24 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Released 14/11/2016 as “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2“

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Since making its debut almost 20 years ago, Harry Potter has shoe-horned itself into books, movies, video games, websites, stage-plays and, now, episodes of the Diminishing Returns podcast. With the impending release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the gang take a look at the Potter movie franchise and pitch their own takes on a 9th movie set in the wizarding world.

Films covered in this episode:

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: n/s
Overall score: 65%

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Allen: ✰ ✰ ½
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 60%

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Overall score: 77%

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰
Overall score: 67%

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Allen: n/s
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 65%

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Allen: n/s
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 60%

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Allen: n/s
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 50%

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Allen: n/s
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 70%

We review Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in:
"Review of the Year 2016"

Allen's review of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

We directly continue the discussion of film-scores started in this episode in:
"Pirates of the Caribbean"
and
"Review of the Year 2017: Part 1"