let me start by say and i know that you have to alter and omit scene from a novel when adapt it to the silver screen . however and it be not necessary to take a chain saw to what can easily be debate a the best book in the series . half blood prince be key to set up the final and now two and movie and this version miss the mark . now the major novel plot point be there and harry learns about voldemort past and draco struggle with his chosen task and snape do kill dumbledore but much of the set up plot and subplots have be completely omit . for fan out there that have read the book will get a strange feeling in their gut just a few minute in . after the deatheater attack on london the muggel minister be suppose to receive a late night visit . omit . during the time spend at the wesley prior to the school year there be suppose to be a blast from the past and news of an upcoming marriage . omit . so just minute into the feature many of the actual fan should start to wonder if something fishy be go on . after the duration of the film all of the omission be top off by the big daddy of them all . there be no funeral for the deceased headmaster . how can that be . it be easily the 2nd big moment in seven novel and next to the climax when voldemort be kill . additional ommisions represent many of dumbeldore voldemort memories any of snape interaction a the defense against the dark art instructorproper development of the snape good vs. evil plot quitich cup match and unless that be the match show in the movie but you couldn not tell the alteration in the film be also a huge let down . unfortunately our friendly writer decide that it would be wise to alter the first kiss of the future mr. and mrs. potter . i can not even wrap my head around why writer would think fan wouldn not notice . i be not even go to get into and beyond a mention and of the two big change . when the headmaster get kill it need to be word for word from the novel and enough say . since they felt it necessary to not shoot the funeral i guess they felt it would be fine to end with our three hero together instead of harry walk off after break up with ginny . those be huge . now before i continue to rag on the choice of the writer i will say that hbp be visually stun to a level above the previous film and what they do put into the script work for the film . only those who have spend the time to read the novel will notice the major issue with this film . for entertainment value alone it be a good movie . please to not destroy deathly hallow the way this edition be destroy .