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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Widescreen Edition) |  | Director: David Yates
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent, Elarica Gallacher
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Seller: goHastings
Rating:  634 reviews
Sales Rank: 138
Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, Dubbed, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 153 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 085391200390
UPC: 085391200390
EAN: 0085391200390
Release Date: December 8, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Harry Potter and his friends struggle to keep Lord Voldemort away from Hogwarts while also learning how to handle new friendships and romance.
Amazon.com
The sixth installment of the Harry Potter series begins right where The Order of the Phoenix left off. The wizarding world is rocked by the news that "He Who Must Not Be Named" has truly returned, and the audience finally knows that Harry is "the Chosen One"--the only wizard who can defeat Lord Voldemort in the end. Dark forces loom around every corner, and now regularly attempt to penetrate the protected walls of Hogwarts School. This is no longer the fun and fascinating world of magic from the first few books—it's dark, dangerous, and scary. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) suspects Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) to be a new Death Eater recruit on a special mission for the Dark Lord. In the meantime, Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) seems to have finally removed the shroud of secrecy from Harry about the dark path that lies ahead, and instead provides private lessons to get him prepared. It's in these intriguing scenes that the dark past of Tom Riddle (a.k.a. Voldemort) is finally revealed. The actors cast as the different young versions of Riddle (Hero Fiennes-Tiffin and Frank Dillane) do an eerily fantastic job of portraying the villain as a child. While the previous movies' many new characters could be slightly overwhelming, only one new key character is introduced this time: Professor Horace Slughorn (with a spot-on performance by Jim Broadbent). Within his mind he holds a key secret in the battle to defeat the Dark Lord, and Harry is tasked by Dumbledore to uncover a memory about Voldemort's darkest weapon--the Horcrux. Despite the long list of distractions, Harry, Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) still try to focus on being teenagers, and audiences will enjoy the budding awkward romances. All of the actors have developed nicely, giving their most convincing performances to date. More dramatic and significant things go down in this movie than any of its predecessors, and the stakes are higher than ever. The creators have been tasked with a practically impossible challenge, as fans of the beloved J.K. Rowling book series desperately want the movies to capture the magic of the books as closely as possible. Alas, the point at which one accepts that these two mediums are very different is the point at which one can truly enjoy these brilliant adaptations. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is no exception: it may be the best film yet. For those who have not read the book, nail-biting entertainment is guaranteed. For those who have, the movie does it justice. The key dramatic scenes, including the cave and the shocking twist in the final chapter, are executed very well. It does a perfect job of setting up the two-part grand finale that is to follow. --Jordan Thompson
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 Santa's favorite movie September 7, 2010
Campeck (SLC, Utah)
Santa ordered the combo pack blue ray/dvd and digital copy. A couple of days later we were informed that they had actually sold more of items than they had. Amazon made it right however and sent us the blue ray version and the dvd version seperately and then they gave us a code to download our digital copy from Amazon Unbox. It all works great.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Two-Disc Limited Special Edition) September 7, 2010
Michael G. Johnson
I bought this for my wife. She watches the special discs more often than the movie. This one is the same...she loves it.
I loved the movie, but had 2 problems with it. September 7, 2010
Clayton B. Johnson (If you have to ask, you would only use it against me someday.)
The first problem may be either a problem with the blu ray format or a problem with my laptop or a combination of both. I don't know. The sound on a blu ray disc on my laptop seems to be so low on every one I tried that I usually have to turn the subtitles on to understand all the words. I have all the sound turned all the way up. Every other sound is great on my machine except the blu ray movie sound. Second, and it may not be a real problem, this movie ended rather anticlimactically. It felt like "OK, it's over, "insert the final minute of what is seen" and then "boom" with no closure. I assume, being one of the few people that never read the books, that that will not be a problem because whatever is happening as it ends will make sense after the final two movies. I really enjoyed the look and feel of the movie itself. Everything aside from these two problems was lovely about the movie. I really get a kick out of seeing Bellatrix looking like a Victorian bag lady on meth.
 crummy movie September 4, 2010
Robert Kappler
i received this movie last week. tried to watch it last night. the acting is crummy and the movie was so dark you could not make out what was happening. i have read all the harry potter books and think they are terrific. i also have all the other movies and they are very good. why would they release such a crummy movie?
Harry Rides Again August 24, 2010
Karen Force (Seal Rock, OR)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Even though I'm in my 50s, I'm a big Harry Potter fan. I have first editions of the books, I've seen all the movies on the big screen and I have all the dvds released so far. My husband is traveling this week so I will be watching Harry Potter and my collection of Star Wars. With a tub of popcorn and Diet Coke life is good!
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