Rants and Half-Blood Prince
Anyway, I know I told some people about what was going on with my sister and I feel safe posting it here because she doesn't have an LJ, at least not from what I'm aware, but I thought I'd update everyone on what is going on with her. Most of you know my youngest sister had a baby back in Janurary. Well, back in March or April she found out that she was pregnant again. Needless to say nobody was very happy because Gary was only 3 months old. Well, she went for an ultrasound the other day and she found out that she and her husband are being recommended to terminate the pregnancy. Apparently the baby has a condition where the brain isn't developing and it never will, and it has no skull and no skin whatsoever on the back of it's head and so it won't survive once the cord is cut, the only reason it's alive right now is because of my sister. She doesn't want to terminate it and I know this is a hard decision for her, so please keep her in your thoughts and prayers and help her find the strength to make the right decision and do what is best for her.
Why does finding a job have to be so hard? On the other hand I don't see why Joan can't give the others a day off once in awhile to give me a few hours so I can at least get some money, I mean this is ridiculous! And then of course there's Miguel, who told me, oh yeah I'll hire you, let me see where I can fit you in on the schedule and I'll call you. And then when I go back out there two weeks later he's not hiring. Nice Miguel, thanks. I love you too, not! *rolls eyes*
Okay so now its time for my HBP rant. And for anyone who hasn't seen the movie, don't read below.
So the movie. First of all, what the HELL was up with the beginning?? I mean Harry in the Underground and the waitress flirting with him and all that? That was totally unnecessary and did absolutely nothing for the plot! The whole first half of the movie was just totally ruined for me!
What was up with the Burrow being blown to bits? Bellatrix did not blow the Burrow up in the book, so why the hell did she do it in the movie and now where are the Weasleys going to live?? And speaking of Bellatrix, she did not give in that easily when it came to Narcissa talking with Snape in the beginning of the book. It also wasn't her who suggested making the unbreakable vow, either, that was Narcissa. And furthermore, Arthur knew nothing about the Vanishing Cabinet in the book, so why was it him who suggested to Harry that Malfoy was using a Vanishing Cabinet??? That part didn't make any sense.
Tonks and Remus did not get together until the very end of the book. When Malfoy Stupified Harry at the beginning, why was it Luna who found him and not Tonks? Why wasn't Tonks at her post in Hogsmeade where she was supposed to be? Was she too busy snogging Remus to do her job??
What happened to the whole Battle at Hogwarts? What happened to Madam Rosmerta being Imperiused? Nothing was even mentioned about how Katie came about getting the cursed necklace and how Slughorn came across getting the poisoned mead that he was going to give to Dumbledore but that he gave to Ron. What about Bill being bit by Greyback? Are we totally going to skip over the wedding in the 7th movie, which is where the start of the action takes place? JKR obviously added the part about Bill in because it was important for the 7th book and it should have been put into the movie.
What about the memories? The last two memories were out of order and the first two, with us learning about Gaunts Ring and Voldemorts whole beginning, which was the most important, and then seeing Hepzibah with Hufflepuffs Cup and Slytherins Locket, were not even shown and those were the two most important memories. And I hated the young Voldemort, I wish they could have gotten back the guy that played the diary Riddle in the second movie, he was much better. The guy in the book is described as handsome and this guy was just plain ugly and evil-looking from the beginning! There was nothing of him coming back and asking Dumbledore for a job so he could find something of Ravenclaws and Gryffindors to use as Horcruxes, too, which is also important and sets the premise for the 7th book.
Harry and Ginnys kiss did not take place in the Room or Requirement, it took place after the last Quidditch match of the season! And there was hardly anything in there about her and Dean or all the fighting, it was all about Harry and Ginny and Ron and Hermione from the get-go.
Slughorns first party happened on the Hogwarts Express, not at Hogwarts and speaking of Slughorn, I hated the guy that played him. To me, he didn't seem to do the part justice and it wasn't the Slughorn I pictured.
There could have been something done with Dumbledore telling Harry that he inherited Grimmauld Place and Kreacher and Dobby tailing Malfoy and stuff like that, which also sets the premise for the 7th book. Basically every storyline that sets the premise for the 7th book, they left out of this movie.
There was more comedy than there was anything else. And for it being a movie about the Half-Blood Prince, where the hell WAS the Half-Blood Prince throughout the whole movie? I don't mean Snape, I mean the Potions book, and Hermione doing the research to try and find out who it was and stuff like that. There was like, nothing, on the Half-Blood Prince at all and that annoyed me because that was the whole point of the damn book!!!! It could have been done much better.
I HATED Lavender in the book and I hated her more in the movie. She ANNOYED me!!!
Molly not wanting Ron and Ginny to return to Hogwarts. Again, totally pointless, nothing to do with the storyline and no need to be added in. Molly trusts Dumbledore, she knows her kids would be safe and therefore she would have no problem sending them back to Hogwarts. Where did David Yates get that whole idea from anyway??? Way to keep it canon, Mr. Yates! I mean come on now, don't go changing the book just to fit your purposes. And furthermore, Dumbledore did not just DROP Harry into the water when they went to the Burrow, they actually talked in the Broom closet and then Dumbledore delivered him personally to the door, there was nothing about his trunk and Hedwig already being there, and Ginny and Ron trying to find him, they were already asleep when he arrived because it was 3 in the morning!!!
They could have added in some of the stuff about the kids learning how to apparate instead of just showing us Harry doing it all the time.
Scrimgeour and Percy not even being IN the movie! Come on, I mean I know Percy is a prat and all and Scrimgeour is an ass, but they could have at least been shown when everyone was at the Burrow over Christmas like they were in the book. Another important part of the whole book was Scrimgeour trying to convince Harry to stand beside the Ministry and the whole "Dumbledores man through and through" crap and they didn't even show him!
There was a lot more that I didn't like that I could mention but it would be waaaay to long! Now for what I did like
The argument between Snape and Dumbledore. I was actually glad they added that in instead of like the book, having Hagrid tell us that they argued. It was much better to see it than just hear about it.
Dumbledore's death. I was under the impression that they were leaving that part out but that they added it in made me happy. The funeral would have been better to add in, but I loved McGongalls wand tribute to him. And Harry in his office at the end picking up the Elder Wand, because at least they added in SOMETHING to do with the 7th book!
Ron being poisoned. I don't know why but I think this part was done really well.
Dumbledore and Harry retrieving the fake Horcrux. While I would have liked to see more of Dumbledores reactions after drinking the potion, the whole, "It wasn't their fault, it was mine, blame me" and stuff like that, I thought that part was done really well, considering what went on the rest of the movie.
Weasleys Wizard Wheezes. Can I live in this shop? I mean seriously, that was the best damn toy store I'd ever seen!!!!
I think that's the end of my rant right now. I had a lot of stuff that I didn't like about the movie, in fact I disliked more than I actually liked the movie. Overall, it was a good movie, but Im not sure it was the best of the series, as a lot of people are saying. Yates' OOtP was by far the best and actually stuck to Canon more than this one did, this one had the same premise that Cuaron's PoA had. I think they left out a lot of the major plot points that set the story for the 7th book and it kind of makes me afraid of how the 7th movies are going to be...I mean its being divided into two movies which means they want to cover the whole book, obviously....but I hope they don't leave our near as much as they left out in HBP, seriously...On the plus side though, Tom Felton gets hotter the older he gets

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