What is your favorite Harry Potter movie?!

I really love Prisoner of Azkaban especially all the moments between Harry and Lupin. The scene on the bridge when he tells Harry the story about James and Lily always puts a smile on my face. There’s a sense of melancholy throughout the entire film, which almost makes it feel too mature to be a kids movie at times and that’s what I appreciate about it.

No one ever mentions the music in POA. It may be my favorite of John Williams’ scores. “Window To The Past” is such a nostalgic and beautiful piece of music that sums up the Marauders era characters perfectly.

Goblet hold a special place in my heart. My grandfather is in the “Trial of Karkaroff” scene. He’s the man who has white hair and shakes Dumbledores hand.

Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite by a long shot. The cinematography and style is amazing and its the essence of medieval fantasy.

Boyy, i have to disagree with ben here, "prisoner" is stunning, the visuals especially and i think the characters ben pointed out r only rlly there for 2 mins at max, so i dont rlly think that holds down the rest of the movie, and i love the harry and lupin relationship, and in conclusion, the dark theme is beautifully done by alfonso cuaron

My biggest issue is actually with Half-Blood Prince - the entire Voldemort back story, missing any connection or understanding of the Horcruxes is such a loss to that film compared to the book. This is why it feels nothing really happens until dumbledore dies

i always found so interesting the barty crouch backstory and I was so upset it was almost all cut from the film

I totally understand the split between chamber and Azkaban but I think the No robes thing just shows that the students are comfortable at school now, and as a British person that’s legit how our uniforms look when we’re half way through the day rather than prim and proper first thing in the morning. The muggle clothing also makes sense to me as they wouldn’t need to wear uniform on weekends

Unpopular opinion but I LOVE Gambon as Dumbledore. While Richard Harris was the lovable grandfather, i would have never seen that interpretation as formidable against Voldemort later on. Dumbledore is a tortured man who needed to be weighed down not the jolly grandfather he pretends to be.

I honestly don't think any of the movies are "dreadful." Even the ones I dislike because of the creative choices or because of how much they changed from the book, none of them are technically poorly-made movies. The only one I think you could make the argument for is Crimes of Grindelwald because of how completely disjointed and overstuffed that film is.

Fun fact: In the UK, during December every Harry Potter movie is played on TV in order which is one of the reasons why a lot of British Potter fans consider them ‘Christmas’ movies. I am one of those people.

The ‘grungy’ theme in the 3rd film is how I envisioned the whole series from the beginning. I was actually pretty taken aback by how shiny and pristine and sort of regal the first two films presented Hogwarts and the Wizarding World. I’m forever salty that they cut out all the Marauders stuff for no reason, yeah, but tonally it’s my favorite film.

The scene with Hermoine and Bellatrix where she's torturing Hermoine always gives me chills. It's so well done and exactly how I imagined it even though you don't get any descriptions about whats happening to Hermione in the books. The way Ron reacted though was off to me because he's distraught/desperate in the books screaming her name.

POA has always been my favorite book, and translated into my favorite movie. John William’s “Window to The Past” is my favorite score. Absolutely the tone/visual shift is jolting, but I think it worked

So glad to see POA is loved so much in the comments. The first time i saw it, it was a complete diversion from one and two. The score is absolutely stand-alone to all the other movies. And the first time they revealed Sirius in the screaming shack and the scene it follows, were legendary performances.

Prisoner of azkaban is EASILY the best Harry Potter film !!! I'll die on this hill.

While the actors do deserve some blame for bad decisions, it's important to remember that they do multiple takes of these scenes and it's the director who decides "yes that was good" or "no that was bad". It was Mike Newell that ultimately decided to have Michael Gambon be so angry during the movie, either by accepting that acting from Gambon, or even more likely by telling him to do that. I don't really like when people diss the actors for many things, and don't mention the role the director has as well. It's the director's job to make sure the scene plays out the right way, look at any behind the scenes footage and you'll see directors stopping mid-scene to give criticism "Do it again but more of this" type thing, and on and on. Even if it was bad acting from the actor without being instructed to act that way, the director still in the end said "yes, that's good, I like it", thus the director needs more blame than they tend to get in those types of decisions.

Prisoner of Azkaban is top tier for me specifically because of how engaging and cinematically excellent it is as a movie. Definitely an adaptation though :)

you’re 100% right about the animation for The Tale of the Three Brothers. it was done by swiss animator Ben Hibon in his very distinct art style - also used in Heavenly Sword, as well as a lot of independent works of his posted to various platforms online - and they pretty much just let him go wild. he was his own animation director, he came up with most of the concept art, and a lot of his art is very distinct like this. he’s one of my all time favorite animators so i’m glad people recognize his work from DHP1

Im still watching this so it might be edited, but... On the tanget of GoF, although a small thing something I truly wished they added was family day. It always warms my heart when Molly and Bill show up for Harry. It helps visualize that the Weasley family considers Harry one of their own

I feel like the reason 1 and 2 look lighter is because it's being viewed through the eyes of an 11/12 year old just learning a lot of the magic stuff all at once, but once he hits puberty it's a whole different feel, especially seeing that his life is almost constantly in danger. Some of the only times post movie 2 where it looks as light as it did was times when he was feeling great joy, such as flying on buckbeak.

I really don’t get your opinions on POA. I mean, sure the scene with the tree is a bit goofy. But goofy in exactly the same way 1 and 2 were whimsically goofy. For me POA is the exact right combination of whimsy and grittiness. Also it is just flat out the best movie visually. And the story was told beautifully. Lupin, Sirius, the dementors were all done perfectly. And Gambon as Dumbledore in 3 was actually quite good as well! (It was 4 where it went wrong.) Judging it as a movie it is a 9.5/10 for me. Judging it as an adaptation of the books it is still an 8/10. Sure, some things can be nitpicked, but the overall story was done justice and it was much more true to the story than basically all of the later movies.

I think the first two are by far the best. so colorful and saturated with color. It felt so cozy and magical. they are also super loyal to the books. My least favorite are the David yates ones they all look green. I get the story gets darker but we didn't need it to look green all the time

I think my biggest issues in Goblet of Fire is the Barty Crouch Jr. plot being changed so drastically, not including the dementor’s kiss before he could confess to Fudge, and the backlash that led to the ministry calling Harry a liar. The Crouch plot has so much more depth than was portrayed in the film, and the lack of setup for the ministry calling Harry a liar in Order of the Phoenix makes it feel clunky when we get to it.

Every year in December in New Zealand there's a special channel that is dedicated to just playing the 8 movies on repeat. Its brilliant

Cutting out the mythology of the Marauders physically pained me when the movie first came out. They never even explained that James was also an animagus (and thus The significance of the stag patronus, or Snape's doe later on). And they never even explain that they were the ones to create the map!

I have to say Prisoner Of Azkaban is number one for me! I love how it combines darkness with a sense of whimsy. I love that it’s sort of cartoonish yet somehow gritty. For me that’s positive. I always found Harry Potter to be this perfect combination of silly, fun, and whimsical, with dark, gritty, and disturbing. The first two just seem soooo child friendly. I almost have a hard time believing anything truly dark happen in them. However the later films just seem so mature, adult, and sometime a bit boring. Prisoner takes elements of the books, and then makes perfect cinematic. (cinematic adjustments are not negatives to me they are positives) That’s just my opinion. I love whimsical darkness :)

The correct "hatchet order" for Harry Potter is 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. This order preserves the reveal of Snape in Deadly Hollows part 1, then continues with the momentum of the story through Deathly Hollows part 2, then you go back and get the story from the perspective of knowing that Snape was watching out for Harry.

I will fight hard for Order Of The Phoenix. I think it's so underrated and has some of the most emotional moments in the HP movies.

My favorite is POA. It was the 1st movie I saw when my daughter finally convinced me to watch a Harry Potter movie with her. At the time I hadn't read any of the books or seen any of the movies, and I really wasn't interested. Well needless to say after watching POA I have read and reread and watched and rewatched every Harry Potter movie. Every now then I always tease my daughter and ask her if she is happy that I finally convinced her to read/watch Harry Potter?? I guess one of the problems I have with the movies would be Order of the Phoenix and the fact that you never know that Ron and Hermonie are Prefects. I think that is such an awesome thing for Ron and there is no mention of it at all. I also wish that the final duel between Voldemort and Harry would have been more like the book. I think that the movie duel is anti-climatic.

I agree with many of the criticisms of POA but even with them, it’s probably my favorite because other than a couple joke characters at the start, I feel it ages the best n has the best direction beyond the first one which just got translating the book to screen right.

Prisoner of Azkaban is the best. It brought the darkness, the violence, even the horror to Hogwarts, the children heroes prepare their steps to the maturity (partly insinuated in The Chamber...). It would change the saga forever. So sad Richard Harris wasn't alive to see it...

the change out of robes in poa is to make it feel more like a real school, and show the characters growing up and becoming more themselves, being most teens don’t wear uniform correctly anyway which makes it more believable

The one thing that bothered me through out the series of movies was how they used wands, as if they had a magic six-gun they were shooting rather than putting forth any kind of magical effort. The _Magic_ is supposed to generate from the _witch or wizard_ not from the wand. I always felt that a muggle should be able to pick up a wand and it is no more than a stick in their hands (probably the biggest problem I had with Fantastic Beasts... was the monkey shooting sparks from the wand).

Prisoner of Azkaban is the best one of the series, as a ‘Harry Potter’ movie and as a film itself. Beautiful presentation, a dark yet still quirky and mysterious tone and great performances always make it a must-watch for me.

Prisoner remains the favorite because of masterful storytelling and cinema-artistic realization.

It's always been weird to me that the Polyjuice potion doesn't change your voice.. Because surely it changes your vocal chords to those of the person you're transforming into.

I agree with you guys about the first two movies. They’re amazing because of how faithful they are to the books and how perfectly they translate the books to the movies. However, in a completely different vein, I’d rank PoA as equally good, but for a completely different reason (more like how all three lord of the rings movies are absolutely perfect because of the way they adapt the LOTR books)

It’s crazy to me that you guys disliked Prisoner of Azkaban so much for the reasons you gave, because many of those visual elements were reasons why I love that one the most! The cinematic storytelling helped make this movie stand on its own in a way many of the other movies fell short of. I understand the departure from the books in some areas not being everyone’s taste, but if the style had continued from there on through the end of the series, I would not have been mad

47:57 I have a sneaking suspicion "I've always wanted to use that spell" when she casts Piertotum Locomotor was because her contemporary actor Angela Lansbury famously cast the same enchantment 40 years earlier in Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Angela also played a witch, and used her version (Substitutiary Locomotion) to defending children during an invasion.

My 2 main pet peeves with the movies are: 1) the exclusion of Percy in Goblet of Fire because Barty Crouch Sr was actually missing for a good part of the movie; and 2) the order of events in Order of the Phoenix..as well as the trip to St. Mungos. Overall tho, I can't rank each movie individually because I view it as a whole...at least the 1st 8 anyway. I imagined I may have felt different if I had read the books first, but I didn't read the series for the first time until after I watched all the movies. The books filled in the gaps and made the story whole for me.

I'm genuinely baffled at how you said HBP exceeds expectations when they cut out all the Dumbledore lessons, the best part of the books

you guys forgot the multiple harries in the beginning if DH pt1! Watching rafcliffe act those parts was so funny!

My favorite thing about the movies: The casting. It's so great! Alan as Snape, Maggie as McGonagall, Gary as Siruius. Aside from "Did you put your name..." I do like how Gambon showed other sides of Dumbledore, even if he was less approachable than Harris. My least favorite thing...how criminally underutilized all the Weasleys were, especially Ginny, Bill, and Charlie (where was he?). 😢

My biggest issue with all the movies is how many of the characters lost lines that got given to Hermione. At first it was mainly Ron's lines that I noticed got given to Hermione, but on my most recent reread of Philosopher's Stone I noticed Neville is the one to explain what a remembrall is, not Hermione.

"for the sake of the movies, it is Sorcerers Stone".... *cries in British* It's still the Philosophers Stone everywhere else!

Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite. The Maurauders are something that I just loved in the books and movies, wished there was more of it in the movies, but still. My least favorite is probably Goblet of fire, in comparison to the book that it’s supposed to be adapting.

As someone who has seen the movies before I read the books, it’s really interesting to see the different rankings we would give.

Prisoner of Azkaban was great!!! The feeling of that movie gives off, has me on the edge! The music and how grim the effects look just gives this scary vibe! My less favorite movie was the Goblet of fire. But I still love watching them all!

In other words, you placed POA low because you just didn’t like the shift in tone/visuals? It’s my fav movie in the series, easily one of the best from a cinematic view. I guess it’s all just opinions though in the end

As someone who's never read any of the books but has watched the movies countless times, Goblet of Fire has always been my favorite. After watching this I feel like I have to read the books now.

I think it would be interesting to see you guys rank all the books and then compare the rankings from book to movie

Ben prisoner is one of my favorites! I think the nostalgia for me is huge. My brother and I would rematch it over and over together because the first two just weren't as good to us.

I disagree with absolutely everything you guys said about PoA. It's my absolute favorite of the movies. Everything about it was perfect imo. I loved how relaxed the acting was. It was less clunky than SS and CoS. The music is top notch. Best musical score out of all of them. Cinematography out of this world. BUCKBEAK BLEW ME AWAY AND STILL DOES. I was so disappointed with CoS when it came out. I utterly despise that movie. So when PoA came out, I was in love again. So much so that I immediately bought the soundtrack after leaving the movie theater.

Finally, people who agree Chamber of Secrets is a top-tier harry potter movie edit: to me its mainly the enjoyability and the accuracy does play a role in me liking the movie but its my opinion guys, good job if you're opinion is different

Prisoner is the best one. Pretty easily actually. Incredible visuals, incredible tension, incredible storytelling, incredible characters. The casting of lupin and Sirius. The list goes on

The Half Blood Prince is my favorite book, and leaving out Voldy memories and ruining Ginny and Harry lowers it to Poor for me, but the comedic scenes like the Felix scene and the Ron love potion scene bring up to an Acceptable.

Disagree pretty heavy with your guys thoughts on POA. I think the characters expressing themselves with their cloths makes a lot of sense, it would be boring if they were always in robes. Makes hogwarts feel more alive IMO, they're not always in class so it makes sense they're not always in robes

this is not a movie tier list…this is a movie comparison (w the books)

I love the knight bus scene just because it’s so different from most of the other scenes and it’s just flat out funny

Mostly agree with the rankings other than HBP. For me cutting out the gaunts, how they handled Ginny and Harry as well as cutting out the battle of the astronomy tower was too much for me. I’d put it as barely acceptable

I would put the Prisoner of Azkaban as the top movie! from a cinematic perspective it's by far the best. I also think it make the general audience realize these weren't just kids movies.

The "Frog Choir" song lyrics are actually the words or incantation the 3 witches say in Shakespeare's play, Macbeth

I really love hallows/1! It’s by far my favorite movie of the franchise. So much interaction of the trio, so much character development. And it perfectly captures the lack of a good plan and the necessity to just wait for the opportunity to do something.

Honestly POA is my favorite. Lupin and Sirius are probably my favorite in all of HP. It was nice to take a break from Voldy being #1 bady, it set the mood for the rest of the series, fully converting into a series to grow with the viewers etc. just a great movie. Also: to be honest, whenever I rewatch the series I tend to skip the first movie cause it’s way to childish and adds very little to the OVERALL story other than to give background.

yesssss the final duel with voldemort where he outright explains to him and everyone what happened and proves he isn't just going to win by accident, was crucial and absolutely should have been included in the film.

I feel like the directional shift of POA worked really well with the growth of the audience that grew up with HP By the time POA came out on screen, readers knew that the story was much darker than what the first 2 books portrayed

My favorite HP movies are PoA, OotP and HBP. idk which one is no 1 since I love these 3 for very different reasons. And I actually love Crimes of Grindlewald lol. I even watched it twice when it came out in theaters, in 4D the second time. sooooo xD

48:10 Seamus does set his feather on fire in book one (Harry had to put it out with his hat), which is likely where the explosions in the movies came from.

The only ranking that differed for me was POA. It will always hold the top spot for me because it was the one that got me into the series. I saw it at a friends house when it first came out and because I loved it so much I rented the first two movies the next day and started reading the books the following week. I’m sure if I started with the philosophers stone my opinion would be different but the music score is the best in POA as well. Buckbeak’s Flight…chills every time.

Prisoner of Azkaban has always been my favorite! It was refreshing to hear your opinions on it. I love how the logo starts to get more dark and decrepit as the characters age through the movies. Showing how life gets scarier and more serious as years past.

I think POA was the perfect coming of age movie - we see the kids becoming teenagers, developing their personalities (hence the muggle clothes when not in class), struggling with their identities and hormones. It's also the start of some pretty dark stuff, which I think is why Alfonso added in so many quirky, surreal moments, i.e. Tom, the shrunken head, the whomping willow dance. I really think it's a great bridge between the whimsical wizarding world and the darker side of it. Also the way he uses time to transition between scenes and iterate the importance of it leading up to the time turner is genius.

The Polyjuice-potion changes the voice of Barty Crouch Jr. in the movie, and he's the only one in the movies that has that happen to him. The movies couldn't even consistently alter the rules

I will never forgive the fifth movie for leaving out Harry's breakdown in Dumbledore's office. It is a STANDOUT MOMENT in the books, and a SHOCKING moment to see Harry just BREAK. But no in the movie we just get them CALMLY TALKING. And because of THAT, a loooooooot of people just think "oh haha Harry has teenage angst so SAAAD" like nooo this kid SUFFERS in the fifth book. And it came to a head. Not in the movie though. Nope. Thanks, I hate it. *Here's the moment I'm talking about for reference:* “Harry, suffering like this proves you are still a man! This pain is part of being human-” _“THEN-I-DON’T-WANT-TO-BE-HUMAN!”_ Harry roared, and he seized one of the delicate silver instruments from the spindle-legged table beside him and flung it across the room. It shattered into a hundred tiny pieces against the wall. Several of the pictures let out yells of anger and fright, and the portrait of Armando Dippet said, _“Really!”_ _“I DON’T CARE!”_ Harry yelled at them, snatching up the lunascope and throwing it into the fireplace. “I’VE HAD ENOUGH, I’VE SEEN ENOUGH, I WANT OUT, I WANT IT TO END, I DON’T CARE ANYMORE-” He seized the table on which the silver instrument had stood and threw that, too. It broke apart on the floor and the legs rolled in a hundred different directions. Yeah the movies do Harry really REALLY dirty in terms of his mental state. People all the time made fun of his "teenage angst" when in reality, if they read the BOOK, they'd understand this CHILD had a full on mental breakdown, WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE given he just watched his last tie to his mother and father be murdered before his eyes. Harry saying "I WANT IT TO END" is one of a few A FEW instances in the books where he wishes he were dead. The other being when he and Hermione visit his mother and father "But they were not living, thought Harry: They were gone. The empty words could not disguise the fact that his parents' moldering remains lay beneath snow and stone, indifferent, unknowing. And tears came before he could stop them, boiling hot then instantly freezing on his face, and what was the point in wiping them off or pretending? He let them fall, his lips pressed hard together, looking down at the thick snow hiding from his eyes the place where the last of Lily and James lay, bones now, surely, or dust, not knowing or caring that their living son stood so near, his heart still beating, alive because of their sacrifice and close to wishing, at this moment, that he was sleeping under the snow with them." Like....Jesus get this kid to therapy. And get him a hug too. The movies do nothing to portray just what he's going through mentally. And I hate it. I think it gets me so peeved because they put in OTHER not needed stuff, and fluff when like....yeah hello raw characters moments are what made the books so good. Not romance. Ugh.

I read the books 5, 6, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4. I found it amazing. There were so many things i wondered when reading the last 3 that had huge impact when i read the first 4, namely why harrys patronus was a stag. I had already watched the first few movies and loved them so knew the general story but i think the first 3 had a lot more omg moments reading them last that otherwise wouldnt have been so significant

One thing I really liked about about Phoenix is the forest scene when umbrige says "tell them I mean them no harm" and Harry just says " I'm sorry professor, I must not tell lies"

This was really fun for me to watch because my friends and I are in film school and we just did a Harry Potter marathon and our rankings were basically the opposite of y'alls. Prisoner is by far the best directed (and best scored!) film of the whole series. Alfonso's directing style is whimsical already, and having him direct a movie with magic was such a good idea. The first two films, while having good cinematography and scoring are really boring directing-wise, which is what made them be near the bottom of my list. I really appreciate that the cinematography of movies 3-8 doesn't shy away from the darker, more mature tones and themes that the later books have. It contributes to the idea of lost innocence and the characters all having to live through and deal with really traumatic events.

It's still called Philosopher's Stone in the UK, I think they shot all the mentions of it twice for you lot across the pond.

Just found this channel after my surgery yesterday and I have to say I loved this list! I personally watch all 8 movies alll THE TIME considering I’ve been on bed rest for 6 months and read the books all the time very enjoyable channel!

The movies hold such a special place in my heart. Even though I love the books I will always remember the feeling of watching the movies for the first time. It is engrained in my childhood. I feel that perfectly captured the tonal Change throughout each film . I love the feeling of loneliness and emptiness that you feel through the last half of the films.

The reason Prisoner of Azkaban is my favourite is Cuaron's grungy yet whimsical interpretation. I suppose it depends on what you want from the movies. Some people want the book in visual form. I personally love seeing filmmakers add their own flare to a preexisting story. Also, I think the reason Bellatrix used Avada Kedavra on Sirius was to confirm to non-book reading audience members that he was dead. You can even see that the incantation was dubbed in in post. Also also, using the audiobook covers instead of movie posters for the tier list seems insane to me 😂😂😂

Putting Chamber in Outstanding and trashing Prisoner? Sorry, I can’t get on board with this one guys

I think going into Prisoner of Azkaban without reading the books first is why it’s my favorite, I didn’t know about the whole time turner sequence so I thought the movie was about to end and then boom time heist! I was in awe how awesome it was. Plus it introduced Lupin who is one of my top 3 favorite characters for sure.

I actually never sat down and studied the 3rd movie as you did here and I have to admit that all those things you pointed out are bad and could have been easilly avoided (except the lupin transformation/moon reveal thing. I thought that it was epic!). Still I have to say that no matter what the 3rd movie will always be my favourite one ;) I watched it sooooo many times as a child...

47:35 Technically, it’s Helena Bonham Carter playing Emma Watson playing Hermione playing Helena Bonham Carter playing Hermione playing Bellatrix.

I understand your critique about the Muggle clothes but I totally disagree on that front. Here are my thoughts: This movie is a coming of age story for the characters, they were children in the first two films playing with forces out of their control; now they begin to understand the gravity of the situations they are involved in. They are more powerful and confident and this is reflected in their clothing. It's them taking control and wearing their own clothes, something that anybody who had a uniform throughout their school career would instantly relate to, as is the case throughout England. In terms of the realism of why they are in Muggle clothing sometimes, I think it makes sense from a practical perspective. Hogwarts is a boarding school, meaning students have a lot of downtime where they are technically not "in school" despite being physically "in the school". During these times, no kid would willingly still wear their school uniform. When they are in class, they are in uniform, either casually so or more smartly depending on the context. But they are in robes or some form of uniform. When they aren't in lessons or at official school event gatherings, they are in their causal regular clothes. This makes total sense and I can say from experience that the relatability factor shot through the roof for myself and all school kids in England as of this movie onwards because the kids in Hogwarts suddenly felt like they could really be us and that they were connected to our school experience... just with ghosts flying around. I could go on, but that's the gist of it for me.

i fear i cannot continue watching your videos after having heard that you LIKE that half blood prince focused so much on the love drama 😭

The first two movies are just sooo good with the warm, feel-good vibes going on. That's why they remain at the top of my comfort movies. But the third movie is my favourite. That comes down mainly to the amazing story of the third book and I loved it. But yeah, it got gloomier and darker all of a sudden and the warmth we felt in our characters was gone. Though, it works well surprisingly. It felt like the first two movies were mainly shot in the day and the third one shot at night, a comfortable quiet cool night. And I love the feels. From here on, we find the warmth rarely in the movies that followed - a little bit during the Yule ball scene in GoF. But otherwise, yes, I wonder how Columbus or Cuaron would've made the subsequent movies.

Halfblood Prince makes the biggest change in character which I think is unforgivable. In the book Harry gets accidentally stunned under the cloak and has to watch everything without acting. In the movies Snape shushes him and he stands there and watches like a coward. It fundamentally changes the character for me, no way does book Harry unstunned not rush to Dumbledors aid. Pretty much ruins the movies for me.

I normally agree with Ben on most things but I completely agree with J on this one!

Great video! I am glad and thankful that you did this movies discussion. And I agree with you both on a lot of stuff you said and would rank the movies in very similar way, if not the same.

Anyone else think Prisoner of Azkaban and Deathly Hallows PT 2 are ahead of its time. Like the cinematography was something else in those movies

I absolutely HATED the Half-Blood Prince movie. It is my favorite book in the series and in my opinion, they totally ruined it. Too much relationship drama, not enough scenes from Voldemort’s past, no chemistry between Ginny and Harry, and that scene at the Burrow that WASN’T EVEN IN THE BOOK. To be honest, my favorite movie is Order of the Phoenix. The book was very clunky and had a lot of filler, and I think the movie did an outstanding job of condensing it and telling what needed to be told. And Imelda Staunton NAILS Umbridge. She doesn’t look like a toad as described in the book, but her sickening fake sweetness is spot on.

Tying Fantastic Beasts to Dumbledore/Grindelwald was a terrible choice, in my opinion. Why cant the movie named Fantastic Beasts focus more on the *FANTASTIC BEASTS???* I know they need *something* to drive the plot, but come on... just because it's in the same world doesnt mean it has to directly tie to the HP movies!

So 12:05 was saying about watching all 8 movies at Christmas time every year and I've done for as long as I can remember because (at least here in the UK) all 8 are played in order multiple times in a row on TV and that's how the tradition works and kinda started

Considering some of Richard Harris' roles, I am more then willing to believe he could have upped the intensity for the particular fights/spells to show that behind the calm cool but warm demeanor was this massively powerful, accomplished, battle tested wizard to be feared by dark wizards & witches alike.

When I think of the first two movies I always think there's almost a sort of "golden" backlight to the way it's shot. Very bright and sharp colours that I like.

Just gonna say that keeping up with the polyjuice stuff IS a lot simpler in the books, as it's written from Harry's perspective and they still call transformed Ron by the same name. It's up to you to imagine how they look different, they're still the same characters. In the movies the voice dubbing was done to just make it less confusing. If you just watched Crabbe and Goyle do their thing it might've felt kinda off. The actors would've also had to really try and imitate Harry and Ron well for it to be good. Maybe it would've worked out, maybe not, who knows.

It’s hilarious that they mention starting with deathly hallows part 1, seeing it in theaters with a coworker of my moms, it was my first exposure to Harry Potter and I read every book afterwards