i've been waiting years for the half blood prince.
what a load of crap. by far, the worst potter movie yet. it was so bad that i don't even want to see the next two.
they added scenes that were not the book, and then took out scenes that were critical.
no memory scenes with the riddles or gaunts.
completely cut out the final battle.
continuity error in harry finding dumbledore's wand on his desk at the end. the wand is supposed to be in the coffin, where voldemort breaks in thinking it is the elder wand.
yes, we made matching t shirts (thanks to great work by dr. w)
just got back from a great vacation. family get together in plattsburgh, and then a week with the enemy of my enemy crew at lake george. to refresh your memories, this consists of 8 people with whom i've been friends since freshman year of college, plus three spouses who married into the group (dr. wintermute, grassomama, and j-watt's dude). we get together every year, and this was our eighth and longest gathering. if it weren't for j-watt and her dude not being able to join us, i would say that it was our best.
six days of grilling out, hanging on the dock, having campfires at night, cold beer, playing games (including a showdown with mcgruber and bloodninja over who had the highest midichlorian count, i.e., playing star wars trivial pursuit), and just plain relaxing.
