As a kid, that original Great Hall felt SO imposing. That height absolutely made the build. Such a great set to have as a little kid.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. You gotta love tall sets!

@oldacount12

Жыл бұрын

I have them both (incomplete) from my childhood super cool. And indeed Greathest memory's. It was my 1st lego set from Sinterklaas (dutch hollyday, its kind of like christmass)

Great review. Probably worth mentioning the old Hogwarts and Chamber sets were $90 & $70 respectively. That $160 is now $250 after inflation. So the new Chamber set costs about half at $120.

@andrewbingham5460

2 жыл бұрын

The current Chamber ($120), Polyjuice Potion Mistake ($20), Hospital Wing ($50)and rumored new Sirius’ Rescue ($50) would be a dollar for dollar comparison.

@CheeseyStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Good point! That certainly helps explain that crazy size difference!

@battleprog8014

Жыл бұрын

Legos prices always shock me. I mean 120$?! If I didn't know the price I would price this set at 60$, maybe 80$ if I wanted to be greedy.

@OCPyrit

Жыл бұрын

The whole inflation argument breaks apart when you consider that LEGO is pretty much a closed market and it is LEGO themselves who dictate the prices for their sets. It is even crazier if you think about how an artificial price increase today can be used to make the older sets look bad on purpose. For example, LEGO could today just arbitrarily charge 1000$ for a tiny little Hogwarts set and people would say: "Well the Hogwarts from 2001 would be 10,000$" in todays money so 1000$ for this small Hogwarts set is appropriate.

@MrRedstoneready

Жыл бұрын

@@OCPyrit lego operates using global currencies they have no control over the buying power of, so inflation absolutely applies. If Lego charged 10000 for a set today that wouldn’t mean older sets re 10000 in todays money, they’d be priced by global inflation rates just the same. The fact is the money Lego asked for back then was worth twice as much as it is now, it’s very simple.

If you are going to combine sets for the 2001 sets then you should also combine the 2021 Chamber of secrets with the poly juice potion set. The poly juice potion set provides the entrance to the chamber of secrets. This would give the 2021 chamber the height you found lacking in your comparison. P.S. You guys were my favorite team on Brick Masters.

@zaneaninjagofan8559

Жыл бұрын

You know it’s meant for that if you see those bricks with holes you can attach those to the other set

I wonder if the poops are a reference to JKR saying that wizards didn't used to have toilets, they'd just go on the floor and teleport it elsewhere.

I love these comparisons! I find that while I love all of the new specialized parts, I also love the nostalgic charm of the old sets. Not just Harry Potter sets, but all lego in general. Loved you guys on LEGO Masters, keep making these great videos. I love detailed breakdowns of LEGO sets. Thanks for sharing!

I personally love the 2001, 2002 sets better because of that nostalgia. I also love the 2002 chamber better because you can at least set it up in the form of the chamber like it is in the movie.

@kikosawa

Жыл бұрын

succumbing to nostalgia is betraying yourself

@Halo_Legend

Жыл бұрын

"Love better" If you could only get how ridiculous that sounds in my language.

@islandmaster5064

Жыл бұрын

There's something to be said about older sets, they feel more for children while some of the older sets go for a more mature audience

Your intro is great. Happy to see another Harry Potter fanatic around. I didn't get either of these sets because the Hogwart's Castle has a really nice Chamber of Secrets.

Nice review! Echoing some others, I miss the old, more spartan LEGO aesthetic. It might be the nostalgia speaking though. I only ever had the Lupin’s classroom set and possibly the Flying Lesson. I remember the new flesh-colored minifigs feeling very cool, though it was probably blasphemy to older LEGO fans of the day :D

Fun fact, the Chamber of secret set is the reason we got Internet in my house back in 2002, didn’t have one before and we went to visit my aunt and they had it, and I spent all weekend on the lego website looking at the Harry Potter sets and when we gt home my parents connected us. 2 months later I bought the set Going to build it now!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

That's too funny! It seems everything worked out pretty well :D

These are so informative and fun to watch. I can't wait to see more about the Harry Potter line and other old themes that meant a lot to you. Also, bionicle review?

Great review! I'm tempted to pick this new one up after your comparison thanks 😊✨

I think the frogs are supposed to be chocolate frogs? Because the set also comes with many chocolate frog cards.

@CheeseyStudios

2 жыл бұрын

That makes a lot of sense!

You are so chill to watch, love this🔥

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I had the old old great hall growing up, but never the old chamber of secrets. I always wanted it. Finally got this new version to scratch that itch and I'm loving it.

@CheeseyStudios

2 ай бұрын

It was super fun to get the remakes! Certainly brought back a lot of good memories

Just discovered your channel- it’s the kind of discussion on classic lego sets that I’ve been looking for. Anyway, the 2001 set is a G, it’s nearly perfect in my eyes. I’ve been building my own version of Hogwarts based on the Harry Potter Years 1-4 videogame, and I’ve studied all of the Hogwarts sets in trying to design mine. Set 4709 is actually very close to the facade of Hogwarts as presented in the films. The balcony section and the fireplace tower attached to the staircase tower are really meant to replicate the “quad” section to the right of the staircase tower in the movie. The designers of the original set must be Lego Masters, it would be fascinating to see concept and work-in-progress versions of it.

Ahhh love this, especially because I only have a few of the older sets, over time I will probably add. Always a great video and comparison

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Those first few waves of Harry Potter were so great for their time. Still love them...

@thomasbagola4314

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios and another old video that just pops up for me

I LOVE UR VIDS SO MUCH

I share your puzzlement about Lego's recent outright obsession over poop and also toilets. Every set that has unused space left over is filled with a toilet or excrement. For a company so concerned about avoiding sex, nudity and violence, they sure do compensate a lot with voyeurism and fecal humour

Hey Cheesey the umm the dog belongings behind the banners of the great hall 2022 set is so that the sorting hat can be placed there it's like a stand.. as for the frogs.. you pretty much nailed it on that one lol

...Hey, my Hogwarts Castle didn't come with a wizard card! What the hell Lego! 21 years late anger over that.

The ghost in the original 2001 set is actually a poltergeist, Peeves.

@CheeseyStudios

3 ай бұрын

Yeah! You can check out this video here for more fun Easter eggs like that: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dHV6r6mMqKveps4.html

I do believe in 2001 Legos philosophy that bigger is better for Hogwarts atleast, because it brings out the umph and the feeling of the castle....but I do like the touch ups on the new set as well it was like they where paying homage to the original, by keeping an original look with a sleeker updated style..... thoroughly enjoyed your review....thank you for this.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this! They're definitely both great in their own right, but the original 2001/2002 models' scale is insanely impressive.

WHOA! you seem like such a historian in this vid that i googled how old you were. no wiki page yet, but there was an article about you and Jacob winning a harry potter build off in 2011! how serendipitous!

@CheeseyStudios

2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe you ran across that! That's awesome. That was certainly our claim to LEGO fame before LEGO Masters. LEGO Harry Potter is my life to say the least!

I actually reconfigured my 2021 set to accommodate the bathroom set above the slide into the Chamber where it would be in the book and movie 😊❤ I undeniably LOVE Harry Potter and also Lego 😊

I’m sorry, I know the new basilisk is way more accurate, but I much prefer the older one. It’s so charming

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I can totally understand. There's a lot I love about the older stuff too!

Ok I gotta ask. Whats the story with the poops?

Awesome review! The older sets were better as they did not have as many of the newer specialty pieces, which required greater creativity and imagination. The Great Hall of the 2001 set gives you space to build out the tables. The new sets have better mini figures, but the older sets have more space for imagination.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Good points. New pieces are awesome for sure, but some definitely have an almost unLEGO-like quality to them - they're just too specialized. The older model just feels more like LEGO.

17:58 isnt there a bathroom/potion set where the washbasin opens so the figures slide down beause i think its supposed to go inbetween

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! You can check out my review/comparison here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qXaHvI9qe8uvqrA.html

why does snape glow LMAO funniest shit

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

lololol ikr 2001 LEGO was wild

If you have the original knives used as Basilisk's fangs, they're much easier to remove.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I wish I did 😭

loved the review but i think you should position the camera a little closer or at least get more close up shots of the builds in the future. a lot harder to notice the details youre talking about from a wide shot of your room

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Lol yeah this is very old 😂

These sets are so cool!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I know, right? Good stuff!

Is that one of the two brothers from Lego masters season 2

@CheeseyStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Can confirm that I am one of them, yes, haha! You'll have to check out some of my LEGO Masters videos on this channel!

@themandalorianfromstarwars7342

2 жыл бұрын

Whoa I knew you looked familiar

I have both the Hogwarts castle and Chamber of Secrets from 2002, great sets!

@CheeseyStudios

7 ай бұрын

Gotta love the classics!

Great review. Althought one thing is tricky about 2001 line. It was based more on books because LEGO never got the proper access. For example: Fluffy is diffrent, Peeves is not in the movie and Ron's hair is just a bowlcut, cause ya know - he's poor fella. Maybe you can do a video containg all the diffrences?

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! My plan is to do a Revisiting video on each wave of Harry Potter sets - I'll definitely cover it then!

I just can't work out these sets, since when was Howarts built out of sandstone with green roofs? 🤔

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

It's my understanding that the original sets were made without seeing the actual movie, going off concept art instead

I probably would have combined the Polyjuice Potion set with this one for the review, but otherwise, nice!

I always forget about the early 2000s sets provided cause i grew up with the late 2000s - early 2010s sets, the original sets had a certain charm to them but the newer sets are far better over all

also all of the Basilisk, idk if I spelled the snake's name right

My main takeaway is that the 2001 sets were much bigger but feel much emptier than the 2021 sets. I think I prefer the 2021 sets, but I can certainly see the advantage of having more play space.

Great video! Love the comparison! Great comments too! But I have the solution, get both 'em ! ! ! ...If you love Harry Potter and you love Legos as much as I do you will fine a way to get the money for both. I have over 300 Harry Potter minifigures collected over the years and I love them all. There are pluses and minuses around all of them. They are FUN! Enjoy and live the dream! ... Thanks, George

Wish they could of brought back them printed snake mouth walls, love those

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

They're so awesome. I wish they'd just bring back printed pieces in general lol..

@riverraven4014

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios true

Great video, 5:05 lmao

5:03 Amazing😂

@CheeseyStudios

7 ай бұрын

lol I forgot about that 🤣

The poop is from fluffy the 3 headed dog in the other Harry Potter 2021 set

I think the new Slytherin head looks better simple by the fact it actually looks like minifig head

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

That's fair - more consistent styling

I feel like there’s a balance between size and detail between these 2 sets.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Indeed - and therein lies the perfect LEGO Hogwarts set!

I love your bemusement when explaining the poops all over the newer set. It genuinely made me laugh out loud lol

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Ha! I'm very glad you enjoyed xD

Wasn’t there another great hall?

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Yep! There was a standalone Great Hall released in 2018.

U r on LEGO masters

@CheeseyStudios

2 жыл бұрын

very yes

I have all of these

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

The sets have gotten so much smaller yet so much more expensive..

Back in 2000 the first harry potter lego set cost 100 pounds in the uk.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

That's a rough price for sure!

Дякую за цікаві відео

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

No problem!

Very late reply, But i assume the poop is because the chamber is connected via the toilets!

@CheeseyStudios

4 ай бұрын

That does make sense, ha!

New basilisk is so much better........hoooowever...with the old one, you could reenact the eye gouging very effectively. Not that ten year old me would have been so brutal or anything. Nope.. I love snakes. Even petrifying ones.

You totally look like book version of Harry Potter.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Ha! At one point I even had the rounded glasses too...

2001 Chamber of secrets wins for me for the sole reason that the Slytherin's head is brickbuilt. I really dislike the simplicity of the 2021

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I can definitely agree with you there! There's nothing quite like some good ol' LEGO sculpting.

@jakewell8069

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios Great video btw!

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

'Preciate it!

I'm sort of mixed, the newer kits are more "put together" and detailed, while the older ones are grander and just feel more .. "Lego" like while i've never been able to witness the nostalgia of the older sets, (as I wasn't born yet lol) ... I can still see the appeal in them

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

I love both. I've always felt this was the perfect mix of both styles: brickset.com/sets/4757-1/Hogwarts-Castle

@pokepoke1889

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios Oh yes definitely, they did a good job combining both styles for the Hogwarts Castle from the looks of it. I'm also again, surprised with the amount of figures included

believe it or not thats not a "ghost" in the fire place that's suppose to be Peeves the Poltergeist, book fans give me a "hell yeah" or and awwwe because they low-key butchered out boy.

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Can't believe he got cut last minute - very sad...

I've noticed in all of these Harry Potter comparisons, Ron always gets eaten, what did he do to you man?!?

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

it just do be like that sometimes (I love Ron I promise)

Lego is robbing us now 😪

800th like

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

\o/

You neef close ups

@CheeseyStudios

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, this is an old bad video

@Dahiegezey

Жыл бұрын

@@CheeseyStudios thank you for your respond great chanel

Duude.. the motivation before the intro…. Ugh 🙄🙄🙄🙄 You could just have not uploaded if the recording of this video was such an annoying process for you. Also: you have 3 hairstyles on your head. Get a barber appointment ASAP!

@CheeseyStudios

3 ай бұрын

This was an unnecessarily rude comment! Please, there's no need for remarks like this, especially on an older video of all things. If you don't enjoy the content I make here, there are plenty of other LEGO channels you might enjoy.