Best Harry Potter Film?

Spiderpig92

good topic, i am undecided, any opinions?

callaway92

Everyone seems to think the Third was the best. (Prisoner of Azkaban)

I enjoyed the final film the most. Probably cause it's most recent memory for me though

What was your favourite?

Basq

The Goblet of Fire

Prisoner Of Azkaban.. no contest!

krudler

The Goblet of Fire

Azkaban for me too, was the best all round one

Penn

The Goblet of Fire

Probably Azkaban, though I really liked Half-Blood Prince too. Azkaban took the story in leaps and bounds though

Sentid

Favourite book was Goblet of Fire, it was brilliantly thought out and had the best ending (bad guy won for once) But I'll have to follow the crowd and go for Prisoner of Azkaban which was just way darker than the other films, almost depressing with all the Sirius Black stuff

Mickeroo

The Goblet of Fire

Azkhaban for me, I really like Goblet of Fire too though. I think Deathly Hallows Part 1 & 2 taken as a whole are a great film in their own right too, probably 2nd to Azkhaban.

Cookie33

I really like the Goblet of fire. The OP or mods should put a poll on it

BostonB

The Half-Blood Prince

I ended up watching Azkhaban too often because BostonB Jnr likes it the best (because it has a werewolf). I've kinda gone off it myself.

I like the earlier ones because theres a freshness about them. The wonder of a new adventure etc.

The later ones Order of the Phoenix and Half Blood I like because there just much more going on and the acting is better. But they are very different to the early ones.

Not sure about the last one. I'd like to go see it again tbh.

Sad Professor

The Goblet of Fire

Poll added.

Appleblossom42

My favourite would be Goblet of Fire, followed by Azkhaban, Deathly Hallows as a whole and Philosopher's Stone. The latter being the one that got me into the books as it was so magical. It holds a special place in my heart especially after seeing my young daughter's reaction at the cinema all those years ago, then reading it to her at bedtime.

Superbus

The Philosopher's Stone was the first 'proper' book I read (i.e. not based around learning to read or aimed towards very small children), when I was about 5, and so a couple of years later when the movie came out it was one of the most important events in my short life. Just for that, despite it's many cinematic drawbacks, I see it as the best.

Objectively, Azkaban is probably the best, as a film in it's own right.

Mr. Denton

The Chamber of Secrets

I actually like the first one the best. TBH I'm not that interested in the whole mythology of HP or the Voldemort aspect of the story. I actually prefer the academic side the story (eg life in Hogwarts, the study of magic, the 'typical' British boarding school life etc). Harry basically spends the whole first movie in a state of awe as he sees all this stuff and so did I. However as the shows got progressively darker and more serious I find myself rolling the eyes a bit at how earnestly some of the characters are reacting to the situation.

I'm actually surprised anyone voted for DH1. It's a seriously flawed piece of cinema.

Brennaldo II

Lord of the rings: Fellowship of the ring

zxcvbnm12

id have to agree with brennaldo!!shawshank,braveheart,gladiator and green mile wudnt be far off

Sad Professor

The Goblet of Fire

The third one is the best by far. It had the best director working from a script that doesn’t crush itself under its own weight. It actually feels like a real movie rather than a filmed version of the book. The fourth one isn’t entirely bad either IMO, but Newell had the worst script of the series to work from.

One of the things that I thought Cuarón and Newell really nailed was the eccentricities of many of the characters. The scene in the Shrieking Shack in Azkaban when Snape, Lupin and Sirius are fighting with each other is fantastically well directed. And Newell really captured the boarding school atmosphere of Hogwarts.

BostonB

The Half-Blood Prince

On the whole, the books and the films are very patchy. Some good set pieces awkwardly strung together.

libra02

Have to say after seen all of them Deathly Hallows Part 2 is my favourite.

However POA was visually beautiful and really brought the story's dark themes in so Cuaron has to be praised for bringing his own unique style to the series.

However out of all the directors you have to say Yates was the best.