Category: Harry Potter
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Dolores Umbridge: The Pros and Cons of Introducing An Easily Hated Character
Yes, I have been watching Harry Potter movies again. Yes, you can expect another review very soon. Yes, that has everything to do with this article. Dolores Umbridge is one of the most infamous fictional characters of recent years. No Harry Potter character and few characters in all of fiction have inspired as much pure,…
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Mess
*Insert obligatory “J.K. Rowling is a terrible person” line here*. We all know it, let’s move on. This is, without debate, the most important movie in the Harry Potter franchise. Granted, it kind of got handed that for free; this is the one where Voldemort gets revived, after all. But it’s not just that. This…
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Really Good One
You know how I mentioned the first two movies felt really weird compared to the rest of the series? Yeah, that’s because of this movie. Prisoner of Azkaban is where the Harry Potter movies really found their identity. The stories start walking a finer line between whimsical and dark. The pacing is better. The visuals…
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Weird One That Everyone Kinda Remembers
Is it just me, or do people only remember Harry Potter after book/movie three? Seriously, I don’t know anybody that’s like “Yeah, Sorcerer’s Stone was my favorite!” or “Dude, I loved Chamber of Secrets!” Well, nowadays, the only thing on people’s lips in regards to this series is “J.K. Rowling sucks, am I right?”, so…
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: The One Everyone and No One Remembers
So… I kinda went on a fantasy movie marathon a few weeks back. The first day, I watched The Princess Bride, Princess Mononoke (I’ll be talking about that one real soon, probably) and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Then, the next day, I started a Harry Potter binge. Sort of like I was revisiting…
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