This movie was surprisingly amazing and visually stunning. After the failure of OotP (with so much cut out from the book), I had medium expectations for this movie. However, as the movie progressed it was clear to see that Half Blood Prince would be much better.
As a movie, I give this 5 stars. As a movie based on a book I'd give it 4.5 stars due to it being 97% accurate (2% for content not included and 1% for content "altered".)
I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys the fantasy genre and for men & women, boys & girls of all ages.
This movie is worth the ticket price. So much so that I will be seeing it again at least once more in theaters. It truly was a magical experience.