• Apepollo11@lemmy.world
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          Yep, second one is the worst by miles. There’s lots of cool bits in it, but the overall narrative is a mess. The basilisk is also seriously dodgy-looking in several shots.

          The first one is significantly more kiddy than the others, but it’s really well-executed.

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            First one gets a lot of praise and passes because it’s the introduction to the world. Everyone knows the origin story is the best part so it’s fine if it’s rough around the edges. Also if you’ve only seen one Harry Potter movie, it’s going to be that one for obvious reasons.

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      I remember when the first book was published and everyone was losing their minds. One of my 9th grade classes was English or literature or something, it was a long time ago I don’t remember, and our teacher would read it to us and I remember thinking it was just ok and if we had to sit here and listen to her read she should pick something more interesting/challenging/better written but most people in class were obsessed