I am an avid fan of the books and usually disappointed with the movies. It was not so during Half Blood Prince. I thought this movie was absolutely brilliant. Very few things were left out of the movie, which was my problem with most of the movies. It also added new elements that fit very well. The movie was very real. You can truly see the actors have grown both physically and theatrically in this movie. The emotions are terrific from everyone. I would definitely recommend this movie to everyone, whether you read the books or not.