GIANT SPIDERS/SNAKE IN CHAMBERPOT OF SECRETS!? *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* Reaction

[@BenBanjo87]

Draco's line "I didn't know you could read" was actually improvised by Tom Felton 😂😂 It's such a classic!

[@asunbleachedfly]

ive also heard that at the end when they clap for Hagrid, Crabbe's actor clapping was an accident but Tom went with it and stayed in character and he pulled him down :DD I'm not sure if it's real tho, or scripted, but it's pretty cool !

[@Wellch]

I wonder what was the original line.

[@Wellch]

In the next movie, it is suggested that the movie be broken into 2 parts.

[@BenBanjo87]

@@asunbleachedfly It makes total sense for their characters either way!

[@WarWolfeX]

It’s the delivery for me lol perfect timing and tone

[@bramijdema759]

During the final scene, Draco stops his friend from clapping, this wasn’t in the script. The actor forgot he wasn’t supposed to clap and Draco’s actor stopped him before he ruined the take. The director saw this and decided to keep it in.

[@hellowhat890]

Tom Felton improv-ed a lot of stuff it seems in this film. Very well done and in character. ❤

[@alpaka8437]

Draco's line "I didn't know you could read" was also improvised by Tom Felton because he forgot the script in that scene

[@dannyadams4765]

I find Tom Felton is underrated as an actor

[@kyzer42]

@@hellowhat890 You could say his improv _improved_ the movie.

[@nicodiangelo7051]

@@dannyadams4765 eh wouldn’t say underrated as everyone loves him a bit too much

[@Jeremy_theGent]

"There's no Hogwarts without you, Hagrid." Well, that hits different now. 😢

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

@Daniel M. 😭😭😭

[@EntertainmentFan11]

It does...

[@Wild_Wolve]

100% true that moment hit me hard in the feels right now 😢

[@muskatDR]

DON'T!

[@solongdentahlplaan7975]

*lifts umbrella

[@KlooKloo]

"Hagrid would be the perfect person to tell gossip to" [POV of when you forget every one of Hagrid's lines from the first movie]

[@N8Maple01]

I shouldn't have said that.

[@Biggiiful]

Eh, let's be honest. People who gossip LIKE to tell it to people who can't keep secrets. They'll deny it, but what they really enjoy is the thrill of creating chaos and drama to bask in. In that sense, Hagrid would be a good person to tell drama to. He listens and reacts.....and then let's the secrets out himself so the actual gossiper can have some plausible deniability while really annoying the truth coming out.

[@speakstheobvious5769]

"The ghost in the bathroom was a little girl..." Shirley Henderson played Moaning Myrtle. She was in her thirties when she played the role

[@Metal_Auditor]

She's always looked very young for her age.

[@Shap0o.PlayZz]

Yeah she was 35 at that time 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@katarinadreams6955]

Which is what makes her flirting with Harry super creepy

[@Xehanort10]

@@katarinadreams6955 Even more creepy since if the character of Myrtle was still alive she'd be in her 60's given she attended Hogwarts at the same time as Tom Riddle.

[@abi.gail.b]

@@Xehanort10 I never thought of that- that is so creepy

[@TheSilentFirefly]

"He has a painting of himself, painting a painting of himself." Seeing him with the painting of himself, painting a painting of himself is all you need to summarize his character.

[@ARC5555Fives]

Best way to describe Slytherin and the Basalisk “Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?”, Indiana Jones

[@BenBanjo87]

That's basically Ron's reaction to the spiders!! 😂

[@beninmalgaard9836]

"Why spiders? Why can't we follow the butterflies?" "Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?" Similar vibes for sure. Lol.

[@edmontonboy99]

Basilisk, very dangerous. You go first.

[@jbreezy101]

@@beninmalgaard9836 I wish she kept that line in this review… would have loved to see her reaction

[@xenogenesis9635]

Vicky about the snake: "How can you torture an innocent animal?!" Vicky about the spider: "Kill it, kill it, kill it!"

[@chrisantony6218]

Arachnophobia can do you like that..... Whenever I see a spider of considerable size....I just run as far away from it as I can.... Spider be scary but i hope spider doesn't know that

[@otakuwolf4ever985]

(Sees Lockhart) "There is something off about him." Me: Your instincts serve you well.

[@Xehanort10]

11:14 In the books Hermione didn't know what a Mudblood was and Ron explained it but the filmmakers were Hermione obsessed and couldn't fathom her not knowing something.

[@Pearleace]

i hated this dramatic change! why would she be weeping at the word as if she's being bullied worse than before, if no-one's ever called her that before? she's not exactly familiar with it, being a muggleborn that's just started school. it just made her seem pathetic and like she's ashamed of her parentage! not the Hermione i know.

[@passionsquietrage]

​@@Pearleace She probably read about it in her free time since that was one of her favorite things to do. I don't see how it made her look pathetic and ashamed though. If I recall correctly, she was fairly studious in the books so the movies making her more studious shouldn't be an issue.

[@Pearleace]

@@passionsquietrage she clearly didn't, since it was not in the books. she had no idea what the word meant! i always had an impression that she was more interested in academic books than something more mundane where the word might've been mentioned. as i said, i hated that change, since they obviously did it just to get the weeping scene for the movie, and it didn't resemble the Hermione she was in the books. she was much tougher than that. she would never care what Malfoy had to say about her.

[@passionsquietrage]

@@Pearleace I was talking about the movie version not the book version. I figure the change was made to make her more relatable to the young girls her character was geared towards. Puberty hormones may have also played into why she got so upset over it.

[@Pearleace]

@@passionsquietrage yes, i just saw it an unnecessary change that i don't feel the need to make explanations and excuses for. that's all.

[@zebzamboni]

I always liked that they changed Tom Riddle's name in every international version in order to spell out the equivalent of 'I am Lord Voldemort." In French, he was Tom Elvis Jedusor to spell out "Je suis Voldemort." In Spanish, he was Tom Sorvolo Ryddle to spell "Soy Lord Voldemort." In German, he was Tom Vorlost Riddle to spell out "Ist Lord Voldemort."

[@nitram9823]

In Finnish he was Tom Lomen Valedro to spell out "ma olen Voldemort."

[@JiminyClarkson]

I had the movie in Chinese and don't remember what it was in Chinese

[@katarinadreams6955]

Brilliant

[@inkvampyr]

In Dutch it's Marten Asmodom Vilijn to spell out "mijn naam is Voldemort" (my name is Voldemort)

[@bard6184]

In Norwegian, it's "Tom Dredolo Venster to spell out "Voldemort den store" (Voldemort the Great)

[@landonhagan450]

About Harry being responsible when the adults aren't, you have to remember that these are fundamentally children's stories that gradually grew up with their audience. Adults being cruel, dismissive, or unreliable is a common theme in young adult fiction.

[@phousefilms]

Yeah. Like friggin' Roald Dahl. Trunchbull and Mathilda's parents stand out.

[@ry_jayy]

You know what else makes you feel old? Being 32 and hearing a 26 year old say they feel old 😂

[@Sises]

Or being 35...

[@PlumbPitiful]

Try being 58! You ALL sound like children to me! 😊

[@BrianNIL]

40 hit me hard. Then a funny thing happened. I stopped caring about my age and realized how silly I was to worry. I'm more myself and don't care what others think of me as much. I'm wiser and even more distinguished looking. You young people under 40 should envy my age, even if I don't always remember exactly how old I am. Oh, 44.

[@mjkjelland13]

@@PlumbPitiful I'm with you pal

[@bradsouthers7476]

Or 60.

[@srccde]

31:10 The 'book' could only be destroyed by means of total destruction (i.e. such that it becomes impossible to repair, even magically). The venom of the Basilisk is one of the very few and very rare things in the magical word that can achieve that because the only antidote to it are the tears of a phoenix which are even rarer. It helps to keep in mind that Dumbledore's phoenix (named Fawkes) *chose* to stay with Dumbledore and is not a _pet_ at all. This will become relevant later on, so best to keep in mind! PS: Happy Birthday! I'll be 25 in about a month and I couldn't agree more that I still feel like I was 16 😅

[@harsh_lad]

Fun fact: Kenneth Branaugh, the guy who plays Prof. Gilderoy Lockhart was the Director of first Thor movie

[@Wyattoons]

Mini fact: he’s also the Asgardian who puts out the distress call at the opening of Infinity War

[@One.Zero.One101]

He also starred in and directed the Murder in the Orient Express adaptation.

[@Csylve]

The extended versions of Harry Potter are always the best. They should’ve kept it in because it would make the movies much closer to the books.

[@Josh_Lee_Henderson]

I thought I saw some unfamiliar scenes here! I had no idea Harry Potter had extended editions. Now I've got to check them out

[@GenocideLv]

Except the 4th one. Criminal. Typical hollywood paedophilia vibe

[@karlsmith2570]

Agreed, especially a lot of the scenes in "The Sorcerors Stone", including the extended version of the scenes of Snape's potions class, where Harry says to Snape, "Clearly, Hermione Knows, It Seems A Pity That You Didn't Ask Her"

[@karlsmith2570]

​@@Josh_Lee_Henderson Yeah, the Extended Version's go into a lot more detail than the theatrical releases did

[@micahrussell2176]

I didnt even know extended versions were a thing

[@dawg897]

behind the scene. Jason Isaac (Lucius Malfoy) was directed to just turn and leave Dubbledore's office. but as he was walking he kicked the air. everyone thought he had tripped. He told the director, that Lucius was kicking Dobby, because thats something Lucius Malfoy would do. so they kept it in and animated Dobby getting kicked.

[@TeslaRangerNY]

@0:48 "The toilet ghost was very young" Moaning Myrtle is supposed to be 14 years old when she died, but was played by Shirley Henderson who was *37* at the time.

[@NataliePine]

Still blows my mind

[@BrianNIL]

I always thought this was creepy. I guess they couldn't find a 14 year old who was quite as obnoxious and pathetic, which I suppose is a compliment to the actress lol

[@SnabbKassa]

Now I think it would be funnier if Rowling had left her unnamed so she's just called "the toilet ghost"

[@JCG52577]

And she’s the voice of Babu Frik. Hey hey!!

[@connorredshaw7994]

@@JCG52577 Hey hey!!😂

[@ragnarokhd8775]

I always laugh my ass of when Lucius attempts to straight up murder harry lmao

[@Tar-Numendil]

Yeah it wouldn't have worked though. That would have been hilarious to see if Dobby hadn't stepped in to save Harry.

[@nicolassalathe6905]

that was actually improvised by jason isaacs, it was the first spell that came to his mind😅 lots of improvising in this movie🧐

[@calvinkopp1735]

The entire scene down in the Chamber of Secrets is perfection. Lockhart losing his memory, Harry confronting Tom Riddle, him battling the Basilisk and destroying Tom’s diary and saving Ginny.

[@jordanjackson8475]

at first I thought you matched your outfit with harry potter themed lol

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Me too!🤣

[@j.woodbury412]

The ghost in the girls' bathroom, Moaning Myrtle was played by Shirley Henderson. She was actually 35 years old when she appeared in this movie. She is the oldest actress, literally the oldest person to play a Hogwarts student.

[@EvilOdysseus]

Little fun fact. Lucius and Arthur got into a fight at the bookshop in the book. Arthur started it because Lucius was badmouthing his for associating with Muggles (Hermionie's parents)

[@MayraAguiar-fk2qq]

No he say something about his family,I don't think 🤔 it was Hermione parents

[@kaije7art]

This movie is really a set up for the rest of the series - Socerer's Stone also has quite a few things as well, but this installment really holds a lot of stuff for later. I look forward to your future reactions!

[@Rousent]

"He has a painting of himself painting a painting of himself" Is my favorite quote un this video.

[@nebulastar9050]

I like how when they're taking the Polyjuice potion, Ron and Hermione both say they're going to be sick, but Harry goes ahead and takes another drink... Also, when the Basilisk dies, Tom Riddle: No! Snuggles!

[@Andrew_Thannen]

Interesting fact: Shirley Henderson was about 37 when she played Moaning Myrtle, which (obviously) makes her the oldest person to play a Hogwarts student. Also, Draco's line "I didn't know you could read" was improvised by Tom Felton (the actor) because he couldn't remember his actual scripted line.

[@midnightfield]

The Harry Potter movies (and books) are so nostalgic to me! I'm really enjoying this HP reaction series :)

[@VKunia]

I can only imagine watchign these as a child 😭 but I'm glad you're enjoying! :)💖

[@-umbra-1590]

@@VKunia after this series you should read the books (if you like reading). They are much better than the movies and fill in a lot of things that you miss in the movies. The characters are a lot more varied and well rounded in the books too

[@parker469a]

@@VKunia Yeah, in the books Ron isn't nearly as useless as he is in the movies. In fact they gave Hermione a bunch of his triumphant moments which makes them having a thing for each other seem far more realistic when he isn't such a goober and is pretty close to being on her level as a sorcerer in power, resourcefulness, and intuition.

[@SB992REBORN]

@@VKunia V, if you havent seen 4 yet WE have to watch it together!!

[@Sherman1fan]

Happy B-Day! 17:42 Extra scenes not in the theatrical version (probably cut out for time), great to see them.

[@saklee1777]

12:28 for those of u that have never read the books, u may be wondering why filtch was so upset about his cat. (Of course anyone that had their pet cat die would be sad but not like filtch is) mrs Norris is actually a witch in animagious form and is filtch’s wife. Her spell was so powerful she could never undo the transformation and got stuck as a cat forever. No wizard could undo it either. It’s rather suprising filtch is even allowed to work at hogwarts when he’s not even a wizard either. Filtch is a swib. A swib is a wizard born of a family of wizards but is not a wizard and has no magical powers. There are 3 swibs mentioned in the entire series and that’s filtch, mrs fig, and arianna dumbledore. It’s too bad they don’t mention arianna in the movies though. It was interesting learning about albus’s backstory.

[@parttimesaint3165]

9:16 I saw Snape's candle sitting on a shelf with a Hello Kitty plush. I giggled.

[@mylescasey8914]

I love that every reactor I watch, loves the Philosopher's Stone so much, they cosplay for the second film, xD. Glad you're enjoying the film & Happy Birthday :)

[@gazzamanazza4pm]

29:39 There are actually many other fun things you can rearrange "Tom Marvolo Riddle" into, but by far the funniest is "Mr Tom, a Dildo Lover."

[@helixspiral]

I like "Dammit Drool Lover"

[@DaDunge]

14:15 In the book it's the Twins who subdue the bludger but the writer of the movies can't help give Hermoine more stuff.

[@CxOrillion]

Yep. They did the Weasleys (and Ron in particular, though that becomes more apparent later) dirty.

[@NataliePine]

Ron is such a great character in the books and the films downgrade him to mopey comic relief.

[@matthewkreps3352]

Hermione is supposed to tell Harry about stuff that would learned through research. Ron tells Harry stuff about Wizard world culture. Except the directors gave all those lines to Hermione.

[@DaDunge]

@@matthewkreps3352 Yes also Dumbledore says things which are wise. Hermoine takes a lot of lines from him too.

[@Biggiiful]

@Fredrik Dunge . "Fear of a name, only increases fear of the thing itself."

[@RedCaio]

7:54 "They're orphans now!!" I choked and about fell off my chair 😂😂

[@joshuawells835]

7:45 - And that is why I am told King's Cross Station put up a bar or a sculpture at Platform 9 3/4, to avoid situations like that. This was the film of adlibs. In addition to, "I didn't know you could read," Jason Isaacs asked for an exit line, so he said, "Then let us hope Mr. Potter will always be here to save the day." Daniel Radcliffe wasn't aware and then said, "Don't worry; I will be." Jason Isaacs said that was his favorite line of the series. When asked why he was swinging his arm and kicking, Isaacs said, "Oh, I just kicked Dobby." He provided the special effects team with a lot of moments.

[@NoArmsSally]

The happiness and general awe of the Wizarding world is pretty much done. Now, the movies get darker and darker with each film, as childhood ends for the trio. Have fun and happy birthday! :)

[@robertlombardo8437]

Yeah. Onward with our regularly scheduled torture... It makes me sad, re-viewing the first two movies all these years later. It's like they were never able to recapture the feeling after Prisoner of Azkaban, not even in the Fantastic Beasts series. Which is stupid because Fantastic Beasts was supposed to be ANOTHER CHILDREN'S BOOK!!!

[@NoArmsSally]

@@robertlombardo8437 tbh prisoner of azkaban is the end of my least favorite films. i prefer when they get darker and more mature.

[@calvinkopp1735]

If you look closely when Snape gets Draco up, you’ll see there’s a cameraman in plain sight! 😂

[@MJKFanatic]

Dumbledore wants to *sample* the delicious-looking custard tart 😂

[@kenosarawa]

11:18 I know he's great, but Hagrid would be the WORST person to tell gossip to. Five minutes later, he'll blab it to someone he shouldn't, then go, "I shouldn't'a said that. I should NOT have said that."

[@dklounge7082]

This is the last film with the actor who plays Dumbledore before he passed away so they recast him for the next film

[@dabreal82]

Spoilers... 🤫🤫🤫

[@PlumbPitiful]

@@dabreal82 ... that's not really a spoiler. Changing actors has nothing to do with the story

[@dabreal82]

Guess you haven't seen the shock of other reactors when the figure it out... so therefore spoiler...

[@PlumbPitiful]

@@dabreal82 ... it's the type of thing that SHOULD be "spoiled" though. Being shocked by seeing a different actor can take the viewer out of the movie. It's better if they already know about it so they can stay focused on the story.

[@dabreal82]

@@PlumbPitiful I think that should be left up to them and not to you...

[@fakecubed]

Suddenly I'm remembering this early 90s TV show for kids on PBS called Ghostwriter, where a friendly ghost helps a bunch of kids solve mysteries by rearranging letters.

[@ThisIsMyFullName]

Harry: "Dumbledore, I can hear the monster in the castle, that's how I found the cat." Dumbledore: "That's brilliant Harry, we can use your snake radar to find it!" 5 min later Dumbledore:"We got the monster, Harry. I'm glad you told me you can speak parseltongue." Harry: "It was the logical thing to do."

[@tomasjallen]

If the characters were sensible in basically any movie or book we would only have 5 min movies or 10 page books.

[@brunokingz]

Harry was a kid.. kids are dumb

[@DianeGraft]

@@tomasjallen Especially Lord of the Rings. "Hey eagles, can you fly Frodo over to Mt Doom real quick, so he can drop the ring in? Thanks so much!"

[@tomasjallen]

@@DianeGraft that one actually has a good answer. The Nazgul were watching the airspace of Mordor, so it would have resulted in an air battle with an uncertain outcome. And they would have been seen by the eye.

[@patrickcromwell7554]

The ages of the characters correspond to the years they are in at Hogwarts. so for example every First Year student is 11 years old. Second years are 12 and son on. Myrtle was 14 when she died. So that means she was crushing on a younger boy when she flirts with Harry and invites him to share the toilet if he dies.

[@calinm242]

I grew up with Harry Potter and watched it dozens of times, I watched this one 20 years ago, when it came out, yet I've never seen the extended version of this movie, so there were a few scenes in this reaction I just watched for the first time 😱 (such as the conversation between Harry and Justin and the kids gossiping afterwards)

[@Hanneth]

I just watched the 20th Anniversary Special last night. There was so much adlibing in this film. When Lucius kicks Dobby down the stairs, then hits him with his cane, that was all added by Jason Isaacs. On set they thought he slipped and where going to clean the floor where he was stepping. He explained to them, no I was kicking Dobby down the stairs, then hit him with my cane. Also when he looked at Daniel, he felt he should say something, so he just said, "Let us hope that Mr. Potter will always be around to save the day." Daniel stayed in character and replied, "Don't worry, I will be." When trying to figure out Lucius, Jason watched the first film and saw how Draco was such a bully. He decided to piggyback off of that and give some sympathy to Draco's character by showing his father treating him so poorly. Tom Felton described Jason as being like Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Jason Isaacs is apparently a really nice person, but as soon at the cameras started rolling he turned into this malevolent man. In one scene that was cut, Jason hit Tom's hand with his stick, not knowing that the fangs were actually pointed. As soon as cut was called, Jason was so apologetic and wanting to make sure he was okay.

[@CrazeeAdam]

IMO, Snape is one of the best written characters out there, especially since he's not necessarily considered a "main" character of these films in some ways (like not Harry, Ron, Hermonie etc.), but he's pretty awesome and Alan Rickman plays him really well (Rest in Peace to Alan)

[@Xehanort10]

2:51 Toby Jones who voices Dobby also played Arnim Zola the Hydra scientist in First Avenger and Winter Soldier.

[@paulobrien9572]

Congratulations Vicky for successfully completing another trip around Sun. And 26 is not super old it's only half a deck of cards you must be a full deck to even begin to feel old.

[@dabreal82]

26 isn't old at all...

[@llanitedave]

I miss when I wasn't playing with a full deck!

[@paulobrien9572]

@@llanitedave Agreed I've got a full deck and 5 up my sleeve

[@CrashLandon1]

Happy birthday! I know someone in his early 60s, who says that, mentally, he feels like he's still in his 30s, so he knows what you mean. Also, at about 9:20, Dumbledore's line was, "There is a delicious-looking custard tart that I am most anxious to sample."

[@dragonrune6800]

Even captioning says "... to sup".

[@CrashLandon1]

Yeah, but his mouth movement says "sample", so I'll go with the actor who said it. :)

[@Owlsandoatmeal]

Happy Birthday! :) I'm glad you enjoyed the movie. I think I enjoy the first one slightly more, too, but agree that this one's also well done, it's fun watching all of them and then re-watching the first couple, the actors are so little in them, it's so sweet :)

[@117dragonking]

"They're orphans now-well, Ron is now. " I died!

[@calvinkopp1735]

Each Wizards and Witches have blood status based on their family heritage. For example, Weasleys and Malfoys are pure-bloods because they stayed on pure magical bloodline. Harry is Half-Blood because while his father James was Pure-Blood his mother Lily was a Muggle-Born since she was born with magic with her Muggle family. Wizards or witches that weren’t born with magic but are magical family are known as Squibs like Mr. Flich. Hagrid is Half man, Half giant since his mother was a giant.

[@TheFireMonkey]

Just a comment on the opening minute - I am always happy to hear your cat's comments on things - cats are always wise and have deep understanding of things - always good to hear what they have to say [grin]

[@a_singh96]

Love the fact that this is the extended version!

[@chaos666reigns]

Happy Birthday!!! I hope you had a great day. Also, since you got a laugh fro Toms name anagram, you might enjoy that in one language translation (I forget which) they had to make his middle name elvis for the anagram to work lol

[@seriousleesgaming3042]

"I feel super old, and I hate it because I still feel like I'm 17..." -everyone from age 20 onward. Happy Birthday!

[@olichkaBelDear]

Kenneth Brana, who played Lockhart, directed the first Thor in Marvel. I was very surprised when I found out about this. very talented person

[@67Daidalos]

Happy Birthday Vicky ! And don't worry. I'm 40, and I don't feel like an adult either. And I suppose your question was rethorical.. but the reason for giant spiders and snake being in all fantasy franchise (well, at least most of them) is pretty much simple : it's amongst the most common fears shared across mankind. But I am totally with you and Ron here : why couldn't it be "Follow the butterflies ! "

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

Here is something cool. jason Isaacs improvised the line, "let us alwaya hope Harry Piotter will always be around to save the day." And without hesitation Daniel Radcliffe stepped up to say "Don't worry, i will be", improvised on the spot. Isaacs said that Radcliffe's creative energy gave him goosebumps

[@stryaterra]

The reason Hermoine didn't hug Ron was because the young Emma Watson was too embarrassed to hug two boys back-to-back and was too awkward about it, so, after a couple takes, they went with having her hug Harry and shake Ron's hand. Also, fun fact, Dumbledore is a master of unspoken magic, and will often use revealing charms when he enters a room. This is how he knew of Harry and Ron being under the cloak in Hagrid's Hut, and it may be noticed in other instances.

[@TSIRKLAND]

SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ALL THE FILMS OR READ ALL THE BOOKS, YET! SPOILER ALERT!! ... It was my impression that, if the Deathly Hallows story is to be believed- even as a tall tale to explain how those particular magical objects came to be, they do exist- The Cloak was not "just" another rare invisibility cloak. It was THE Invisibility Cloak. And as such was not subject to most common spells, like a simple revealing charm. It was only because Dumbledore had the cloak in his possession for so long, with the chance to study its unique properties, that he could recognize when it was being used. So while it is true that Dumbledore was a master of unspoken magic, it wasn't simply a revealing charm, but Dumbledore's special knowledge of the cloak itself that allowed him to know it was around, and that Harry was under it. But having said all that, I have to admit that it's been a while since I read the books, so my memory on this subject could be rusty. Maybe it was just a revealing charm in the books... but I don't seem to remember it that way.

[@webdrude]

i love how this much feared name is based on his government name with the letters rearranged, but removing the words "I am Lord" which is of course a South Park reference

[@txheadshots]

Rowling’s concept was a series that would start as a kid’s book and mature along with the reader… the books (and movies) get progressively more mature and darker as it goes along

[@turntsnaco824]

What's neat about that too is it matures along with the main characters in a way that makes sense. During the earlier books, Harry perceives everything happening like a fantasy, a very cliche story of good triumphing over evil, etc... He doesn't even stop to consider the consequence of death, to himself or anyone else. But as he gets older, the harsh truths of the real world start setting in. He realizes life isn't simple, there isn't always an easy or obvious solution to every problem you have, sometimes the line between good and evil is very unclear, and people die, even when they don't deserve to. If anything I'm oversimplifying, I'm not about to write a whole essay about it. But it's a very gradual process, brilliantly realized throughout the whole series.

[@One.Zero.One101]

Unpopular opinion: I didn't like it when the series got too dark and serious. Goblet of Fire was the last book and movie that I liked. I'm also disappointed that Fantastic Beasts adapted the dark tone of the later films. For me the tone of the Wizarding World should be light and fun and colorful and exciting like the first movie.

[@Isildur94]

I think the 3rd and 4th movies are darker than 5th and 6th.

[@zaytaz9331]

​@@One.Zero.One101 very unpopular opinion.

[@zaytaz9331]

​@@Isildur94 6th, alright, but 5th?! That was pretty dark, at least the book.

This movie is the definition of nostalgia for me. I remember having the VHS and watching it almost every day as a kid. I haven't seen it in a long time and I remember things that now I think I would find silly but I'm still very fond of it.

[@andrewgrossman4982]

Happy Birthday!!!! I can’t wait to see your reaction to the third film - Prisoner of Azkaban - it basically sets up the rest of the series. And is wonderful. Happy 26!

[@passionsquietrage]

I never got how no one immediately realized Lockhart was a fraud(although I'm sure Dumbledore knew from the beginning). Also, a couple fun facts: Rupert Grint(Ron) is deathly afraid of spiders irl so those forest scenes with Aragog were very difficult for him, but he pulled it off like a champ. In the final banquet scene, Jaimie Waylett(Crabbe) wasn't supposed to clap but got caught up in the moment and started to stand up and clap. Tom Felton(Draco Malfoy) noticed and pulled him back down without breaking character. Everyone thought it was perfectly fitting of Felton's character so they left it in.

[@EntertainmentFan11]

I think Harry just stopped his muggle uncle from making a racial slur with that Japanese golfer joke (or rather, Dobby did it). And trust me, Dobby may seem annoying when we first meet him, but he slowly grows on you, and you begin to understand why he was trying to keep Harry safe, even after Harry had triumphed over You-Know-Who many years ago (after his parents were killed). And I really like how they introduced Malfoy's father, and they picked a really good actor (Jason Isaacs). Also, if the actor who played Lockhart - Sir Kenneth Branagh - may seem familiar, then you're right. He's the guy who directed the first Thor movie in the MCU. I'm not kidding. Even I had no clue. When I first found out that it's the same guy from this movie, I was like, "No way..." And as mentioned in the comments already, this was Richard Harris's last live-action role ever (his last role ever was an animated movie that was released posthumously in 2004, but this was the guy's swan song), as he died shortly before this film was released. As such, they had to cast a new actor for the role of Dumbledore for the rest of the sequels, and Shirley Henderson, who played Moaning Myrtle, was actually 36 years old, even though the character is supposed to be younger (kinda like how Ian McDiarmid was younger when he first played Palpatine in the Star Wars saga). Edit: Hagrid is just SO frickin' friendly to Harry and his friends. 2nd Edit: Remember what Dumbledore told Harry at the end of the first film about You-Know-Who when Harry assumed that the dark lord couldn't come back with the Sorcerer's (or Philosopher's) Stone destroyed? "There are many ways in which he can return." The diary proved that Dumbledore was right. Even Hagrid suspected that he's still out there somewhere.

[@masonreeves4775]

Fun fact. The studios that made The Attack of the Clones and this movie got a song from John Williams mixed up and put it in the quidditch match. It's the same song from when Obi-Wan and Anakin are chasing the bounty hunter on Coruscant.

[@stinkfist7588]

The Harry Potter movies really take a darker tone after the first two which I really like. enjoying your videos a lot. I recommend some sci fi movies for you to watch like interstellar, a real tear jerker.

[@robertlombardo8437]

I recently learned something cool. One of the best exchanges in the entire series turned out to be improvised by Jason Isaacs and Danielle Radcliffe. "Let us hope that Harry Potter will always be around to save the day." "Don't worry... I *will* be." I remember thinking that was THE moment that Harry became a hero. And it was made up on the spot by a kid the same age as I was!

[@jasonpratt3970]

😂😂😂😂 when mid twenties state elderly status to folks in their mid forties

[@VKunia]

LMAO IM SORRY 😭😭

[@FeaturingRob]

Kenneth Branagh, who plays Gilderoy Lockhart, is an established actor, director, producer, and a recent Academy Award-winning writer for the film 'Belfast '. He is also the director of the first 'Thor' film for the MCU, and the voice of the Asgardian calling for help at the very beginning of 'Avengers: Infinity War'. He was the second choice for Lockhart, behind Hugh Grant who was too busy. Branagh is best known for his Shakespeare films like 'Henry V', 'Much Ado About Nothing ' and 'Hamlet ' as well as 'Mary Shelley's Frankenstein ', 'Dead Again ' and 'My Week With Marilyn'.

[@kermitcook8498]

Happy b-day VK! You've almost made it to the quarter pole. If THOSE people don't want Harry in the house why would they make it so hard for him to leave. "Is there something you wish to tell me." So many secrets. So many secrets. Richard's quiet portrayal of Dumbledore is pretty much by the book. Michael is much louder from now on. Hermione likes Ron. She really likes him. Being brilliant, she also knows how Ron feels and she wanted to avoid Ron having a "situation" arise. Toilet girl has a Dr who episode where she sort of gets turned into a paving stone. Girl just can't catch a break. Prof Lockhart sort of sucks as Hercules poirot. LOOSHUSS Malfoy plays an evil fellow in "the Patriot". Plays hook for Peter pan. Has made nearly 100 movies. The dude is not afraid to work. Think he would have made a great James bond. Daniel Craig got the role and killed it. Snape has a cute film called Bottle shock about the rise of the California wine industry. Hagrid plays a nice pseudo villain for James Bond. James works well with nice villains. Dumbledore gets beat up by Gene Hackman in unforgiven. Works with aboriginal Americans in a man called horse. Plays a southern gentleman in major dundee, helps/hinders Harrison Ford in patriot games, was the good Ceasar in gladiator and and and sings in Camelot. Had a hit song McArthur s park. The dude worked in films since the 50s. Oops I did it again. Wrote a frickin essay and can't remember why. Happy birthday sweetie!

[@patrickcromwell7554]

Can you just imagine the staff at the their own table jus being amused by the Howler while it screams throughout the Great Hall?? lol. I mean I bet this kind of thing is like entertainment for their pretty demanding and often thankless jobs.

[@nezfromhki]

I'm not surprised you liked the first one a bit more, I think that's a fairly common sentiment. This movie is a bit messier when it comes to the story. But I'm really looking forward to your reaction to the next film, as it's personally my favorite and really takes the series into a new, slightly more mature direction.

[@itsrolz]

theres so many scenes i havent seen before bc i haven’t watched the extended editions before but now i see them thru ur videos😂

[@IDLERACER]

😎👍 In the next film, Hermione's voice is also noticeably deeper, and the three of them are finally teenagers and thus, look a bit more mature in general. Believe it or not, the one character that was introduced in this movie that has an even bigger key role in the next one is the sadistic tree. 🌳😄

[@mikesmicroshop4385]

You impress me with the things that you know like immediately knowing Fawkes was a Phoenix and that you figure out like the anagram! :) I watch several other reactors and so many are clewless in so much of what I feel should be fairly common knowledge that you frequently know!

[@sntxrrr]

Congratulations Vicky! And I can't wait for you to react to the next one.

[@j.woodbury412]

Ron Weasley's fear of spiders was not acting. The actor who played him, Rupert Grint also has a fear of spiders.

[@navtektv]

So. Much. Perfect. Casting. In. This. Movie!! From Kenneth Branagh to Jason Isaacs and everyone in between. It was like they were just made to play these roles!

[@CxOrillion]

Snape is far too old for his character but it's completely perfect. Isaacs is such a perfectly posh dickhead.

[@jayadevmenon7086]

The movie which started the process of reducing Ron down to a joke in movies . Specifically the Mudblood dialogue was Ron's in books while switched to Hermione here

[@beninmalgaard9836]

My favorite HP movie is the Prisoner of Azkaban. So, I will look forward to seeing your reaction too it.

[@alexkaen1701]

Half of Harry Potter's troubles throughout the whole series stem from him inexplicably keeping secrets to himself.

[@brandonbullington]

Yes! I knew you’d continue the franchise! You look so much like you could be a Hogwarts girl!

[@dabreal82]

What does a "hogwarts girl" look like???

[@Eidlones]

@@dabreal82 The combination of a girl he finds hot with a girl that likes harry potter, into a very specific type of objectification.

[@NsTheName]

Filch is the caretaker, haha. It's not really covered in the movies, but he's a squib. That's a person born into a magical family but they themselves do not have magic. It's the opposite of muggle born. So he's basically taking care of this giant castle all by himself without magic.

[@bensneb360]

Dobby is hands down the best/my favorite character in the whole Harry Potter universe

[@ookami5329]

this was immediantly my favorite Harry Potter movie when I was a kid from the moment I saw a sword in the cover. The giant snake, giant spider, and magic tree just made it better. Oh wait--how could I forget the flying freaking car!

[@subjecta1-teresa]

Love the reaction video’s to Harry Potter! Big POTTERHEAD here and I hope you enjoy the other films!! Btw could I recommend you to watch Maze runner 🙈

[@VKunia]

I just watched the third one and i REALLY enjoy them! and yes! Ofcourse! I will add all of these to a list and people vote to see what they want me to watch! :)

[@subjecta1-teresa]

@@VKunia OMG!! I love POA🙈😍 and thank you!

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Happy Birthday, V! 🥳🎂🎉🪄

[@Outland9000]

@@subjecta1-teresa I think PoA is my favourite of the Potter movies.

[@fawfulfan]

I love how on one hand, you correctly guessed that the monster of Slytherin was a snake and that Dobby sealed the barrier to the platform, and on the other hand, you were like, "I like Lucius Malfoy, he's probably going to be a good guy."

[@EatPraySmoke]

You HAVE to continue the series it gets darker all I shall say.

[@lobot6894]

Love all the movies and books, and this one is great! I'm happy you're on to the next one, because it's regarded as most people's favorite of the franchise!

[@BrianNIL]

Happy Birthday, Vicki 😀 Chamberpot is widely regarded the weakest of the series, but the next one Prisoner of Azkaban is a favorite for a lot of us. Incidentally, I really should start calling the bathroom the "chamber of secrets" lol

[@Kaldir12423]

**Me as a 37 year old watching your reactions** "But...... 26 is not old!" ; ;

[@cmrobbins88]

You’ll definitely notice a darker tone in the films moving forward. I think Chamber of Secrets was written with the intent of giving Harry and Ron “more to do” since Hemione kind of carried them for the majority of Sorcerer’s Stone. I definitely agree it’s the weakest one of all 7 books and 8 movies. It does a decent enough job in expanding the lore of Hogwarts and issues in the Wizarding World such as discrimination against half-blood and muggle born wizards, and the enslavement of magical creatures to rich pure blood families.

[@SnowyWolborg]

18:20 One of the things that you have to keep in mind about Harry is that due to the way that he grew up, it's not his first instinct to trust adults, even if something is wrong. Also, he is afraid of what people might think if he tells them that he's hearing voices that may or may not even be there.

[@morbid333]

This one was always one of my favorites in the series. A lot of people really like Prisoner of Azkaban, but I always preferred this one.

[@ericules5558]

Funny how Hagrid always answered the door with the crossbow, like a monster would knock

[@arkonslorman1670]

Have watched this movie about 50+ times as a kid, but not once for the last ten years. I forgot just how great it is. Embedded in an aura of magic and mystery that is fueled by wisdom and so hard to create that no one would be able to do it in those crazy stupid times nowadays.🔥

[@BrotherAzrael]

Note to self: 'Paint painting of myself painting a painting of myself.'