad dude (Voldemort) never shows up in the movie. Basically, his only appearance is as a cloud. Totally lame. So that means he hasn't made a significant appearance since the fourth movie/book. That's just totally lame in my opinion. I mean, we've gotta sit through a terribly long movie and then the main villain isn't even in it?
By the way, after it was over, some kid next to us said, and I quote, "Wow, that was QUICK". I looked over to him all wide-eyed. That movie was the opposite of quick.
In other events, I am going to attempt to read the entire Harry Potter series. I am doing this because they are readily available (my girlfriend has all of the books) and I am currently out of things to read. And yes, I am a sadomasochist. It shouldn't take me too long, I am a fast reader and they seem like easy books to read because they're written for "young adults". I ripped through the first 15 pages of the first book in like five minutes last night while I was waiting for dinner to heat up. I am hoping I can bang them all out within two months.
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While I'm for anything that encourages reading, especially among kids...I have zero interest in the Harry Potter franchise. I tapped out after seeing the first 4 movies and realizing they had the exact same plot line. The only interest I'd have in the new movie(s) is seeing Emma Watson.
Yeah, they are so formulaic it's painful. This one had two things that were considered "twists", but you could see them coming from a mile away.
Joey is reading the books now too because I have them all. He's already almost done with the second one and we just got them on Monday (and he doesn't read that much).
I thought this movie was good because the actors had to do some actual acting and I thought it had more comedy than before.
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