Rating: Summary: Absolutely Magical!! Review: This is one of the best movies of the past year. It is based on the J.K. Rowling novel, which I recommend reading before seeing the movie (trust me on this, the movie will move much faster and be easier to understand). Harry Potter, a normal 11-year-old who has never even given any thought to magic, finds out that not only is he a wizard, but the most famous one in all of the magical world. In this movie, he heads off to his first year at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardy. Nearly every aspect of this movie is wonderful. The casting is perfect--the actors are all flawless in their roles. The set design is awesome too. Hogwarts itself seems magical even at the first glance and only gets more so as the film progresses. Although the movie is kind of long, it is not slow, especially if you've read the book. However, you can still enjoy it if you haven't, but I personally liked the book a little bit better. The DVD itself has a whole lot of extra features. You can probably spend several hours just playing around with those. My only problem with it was that some of the special features (the games, mostly) are all compatible only in a DVD-ROM drive on a computer, which I do not have. However, there are so many other features, it was definitely worth the money I paid for it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone has comedy, action, adventure, and of course magic. It's great for kids, adults, wizards, muggles--everyone!
Rating: Summary: A Great Movie That's Even Better On DVD Review: This movie was great in the theaters so I didn't even think twice about buying the DVD...The movie was pretty much play by play like the book except for some minor details that really didnt effect the overall plot. In my oppionion the DVD is the best DVD ever! It has cool puzzles that you must solve in order to access the special fetures which there are lots of! My favorite was the interviews where they talked about the second movie and gave hints on what we will see in that one. To top it off you can pop the DVD in to your computer and access even more stuff! For me the special fetures are the only reason to buy a DVD this one has more fun fetures then any other in my collection! It is a must have!!
Rating: Summary: Not better than Lord of the Rings, but I still loved it Review: Yes, I did read all four books and loved 'em all. J.K. Rowling has a great imagination. I would think it would be tough to think up ideas like that and write them down. I've tried to write short stories that I think off the top of my head, and I don't even have the patience. So I definately give Rowling props for doing an awesome series, and agreeing to make a great movie.
Rating: Summary: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Review: This movie is awesome! As for the special edition 2nd disc it is alright. It's cool to explore hogwarts but the menu is very confusing. Besides that I'd highly recommend this movie. It's mixed with comedy and fantasy. An all around great movie for the whole family.
Rating: Summary: oh you must be kidding Review: this movie was highly overrated if you are over the age of 10. it was way too long and if you are an adult there was not enough excitement to stay awake for. if you like magic and mystery turn to the wb on thursday nights and watch charmed. much more excitement for an adult than this will ever be. i still cannot figure out what the hoopla is all about unless you are a child.
Rating: Summary: My view on the Harry Potter Movie Review: I thought the movie of Harry Potter was great... BUT not anywhere near as great as the book!! The movie had a character that wasn't even in the book and a lot of the text in the book was left out of the movie. I would recommend the watching the movie AFTER reading the book.
Rating: Summary: Fantastic Review: When Roger Ebert said this was the Wizard of Oz of today I thought he was crazy. Now that I have seen the movie I couldn't agree more. I haven't read any of the books so the movie was completely new to me. Watching this film was a complete and total joy. The storyline is genius, the setting is magical, the actors do a great job and the special effects are pleasing to the eye. I can't wait for the sequel. I now understand why the books are so popular.
Rating: Summary: Trust Me , if you liked the book you will like the movie. Review: Despite the many of you who thought the cast was poorly chosen , I dont ithink it was chosen very well. If you think about it everybody looks just like the charecters from the book. As for the story they did leave out a couple important parts , however the movie would be way to long if it included them all. You would never be able to make a movie like The Goblet of Fire and include all the details without it being several hours longer than a normal movie. As for other reviewes like philip you obviously don't understand that the Harry Potter series goal is not to teach life lessons , but to take you away to a place you wish that you could go to , And it accomplished that! If you liked the books (i loved them!) , than you will love the movie as well.
Rating: Summary: Great Escape Review: A great movie for escaping from the drudgery and monotany of daily life.
Rating: Summary: PERFECT!!!! Review: For me, the Harry Potter movie was 11/10. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) couldn't have been better, despite the fact he had blue eyes!He created a certain air that told me, this wasn't just an actor, this was Harry Potter. Emma Watson as Hermione was pretty good, except she didn't quite look right. Hermione is supposed to be ugly - and Emma Watson is frankly pretty. But I did love the way she acted with Ron especially. Hmmmmm....Ron. If you haven't read the books inside out and you're not able to recite the books off by heart, then you won't understand why Ron isn't quite right. Although acting in his own right, he was hilarious, compared to JK Rowling's portrayal of Ron, he's wrong. He's Rupert Grint, not Ron Weasley. Hagrid was perfect and his acting with Harry at the very end of the film brought tears to my eyes. One thing - the film is just TO SHORT!!! Even though it's 2+1/2 hours long, it's not long enough. I always feelat the end of the film as though I've abruptly been thrust out of Harry's world. This film, like the books, will be a classic.
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