Can we finally come to an agreement that this entire series,

Lowkey bait.

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Yes, we can agree that this entire series, both film and book, was massively overrated and pure shit in addition to being one of the dullest franchises in the history of movie franchises. Each episode following the boy wizard and his pals from Hogwarts Academy as they fight assorted villains has been indistinguishable from the others. Aside from the gloomy imagery, the series’ only consistency has been its lack of excitement and ineffective use of special effects, all to make magic unmagical, to make action seem inert.

Perhaps the die was cast when Rowling vetoed the idea of Spielberg directing the series; she made sure the series would never be mistaken for a work of art that meant anything to anybody?just ridiculously profitable cross-promotion for her books. The Harry Potter series might be anti-Christian (or not), but it’s certainly the anti-James Bond series in its refusal of wonder, beauty and excitement. No one wants to face that fact. Now, thankfully, they no longer have to.

>a-at least the books were good though r-right
"No!"
The writing is dreadful; the book was terrible. As I read, I noticed that every time a character went for a walk, the author wrote instead that the character "stretched his legs."

I began marking on the back of an envelope every time that phrase was repeated. I stopped only after I had marked the envelope several dozen times. I was incredulous. Rowling's mind is so governed by cliches and dead metaphors that she has no other style of writing. Later I read a lavish, loving review of Harry Potter by the same Stephen King. He wrote something to the effect of, "If these kids are reading Harry Potter at 11 or 12, then when they get older they will go on to read Stephen King." And he was quite right. He was not being ironic. When you read "Harry Potter" you are, in fact, trained to read Stephen King.

its kino

>>79192073
i feel genuinely bad for someone who never got into harry potter, the same way i feel bad about someone for not getting into LOTR. waiting in line at midnight during book releases/premieres was something else.

we get it, your childhood was shit. move on.

>>79192073
Fantastic Beasts is the best thing to ever come out of the franchise

>>79192073
>Emma Watson went on to become an SJW cunt.

How is this related to the franchise buddy

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>4 Harry Potter threads at once

>>79192073
I like how the DVD covers got progressively edgier every time.

>>79192348
Yeah why is this discussed so much, I doubt anyone actually cares

>>79192327
is it weird that i like fantastic beasts more purely because the acting is a shitload better?

i still wince when i witness bad acting in the original HP movies

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>>79192073
>wasting time discussing a book and film series written for children that for some reason normies never grew out of

>>79192181
I read this pasta every time without fail