Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [2009] Movie Reviews on CinemaClock

Having not read the book (because I found the 1st Harry Potter book to be almost painful to get through), I've enjoyed all but the first two movies. And this one is no exception. It's not as good as 4 or 5, but it is a great film. One word describes it: DARK! I found it to be one of the grimmest movies I've ever seen, with Columbine-esque undertones and a serious sense of impending doom throughout. Sure, it's got its problems, since J. K. Rowling was never the most original or imaginative writer on the planet, but it makes for a really terrific movie that, while a little slow at points, really makes up for it with a shocker of an ending (that is, if you didn't know the ending already) I look forward to the next one, even though it will be split into two films.

Title	Vote
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [2008]	10/10
Superbad [2007]	10/10
Live Free or Die Hard [2007]	10/10
Snakes on a Plane [2006]	10/10
X-Men 3: The Last Stand [2006]	10/10
Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith [2005]	10/10
The Incredibles [2004]	10/10
Spider-Man 2 [2004]	10/10
Shrek 2 [2004]	10/10
Monster [2004]	10/10
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [2003]	10/10
Kill Bill: Volume 1 [2003]	10/10
Bad Boys II [2003]	10/10
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines [2003]	10/10
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [2002]	10/10
About a Boy [2002]	10/10
The Bourne Identity [2002]	10/10
Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones [2002]	10/10
The Panic Room [2002]	10/10
Blade 2: Bloodhunt [2002]	10/10
The Mothman Prophecies [2002]	10/10
The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring [2001]	10/10
Monsters, Inc. [2001]	10/10
Bully [2001]	10/10
Inglourious Basterds [2009]	9/10
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [2009]	9/10
De père en flic [2009]	9/10
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen [2009]	9/10
The Hangover [2009]	9/10
Fanboys [2008]	9/10
Watchmen [2009]	9/10
Slumdog Millionaire [2008]	9/10
Religulous [2008]	9/10
Tropic Thunder [2008]	9/10
Step Brothers [2008]	9/10
The Dark Knight [2008]	9/10
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian [2008]	9/10
Iron Man [2008]	9/10
I Am Legend [2007]	9/10
Knocked Up [2007]	9/10
Spider-Man 3 [2007]	9/10
Hot Fuzz [2007]	9/10
Grindhouse [2007]	9/10
Zodiac [2007]	9/10
Little Miss Sunshine [2006]	9/10
Clerks II [2006]	9/10
The Devil and Daniel Johnston [2005]	9/10
Mission: Impossible 3 [2006]	9/10
King Kong [2005]	9/10
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [2005]	9/10
A History of Violence [2005]	9/10
The 40 Year-Old Virgin [2005]	9/10
Wedding Crashers [2005]	9/10
Layer Cake [2004]	9/10
War of the Worlds [2005]	9/10
Batman Begins [2005]	9/10
Hotel Rwanda [2004]	9/10
Shark Tale [2004]	9/10
Blade: Trinity [2004]	9/10
Saw [2004]	9/10
Shaun of the Dead [2004]	9/10
The Bourne Supremacy [2004]	9/10
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy [2004]	9/10
Fahrenheit 9/11 [2004]	9/10
Super Size Me [2004]	9/10
Troy [2004]	9/10
The Butterfly Effect [2004]	9/10
Love Actually [2003]	9/10
The Matrix Revolutions [2003]	9/10
School of Rock [2003]	9/10
Owning Mahowny [2003]	9/10
Spun [2003]	9/10
Phone Booth [2002]	9/10
Igby Goes Down [2002]	9/10
Red Dragon [2002]	9/10
My Big Fat Greek Wedding [2002]	9/10
XXX [2002]	9/10
Reign of Fire [2002]	9/10
Lilo And Stitch [2002]	9/10
Minority Report [2002]	9/10
Bad Company [2002]	9/10
Unfaithful [2002]	9/10
Spider-Man [2002]	9/10
Frailty [2002]	9/10
The Count Of Monte Cristo [2002]	9/10
Monster's Ball [2002]	9/10
Slackers [2002]	9/10
Black Hawk Down [2002]	9/10
Training Day [2001]	9/10
Hannibal [2001]	9/10
Snatch [2000]	9/10
Traffic [2001]	9/10
Proof Of Life [2000]	9/10
The Contender [2000]	9/10
Couples Retreat [2009]	8/10
The Informant! [2009]	8/10
Extract [2009]	8/10
Terminator Salvation [2009]	8/10
X-Men Origins: Wolverine [2009]	8/10
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [2008]	8/10
The International [2009]	8/10
Choke [2008]	8/10
Burn After Reading [2008]	8/10
Wall-E [2008]	8/10
The Happening [2008]	8/10
The Golden Compass [2007]	8/10
Transformers [2007]	8/10
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer [2007]	8/10
Shrek the Third [2007]	8/10
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End [2007]	8/10
300 [2007]	8/10
Scoop [2006]	8/10
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest [2006]	8/10
Superman Returns [2006]	8/10
Thank You for Smoking [2005]	8/10
The Break-Up [2006]	8/10
Inside Man [2006]	8/10
Where the Truth Lies [2005]	8/10
Two for the Money [2005]	8/10
Serenity [2005]	8/10
Flightplan [2005]	8/10
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [2005]	8/10
Sahara [2005]	8/10
Robots [2005]	8/10
The Jacket [2005]	8/10
Sideways [2004]	8/10
Ladder 49 [2004]	8/10
Meet the Fockers [2004]	8/10
The Grudge [2004]	8/10
Team America: World Police [2004]	8/10
Garden State [2004]	8/10
Open Water [2003]	8/10
The Village [2004]	8/10
Mean Girls [2004]	8/10
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [2004]	8/10
House of Sand and Fog [2003]	8/10
The Last Samurai [2003]	8/10
Thirteen [2003]	8/10
Matchstick Men [2003]	8/10
The Matrix Reloaded [2003]	8/10
Adaptation [2002]	8/10
Die Another Day [2002]	8/10
Ghost Ship [2002]	8/10
One Hour Photo [2002]	8/10
Signs [2002]	8/10
Austin Powers in Goldmember [2002]	8/10
Undercover Brother [2002]	8/10
Changing Lanes [2002]	8/10
Showtime [2002]	8/10
40 Days And 40 Nights [2002]	8/10
John Q [2002]	8/10
In the Bedroom [2001]	8/10
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist [2002]	8/10
A Beautiful Mind [2001]	8/10
Behind Enemy Lines [2001]	8/10
Not Another Teen Movie [2001]	8/10
Mulholland Drive [2001]	8/10
Hearts in Atlantis [2001]	8/10
Shallow Hal [2001]	8/10
Corky Romano [2001]	8/10
Zoolander [2001]	8/10
Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back [2001]	8/10
Gladiator [2000]	8/10
Meet The Parents [2000]	8/10
Star Trek [2009]	7/10
The Wrestler [2008]	7/10
Valkyrie [2008]	7/10
JCVD - Le Film [2008]	7/10
Quantum of Solace [2008]	7/10
Pineapple Express [2008]	7/10
Get Smart [2008]	7/10
21 [2008]	7/10
There Will Be Blood [2007]	7/10
The Simpsons Movie [2007]	7/10
Hostel: Part II [2007]	7/10
Shooter [2007]	7/10
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby [2006]	7/10
Lady in the Water [2006]	7/10
American Dreamz [2006]	7/10
The Sentinel [2006]	7/10
Maurice Richard [2005]	7/10
Brokeback Mountain [2005]	7/10
Corpse Bride [2005]	7/10
The Constant Gardener [2005]	7/10
The Island [2005]	7/10
Fantastic Four [2005]	7/10
House of Wax [2005]	7/10
Constantine [2005]	7/10
The Aviator [2004]	7/10
The Flight of the Phoenix [2004]	7/10
Surviving Christmas [2004]	7/10
The Terminal [2004]	7/10
I, Robot [2004]	7/10
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow [2004]	7/10
King Arthur [2004]	7/10
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [2004]	7/10
Collateral [2004]	7/10
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story [2004]	7/10
Kill Bill: Volume 2 [2004]	7/10
Hellboy [2004]	7/10
Jersey Girl [2004]	7/10
Eurotrip [2004]	7/10
The Cooler [2004]	7/10
Gothika [2003]	7/10
Stuck On You [2003]	7/10
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [2003]	7/10
Bad Santa [2003]	7/10
Timeline [2003]	7/10
Elf [2003]	7/10
Cold Creek Manor [2003]	7/10
Green Card Fever [2003]	7/10
S.W.A.T. [2003]	7/10
Johnny English [2003]	7/10
Final Destination 2 [2003]	7/10
The Recruit [2002]	7/10
Just Married [2003]	7/10
Star Trek: Nemesis [2002]	7/10
Swept Away [2002]	7/10
Men in Black 2 [2002]	7/10
Scooby-Doo [2002]	7/10
The Scorpion King [2002]	7/10
The Sweetest Thing [2002]	7/10
National Lampoon's Van Wilder [2002]	7/10
Resident Evil [2002]	7/10
The Mean Machine [2002]	7/10
Orange County [2002]	7/10
Ocean's Eleven [2001]	7/10
Spy Game [2001]	7/10
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone [2001]	7/10
Serendipity [2001]	7/10
The Pledge [2001]	7/10
Double Take [2001]	7/10
Cast Away [2000]	7/10
The 6th Day [2000]	7/10
How The Grinch Stole Christmas [2000]	7/10
The Wicker Man [1973]	7/10
Bedazzled [2000]	7/10
Nurse Betty [2000]	7/10
The Invention of Lying [2009]	6/10
The Surrogates [2009]	6/10
The Taking of Pelham 123 [2009]	6/10
Gran Torino [2008]	6/10
Body of Lies [2008]	6/10
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People [2008]	6/10
The Incredible Hulk [2008]	6/10
No Country for Old Men [2007]	6/10
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry [2007]	6/10
Bon Cop, Bad Cop [2006]	6/10
Lords of Dogtown [2005]	6/10
Coach Carter [2005]	6/10
Hostage [2005]	6/10
Hitch [2005]	6/10
Friday Night Lights [2004]	6/10
Alien vs. Predator [2004]	6/10
The Chronicles of Riddick [2004]	6/10
Secret Window [2004]	6/10
Mystic River [2003]	6/10
Big Fish [2003]	6/10
The Missing [2003]	6/10
Scary Movie 3 [2003]	6/10
Runaway Jury [2003]	6/10
The Rundown [2003]	6/10
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen [2003]	6/10
Daredevil [2003]	6/10
National Security [2003]	6/10
Catch Me If You Can [2002]	6/10
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [2002]	6/10
Empire [2002]	6/10
Sweet Home Alabama [2002]	6/10
Trapped [2002]	6/10
City By The Sea [2002]	6/10
The Road To Perdition [2002]	6/10
Enough [2002]	6/10
Insomnia [2002]	6/10
Murder by Numbers [2002]	6/10
Big Trouble [2002]	6/10
Ice Age [2002]	6/10
Monsoon Wedding [2002]	6/10
Collateral Damage [2002]	6/10
Kate And Leopold [2001]	6/10
Thirteen Ghosts [2001]	6/10
K-Pax [2001]	6/10
Iron Monkey [2001]	6/10
Scary Movie 2 [2001]	6/10
Hardball [2001]	6/10
13 Days [2000]	6/10
Vertical Limit [2000]	6/10
Ladies Man [2000]	6/10
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra [2009]	5/10
Hancock [2008]	5/10
Be Kind Rewind [2007]	5/10
My Super Ex-Girlfriend [2006]	5/10
The Da Vinci Code [2006]	5/10
The Day After Tomorrow [2004]	5/10
Something's Gotta Give [2003]	5/10
Gigli [2003]	5/10
Knockaround Guys [2002]	5/10
Eight Legged Freaks [2002]	5/10
The New Guy [2002]	5/10
Jason X [2002]	5/10
Deuces Wild [2002]	5/10
The Royal Tenenbaums [2002]	5/10
Super Troopers [2001]	5/10
The Glass House [2001]	5/10
Dungeons And Dragons [2000]	5/10
Remember The Titans [2000]	5/10
Year One [2009]	4/10
Aeon Flux [2005]	4/10
Ocean's Twelve [2004]	4/10
Paparazzi [2004]	4/10
The Haunted Mansion [2003]	4/10
Once Upon a Time in Mexico [2002]	4/10
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde [2003]	4/10
The Core [2003]	4/10
The Time Machine [2002]	4/10
Bandits [2001]	4/10
Hannibal Rising [2007]	3/10
Catwoman [2004]	3/10
The Forgotten [2004]	3/10
The Passion of the Christ [2004]	3/10
The Wedding Planner [2001]	3/10
Mission: Impossible 2 [2000]	3/10
Babine [2008]	2/10
16 Blocks [2006]	2/10
Van Helsing [2004]	2/10
The Tuxedo [2002]	2/10
Ghosts Of Mars [2001]	2/10
Primer [2004]	1/10
Jeepers Creepers 2 [2003]	1/10

How can you say "J. K. Rowling was never the most original or imaginative writer on the planet", when you have not read the books?!!! You saw the movies and the movies are different from the books!

30.7.2009 - caro_bourgeois@ - age: 36-49

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Totally agree. The first couple of chapters in the first book were slow, but give it time. I felt that after reading the whole series, I mourn the loss of the characters, and want more. If J. K. was not such a good author, why would I want more from her?

30.7.2009 - gstyles6119@ - age: 36-49

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Because I read the 1st book and found it dull and unimaginative. I continued to watch the movies and I still hold that they're not very original or imaginative. I'm not trashing her writing style or character development because I think she handles those just fine. But giant spiders? Werewolves? Ogres? Snakes? Dragons? YAWN. I haven't read the last book and I don't know what's going to happen, but I bet it will bear more than one obvious resemblance to some other fantasy/sci-fi series I've come to know and love.

30.7.2009 - newscott13@ - age: 26-35

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