- This weekend Fantastic Beasts
The Crimes of Grindelwald hits theaters.
That means today we're going to rank all 10 films
in the Wizarding World from the worst to the best.
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essentially because I was driving everyone around me
crazy talking about movies way too much.
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And with that in mind
go ahead and tell me your ranking
down below in the comment section.
We're going to disagree
and that's the fun part is we can talk about why.
Also, as I give my ranking it's based off
the movies themselves, not the books.
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Coming in last place
is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
This adaptation of the penultimate novel
comes off like a meandering information dump
that exists purely to setup the finale.
The film is heavy on backstories,
and information and plot devices
but it actually has a fairly weak central narrative.
You do kind of have the mystery about the Half-Blood Prince,
but even the reveal of that in the end of the film
feels very underwhelming.
Also, for being the next to last story in the saga,
it's a little bit odd how little Voldemort is in the movie.
In a lotta ways this film reminded me of the storytelling
of the first two films in the franchise,
with the way it handled the side quests and subplots.
But unlike those two films,
this one is so drab and dark, often literally,
that it sucked a lot of the joy,
even out of these mini side quests.
They also took some creative risks
with the look of the film.
And I think that pays off really well
when it comes to them diving into the memories,
and they way they visualized the storytelling
in those elements of the film.
However, when it comes to the overall
desaturated look of the film,
it was so over-the-top that it was more distracting to me
than a way to creatively visualize the fact
of the growing darkness inside of the world.
Overall the film is too is too unfocused,
grim and information based, to spark the excitement
that most films in the franchise elicit.
Coming in at number nine
is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,
or Harry Potter and the Missing Barber
as every guy in this movie is going seriously shaggy.
This movie has some great and iconic moments,
whether you're talking about
watching our characters grow up, go to the dance,
Hermoine's entrance.
You get Harry battling a dragon.
You finally get to see Voldemort in physical form
or the satisfaction of getting to watch
Edward Cullen getting murdered.
But the whole film felt like they cranked up
the teenage angst way too high, way too fast.
Everyone is mad at each other,
there's bitterness, there's envy.
Our trio has a bunch of infighting.
Hermoine has the same sucking on a lemon scowl
the entire film, except for five seconds during the dance.
You can count it down on your fingers
and then she gets annoyed with Ron again,
and starts to scowl again.
For me, when the cast is this broody,
they're just not very likable or fun to spend time with.
Add to that a plot line where a teenager
is actually murdered by adults,
and it makes for a weird total mix.
And with a film that's almost two hours and 40 minutes long,
it's more exhausting than exciting.
At number eight is Fantastic Beasts,
the Crimes of Grindelwald,
the second film in the Fantastic Beasts films
wisely moves the setting back to Europe
and this makes for more natural connections
to the Harry Potter films,
which give us a bunch of opportunities
to kinda go deeper in the lore of things we've seen before,
but we get to see them from a new perspective
and at a different time frame.
And a big part of this is the inclusion
of Dumbledore and Grindelwald,
and I thought they had just the right amount
of Dumbledore for the story they were telling.
And I was actually pleasantly surprised
to see that I actually really liked
Johnny Depp as Grindlewald.
Also it's a ton a fun for me to see
the quirky Newt Scamander in the lead role.
He's just a fun character for me.
The problem here is the story.
More like the subplots.
Every single character has a subplot,
a backstory, and multiple nuanced connections
to other characters backstories and subplots.
- You get a car, you get a car, you get a car,
everybody gets a car.
- With such complicated webs of plot lines,
relationships, red herrings,
it's difficult to know what really matters
inside of the story.
Also, the final twist and reveal in the film,
raises so many questions
that it's not a very satisfying answer.
When the move just focused on its main plot and characters,
I had a lotta fun with it.
But unfortunately, there's way too many detours.
Coming in at number seven is Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows.
It feels an awful lot like part one of this finale
got the short end of the stick when it came to
splitting the book in two.
Inherently when you make a story that's entirely
about the setup portion of a book,
that means that you have a movie
that feels like all the moving pieces
are moving towards a payoff,
which is obviously not in this movies.
Now there are some great moments in this film,
whether you're talking about the excellent chase
through the muggle world at the beginning of the film,
or the character moment in the forest,
like when you have Harry and Hermoine dancing.
And certainly the third act has gut punch moments,
when a certain character dies.
But the main body of the story feels directionless
and lacking forward momentum.
Stuff happens, we are told time is passing,
but there's no sense of urgency or forward movement.
Given the way this plays out,
I suspect this material
would have been a lot more engaging and easier to follow,
if they hadn't split the book in two,
and instead this material was the first 90 minutes
of a three hour movie.
Coming in at number six,
is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
This introduction to this new Fantastic Beast franchise
does a really nice job, of introducing us
to some new enjoyable characters,
who are quite different from the characters
that we loved from the previous franchise.
Newt Scamander has such a quirky way about him,
that it gives him a unique likability.
He's teamed up with a new group of characters
that have really nice chemistry amongst them.
When the story's a whimsical tale
about Newt's fantastic beasts escaping
and discovering where to find them,
it's a fun adventure that gives us a new perspective
on the wizarding world.
Unfortunately, it's also about the search
for Grindelwald and Credence's abusive foster mother
and this makes for some very dramatic tonal shifts
that don't go well together at all.
At one point in time it cuts from a scene of child abuse
and someone being vengefully murdered with a belt,
to a lighthearted humorous scene
about tracking down creatures.
Those two thing don't taste great served side by side.
It also ends with a really forced Scooby-Doo style
of villain reveal that I coulda done without.
But overall this is a really fun adventure
with characters that I enjoy.
I just wish that's what the whole movie was.
Bringing us into the top five is
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Our second year at Hogwarts
gives us a much clearer narrative than it's predecessor
and also a better mystery.
Since we don't have to setup the universe,
we get to spend the whole movie with our trio
on their adventure.
It also gives us a much getter glimpse
into who Voldemort is and where he came from.
The film also adds three great characters
in Dobby, Lucius Malfoy, and Gilderoy Lockhart,
the latter two played by two fantastic actors.
Branagh's Lockhart in particular
just adds some great levity into the film.
He's such a scene stealer every single time
he appears on screen.
And Dobby provides some of the best laughs
in the series for me,
which should tell you a little bit about my sense of humor.
- Dobby feels most aggrieved, sir.
Dobby had to iron his hands.
- Where the film struggles is the length.
They took the second shortest book
and made the longest movie.
And given the narrative that they're telling,
as well as the target audience,
it's just too long, dragged out, and meanders.
Still it's a very fun, lighthearted adventure
from before the series got more serious.
Coming in at number four
is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,
or Philosopher's Stone in the original British edition.
The first journey into J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World,
whisks us away with incredible world building
as well as great casting of these iconic characters.
If you stop and think about it,
they took a huge risk by casting these 10 year old actors
for this potential,
and as it turns out actual, massive franchise.
But it turns out they nailed it.
Also, with the adult actors,
they cast A list great talent across the board.
Of course you can talk about
the late, great, Alan Rickman as Snape,
but even smaller characters like Nearly Headless Nick
is played by great talent.
But the real star here is Hogwarts
and J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World.
Her attention to detail from beginning to end
in creating this world is fantastic,
except when it comes to the scoring system for Quidditch,
that could use a little bit a work.
But Christopher Columbus brings her world
to vivid life in the film.
Now some of the special effects look a little bit dated
and our child actor aren't quite at 100% yet.
- No, you've made a mistake, I mean, I can't be a wizard.
- Likewise, the actual story itself
about the Sorcerer's Stone,
feels a bit like an afterthought.
But none of this really matters all that much
when you're having so much fun exploring this world.
Real quick before I give you my top three,
remember to give me your ranking down below
in the comments section.
Tell me which ones you love, which ones you hate,
and everything in between.
Also, after this video, check out this playlist up above
that has all of my reviews of the Harry Potter films.
Or if you're into my rankings,
I gotta playlist up there with my best
and most up-to-date rankings
of the most popular franchises of today.
If you enjoy this video, one of those two playlists
will have something that you love.
Kicking off the top three is Harry Potter
and the Order of Phoenix.
When it comes to just the story,
this is probably my personal favorite.
Throughout these films I've always wanted to see
Harry step up into a leadership role
and we finally get that in this film.
As the forces of evil start to rise,
Harry Potter starts to train Dumbledore's Army.
Early on, the film establishes
a great villain in Dolores Umbridge.
This is one of these characters that you just love to hate,
therefore there's so much satisfaction
when you get to see the twins tormenting here in Hogwarts
and then when she eventually gets
what's coming to her in the forest.
Likewise it builds to a great finale,
where we get some amazing wizarding action,
some actual stakes and a death,
that packs some serious emotional punch.
What holds this one back, is that it feels like I'm watching
the Cliff's Notes or abridged version
of a far more in-depth story.
If flies through plot points left and right
at breakneck speed to try and cram it all in.
If the storytelling matched the story,
this would probably be my number one.
Our runner up is Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows Part Two.
Where as Part One felt like it was plagued
by being a setup movie,
this movie benefits from feeling like it's 100% payoff
and not just payoff for this story,
but for the entire Harry Potter saga.
After seven prior films, we finally get the showdown
between Harry and Voldemort, light and dark,
and it lives up to the build up.
The scale is massive,
the destruction and death are heartbreaking,
and the moments of victory are just as satisfying
as they should be.
And it's not just Harry that gets the big moments.
Even the often dopey Neville, gets to be the hero.
But it's not just the action that pays off,
it's also the twists and turns and reveals,
whether you're talking about the revelations
inside of Snape's memories
or the truth about the final Horcrux,
each of these feel earned and worthwhile.
And as this is Harry's saga
we get to see him fulfill his hero's journey,
even with the Christ-like death and resurrection.
This is one of those franchises that really does
end on a satisfying high note.
But coming in at number one
is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
The third trip to Hogwarts
brought us a new director
and also one of the best and most focused films.
Now I'm a sucker for time travel stories,
so naturally this story appealed to me.
But it's not just that I like this type of story,
this movie does a great job
of balancing the individual story
and feeling like we're in the adventure with them,
while also capturing the passing of time
as we're watching the school year.
Add to the mix, we get another great character,
played by another great actor,
in Sirius Black, played by Gary Oldman.
But the real secret here is Alfonso Cuaron's direction.
Whereas Columbus brought this youthful energy,
Cuaron brings this auteur's creative flair.
This story is great, the story telling is fantastic,
and the movie just has a fun sense of adventure,
so for me it comes in at number one.
Be sure to check out one of those playlists to the left,
either the one with my Harry Potter reviews,
or my rankings of the most popular franchises of today.
Thank you so much for watching
and keep Talking Movies Too Much.
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