Angel Balderas Oh... I guess I was expecting it to be funnier than that =P. Thanks for the explanation though! I honestly thought it had something to do with sucking d*ck or something like that lol
Not sure if it's considered an easter egg....but one of the best moments for me in this film was re-watching it after learning about the "unforgivable curses" and noticing that Lucius was going to kill Harry at the end but Dobby saves him. He says with anger, but almost under his breath, "avada--". Whew...epic.
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Well technically it is an Easter Egg. The Unforgivable Curses were only introduced to us the audience in The Goblet of Fire. We had been shown Avada Kedavra curse in the flash back of Lily Potters death, but were never shown/heard what the curse was called. So when Lucius Malfoy said Avada, when the film was released it was an Easter Egg of sorts as at the time it was not known that Avada, or Avada Kedavra, was a killing curse or an Unforgivable Curse. This is unless you had read the book, as The Goblet of Fire was published in 2000, so you would know about it then... Either way, to my recollection it was not included in the book, so I think I would count it as an Easter Egg in the film.
Draco is horrible in the movies, but I won't deny that he is an AMAZING actor! Harry Potter had an amazing cast of child actors! You grow to really understand Draco if you read the series..from what I hear.
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+Markersable However, you understand his motives a bit more in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. He's extremely flawed largely due to wanting to fulfil his father's expectations and the doctrines he was raised with. He gets his redemption in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - you sympathize with him. His kid is absolutely the most precious cinnamon roll ever. However, he still has his sass and coldness (he is a Malfoy after all but with a tad more heart and appreciation for others)
8 words: The most underrated Harry Potter movie by far. People complain about this movie being long. Ahem, Goblet of Fire is only 4 minutes shorter, Endgame is 3 hours and all 3 LOTR movies are 3 hours long at the least.
Goblet of fire was action packed though, very tense and we really aren’t in Hogwarts as much as the first two and most of time spent there was during the ball which I’d say was a better set piece than most of chamber of secrets’s which just spends time where we spent time in the 1st.
@@calebstevens9446, most of GoF takes place in Hogwarts though. The yule ball sequence is only 10 minutes long approximately. I get what you’re saying though due to the unique nature of the tasks but even then the entirety of the climax of CoS takes place in the chamber
@@joeyjerry1586 just like the climax of GoF being the maze then the Voldemort fight, I like both climax’s though and even though GoF is the least respective of the books, the movie never really felt bogged down in some acts compared to the CoS
Chamber of Secrets is actually my favorite HP film. The other films have great things as well, but there is something special about the Chris Columbus HP Movies in that there is more of a feeling of magic within them than the other ones, while CoS has the benefit of being Darker than the previous film
This was always my favorite movie in the series- I know, unpopular opinion, but it scared the living bejesus out of me when I first saw it because of those damn snakes.
Same, I like anything that can scare me. I remember watching this at my uncles every time and I'd always try to watch it alone in the dark and I'd come running down stairs.
I myself like the first two movies of this series the best. There's just something about how they feel, they feel magical. I don't really like how the main cast mostly uses muggle clothes in the next film. I do like David Yates's style for the movies he directed, but I think he left out a lot of important things which makes me dislike his movies, even the Deathly Hallow part 2.
+JAL90 Everything you said I agree with! It bugged me so bad that in Order of the Phoenix they never explained it was Umbridge that made the Dementors attack Harry. Not to mention he's holding Sirius' mirror at the beginning of DH2 and it never explained how he got it. Or how he knew where the diadem was in the room of requirement. I could go on and on but you get the picture. Chris always says he's ok with adapting the source material if it doesn't take away from the story but I feel like Yate's movies omissions hurt the story or at the very least left many moments unexplained
Tbh I really can't wait for the PoA review; Chris being the cinephile that he is, I really want a 12 - 15 minute video about the directing and style and tone of that movie. It's so fucking incredible in so many subtle ways.
One thing I wish Chris mentioned was the ending with Hagrid returning back from Azkaban. In my opinion, that is one of the most heartfelt moments for any movie character and Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid is fantastic. He’s a phenomenal actor and him having tears in his eyes as well as Emma Watson when everyone is applauding him, it’s just so beautiful and I recently watched The Chamber of Secrets on HBO Max and I definitely teared up.
I don't really get how this is interchangeable with Sorcerer's stone. It's the same tonally sure, but so are all the David Yates movies. That's just what you get from the same director.
Yeah, but this also have to do with the source material. In both of them Harry have to find about a secret hidden in Hogwarts to save the school, in both he end facing some manifestation of voldemort (Not the complete one) and in both of them there is a giant monster. Even more, in both of them there is some expedition to the dark forest. That's why a lot of people love the third one, it's actually really different.
Yeah I agree. The MOST different HP movie is definitely Deathly Hallows Part 1 tho. God I loved that film.. totally didn't follow the formula (same as the book of course)
My favorite one...Long and full, and mysterious....Perfect harry Potter and the end is just magic...Hagrid coming back with the John Williams score..Just heartwarming
What I like about this movie, is it takes the little throw away scene from the first movie where Harry talks to a snake and makes it this big plot point. Very clever
This is actually my favourite Harry Potter film, mostly for nostalgic reasons. It was on all the time in my house when I was a kid, it was definitely one of my favourite films growing up, and I still love it today! Regarding the Basilisk sequence: That Basilisk animatronic is one of the best practical effects I've ever seen in a film. They so easily could have made the whole sequence using CGI but thankfully they didn't, because it's helped this film age so damn well. I still get tense when Harry is cornered in the sewer... Great review, Chris! Keep it up, you're the best critic on TH-cam :)
I LOVE this one. The book came to life for me. Balanced, colorful and dark tones. Not saying the ones after are bad in any way, just that they seem to have a permanent instagram filter.
Haha I'm completely the opposite.. I think it's the worst of the series (the series overall is still one of the best fantasy films of all time). But agree to disagree. Not about to argue about HP films like Marvel/DC fanboys do XD
The feeling you get when you remember going to see all these movie,s in the theater and then you remember you are a old man. And now I am gonna cry.....Good review Chris!!!!!
Personally I just love the music in the first two movies because of how emotive it is; some of it is very warm, but then in particular in this movie; some of it is genuinely scary and cold
that spider scene scared as a kid and that scene with harry vs the snake was epic! i remember harry stabbed the book in order to kill the bad guy to me it was epic to watch
I prefer Part 2 of the Deathly Hallows personally. Part 1 is very ponderous as a result of them splitting the book in two. Whilst I can understand their reasoning it does get very plodding
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I like DH part 1 (I like them all btw) DH part 1 is such a unique Harry Potter movie, the only movie with no Hogwarts in it. It's a pure adventure/fantasy movie, and I love it
In the film, I think Lucius was going to perform the killing curse, because he starts to say it before Dobby prevents him from doing so. The movies hadn't explained what any of those curses were yet, so in retrospect you can tell what could have been the case if you put it in the wider context of what the films, and indeed the books explain to us.
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is another great follow-up from the first and my third best film of the "Harry Potter series. The film is more like the same repeat like the first one, but I found very enjoyable and it was a kid-friendly adventure that the studio went on doing it since the first one was success and this one have updated better. I really like the story where our hero went the second year at Hogwarts and he discovers that the hidden chamber was indeed open by a unknown voices. The characters were great once again including these three young portrayals were so good and they're becoming more mature than the last one and I wish I can more of them. They spend talking, they discussing about their clues, and they're so much memorable that I laugh with these one-liners and they're more like real kids. The visuals were good and they make it better while the first one is a little clunky, but they're are some great scenes like the flying car, more Quiddich game scenes, and Harry goes toe to toe against Voldemort and his big snake inside the mysterious chamber. I'm pretty sure the director has same feel like "Home Alone 2," but I actually found it fun and very entertaining that I rather watch more. Of course ending was one the best emotional endings where Hagrid was safe and all of the students and teachers clap and it was wonderful. Overall, another great film. I like Dobby the house elf. It was portrayed by Toby Jones. And don't forget Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart. A Shakespearean wizard will later to make "Thor" and less well "Cinderella." I hope Emma Watson (Belle) will beat over against the less optimistic Cinderella.
So glad you are finally reviewing these, Chris! The Chambet of Secretd is the most nostalgic Harry Potter film for me. I became a huge Potter fan when it came out, and it was the first film I ever saw twice in theaters. I still adore this film even if there are some better ones in the series. This and the first also get a B+ from me.
Definitely my second favorite of the franchise. The story,characters,mysterious atmosphere and production design all create that wonderful blend of intensity,wonder,adventure and magic.
chamber of secrets isn't even near my favourite book or film, BUT god the very first time i read the book without watching the movie at all, it was THE MOST EXCITING THING FOR MY LITTLE 12 YEAR OLD BRAIN
The last three are not. They're thematically absent, the characters have no arc save Ron but his just feels out of place, there's unnecessary CGI and lackluster battles. Verrrrry flawed movies
+sivad parks I don't see it that way. It could be that because I've read the books I see new meaning in them? But Deathly Hallows parts 1 and 2 both include Harry's struggle of not knowing whether to trust Dumbledore and what he told him to do, which then culminates in Harry sacrificing himself (and ultimate act of trust in Dumbledore).
HoustonProductions1 I've read Deathly Hallows 9 times. You pointed out two things I LOVE about the book. Trust and love, and how they intertwine with Dumbledore. Those were all omitted leaving a bland story and as I said, made the movies thematically absent.
+sivad parks even if that's the case (which I don't think, but I see what you're saying) they're certainly still some very solid films with great characters and pacing.
I feel so lonely in this, but this is my favorite Harry Potter film (and book), just love this dark vibe of the movie and sort of detective story behind it...
Who knows, maybe there was some unexpected noise in the room/house while filming which he noticed after editing and he corrected it with a crappier mic.
EDIT: Lol, that's literally the reason. JK changed was told to change it because most people wouldn't know what a philosopher is. I'm used to it being a Philosopher's stone so I also cringe every time I hear Sorcerer but I get why it was changed. From the Books Wiki page: "Scholastic Corporation bought the U.S. rights at the Bologna Book Fair in April 1997 for US$105,000, an unusually high sum for a children's book.[15] They thought that a child would not want to read a book with the word "philosopher" in the title and,[33] after some discussion, the American edition was published in September 1998[34] under the title Rowling suggested, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.[15] Rowling claimed that she regretted this change and would have fought it if she had been in a stronger position at the time"
+TfaChicky Damn. Our dear Mrs. Rowling was quite condescending towards Americans, wasn't she? We all know what philosophers are. Come on. It's obvious. We know who they are.
+Kyles Entertainment half blood prince is my favourite with hallows part 2 but a lot of people say it's boring If you like Harry Potter I've uploaded a Hp trailer and would appreciate it if you could watch and leave a like! Thx Sorry for spam!
The best part about this book/movie was reading "The Deathly Hallows" and finding out that the diary, which Harry destroyed with the Basilisk's tooth was one of the seven Horcruxes. Parts like that made it clear that Rowling was working on the creation of a larger story from the very beginning, instead of developing the plot with the books step by step, not knowing if they were even going to be successful.
Chamber of Secrets is actually my favorite in the whole franchise. I watched it the most growing up, I love the whole mystery theme, and the darker tone than the original kept my ten-year-old self interested and feeling a little uneasy at the same time, a feeling I won't soon forget. Also I can probably quote half of this movie.
I'm a huge Harry Potter fan, and i really dig the movies. Gives me this awesome feeling of nostalgia, espescially the first two. Great video, keep it up Chris!
I think sorcerer's stone & chamber of secrets are lots of fun & prisoner of azkaban was a little dark but it still had fun elements in it.Its from goblet of fire that this series reaches a new level
Philosopher's Stone: B+ Chamber of Secrets: A Prisoner of Azkaban: A- Goblet of Fire: B+ Order of the Phoenix: A- Half Blood Prince: C+ Deathly Hallows part one: A Deathly Hallows part two: B+
I've seen them all and I agree, Prisoner of Azkaban is where things really get interesting for the Franchise, and sets the darker tone for the future films.
I close my eyes whenever Aragog comes on screen. I just....I can't take the spider scene. What was worse was when I went on the Hogwarts ride in Universal for the first time. I had no idea they would have the spider scene, so when spiders were popping out in my face, I screamed at the top of my lungs and was shaking like crazy. 8I
This is actually my personal favorite of the HP stories. It has great flashbacks that add a lot to the villain's character and some of he most fun fantasy adventure elements of the series like the car/wombing willow segment and the giant spiders and basilisk. It feels like the most fantastical HP movie. And it does great foreshadowing and setup with the diary holding a part of Voldermort's shattered soul and that part of Voldemort is in Harry. Elements of the story that come back in huge ways all throughout the franchise.
Chris I've noticed that you occasionally use fanmade posters and I wonder whether it's on purpose or not. That 'Fantastic Beasts' poster at the start isn't legit, it's made from an image of Eddie Redmayne from Jupiter Ascending.
i love how you can literally grow up watching these movies not only do the characters grow up while you do but the story does too if you start watching these as a kid witch i did the 1st 2 movies have the same tone thet're both dark at times to freak out kids but not burst into tears and it has a sort of childhood magic and awe wonder-ness to it but as you watch later installments the tone gets more dark and adult you show an 8 year old the 1st 2 movies they'll love it you show that same 8 year-old orde of the phoenix or half blood prince he will cry like it scarred his childhood cry like 1st time you see death in a movie lion king type cry the series is not for kids its not for adults its for your life if your kid is young don't binge it with him/her make it an annual tradition to watch the previous movie and one new one each year that is hands down the greatest way to experience this series no matter where you are in life one of these will touch your soul
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After finding a deadly scorpion in my bed one morning... after I had woken up and taken the covers off... so it had probably been there a while... spiders don't scare me that much anymore... who am I kidding? - I saw a house spider near me the other day and reacted like I had been shot!
The book is probably my favorite of the serie because it is a small scale mystery, and it's really dark when you re-read it. The idea of having a hidden enemy all along the book and the great idea to have the main villain in a diary, that's genius ! I love some other books like the Half Blood Prince but this one is just a really good book on its own I think ! :D
Because it is the smartest and brings the potter universe to life the best with great acting, outstanding sets and planets, and feels like the most fantasy. The others have the characters in lots of drama or with an annoying character a lot but Azaban has triumphant moments with a moral. Buckbeak's flight being brought to life far better then the book and making changes to scenes that made the movie better and has some of the best soundtracks
It had the best pacing, a fantastic mystery, had some of the best performances from the leads, and was able to balance the dark and light better than any of the other films
better direction, better acting from the 3 leads, and it just has a more interesting story. It does have some problems, though. Mostly areas wherein Alfonso chose style over substance. Like Harry using magic outside Hogwarts in the beginning, when the rule is mentioned later in the movie. Yeah, it makes for a cool opening, and sets the tone, but it doesn't make any sense.
It's when the actors really had to step up and mature into their roles. The film was darker, so naturally the tone felt more mature. And it was a nice departure from the regular solve a mystery and fight Voldemort formula. It has great themes of loneliness and isolation too, plus a pretty awesome werewolf fight.
And it’s rated PG! When PG actually meant something! Nowadays, the PG rating is stuck on the front of films like Frozen, Inside Out, Kung Fu Panda, The Lego Movie and Mr Magoo (1997).
I truly don't understand why this film is generally considered to be one of the worst in the franchise (as in bottom two or so). I just don't get it. I like Chris, but the only "downfall" in this movie that he pointed out was that it's "interchangeable" with the first movie. This is a really stupid point, and he doesn't give any examples, he only says there's "lots of elements" where he thought to himself "haven't i seen this already?" what elements? the quiddich match? harry ron and hermione still being young?? AND WHY IS HE COMPARING THE "INTERCHANGEABILITY" OF THE FIRST 2 POTTER MOVIES WITH HOME ALONE? Home alone 1 and 2 ARE the same movie lol. The same thing happens. This potter movie has a completely new story. It was directed by the same guy so it may feel similar in that regard, but i don't get what "downfall" he is on about. It feels similar because, the first two movies are the two where more of the main conflict occurs in hogwarts than any of the others. And even IF what Chris is saying is a valid point, why is it a negative? you liked the first movie, and then your only complaint about the second was that it's similar to the first? chris didn't really "review" all the harry potter movies all that well. AND THEN HE GAVE FANTASTIC BEASTS AN A-?????!!!! AFTER GIVING THE FIRST 2 POTTER MOVIES B+???!!!! U KIDDING ME? this was a rant and i am triggered.
I read Fantastic beasts and where to find them (the school book) the other day and on one of the pages it was written: "Rumours that a colony of Acromantula has been established in Scotland are unconfirmed". And then the last word is crossed out with a comment by Harry and Ron: "Confirmed by Harry Potter and Ron Weasley". And I totally lost it. xD
...a-a-and second or third worst adaptation of a book, given how much important character and relationship development they cut out. Plus, Cuaron jumped from fairytale style of the series right into the greyness which now seems a little bit DCEU-ish instead of slowly making the movie darker as it goes on. Add some illogical stuff in the very beginning, totally messed-up chronology, certain visual details changed for now reason and ruined core of Hermione's character. Although, having Gary Oldman as Sirius Black (as well as all the casting) is awesome.
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Jovany Marquez that's the thing, it wasn't "a little" darker, it was a complete change of tone compared to the first two movies. This flavour of magic in the atmosphere was gone. If they'd added just a few scenes from the book which showed how truly happy Harry was when he lived in the Diagon Alley or how happy all of Gryffindor was when they finally won the Quiddich Cup (but hey, lets cut out all the drama behind the Firebolt which shows complicated relationship between Harry, Ron and Hermione and how conflicted Hermione is inside and yeah - fuck Quiddich, it's not fun at all, is it?). There are tons of small bright moments like that in the book and I don't remember any bright moments in the movie except for the hyppogriff ride.
I personally like The Prisoner Of Azkaban the least of all the harry potter movies. It changed way too much and left way too much out from the book. The shrieking shack scene is one of the best written scenes of any harry potter book, fills in so much of the backstory, tells of the marauders, completely changes everything you thought you knew about Sirius Black. It flips everything on its head. However, the movie just rush right through that scene so we can have an action sequence of a chase through the forest which was both unnecessary and really not that great. So much of the magic of the books was lost in this movie and in turn the rest of the movie series was hurt by the abandonment of important parts of the backstory. People praise the cinematography, the darker elements, the camera work, etc... for me I wanted to see a good and true adaption from the book and this was not it. Not to mention, the new actor playing Dumbledore did a terrible job and the character is all wrong.
in my opinion, I love the first two movies(based on nostalgia), like the third one (but have issues with it), Hate the fourth one, find 5 and 6 kind of forgettable, but both have really good scenes, and absolutely love the final two movies. I am happy you are reviewing these.
For me: The Sorcerer's Stone: A- The Chamber of Secrets: B+ The Prisioner of Azkaban: A+ The Goblet of Fire: A- The Order of the Phoenix: C+ The Half-Blood Prince: B The Deathly Hallows part 1: B+ The Deathly Hallows part 2: A+
NO NO NO NO NO NO! DEATHLY HALLOWS IS HORRIBLE! IT'S SLAPS EVERYONE WHO LIKED THE BOOK IN THE FACE! Instead of what we liked like Dumbledore's arc, Snape's arc (which is so freaking short shifted), showing each character show off how awesome they are, having trolls, buck beak and house elves fighting, showing Harry finally win with his ability to love, we get connecting the wands which a. makes no sense because it should only happen when the cores are the same and b. is the laziest and most uninteresting fight scene gimmick. We get Neville falling in love with Luna which never happened and serves no purpose, we get Voldemort slapping Harry and trying to choke him in a laugh out loud bad scene. We get awkward dialogue between Harry and Ron. Worst of all, Voldemort along with several others turns into paper!!!! For example, in the book Molly Weasley comes out and in ALL CAPS screams, "NOT MY DAUGHTER YOU BITCH! OUT OF MY WAY!" Not only did they cut half but the half that stayed was so underwhelming!!! What I hate more than anything is that Harry Potter's central theme is love. The-Boy-Who-Lived lived because of love. He's special because he's so loving. In the first and fifth even movies it is said that love is what he has that Dumbledore doesn't. In the final book, Harry Sacrifices himself and no spell cast by Voldemort works because of it. Because Harry outsmarted him and finally learned, he weilded the elder wand and killed him in front of everybody (ps. the book says "his body crumpled to the ground" not "turned inexplicably onto paper") The omition of this scene completely ruins the movie thematically. It makes no sense that Harry was able to fight Voldemort. Everything up to this has said otherwise. It's even worse that it was replaced by a super corny and not to mention terrible looking battle. If you can say this movie is A+ you are flat out lying to yourself
***** For one, I don't blame anyone for liking this. Giving an A+ implies perfection and a movie so littered in flaws doesn't deserve that. I don't want a word for word adaptation. I love the third movie. Very different. It works because it changed for the better of the story. Deathly Hallows passed me off because the ommited important scenes which I'd be fine with but replaced them with something really rather terrible.
I'm a huge fan of Harry Potter, like very , very, very much. And Chamber of Secrets is such an underrated film everybody seems to hate on it, and I think thats unfair. this one was always one of my favorites because of Tom Riddle's character in this film. It is very scary and has sucha strong villain.
I know it's a small part in the movie but I wish he talked about Ron's terrified facial expressions in the movie. They were hilarious, especially that horrified noise he pulls off when he points up at the spiders coming down on him and Harry. And lest we forget the "Why can't it be follow the butterflies?" line. That's so funny.
The WB logo always gets darker in each following movie. Pretty cool and just noticed it.
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1 Lightness. Complete light.
2 Slightly Grey.
3 Grey, normal grey.
4 Darker Grey.
5 Holy Shit, Complete Darkness.
6 Still Complete Darkness.
7 More Complete Darkness.
8 THE DARKEST.
Mygingerguy basically lmao.
Omg literally nostalgia overload XD
Thumbs up on the spidey pic too!
STOLEN JOKE TIME;
I used to be jealous that Harry Potter could talk to snakes but I found out id be doing it for years
stolen or not that's gold
I don't get it. Why don't I get??? =(
+lars Olofsson well I'll make sure to tie the knot loosely :D
Rodrigo Ele because "fake people" (as in people you can't trust) are refer to as snakes
Angel Balderas Oh... I guess I was expecting it to be funnier than that =P. Thanks for the explanation though! I honestly thought it had something to do with sucking d*ck or something like that lol
Chamber of Secrets is quite underrated. One of my favorite movies of the series, and it is really faithful to the book.
the first 3 are the only ones i really watch tbh
Second favorite to the last one, all the setup is done, so it has an awesome story
It’s my favourite! 😃👍
And it has the best game adaptation of the movie.
@@tvphsame. They’re based on the best three books too. Much tighter than the bloated later books
Hearing you talk about these movies bring warm feelings to my heart, Chris.
Not sure if it's considered an easter egg....but one of the best moments for me in this film was re-watching it after learning about the "unforgivable curses" and noticing that Lucius was going to kill Harry at the end but Dobby saves him. He says with anger, but almost under his breath, "avada--". Whew...epic.
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Wait, easter egg? I'm pretty sure that was supposed to be obvious, it was to me.
I noticed that as well during my rewatch
That scene with Harry and Draco under the quidditch field always reminds me of the Return of the Jedi speeder chase.
Well technically it is an Easter Egg. The Unforgivable Curses were only introduced to us the audience in The Goblet of Fire. We had been shown Avada Kedavra curse in the flash back of Lily Potters death, but were never shown/heard what the curse was called. So when Lucius Malfoy said Avada, when the film was released it was an Easter Egg of sorts as at the time it was not known that Avada, or Avada Kedavra, was a killing curse or an Unforgivable Curse.
This is unless you had read the book, as The Goblet of Fire was published in 2000, so you would know about it then... Either way, to my recollection it was not included in the book, so I think I would count it as an Easter Egg in the film.
I can't wait for the Prisoner of Azkaban review! Probably my favorite out of all of them, Alfonso is a damn genius.
Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite too!
D+
but they left out one of the most important things
Mine is half blood
The best directed YA adaptation of all time.
Draco is horrible in the movies, but I won't deny that he is an AMAZING actor! Harry Potter had an amazing cast of child actors! You grow to really understand Draco if you read the series..from what I hear.
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A movie is only as good as its villain
ew tbf they couldn't include everything from the books in the movie but I 100% agree with your point
ew Well, Jesus I must have heard wrong! LMAO, Harry Potter fans have no mercy!! Lol
+Markersable However, you understand his motives a bit more in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. He's extremely flawed largely due to wanting to fulfil his father's expectations and the doctrines he was raised with. He gets his redemption in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - you sympathize with him. His kid is absolutely the most precious cinnamon roll ever. However, he still has his sass and coldness (he is a Malfoy after all but with a tad more heart and appreciation for others)
8 words:
The most underrated Harry Potter movie by far.
People complain about this movie being long. Ahem, Goblet of Fire is only 4 minutes shorter, Endgame is 3 hours and all 3 LOTR movies are 3 hours long at the least.
Goblet of fire was action packed though, very tense and we really aren’t in Hogwarts as much as the first two and most of time spent there was during the ball which I’d say was a better set piece than most of chamber of secrets’s which just spends time where we spent time in the 1st.
@@calebstevens9446, most of GoF takes place in Hogwarts though. The yule ball sequence is only 10 minutes long approximately. I get what you’re saying though due to the unique nature of the tasks but even then the entirety of the climax of CoS takes place in the chamber
@@joeyjerry1586 just like the climax of GoF being the maze then the Voldemort fight, I like both climax’s though and even though GoF is the least respective of the books, the movie never really felt bogged down in some acts compared to the CoS
I don’t get why it’s underrated. It’s a very book accurate movie which I really appreciated
Yeah. And Transformers Age of Extinction is 2 hours 45 minutes.
Chamber of Secrets really scared me as a kid, awesome movie. Can't wait for the Prisoner of Azkaban review!
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It freaked me out to lol. Especially the scene with the spiders and when Harry stabs the book and it starts to bleed and riddle disintegrates.
lol even now it still scares me when all the spiders come x)
The eerie voices Harry hears really creeps me out.
Man, did Prisoners of Azkaban scared the living out of me ! Anyone ?
Is no one going to talk about how Lucius Malfoy straight up tried to kill Harry right outside of Dumbledore's office?
Stuckmann loves them spiders!
I was watching another video but screw it Chris uploaded!
same
Just got back from a weekend away and trying to catch up on sub box
Ikr
story of my life lol
LOL Ikr!
It's the best movie of the series hands down. Fantastic mystery and still has that fun, wonderous tone like the first movie
What's up with your voice at 3:35?
I noticed that too
Probably just recorded it after when editing
Lol
I lold
He probably forgot to add something in his original commentary and added it during post
Dobby is what Jar Jar was trying to be
Chamber of Secrets is actually my favorite HP film. The other films have great things as well, but there is something special about the Chris Columbus HP Movies in that there is more of a feeling of magic within them than the other ones, while CoS has the benefit of being Darker than the previous film
This was always my favorite movie in the series- I know, unpopular opinion, but it scared the living bejesus out of me when I first saw it because of those damn snakes.
Same, I like anything that can scare me. I remember watching this at my uncles every time and I'd always try to watch it alone in the dark and I'd come running down stairs.
Forget the snakes! The SPIDERS were fucking terrifying!
I myself like the first two movies of this series the best. There's just something about how they feel, they feel magical.
I don't really like how the main cast mostly uses muggle clothes in the next film.
I do like David Yates's style for the movies he directed, but I think he left out a lot of important things which makes me dislike his movies, even the Deathly Hallow part 2.
+JAL90 Everything you said I agree with! It bugged me so bad that in Order of the Phoenix they never explained it was Umbridge that made the Dementors attack Harry. Not to mention he's holding Sirius' mirror at the beginning of DH2 and it never explained how he got it. Or how he knew where the diadem was in the room of requirement. I could go on and on but you get the picture. Chris always says he's ok with adapting the source material if it doesn't take away from the story but I feel like Yate's movies omissions hurt the story or at the very least left many moments unexplained
Tbh I really can't wait for the PoA review; Chris being the cinephile that he is, I really want a 12 - 15 minute video about the directing and style and tone of that movie. It's so fucking incredible in so many subtle ways.
Just so you know, Chris, that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them poster you use at the start of these videos is fake poster.
and?
+Sam Parker Just letting him know. I thought he would prefer to use one of the official ones.
And it's a really bad poster, it's redmayne's shitty character from jupiter ascending.
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I was thinking the same. You have to change the póster Chris!
One thing I wish Chris mentioned was the ending with Hagrid returning back from Azkaban. In my opinion, that is one of the most heartfelt moments for any movie character and Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid is fantastic. He’s a phenomenal actor and him having tears in his eyes as well as Emma Watson when everyone is applauding him, it’s just so beautiful and I recently watched The Chamber of Secrets on HBO Max and I definitely teared up.
I hate it when I take a shit and it splashes on my ass.
Throw some toilet paper in the water to reduce splash damage.
cool stiry bro
+Saudi gucci story*
First world problem
same
I don't really get how this is interchangeable with Sorcerer's stone. It's the same tonally sure, but so are all the David Yates movies. That's just what you get from the same director.
Yeah, but this also have to do with the source material. In both of them Harry have to find about a secret hidden in Hogwarts to save the school, in both he end facing some manifestation of voldemort (Not the complete one) and in both of them there is a giant monster. Even more, in both of them there is some expedition to the dark forest. That's why a lot of people love the third one, it's actually really different.
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Yeah I agree. The MOST different HP movie is definitely Deathly Hallows Part 1 tho. God I loved that film.. totally didn't follow the formula (same as the book of course)
My favorite one...Long and full, and mysterious....Perfect harry Potter and the end is just magic...Hagrid coming back with the John Williams score..Just heartwarming
What I like about this movie, is it takes the little throw away scene from the first movie where Harry talks to a snake and makes it this big plot point. Very clever
Anyone else want Chris to review Gravity Falls?
Yaaaassss!!!
No
Yes!
He'll never see it
+Alejandro Barrera He can find the episodes online
I can't wait until he gets to prisoner of azkhaban a.k.a the best film in the series.
Deathly hallows part 2 is better imo
That's The Worst LMAO 😂😂😂😂
+THUNDERSHOCK i concur
Why?
God no
No one gonna talk about how well “Tom Riddle” acted in this movie. Thought he did an amazing job
This is actually my favourite Harry Potter film, mostly for nostalgic reasons. It was on all the time in my house when I was a kid, it was definitely one of my favourite films growing up, and I still love it today! Regarding the Basilisk sequence: That Basilisk animatronic is one of the best practical effects I've ever seen in a film. They so easily could have made the whole sequence using CGI but thankfully they didn't, because it's helped this film age so damn well. I still get tense when Harry is cornered in the sewer... Great review, Chris! Keep it up, you're the best critic on TH-cam :)
I LOVE this one. The book came to life for me. Balanced, colorful and dark tones. Not saying the ones after are bad in any way, just that they seem to have a permanent instagram filter.
*The ending and especially the music is so emotional it got me in tears of happiness.*
In my honest opinion, this is the best of the Harry Potter films. (Start a war in the comments)
P.S. Tom Riddle is hot in this film :P
Haha I'm completely the opposite.. I think it's the worst of the series (the series overall is still one of the best fantasy films of all time). But agree to disagree. Not about to argue about HP films like Marvel/DC fanboys do XD
***** They're all great movies! Marvel and DC fanboys are out of control though :)
Okay Man, I understand your opinion and I respect it. CASE SOLVED.
haha yeah tell me about it
It is the most accurate to the books, as far as I can tell.
The feeling you get when you remember going to see all these movie,s in the theater and then you remember you are a old man. And now I am gonna cry.....Good review Chris!!!!!
"In which Harry finds out that Tom Riddle is not exactly a very good person" understatement of the century 😂
If only I could give this review series a million likes!!!!!!!!!!! I can't thank you enough. Amazing work
Personally I just love the music in the first two movies because of how emotive it is; some of it is very warm, but then in particular in this movie; some of it is genuinely scary and cold
that spider scene scared as a kid and that scene with harry vs the snake was epic! i remember harry stabbed the book in order to kill the bad guy to me it was epic to watch
Prisoner of Azkaban and Deathly Hollows part 1 are my favourites.
I prefer Part 2 of the Deathly Hallows personally. Part 1 is very ponderous as a result of them splitting the book in two. Whilst I can understand their reasoning it does get very plodding
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+Matteo Catilo I personally preferred part 1 over part 2.
I like DH part 1 (I like them all btw) DH part 1 is such a unique Harry Potter movie, the only movie with no Hogwarts in it. It's a pure adventure/fantasy movie, and I love it
for me its goblin of fire
The best scene when Arthur Weasley goes “how’d it go? ...that was very wrong boys”😂😂😂
I would say that this is my favourite Harry Potter film. The ending is, for me, personally, the best of all eight and I love the climax.
I remember being scared as hell as a kid with the strange voice. Holy shit, and still gives me some terrific feelings.
I'm kind of disappointed that Draco and Harry never had a more serious rematch in the later movies
Alexandel Sosa they do. well in the books anyway. half blood prince mrtlyle’a bathroom when him and harry fight and harry uses sectumseptra
In the film, I think Lucius was going to perform the killing curse, because he starts to say it before Dobby prevents him from doing so. The movies hadn't explained what any of those curses were yet, so in retrospect you can tell what could have been the case if you put it in the wider context of what the films, and indeed the books explain to us.
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is another great follow-up from the first and my third best film of the "Harry Potter series. The film is more like the same repeat like the first one, but I found very enjoyable and it was a kid-friendly adventure that the studio went on doing it since the first one was success and this one have updated better. I really like the story where our hero went the second year at Hogwarts and he discovers that the hidden chamber was indeed open by a unknown voices. The characters were great once again including these three young portrayals were so good and they're becoming more mature than the last one and I wish I can more of them. They spend talking, they discussing about their clues, and they're so much memorable that I laugh with these one-liners and they're more like real kids. The visuals were good and they make it better while the first one is a little clunky, but they're are some great scenes like the flying car, more Quiddich game scenes, and Harry goes toe to toe against Voldemort and his big snake inside the mysterious chamber. I'm pretty sure the director has same feel like "Home Alone 2," but I actually found it fun and very entertaining that I rather watch more. Of course ending was one the best emotional endings where Hagrid was safe and all of the students and teachers clap and it was wonderful. Overall, another great film.
I like Dobby the house elf. It was portrayed by Toby Jones. And don't forget Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart. A Shakespearean wizard will later to make "Thor" and less well "Cinderella." I hope Emma Watson (Belle) will beat over against the less optimistic Cinderella.
So glad you are finally reviewing these, Chris! The Chambet of Secretd is the most nostalgic Harry Potter film for me. I became a huge Potter fan when it came out, and it was the first film I ever saw twice in theaters. I still adore this film even if there are some better ones in the series. This and the first also get a B+ from me.
Definitely my second favorite of the franchise. The story,characters,mysterious atmosphere and production design all create that wonderful blend of intensity,wonder,adventure and magic.
+Anubis SERIOUSLY STOP SPAMMING!
Its alright I blocked him
chamber of secrets isn't even near my favourite book or film, BUT god the very first time i read the book without watching the movie at all, it was THE MOST EXCITING THING FOR MY LITTLE 12 YEAR OLD BRAIN
Chamber of Secrets is one of my least favorite Harry Potter movies but it's still fantastic because they're all fantastic.
The last three are not. They're thematically absent, the characters have no arc save Ron but his just feels out of place, there's unnecessary CGI and lackluster battles. Verrrrry flawed movies
+sivad parks I don't see it that way. It could be that because I've read the books I see new meaning in them? But Deathly Hallows parts 1 and 2 both include Harry's struggle of not knowing whether to trust Dumbledore and what he told him to do, which then culminates in Harry sacrificing himself (and ultimate act of trust in Dumbledore).
HoustonProductions1 I've read Deathly Hallows 9 times. You pointed out two things I LOVE about the book. Trust and love, and how they intertwine with Dumbledore. Those were all omitted leaving a bland story and as I said, made the movies thematically absent.
+sivad parks even if that's the case (which I don't think, but I see what you're saying) they're certainly still some very solid films with great characters and pacing.
I personally don't think they are all fantastic, only 3 or 4 of them are actually solid movies, while the rest are just enjoyable like Suicide Squad
Sometimes I felt like the Hagrid subplot could have been left out, but it made the ending so wholesome!
Chris you should watch Over the Garden Wall
uea my mom said i could watch it anymore it was so scary man being 40 in your moms house sucks
no
And Song of the Sea.
Yes! Its so great
While I think chris should review those films he needs to review amadeus first.
I feel so lonely in this, but this is my favorite Harry Potter film (and book), just love this dark vibe of the movie and sort of detective story behind it...
What the hell happened at 3:35
I thought the same
Who knows, maybe there was some unexpected noise in the room/house while filming which he noticed after editing and he corrected it with a crappier mic.
samurai cop ADR
It sounds like he said "these two different characters have a battle" first. And then ADRed Rickman and Branagh's names.
Always love it when Chris does these marathon reviews! :) 👍
I understand that in America, it is sorcerers stone but it doesn't make it any less annoying/cringe haha
I feel exactly the same 😂
It's literally called that because on average Americans are too dumb to know what a philosopher is😂
EDIT: Lol, that's literally the reason. JK changed was told to change it because most people wouldn't know what a philosopher is. I'm used to it being a Philosopher's stone so I also cringe every time I hear Sorcerer but I get why it was changed.
From the Books Wiki page: "Scholastic Corporation bought the U.S. rights at the Bologna Book Fair in April 1997 for US$105,000, an unusually high sum for a children's book.[15] They thought that a child would not want to read a book with the word "philosopher" in the title and,[33] after some discussion, the American edition was published in September 1998[34] under the title Rowling suggested, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.[15] Rowling claimed that she regretted this change and would have fought it if she had been in a stronger position at the time"
+Don Oshin But they actually did change the name for Americans because they thought Americans wouldn't get what a philosopher was, I kid you not.
+TfaChicky Damn. Our dear Mrs. Rowling was quite condescending towards Americans, wasn't she? We all know what philosophers are. Come on. It's obvious. We know who they are.
man you were so good reviewing this serious..i had smile throughout your video...two scenes even gave me goosebumps..love it..keep it up
This is my favorite Harry Potter movie tbh
mine is half blood Prince but I never watched them all
I've not seen Half Blood Prince. Only one I haven't seen
+Kyles Entertainment half blood prince is my favourite with hallows part 2 but a lot of people say it's boring If you like Harry Potter I've uploaded a Hp trailer and would appreciate it if you could watch and leave a like! Thx
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you saved the worst til last
The best part about this book/movie was reading "The Deathly Hallows" and finding out that the diary, which Harry destroyed with the Basilisk's tooth was one of the seven Horcruxes. Parts like that made it clear that Rowling was working on the creation of a larger story from the very beginning, instead of developing the plot with the books step by step, not knowing if they were even going to be successful.
Spiders....why did it have to be spiders...
the last couple of scenes in this film never fail to make me cry i caNT
The Chamber of Secrets is my favorite out of all the other Harry Potter franchise.
There is only one franchise
Same
I feel the same way.
goblin of fire was mine
Same!
I liked the scenes where the trio were in Slytherin robes. It was refreshing to see them outside Gryffindor attire.
BUT WHY WAS GINNY'S JUMPER ON THE CAT?
More importantly, WHY DON'T WE EVER SEE A CAT???
Chamber of Secrets is actually my favorite in the whole franchise. I watched it the most growing up, I love the whole mystery theme, and the darker tone than the original kept my ten-year-old self interested and feeling a little uneasy at the same time, a feeling I won't soon forget. Also I can probably quote half of this movie.
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS IS MY FAVORITE POTTER MOVIE ♡♡♡♡♡
I'm a huge Harry Potter fan, and i really dig the movies. Gives me this awesome feeling of nostalgia, espescially the first two. Great video, keep it up Chris!
I'll admit it, I got emotional with this films ending.
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I think sorcerer's stone & chamber of secrets are lots of fun & prisoner of azkaban was a little dark but it still had fun elements in it.Its from goblet of fire that this series reaches a new level
Philosopher's Stone: B+
Chamber of Secrets: A
Prisoner of Azkaban: A-
Goblet of Fire: B+
Order of the Phoenix: A-
Half Blood Prince: C+
Deathly Hallows part one: A
Deathly Hallows part two: B+
I've seen them all and I agree, Prisoner of Azkaban is where things really get interesting for the Franchise, and sets the darker tone for the future films.
"she's crushing on Harry Potter hardcore" -Chris Stuckmann😂
I close my eyes whenever Aragog comes on screen. I just....I can't take the spider scene. What was worse was when I went on the Hogwarts ride in Universal for the first time. I had no idea they would have the spider scene, so when spiders were popping out in my face, I screamed at the top of my lungs and was shaking like crazy. 8I
3:38-3:41 Daemn, the audio got so screwey all of a sudden that I thought my headphones were malfunctioning.
yup, sounds dubbed
This is actually my personal favorite of the HP stories. It has great flashbacks that add a lot to the villain's character and some of he most fun fantasy adventure elements of the series like the car/wombing willow segment and the giant spiders and basilisk. It feels like the most fantastical HP movie.
And it does great foreshadowing and setup with the diary holding a part of Voldermort's shattered soul and that part of Voldemort is in Harry. Elements of the story that come back in huge ways all throughout the franchise.
I *LOVE* this movie! 😃 Also the Philosopher’s Stone, Prisoner of Azkaban & The Deathly Hallows.
Ah, but spiders are such friendly creatures! They eat pests--flies, mosquitoes, film reviewers, gnats.
where is war dogs review chris?
+Lopez I'll watch ;)
I just finished rewatching the series front to back as you started reviewing the movies... now I feel as though I should rewatch all of them again.
Chris I've noticed that you occasionally use fanmade posters and I wonder whether it's on purpose or not. That 'Fantastic Beasts' poster at the start isn't legit, it's made from an image of Eddie Redmayne from Jupiter Ascending.
Thanks for doing these reviews of series!
This is actually the most accurate adaptation.
i love how you can literally grow up watching these movies not only do the characters grow up while you do but the story does too if you start watching these as a kid witch i did the 1st 2 movies have the same tone thet're both dark at times to freak out kids but not burst into tears and it has a sort of childhood magic and awe wonder-ness to it but as you watch later installments the tone gets more dark and adult you show an 8 year old the 1st 2 movies they'll love it you show that same 8 year-old orde of the phoenix or half blood prince he will cry like it scarred his childhood cry like 1st time you see death in a movie lion king type cry the series is not for kids its not for adults its for your life if your kid is young don't binge it with him/her make it an annual tradition to watch the previous movie and one new one each year that is hands down the greatest way to experience this series no matter where you are in life one of these will touch your soul
Why you waited so long Chris? I already forgot these reviews.
Because he has until november to review the harry potter films before fantastic beasts comes out, so why rush?
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+Archie Few He should've started it at least until the end of September though
+Archie Few because theirs 8 movies and November is only 3 months away
I watched this over and over again as a kid. I should watch it again. I need a blast of nostalgia.
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i still can't handle this movie. The spiders man... Still find this movie kinda scary. And yes.. now i'm 25.
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After finding a deadly scorpion in my bed one morning... after I had woken up and taken the covers off... so it had probably been there a while... spiders don't scare me that much anymore... who am I kidding? - I saw a house spider near me the other day and reacted like I had been shot!
The book is probably my favorite of the serie because it is a small scale mystery, and it's really dark when you re-read it. The idea of having a hidden enemy all along the book and the great idea to have the main villain in a diary, that's genius ! I love some other books like the Half Blood Prince but this one is just a really good book on its own I think ! :D
Why is Prisoner of Azkaban regarded as the best one by so many people?
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Because it is the smartest and brings the potter universe to life the best with great acting, outstanding sets and planets, and feels like the most fantasy. The others have the characters in lots of drama or with an annoying character a lot but Azaban has triumphant moments with a moral. Buckbeak's flight being brought to life far better then the book and making changes to scenes that made the movie better and has some of the best soundtracks
It had the best pacing, a fantastic mystery, had some of the best performances from the leads, and was able to balance the dark and light better than any of the other films
better direction, better acting from the 3 leads, and it just has a more interesting story. It does have some problems, though. Mostly areas wherein Alfonso chose style over substance. Like Harry using magic outside Hogwarts in the beginning, when the rule is mentioned later in the movie. Yeah, it makes for a cool opening, and sets the tone, but it doesn't make any sense.
It's when the actors really had to step up and mature into their roles. The film was darker, so naturally the tone felt more mature. And it was a nice departure from the regular solve a mystery and fight Voldemort formula. It has great themes of loneliness and isolation too, plus a pretty awesome werewolf fight.
I remember seeing this in theaters as a kid. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww, the good old days, before Harry Potter ended.
This was always my favorite film in the franchise. Had a good horror vibe to it as a kid. LOVE IT
And it’s rated PG! When PG actually meant something! Nowadays, the PG rating is stuck on the front of films like Frozen, Inside Out, Kung Fu Panda, The Lego Movie and Mr Magoo (1997).
I think either this or the third one is my favorite of the series. It's certainly the one that makes me feel more like a kid again!
I truly don't understand why this film is generally considered to be one of the worst in the franchise (as in bottom two or so). I just don't get it. I like Chris, but the only "downfall" in this movie that he pointed out was that it's "interchangeable" with the first movie. This is a really stupid point, and he doesn't give any examples, he only says there's "lots of elements" where he thought to himself "haven't i seen this already?" what elements? the quiddich match? harry ron and hermione still being young?? AND WHY IS HE COMPARING THE "INTERCHANGEABILITY" OF THE FIRST 2 POTTER MOVIES WITH HOME ALONE? Home alone 1 and 2 ARE the same movie lol. The same thing happens. This potter movie has a completely new story. It was directed by the same guy so it may feel similar in that regard, but i don't get what "downfall" he is on about. It feels similar because, the first two movies are the two where more of the main conflict occurs in hogwarts than any of the others. And even IF what Chris is saying is a valid point, why is it a negative? you liked the first movie, and then your only complaint about the second was that it's similar to the first? chris didn't really "review" all the harry potter movies all that well. AND THEN HE GAVE FANTASTIC BEASTS AN A-?????!!!! AFTER GIVING THE FIRST 2 POTTER MOVIES B+???!!!! U KIDDING ME? this was a rant and i am triggered.
I read Fantastic beasts and where to find them (the school book) the other day and on one of the pages it was written: "Rumours that a colony of Acromantula has been established in Scotland are unconfirmed". And then the last word is crossed out with a comment by Harry and Ron: "Confirmed by Harry Potter and Ron Weasley". And I totally lost it. xD
AZKABAN IS THE BEST HARRY POTTER MOVIE....!!
:D
...a-a-and second or third worst adaptation of a book, given how much important character and relationship development they cut out. Plus, Cuaron jumped from fairytale style of the series right into the greyness which now seems a little bit DCEU-ish instead of slowly making the movie darker as it goes on. Add some illogical stuff in the very beginning, totally messed-up chronology, certain visual details changed for now reason and ruined core of Hermione's character. Although, having Gary Oldman as Sirius Black (as well as all the casting) is awesome.
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Jovany Marquez that's the thing, it wasn't "a little" darker, it was a complete change of tone compared to the first two movies. This flavour of magic in the atmosphere was gone. If they'd added just a few scenes from the book which showed how truly happy Harry was when he lived in the Diagon Alley or how happy all of Gryffindor was when they finally won the Quiddich Cup (but hey, lets cut out all the drama behind the Firebolt which shows complicated relationship between Harry, Ron and Hermione and how conflicted Hermione is inside and yeah - fuck Quiddich, it's not fun at all, is it?). There are tons of small bright moments like that in the book and I don't remember any bright moments in the movie except for the hyppogriff ride.
I personally like The Prisoner Of Azkaban the least of all the harry potter movies. It changed way too much and left way too much out from the book. The shrieking shack scene is one of the best written scenes of any harry potter book, fills in so much of the backstory, tells of the marauders, completely changes everything you thought you knew about Sirius Black. It flips everything on its head. However, the movie just rush right through that scene so we can have an action sequence of a chase through the forest which was both unnecessary and really not that great. So much of the magic of the books was lost in this movie and in turn the rest of the movie series was hurt by the abandonment of important parts of the backstory. People praise the cinematography, the darker elements, the camera work, etc... for me I wanted to see a good and true adaption from the book and this was not it. Not to mention, the new actor playing Dumbledore did a terrible job and the character is all wrong.
Half blood prince
I grew up watching these movies so it's so awesome and nostalgic that you're reviewing them
you guys know Ben from the show parks and recreation. chris reminds me of Ben
Holy crap! I thought the exact same thing dude!
:) :) I'm so glad you mentioned this. Because I've been calling him my "Real Life Ben" to distinguish him from my other reviewers for a while :) :)
haha nice. i just finished the series today
Adam Scott, Tom Cruise and Chris look alike.
in my opinion, I love the first two movies(based on nostalgia), like the third one (but have issues with it), Hate the fourth one, find 5 and 6 kind of forgettable, but both have really good scenes, and absolutely love the final two movies. I am happy you are reviewing these.
For me:
The Sorcerer's Stone: A-
The Chamber of Secrets: B+
The Prisioner of Azkaban: A+
The Goblet of Fire: A-
The Order of the Phoenix: C+
The Half-Blood Prince: B
The Deathly Hallows part 1: B+
The Deathly Hallows part 2: A+
Yes The Order of the Phoenix was not great but I just love the facist toade (forgot her name) and her rules ;D
Goblet of fire is underrated by most people but I agree with you on that one
Stone: B+
Secrets: A-
Azkaban: A+
Goblet: A
Order: B+
Prince: A-
Hallows part 1: A
Hallows part 2: A+
NO NO NO NO NO NO! DEATHLY HALLOWS IS HORRIBLE! IT'S SLAPS EVERYONE WHO LIKED THE BOOK IN THE FACE! Instead of what we liked like Dumbledore's arc, Snape's arc (which is so freaking short shifted), showing each character show off how awesome they are, having trolls, buck beak and house elves fighting, showing Harry finally win with his ability to love, we get connecting the wands which a. makes no sense because it should only happen when the cores are the same and b. is the laziest and most uninteresting fight scene gimmick. We get Neville falling in love with Luna which never happened and serves no purpose, we get Voldemort slapping Harry and trying to choke him in a laugh out loud bad scene. We get awkward dialogue between Harry and Ron. Worst of all, Voldemort along with several others turns into paper!!!! For example, in the book Molly Weasley comes out and in ALL CAPS screams, "NOT MY DAUGHTER YOU BITCH! OUT OF MY WAY!" Not only did they cut half but the half that stayed was so underwhelming!!! What I hate more than anything is that Harry Potter's central theme is love. The-Boy-Who-Lived lived because of love. He's special because he's so loving. In the first and fifth even movies it is said that love is what he has that Dumbledore doesn't. In the final book, Harry Sacrifices himself and no spell cast by Voldemort works because of it. Because Harry outsmarted him and finally learned, he weilded the elder wand and killed him in front of everybody (ps. the book says "his body crumpled to the ground" not "turned inexplicably onto paper") The omition of this scene completely ruins the movie thematically. It makes no sense that Harry was able to fight Voldemort. Everything up to this has said otherwise. It's even worse that it was replaced by a super corny and not to mention terrible looking battle.
If you can say this movie is A+ you are flat out lying to yourself
***** For one, I don't blame anyone for liking this. Giving an A+ implies perfection and a movie so littered in flaws doesn't deserve that. I don't want a word for word adaptation. I love the third movie. Very different. It works because it changed for the better of the story. Deathly Hallows passed me off because the ommited important scenes which I'd be fine with but replaced them with something really rather terrible.
I'm a huge fan of Harry Potter, like very , very, very much. And Chamber of Secrets is such an underrated film everybody seems to hate on it, and I think thats unfair. this one was always one of my favorites because of Tom Riddle's character in this film. It is very scary and has sucha strong villain.
This wasn't a review, this was just your favourite moments and some casual observations..
Just sayin
I know it's a small part in the movie but I wish he talked about Ron's terrified facial expressions in the movie. They were hilarious, especially that horrified noise he pulls off when he points up at the spiders coming down on him and Harry. And lest we forget the "Why can't it be follow the butterflies?" line. That's so funny.
Kenneth Branha?! The fuck Chris?!
Just rewatched all the movies. I'm excited to see all of Chris' thoughts.