While I'm no fan of the TV series, I've always loved this movie. It teaches younger people to keep trying, no matter who says what. It teaches them that perseverance is more important than talent. Work at it, and keep working at it, and eventually, you'll get it right.
Years after, when I was first exposed to Harry Potter, I couldn't help but think, "rip off." There are SO many common points and characters that it seems blatantly obvious. But so many people don't seem to realize that all the key players of this work eventually made it into the HP cast of characters. Their sex may have changed, or the beautifully rich characters here may have been split into two less complex characters in the later work, but they're all there.
Professor Snape and Professor McGonagal are obviously different sides/aspects of Diana Rigg's Hardbroom.
Professor Dumbledore, an obvious male version of Miss Cackle.
Harry is Mildred, and Ronald Weasley is Maud.
Furthermore, Draco Malfoy can be found here, in the form of Ethel Hallow. Hardbroom gives Mildred nothing but a hard time in potions class, Miss Spellbinder (Madam Hooch to the HP fans) is trying to teach the first years how to fly, and they're all getting ready for a visit from Tim Curry's Grand Wizard (the HP's Minister of Magic).
While this group of young witches play terror tag rather than Quittich, and it is an all girl school instead of going co-ed, the obvious comparisons are staggering.
Watch the Worst Witch for the movie, which started the whole visual magic revival.
It rates an 8.8/10 for being ORIGINAL from...
the Fiend :.
Years after, when I was first exposed to Harry Potter, I couldn't help but think, "rip off." There are SO many common points and characters that it seems blatantly obvious. But so many people don't seem to realize that all the key players of this work eventually made it into the HP cast of characters. Their sex may have changed, or the beautifully rich characters here may have been split into two less complex characters in the later work, but they're all there.
Professor Snape and Professor McGonagal are obviously different sides/aspects of Diana Rigg's Hardbroom.
Professor Dumbledore, an obvious male version of Miss Cackle.
Harry is Mildred, and Ronald Weasley is Maud.
Furthermore, Draco Malfoy can be found here, in the form of Ethel Hallow. Hardbroom gives Mildred nothing but a hard time in potions class, Miss Spellbinder (Madam Hooch to the HP fans) is trying to teach the first years how to fly, and they're all getting ready for a visit from Tim Curry's Grand Wizard (the HP's Minister of Magic).
While this group of young witches play terror tag rather than Quittich, and it is an all girl school instead of going co-ed, the obvious comparisons are staggering.
Watch the Worst Witch for the movie, which started the whole visual magic revival.
It rates an 8.8/10 for being ORIGINAL from...
the Fiend :.