Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 39 nominations total

Trivia
Dame Maggie Smith completed filming this movie while undergoing radio-therapy as treatment for breast cancer.

Goofs
Dumbledore has Riddle's diary in his possession, even though Harry gave the book to Lucius Malfoy at the end of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). However, Lucius gave it to Dobby, inadvertently freeing him as Harry had hidden his sock between the pages. Dobby then dropped the book to rescue Harry from Lucius's wrath. The book was left on the floor, meaning that someone could return the book to the headmaster's office. It is doubtful Lucius would have retrieved the book as he would have realised Harry only gave it to him to trick him and, presuming he knew it was a Horcrux, would also have realised it was worthless now that it had been destroyed.

Quotes
Professor Minerva McGonagall: [to Harry, Ron, & Hermione] Why is it, when something happens, it is always you three?
Ron Weasley: Believe me, Professor. I've been asking myself the same question for six years.

Crazy credits
The end credits take their shape from what look like ink spills, resembling the appearance of the collected memories when they are poured into Dumbledore's Pensieve.

Alternate versions
Some of the dubbed versions change the names of a few characters, to match their translated novel counterparts in each respective language. Examples include Hermione, who in the German version (of all the Potter films/books) is named Hermine, and Dumbledore, who in the Dutch version is Perkamentus. (Source: Multi-lingual Blu-Ray copies of the films)

Connections
Featured in The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009)

Soundtracks
Hedwig's Theme
Composed by John Williams

It's Love Potions That Are Most In Demand

Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince sets a couple of milestones in the film series. Harry and sidekicks Hermione and Ron are coming a bit late into puberty which is understandable considering all the adventures they've had. But they're now starting to see what the opposite sex is all about.

Helping them along is an old colleague that Dumbledore has brought back to the Hogwarts one Professor Slughorn, a new character into the Potter saga played by Jim Broadbent. Slughorn (how I do love J.K. Rowling's use of Dickensian names in the Harry Potter series) is a master of potions and of course when you talk potions, it's love potions that are most in demand. But they do have only a short term effectiveness and at least one of the trio gets overdosed on it. And the cure almost kills as well.

The Half Blood Prince also provides us with some insight into the life of the younger Lord Voldemort back when he was a Hogwarts student named Tom Riddle. Broadbent and he bonded back in the day and that's why Dumbledore wants him back.

The Half Blood Prince keeps up the high standard of film making that the Harry Potter series is known for. It even got a nomination for Cinematography from the Academy. Broadbent is a nice addition to the Hogwarts stock company even if only for the two remaining films in the series.

No sense telling you to see it, you probably have and enjoyed same.