Description
Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Even as the decisive showdown looms, romance blossoms for Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates. Love is in the air, but danger lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same. The Blu-ray disc of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will feature Warner Bros. Maximum Movie Mode, an interactive viewing experience that examines the entire film with such features as Focus Points, Picture-in-Picture, photo galleries and more. Maximum Movie Mode includes commentary from director David Yates, producers David Heyman and David Barron, and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Tom Felton.
The disc also includes Warner Bros. BD-LiveTM, which allows users with web-enabled Blu-ray players to access exciting additional content and connect and share with other BD-Live users via the My Commentary and Live Community Screening features. Another feature of the BD-Live interactivity is Facebook Connect, which allows users to interact with their friends from Facebook, update their Facebook status while in BD-Live and invite their Facebook friends to a Live Community Screening.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Two-Disc Limited Special Edition)
Date: 2010-03-12
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This product arrived in a very timely manner and in excellent condition. My husband and I really enjoyed watching this movie, and I especially enjoyed the extra features.
Time for Horny Harry to Take a Hike
Date: 2010-03-11
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Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe, he of the bushy, burgeoning unibrow), is no match for Twilight's Edward Cullen. Oh sure, Harry's hormones are raging now, severely compromising his efforts to thwart the powers of darkness that have beset his young life, but it all feels so unnatural, as if the boy wizard's inablility to keep it in his pants is merely a ploy by the producers to fend off the REAL threat to Harry's future: the massively successful Twilight franchise. You've had your day Harry, so take a hike before the vampires come for you!
Could have been better
Date: 2010-03-11
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I am a Harry Potter fan and have loved the movies. They followed closely to the book on some things, but to me key parts were left out. So much info on what made Voldemort tick was in many of the "flashback/memories" collected that we did not get to see. SO much that is important to the final installment. And don't get me started on how disappointing the ending was. WHAT happened to the big fight scene at the school, the chaos, which was done so well in the 5th movie!? I understand you have to cut things out, but they could have left out the made up fight at the Weasleys. Ok if you didn't read the books, but most people following the movies have been following the books.
It seems like the director favored the villains more than the heroes. YES!!!
Date: 2010-03-10
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Me being an antagonist lover, I loved this movie. First we see Snape clarifying his loyalty to the dark lord VOLDEMORT (That's right I said it, heheh) Then we see the weasley's house get destroyed, which I thought was a brutal middle finger to the protagonists, heheheheh. I loved this movie because it was darker and more sinister than the other Harry Potter films. Also I don't read the books, so maybe that's why I don't see any flaws in this film.
GO LORD VOLDEMORT (HA, I said his name again)
The weakest installment in the series, but one that powerfully promises great things to come.
Date: 2010-03-05
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This franchise is one of the few that can safely refute the old adage that sequels are never as good as the original. Indeed, it's something of an amazement how the Potter franchise has managed to maintain such quality of filmmaking after so many sequels. I think that's why interest is still so high for these films after so many years and probably why the final book is being split into 2 films, to milk it for all they can - not to imply the story isn't worth it; I'm glad their are two more films to look forward to rather than just one. But, as with most of the other larger book translations (eg. Goblet of Fire) there was a lot of interesting moments cut from the film rendition that we can only hope may someday be restored in the eventual ultimate BD editions ala the first two films (assuming they were actually shot).
As is, the sixth film in the Potter franchise plays more like a filler to build anticipation for the final installments, than a self-contained story with a unique and notable purpose of its own. The series has become progressively darker and more mature with each installment and this is no exception. Gone is much of the innocense and naive wonder that built this esoteric cobblestone world. But for those of us so enthralled, seeing it visually imagined as capably, dare I say, brilliantly, can be reward enough (assuming the final chapters make up for the story that this one lacks) even if there is little payoff in the end.
As for the BD, I think Warner's authoring has gradually improved over the past couple of years. The days of their masters being biased for the limitations of the DVD format seems to be drifting further and further behind - at least for new release titles. Most of their catalog HD offerings still tend to be a little lacking in detail - often more than a little. But with films that have been recently mastered like this one, there's little reason to complain, based on 1080p/24 projection onto a 100" screen (smaller displays will no doubt be more foregiving, just as larger projected images could magnify problems I didn't notice or at least didn't find too cumbersome).