Yesterday I finally got a chance to check out the movie adaptation for J.K. Rowling’s sixth book, “Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince”. I have to say, of the six movies, this one was my favorite. It didn’t have as much action as some of the previous ones, but it had a lot of character development and information in it. Sure, they changed some things, and they left a bunch of stuff out altogether, but overall I thought it was really solid. I was particularly surprised that… (Spoiler Alert behind jump. Click “Read More” for the details.)

Dumbledore lived in this one! I’m kidding, but a friend of mine texted me the night before I went to see it saying that “Dumbledore lives in this version. I RUINED IT FOR YOU!” (REAL SPOILER WARNING) Definitely not as bad as getting spoiled that he dies before I got a chance to read the book though.

I’m looking forward to seeing how splitting book 7 into two movies works. The last I heard it was scheduled to be released in the summer of 2010, so I guess we’ve got a year to wait. If you haven’t seen “Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince” yet, then what are you waiting for? Don’t forget to vote in our online poll at weRead and join the conversation about whether the movie did justice to the book.

Finally, here’s a picture of me dressed up as Draco Malfoy for the movie.