As a kid, that original Great Hall felt SO imposing. That height absolutely made the build. Such a great set to have as a little kid.

Great review. Probably worth mentioning the old Hogwarts and Chamber sets were $90 & $70 respectively. That $160 is now $250 after inflation. So the new Chamber set costs about half at $120.

If you are going to combine sets for the 2001 sets then you should also combine the 2021 Chamber of secrets with the poly juice potion set. The poly juice potion set provides the entrance to the chamber of secrets. This would give the 2021 chamber the height you found lacking in your comparison. P.S. You guys were my favorite team on Brick Masters.

I love these comparisons! I find that while I love all of the new specialized parts, I also love the nostalgic charm of the old sets. Not just Harry Potter sets, but all lego in general. Loved you guys on LEGO Masters, keep making these great videos. I love detailed breakdowns of LEGO sets. Thanks for sharing!

Your intro is great. Happy to see another Harry Potter fanatic around. I didn't get either of these sets because the Hogwart's Castle has a really nice Chamber of Secrets.

These are so informative and fun to watch. I can't wait to see more about the Harry Potter line and other old themes that meant a lot to you. Also, bionicle review?

I wonder if the poops are a reference to JKR saying that wizards didn't used to have toilets, they'd just go on the floor and teleport it elsewhere.

Nice review! Echoing some others, I miss the old, more spartan LEGO aesthetic. It might be the nostalgia speaking though. I only ever had the Lupin’s classroom set and possibly the Flying Lesson. I remember the new flesh-colored minifigs feeling very cool, though it was probably blasphemy to older LEGO fans of the day :D

Fun fact, the Chamber of secret set is the reason we got Internet in my house back in 2002, didn’t have one before and we went to visit my aunt and they had it, and I spent all weekend on the lego website looking at the Harry Potter sets and when we gt home my parents connected us. 2 months later I bought the set Going to build it now!

I personally love the 2001, 2002 sets better because of that nostalgia. I also love the 2002 chamber better because you can at least set it up in the form of the chamber like it is in the movie.

Great review! I'm tempted to pick this new one up after your comparison thanks 😊✨

Just discovered your channel- it’s the kind of discussion on classic lego sets that I’ve been looking for. Anyway, the 2001 set is a G, it’s nearly perfect in my eyes. I’ve been building my own version of Hogwarts based on the Harry Potter Years 1-4 videogame, and I’ve studied all of the Hogwarts sets in trying to design mine. Set 4709 is actually very close to the facade of Hogwarts as presented in the films. The balcony section and the fireplace tower attached to the staircase tower are really meant to replicate the “quad” section to the right of the staircase tower in the movie. The designers of the original set must be Lego Masters, it would be fascinating to see concept and work-in-progress versions of it.

Ahhh love this, especially because I only have a few of the older sets, over time I will probably add. Always a great video and comparison

You are so chill to watch, love this🔥

I had the old old great hall growing up, but never the old chamber of secrets. I always wanted it. Finally got this new version to scratch that itch and I'm loving it.

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Hey Cheesey the umm the dog belongings behind the banners of the great hall 2022 set is so that the sorting hat can be placed there it's like a stand.. as for the frogs.. you pretty much nailed it on that one lol

I think the frogs are supposed to be chocolate frogs? Because the set also comes with many chocolate frog cards.

WHOA! you seem like such a historian in this vid that i googled how old you were. no wiki page yet, but there was an article about you and Jacob winning a harry potter build off in 2011! how serendipitous!

I share your puzzlement about Lego's recent outright obsession over poop and also toilets. Every set that has unused space left over is filled with a toilet or excrement. For a company so concerned about avoiding sex, nudity and violence, they sure do compensate a lot with voyeurism and fecal humour

I do believe in 2001 Legos philosophy that bigger is better for Hogwarts atleast, because it brings out the umph and the feeling of the castle....but I do like the touch ups on the new set as well it was like they where paying homage to the original, by keeping an original look with a sleeker updated style..... thoroughly enjoyed your review....thank you for this.

I actually reconfigured my 2021 set to accommodate the bathroom set above the slide into the Chamber where it would be in the book and movie 😊❤ I undeniably LOVE Harry Potter and also Lego 😊

The ghost in the original 2001 set is actually a poltergeist, Peeves.

...Hey, my Hogwarts Castle didn't come with a wizard card! What the hell Lego! 21 years late anger over that.

loved the review but i think you should position the camera a little closer or at least get more close up shots of the builds in the future. a lot harder to notice the details youre talking about from a wide shot of your room

I’m sorry, I know the new basilisk is way more accurate, but I much prefer the older one. It’s so charming

These sets are so cool!

Awesome review! The older sets were better as they did not have as many of the newer specialty pieces, which required greater creativity and imagination. The Great Hall of the 2001 set gives you space to build out the tables. The new sets have better mini figures, but the older sets have more space for imagination.

If you have the original knives used as Basilisk's fangs, they're much easier to remove.

I have both the Hogwarts castle and Chamber of Secrets from 2002, great sets!

why does snape glow LMAO funniest shit

Great video! Love the comparison! Great comments too! But I have the solution, get both 'em ! ! ! ...If you love Harry Potter and you love Legos as much as I do you will fine a way to get the money for both. I have over 300 Harry Potter minifigures collected over the years and I love them all. There are pluses and minuses around all of them. They are FUN! Enjoy and live the dream! ... Thanks, George

Great review. Althought one thing is tricky about 2001 line. It was based more on books because LEGO never got the proper access. For example: Fluffy is diffrent, Peeves is not in the movie and Ron's hair is just a bowlcut, cause ya know - he's poor fella. Maybe you can do a video containg all the diffrences?

I probably would have combined the Polyjuice Potion set with this one for the review, but otherwise, nice!

5:03 Amazing😂

Great video, 5:05 lmao

I love your bemusement when explaining the poops all over the newer set. It genuinely made me laugh out loud lol

Ok I gotta ask. Whats the story with the poops?

I always forget about the early 2000s sets provided cause i grew up with the late 2000s - early 2010s sets, the original sets had a certain charm to them but the newer sets are far better over all

Is that one of the two brothers from Lego masters season 2

Wish they could of brought back them printed snake mouth walls, love those

17:58 isnt there a bathroom/potion set where the washbasin opens so the figures slide down beause i think its supposed to go inbetween

My main takeaway is that the 2001 sets were much bigger but feel much emptier than the 2021 sets. I think I prefer the 2021 sets, but I can certainly see the advantage of having more play space.

also all of the Basilisk, idk if I spelled the snake's name right

I just can't work out these sets, since when was Howarts built out of sandstone with green roofs? 🤔

The poop is from fluffy the 3 headed dog in the other Harry Potter 2021 set

I think the new Slytherin head looks better simple by the fact it actually looks like minifig head

I have all of these

I feel like there’s a balance between size and detail between these 2 sets.

New basilisk is so much better........hoooowever...with the old one, you could reenact the eye gouging very effectively. Not that ten year old me would have been so brutal or anything. Nope.. I love snakes. Even petrifying ones.

The sets have gotten so much smaller yet so much more expensive..

Back in 2000 the first harry potter lego set cost 100 pounds in the uk.

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Very late reply, But i assume the poop is because the chamber is connected via the toilets!

Wasn’t there another great hall?

U r on LEGO masters

believe it or not thats not a "ghost" in the fire place that's suppose to be Peeves the Poltergeist, book fans give me a "hell yeah" or and awwwe because they low-key butchered out boy.

You totally look like book version of Harry Potter.

I'm sort of mixed, the newer kits are more "put together" and detailed, while the older ones are grander and just feel more .. "Lego" like while i've never been able to witness the nostalgia of the older sets, (as I wasn't born yet lol) ... I can still see the appeal in them

I've noticed in all of these Harry Potter comparisons, Ron always gets eaten, what did he do to you man?!?

2001 Chamber of secrets wins for me for the sole reason that the Slytherin's head is brickbuilt. I really dislike the simplicity of the 2021

Lego is robbing us now 😪

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Duude.. the motivation before the intro…. Ugh 🙄🙄🙄🙄 You could just have not uploaded if the recording of this video was such an annoying process for you. Also: you have 3 hairstyles on your head. Get a barber appointment ASAP!