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Summary: OK
Review: Because this movie was made while the book was still being widely read, it had to stay true to the original. Where the special effects were amazing, it stayed true to the original to a T and failed to add anything to the story. It lost the magic of the prose because it was too afraid to add any of the magic of movies besides special effects.
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Summary: Outraged
Review: I am a huge fan of the books, and I suggest that if you are too, don't see the movie! The movie takes out so many details and scenes that should be there! Take my word for it, it's not worth the money, just read the books!
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Summary: Full blown letdown
Review: I finally bought the movie. I can't believe what a shallow story line it had. This was a slow movie. I suggest that whatever few haven't seen it yet; to wait for it to play on TV, or just keep a close eye at garage sales, ..., for this.
I was really disappointed by the degree of hype associated to this movie. I wished I would have read 'my' review before buying it.... :(
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Summary: Harry Potter...the Snow White for Boys!
Review: From the beginning Harry Potter takes you to a different world. The world of a great imagination where anything can happen and does. It takes you through a full range of emotions...happiness and sadness and everything else inbetween. What can I say! I loved it! I've watched it over 10 times and I still can't get over the greatest mystery at the end of the story. I am also a mystery fan and I was totally fooled to the very end of the movie. It's a treasure. If you haven't seen it you should.
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Summary: This movie suxored
Review: This movie was about as empty and plastic as a Harry Potter action figure from Burger King. The digital stunt doubles weren't convincing in the least, and the broomstick match looked like a scene from a PS2 game. Everything else looked nice, but the storyline was about as engaging as a stripped clutch. I think this movie would insult the intelligence of a fetus. They must have said the name "Harry Potter" with awe and reverence 6,000 times in this movie. I left the theater at about the time he was putting on the invisible cloak. It was too boring. If I have to saw something good, I'd say there were some pretty places and faces, and the invisible cloak effect was good. -- JJT
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Summary: H.P. IS REALLY NEAT!!
Review: The movie disc was awsome. Ilike the way the special effects occure. On the features disc I liked to tour Hogwarts,catch the snitch,and visit Diagon Alley. I loved the interviews and there is much more to discover.I won't tell you more in till you buy it.
Rating:
Summary: Bad movie
Review: Fell asleep 15 minutes into it. Thankfully, I didn't waste my money in the theater and only had to turn off my DVD player to end the torment. Watch Lord of the Rings instead.
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Summary: Very poor adaptation
Review: When "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" hit the bookstores in 1997, it quickly established the kind of popularity which makes a film version all but inevitable. For four years straight, J.K. Rowling churned out books in what has become one of the most popular contemporary children's book series. Now, of course, attention has been turned to adapting them for film.
If they can't even get the title right, what hope does the rest of the movie have? The cast is a mixed bag. Harry himself is played very well by Daniel Radcliffe, best known (before this) for his portrayal of David Copperfield for the BBC. Alan Rickman is brilliant as Prof. Snape; Dame Maggie Smith would have been better as Prof. McGonagall if she dropped the "Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" accent. Richard Harris an Robbie Coltraine look their roles as Dumbledore and Hagrid respectively, but seem incapable of acting them. As for Harry's classmates, well, Rupert Grint, as Ron, gets little to do but react facially, Emma Watson is insufferable as Hermione, Tom Felton fails to exude any malice as Malfoy, and the rest are just there. The filmmakers went out of their way to make the film look as good as possible, which I can greatly appreciate. Unfortunately, that care didn't extend to anything else. Screenwriter Steven Kloves seems completely ignorant of the basic rules for adapting a book to screen; he retains extraneous bits while cutting vital plot progressions. Moreover, he gives thoroughly English characters thoroughly American turns of phrase. Director Chris Columbus does a very shoddy job of pacing; he could have kept in all seven of those deleted scenes and still come out with a shorter movie if he'd just kept things moving. The flavor and the magic of the book are just drained out of this movie. And now we have the DVD. There are one or two interesting bits to it, like the deleted scenes, the trivia, and a short amalgam of behind-the-scenes interviews, but the rest is convoluted nonsense that - rather like the movie, actually - takes much longer than it needs to and is wholly unsatisfying by the end. I say forget about this cinematic mediocrity and settle down for a good read.
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Summary: Not Worth your Time
Review: This movie is definitly not worth the time of teens and above. The computer graphics aren't very good and the movie doesn't stay to the five-star book's story line. I'm a HUGE Harry Potter fan and by watching the movie it completely ruined the book for me. The movie seemed to try to cram too many chapters into a too short movie (even though the movie was deathly long it seemed). The actor that plays Harry Potter [is bad] at acting while the makers of the movie didn't even bother to follow the features (Black hair, green eyes) that the Harry Potter in the book had. The movie is definitly not well made and if you haven't seen either yet you should definitly only read the book if you are 12 years old or older.
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Summary: Why add all these double discs?
Review: I want to register a general complaint about the blatent profiteering that the studios are attempting on these "special edition" DVDs. I have no desire to watch hours and hours of special footage or behind-the-scenes or DVD-based games. I want to watch the movie. Period. Maybe I'll go thru deleted scenes. But the rest is just fluff so the studio can charge more for the product. In light of this, the Harry Potter DVD is so-so. The movie itself is fine and my kids enjoy it but I don't recall enough of the theatre version to be able to tell what new scenes were added and neither do they. It would have been nice to either put those as seperate clips or have some way to jump directly to them, especially if the marketing campaign makes such a big deal out of it.
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