MOVIE REVIEW : Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

Directed by David Yates

Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson

PLOT

As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously "This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.

REVIEW

+ I am a massive fan of both the Harry Potter books and films. Once again, this one is the best. +

+ It looked absolutely amazing. Invisible CG and stunning cinematography. +

+ Nicholas Hopper's music was once again great - though I'm looking forward to John Williams returning for Film 7. +

+ Great performances from everyone involved. Jim Broadbent steals the show as Slughorn, but the main three really up their game too. +

+ I loved the mix of dark story moments and romance - some people hate it, but relationships were one of my favourite things about Harry Potter. +

+ Sound design was wonderful too - very dark and mysterious the whole way through. +

+ Perfectly directed again by David Yates. I am very glad he is doing the final film too. +

+ I love the overall story of this book, and the really did it justice. They did cut a lot out, but I can't say there were many bits that I actually MISSED. +

+ I was worried about what they would do with the cave sequene. But it's fantastic. The Inferi and the fire were as good as I'd imagined them. +

+I knew exactly what was gonna happen... but was still so tense at the end. +


So this is the second film of the year to get a perfect rating, along with Watchmen. It isn't a dead on perfect film, you may not like it as I did. But I have a soft spot for all the Harry Potter films, and this is my favourite book, and I wasn't disappointed at all. Right now - I can't think of anything negative to say. I wanna see it again!

BEST MOMENT

It's a toss-up. Hmmm.

The cave sequence was always my favourite part in all the Harry Potter books and they really did it justice in this film. I loved every second of it.

I did also love when Hermione breaks down after seeing Ron kiss Lavender. It was a great scene, very well done with great performances from all the main cast - especially Emma Watson.

MY RATING
++++++++++

MOVIE REVIEW : Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

ICE AGE 3: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS

Directed by Carlos Saldhana, Mike Thurmeier

Starring John Leguizamo, Ray Romano, Denis Leary

PLOT

When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him.

REVIEW

+ Wooooo! Dinosaurs! +

+ Always liked the Ice Age films - and this one is no different. Feels like a true sequel - no complaints here. +

+ It looked surprisingly great - though not as good as some other things I've seen. +

+ Hilariously funny performances from everyone. +

+ Every Scrat "escapade" is still original. How do they keep coming up with these things? +

+ Simon Pegg absolutely STEALS the show. Buck was a fantastic addition to the series. +

+ Story flew by really quickly because I was engaged in the plot and the characters. +

+ The 3D looked really good as expected. +

- John Powell's score was great in the last film... but was weak in this installment. -

- I hear they are making an Ice Age 4... they should stop now with a good trilogy. -

BEST MOMENT

Scrat stuck in a tar bubble. Hahahaha. Classic.

MY RATING
++++++++--

MOVIE REVIEW : Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

TRANSFORMERS 2: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

Directed by Michael Bay

Starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox

PLOT

Decepticon forces return to Earth on a mission to take Sam Witwicky prisoner, after the young hero learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers. Joining the mission to protect humankind is Optimus Prime, who forms an alliance with international armies for a second epic battle.

REVIEW

+ CG was so good I wanted to lick my own eyeballs. +

+ Spectacular ... pretty much as big as movies can get at the moment. +

+ I don't care what other people think - I still like Shia LaBeouf. +

+ I loved everything with the parents - some people may hate the goofy sense of humour, but I really love them in both the movies. +

+ Steve Jablonsky's score is great again - though more of the same. +

+ Though the plot wasn't great - I still enjoyed the overall story and following the characters. +

+ Sound design was outstanding and very, very loud. +

- It just wasn't as good as the first one. -

- More plot holes than a caterpillar infested plant. -

- I'm all for immature humour - but this did take it too far sometimes. -

BEST MOMENT

Optimus Prime versus about six Decepticons in the forest. Epic, awesome, shocking.

MY RATING
+++++++---