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Don Mayhem

Team Slytherin all the way. Booo Gryffindorks. A fluke win with Dumbledore playing favoritism lol. This was the only Harry Potter movie that I didn't see in theaters. The first time I saw The Sorcerer's Stone was on VHS tape. I saw the rest of them in theaters when they came out. In the 60's, bands from England coming to the USA and becoming superstars in the music industry, they called it The British Invasion. That was it was like when Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone came out in 2001. Harry Potter mania. There were hypocritic televangelist bashing the movie saying it was encouraging kids to practice witchcraft and Sorcery. So pathetic. They auditioned thousand of kids for the role of Harry Potter but none of them were picked. The filmmakers met up with a friend from what I heard and that's how they met Daniel Radcliffe and auditioned him. They had an idea to go American with Harry Potter and had Haley Joel Osment in mind for Harry Potter, but luckily, they kept it English. I feel when Snape looks at Harry, he does see Lily, but also sees James. Seamus Finnigan who's mom is a witch and dad and muggle, I think that's a nod to the tv sitcom Bewitched where a man's wife is a witch. WandaVision did a tribute to Bewitched on episode 2. I feel some of the adults saw Harry Potter as the next big thing for kids and teens. In the 90's, a lot of kids were into Power Rangers and in the 2000s, Harry Potter came out. Other Adults, including those who are parents, they get into it with their kids. They get to read the books and watch the movies with their kids. Just like my mom watched the movies with my brothers, my cousins and I.

Daryl

For more fantasy. The film Willow comes to mind.

Connor Ellis

If you want to know your official House, what your wand would be made of, and your Patronus, go to the Wizarding World website. BTW I'm a Ravenclaw, my wand is a 12 3/4 inch Larch wood, with a Dragon heartstring core. My Patronus is a Mastiff.

Gary W

I was hoping to see you watching this one with your sister, but a solo reaction will suffice.

Don Mayhem

You haven't seen Harry Potter yet?????? 😆 I'm kidding. I like the word revisit better than rewatch. Nothing against other reactors who use rewatching, I just like how revisiting sounds. Talk about Harry Potter mania in the early 2000s. I remember when they wanted to go with Haley Joel Osment as Harry Potter. He had just came out in The Sixth Sense, but J.K Rowling wanted the franchise to stay British. Daniel Radcliffe was casted after they have already auditioned however many thousands of people and none they felt fit who they were look to play Harry Potter. I don't even think Daniel Radcliffe was even an actor when they cast him. It's amazing how that works. Somebody with no experience in acting nails it. I also remember the stupid religious people, some preachers who I thought were smart people, bashing the movie saying "it's encouraging our kids to practice witch craft and other forms of dark magic." My mom and I grew up with Christian learning and even we thought that is the stupidest shit we ever heard. The only thing the movie would encourage people to do is to read the books if they haven't already. It's a movie, based on a book by a woman who was on a train when the idea came to her.

shaneth138

A couple great satisfying fantasies would be two trilogies. The Planet of the Apes trilogy (sooo much better than it sounds) and the How To Train Your Dragon trilogy. Both are immensely fun adventures that are bingeable and super popular. Also you get three movies from each franchise which gives you a ton of fantasy stuff for the long winter :)

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Glad you watched this, I haven't seen it in ages.

Tyler Foster

Honestly, the truth is that before the one-two punch of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings in 2001, fantasy movies were considered a risky genre. They cost a ton of money to make because the entire world had to be created, often with expensive visual effects, and most of the ones that were made were box office bombs. With these two film franchises and now the "Game of Thrones" TV world, the 20th century has been a renaissance in fantasy movies and TV. One landmark movie in the genre that you could check out that should be very popular is Labyrinth (1986), directed by Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, starring David Bowie and a young Jennifer Connelly, who you saw in Top Gun: Maverick and A Beautiful Mind.

Bryan Tuck

Another vote for WILLOW here. :) There's a new TV series on Disney+ which continues the story, but the original movie from 1988 is definitely what you should watch first (it's also on Disney+). It's sort of Lord of the Rings "lite" - not quite as all-out epic, but still a fun and exciting sword-and-sorcery adventure. Other fantasy ideas: THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982) - No human characters; it's all puppetry! (There's also a prequel series on Netflix, but as with WILLOW, I recommend watching the original movie first.) RETURN TO OZ (1985) - A strange semi-sequel to THE WIZARD OF OZ (though more a sequel to the original novel than the movie) THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN (1988) - Kind of hard to describe, but sort of like what might happen if Monty Python did "Gulliver's Travels."

Sarah H

These movies are so nostalgic for me! I think what makes the first one so good is the music, the sets, the lighting... everything just makes you feel like a kid again discovering a new world. One thing that's kind of a bummer in the movies compared to the books is that Ron is kind of dumbed down and more of a comic relief character. For example, in the devil's snare scene in the book, Hermione knows the plant likes dark places and Harry recommends she starts a fire, but she panics when they don't have any wood... Ron has to remind Hermione that HELLO! She's a witch! She can use magic! It's moments like these in the books that really highlight why they're such a great team.

Brian Jones

HARD disagree on the Willow Disney+ show..... It's an absolute dumpster fire. The original film is fine, but the show is garbage.

Bryan Tuck

Heh; I actually haven't seen any of the series yet. Just wanted to point it out to avoid confusion. But I've heard differing opinions about it. :)

Marcus

Please watch Chronicles of Narnia The lion the witch and the wardrobe

David Lonewolf Wright

I was wondering if there was going to be any differences since here in the states it is called The Sorcerer's Stone, though it is only mentioned verbally by name like 3 times and only once written down, so they could have easily done multiple takes in those situations I guess. This was a fun rewatch and look forward to the rest of the series. I also fall into Ravenclaw house. I like to consider myself smart and quick witted as well as occasionally oblivious and detached.