thecolorsblend said:

Any of the Harry Potter movies might've been contenders if WB hadn't been determined to turn the entire franchise into mere revenue-generating shlock.

My younger brother was/is a huge HP fan (I like it too) so I used to love winding him up by telling him my theory that Jk Rowling had just shamelessly copied it all from Star Wars. e.g.

- Harry = Luke
- Voldemort = Vader
- Dumbledoor = Obi-Wan
- Harry lives with his Uncle/Aunt
- Magic = The Force
- Wizards = Jedi
- Deatheaters = Sith
- Wands = Lightsabers
etc

At first I was just making it up for fun, then I thought, actually this IS a ripoff of SW! I kept telling him that the series was gonna end with Voldemort saying to Harry

"Dumbledore never told you what happened to your father..."