Top 10 Moments in Harry Potter They Used Practical Effects and Made the Movies Better

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Published 2024-05-24
They're the definition of practical magic. Welcome to MsMojo today we’re counting down instances where the “Harry Potter” movies utilized practical effects rather than solely relying on CGI. Our countdown includes Wizard's Chess, Fawkes, Aunt Marge enlarged, and more! Which acts of practical magic stood out to YOU? Let us know in the comments!

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All Comments (21)
  • @MsMojo
    Which acts of practical magic stood out to YOU? Let us know below, and check out our video of the Top 20 Crazy Harry Potter Details You Missed - https://youtu.be/-zM9xLISFEg
  • @jennyfrosti
    This spider is the most horrific thing i could've imagined. What an incredible piece of art and a real nightmare at the same time.
  • @Mille_Chihiro
    These practical effects are like real magic. I love it so much ❤❤
  • @Omar-wq9dz
    I particularly love the production design of the first 2 Harry Potter movies
  • @trinaq
    Still my favourite fantasy series to this day. I remember seeing the behind the scenes of the Aunt Marge balloon effects, and being really impressed.
  • @rafaelmatos5851
    It's crazy to think that most of those practical effects are from the first three movies... and they are effects that actually made the first movies so... well, magical. The fact that an animatronic of Fawkes was able to trick many it was a real bird... and the fact they made an animatronic of the basilisc that looks extremely realistic... Not to mention how they managed to make Hagrid look like an actual half-giant on screen, inflate aunt Marge or make Moody's magical eye... And let's not forget about iconic scenes like the letters or the wizarding chess... Wow! Just... wow!
  • @richewilson6394
    I love practical effects more than a CGI shows how creative people were before technology advanced as well as giving a more realism to the situation than pretending there's something there.
  • @RayMcElroy50
    Back when practical effects were allowed to shine
  • @jamesburton7756
    Man, practical effects and pre-2012 CGI was so much better than a lot of the CGI we see today in a lot of big movies (I’m looking at you superhero movies)
  • @kleine.5438
    Will DEFINITELY be HOPING for an eventual part 2 PLEASE 🤞?
  • @seantlewis376
    I totally thought the basilisk was 100% CGI. What a fantastic puppet effects crew they had!
  • @sunnygirl523
    Love these practical effects of Harry Potter ❤
  • @marcusyates3044
    Top 10 Characters We Want to See in MultiVersus! Harry Potter is on the list, of course
  • This is probably going to be very obvious, but Voldemort on Quirrel’s head is the best effect ever
  • @KidDangerthepony
    Kid Danger: wearing his mighty pup movie outfit Love Harry Potter!
  • @user-jw5qj8kv2y
    "Harry Potter" is the best fantasy movie of all time. All eight works from ``Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' to ``Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2'' were really interesting. I would like ``Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'' to be made into a movie as well.