Back in 2001, on the cusp of adulthood, we old millennials saw the first Harry Potter movie. Maybe we didn’t appreciate it so much at the time (we were jerky teenagers), but we eventually turned into major Potter Heads. How does the film hold up 17 years later? How did our kids react to seeing it for the first time? Why doesn’t Quidditch make sense? The Old Millennials return to Hogwarts and also check in on some major 2018 year-end releases.
What Else We’ve Been Watching:
- Widows (2018)
- Creed (2015) / Creed II (2018)
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Old Millennials Remember Movies Podcast Highlights – Harry Potter
The incredible direction by Steve McQueen in “Widows,” Angela’s first experience with “Creed” and how the sequel stacks up against the 2015 film, The Coen Brothers’ latest masterpiece “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” and how the experience of watching the film on Netflix enhances/hinders the film, kids being excited about “Ralph Breaks the Internet” and Disney’s comedic spin on their iconic princesses, the Harry Potter book series and where we were in life when we first discovered the magical world, Churchy anti-Potter moms at screenings of “Black Knight,” introducing Harry Potter to our kids, how “Sorcerer’s Stone” laid the groundwork for a successful 8-film series, the magnetic awesomeness of Alan Rickman, Quidditch rules, the prospect of a Harry Potter series reboot, apathy towards “Fantastic Beasts” and much more.
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