Director Chris Columbus captured lightning in a bottle with this one. In addition, this was 2001, where computer effects were still in their infancy. Sorcerer’s Stone had to establish the entire world of Hogwarts while getting us invested in a trio of child actors who had not seriously acted prior to this film. However, Half Blood Prince can drag in places, and the aforementioned love storylines don’t always fit with the sense of dread the rest of the plot inspires.
It raises the stakes going into the final two films and adds a somber tone amid the love potions and teenage fights. I am particularly a fan of the choice to show the destruction the Death Eaters are causing in the first few scenes. The confrontation between Harry and Snape is raw, and Daniel Radcliffe does some of his best work. Alan Rickman and Michael Gambon are both brilliant, with the final act twist and Dumbledore’s death one of the most moving scenes in all of Harry Potter. Half Blood Prince is underrated as a film. Frankly, only the tear-jerking moments give it enough emotional weight to rank higher than Chamber of Secrets. While some aspects of Deathly Hallows, Part 2 are a fitting finale for the franchise, it falls flat enough that it feels anticlimactic. There are major changes from the books that do not serve the plot, like Harry ultimately snapping the Elder Wand in half and the entirety of Harry’s final battle with Voldemort. But the few moments of genuine emotion are overshadowed by the overwhelming sense that someone on the production team really wanted to make a big CGI battle and sacrificed character moments to do it. Did I weep when the Weasleys cried over Fred’s body? I’m crying talking about it now.
Did I cheer with the rest of the theater when Bellatrix got what she deserved? Also yes.
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But Chamber of Secrets often feels like a bridge meant to prepare viewers lulled into a false sense of safety with Sorcerer’s Stone for the events of Prisoner of Azkaban, and tonally it has an issue moving between “fun children’s movie sequel” and “horror thriller that will scare the pants off your child.”ĭid I cry watching Harry, Hermione, and Ron stand on the bridge outside Hogwarts for the last time? Yes. Harry’s rescue of Ginny and confrontation with Tom Riddle is also a highlight. Even with its placement on this list, there are aspects that are very well done, like the casting of Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart and Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy. Part of the reason why is that the central trio is substantially weakened by Hermione being sidelined for part of the movie, meaning there is less opportunity for the three leads to interact and show off their excellent chemistry. Chamber of Secrets, while not an objectively bad film, is the weakest of the series. This is possibly the least controversial placement on this list. WARNING: There are major spoilers for the Harry Potter franchise ahead. Will you agree with these choices? Read on to find out! For the 20th anniversary of the film that started it all, I’ve compiled my totally subjective and extremely biased ranking of all eight films from worst to best. While each film has good moments and bad, some rise above the rest of the pack. Asking a Harry Potter fan to rank their favorite films is a bit like asking someone to choose their favorite child - they’ll lie and say they can’t, but confide that if they had to pick one it would be Prisoner of Azkaban (it’s the golden child, what can we say).
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