Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Full Screen Edition)

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Summary: Oh yeah!
Review: I am surprised and pleased at the outcome of this movie. I certainly relished reading the books because of the pictures I could paint in my mind, but I also enjoyed watching those characters come to life. I thought Ron, Harry, and Hermione were perfect for their roles! As a teacher, I can only hope the movie will inspire more kids to read the remainder of the books. To those people who think this inspires witchcraft....read it with an open mind! This is a book about fantasy. It does not promote evil in any way, shape or form...

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Summary: GREAT FUN FOR THE READER/VIEWER
Review: This was great fun for the viewer who has read the books. Can't wait for the remainder of the movies to be released. For those who say that HARRY POTTER is evil, I say: get a life, get a grip, get an education, hide your ignorance and quit spreading your religio-cult fanatic fantasies around to simply scare others because you are too terrified to live life in the actual real world.

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Summary: Awaiting the DVD
Review: ...the film is enjoyable and it really does a good job of bringing the books to reality, as much as they can be for being fiction. Some people complain about the magic and witchcraft and sorcery. But I'm a baby boomer I grew up in the 60's and 70's watching Bewitched, Twlight Zone, Star Trek, etc... I knew as a child that these things were not real, and thats the same thing that we teach our children. It's not real it is for entertainment and enjoyment. The whole thing is keeping it in perspective. It is an entertaining movie, and as long as you don't have little ones who might not be able to tell the difference in what they see. I think it is an okay watch.

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Summary: I Enjoyed Harry Potter
Review: I was real reluctant to go see this movie. My husband sort of made me but in the end I was really suprised and glad that I seen it. It was a harmless adventuress kind of movie. I have heard many things about this film. It was said that this movie is filled with witchcraft and it is true that magic and witches are in this film, but nothing too suggestive or eerie. My son is 7months but I think he may enjoy this film when he turn 3 or so. Its cute and Harry Potter is a cutie too. One Love

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Summary: Almost Exactly How I'd Imagined It
Review: This review is for the theatrical version, as I haven't seen the DVD yet, which should be even better thanks to all the special features!
I had not read any of the Harry Potter books until this past November, when I was given all four of them as a gift. I wasn't all that keen on reading a "children's" series, in spite of all the hype. After reading the first book, I was addicted.
When I went to the theatrical release, I knew that there was no way to fit all of that character development and plot into a feature film without cutting quite a bit of it out, but I do feel that the producers of this movie went to great lengths to preserve the integrity of the story and the characters.
Most of the characters were more or less the way I had imagined them to be, and I thought that all of the acting was quite good, particularly Harry and Hermione's parts. Hogwarts was fantastic, and the Quidditch match was unbelievable!
Overall, I recommend this film and look forward to seeing it again...

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Summary: Are you A Beliver?
Review: I thought the movie was the bomb! the only reason that I gave it four stars was because they added some stuff from book two, like nerly hedless nick being dissapointed about not being in the hedless hunt, and they left some stuff out, or changed, like norbert. In the movie it is Harry, Draco, Ron, and Hermione who goes into the woods, but in the book, it is Harry, Draco, Hermione, and Neville. Slight change, but still. I thought that the actors were awasome! It looked like a lot of fun to do the movie! I cant wait for Nov. 16 for the second one to come out! I have read all of the books, about seven times each, and I could say them backwards in my sleep! They are some of the best books in the world! Those of you who say that witchcraft is bad, it is a religon, saying that is almost like saying god is bad! A different way of thinking of things, huh? If you think it wastes paper, that comes from trees, that make oxygen, 75% of all the oxygen comes from plankton, in the water. I am a HUGE fan of Harry, and I believe in Whitchcraft. My friend is Wiccan. She is awasome! She made me levitate! It was cool! It is amazing that we can look magic in the face, but not relize it! It is truly amazing! Next time, you think you loose you keys, they might just be shrinking! So stop looking over it!

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Summary: The Naysayer
Review: I admit it, I was a naysayer when the Harry Potter first came out. Being a fan the classic forms of fantasy novels, I wrote it off as a literary Pokemon. A fad that would burn itself out in a few months.
I am one, though, that believes the old addage of "Don't knock it until you've tried it", so I did.
I was drawn in the books from the start. They seemed so compelling and enthralling, that I read all 4 books in the course of a week. With that under my belt by the end of October of 2001, I found myself waiting for the movie somewhat a kin to a young child waiting for Christmas. My friends and I went to the movie and were surpised by the number of adults(without children) that were in attendence. I enjoyed every moment of the movie. From the amok troll to the breathtaking Qudditch match it was quite entertaining.
The acting wasn't the best from the children, but what can you expect, they are kids, give them a break. But what really gets to me, is the fact that people are writting reviews about how the movie wasn't as good as the book. Movies are rarely (almost safe to say NEVER) better than the book. As far as the adaptation goes, I give it a thumbs up. With all that goes on in the movie, I was suprised that they pulled it off as well as they did. If you look at other movies that came out,(Lord of the Rings) major plot points were changed. Not the case with Harry Potter. Only minor settings were changed. If anything, the movie gives a doorway into the world of Harry Potter to those that have not experienced it. It leads them to the books and a greater love of a young, boy hero that has captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of loyal fans. Don't put the movie down for what it doesn't have, enjoy what it does have, a sense of adventure and childhood excitement not seen since the first Star Wars movie in 1977. I say enjoy the movie, read the books, and I'll see you in line for Harry Potter 2

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Summary: Harry Potter
Review: Wow I loved this movie it was delightful and i'd see it again and againa and so on. It was great for all ages. Even people who did'nt like Harry Potter enjoyed it. Thats how great it was

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Summary: A good attempt of the book
Review: Harry Potter is a phenomenon around the world. That is for sure. The motion picture of the first book of the series is a very promising attempt of the story, attending every bit of the details. However, for the book lovers, they might feel less satisfied in a way that not all the materials included in the book were shown. This could be understood in a way that a featured film for mostly kids can't be too long or it would lose the concentration of the audience. Nonetheless, for people who really love the book, this might not be as good as expected. On the technical side, the Quidditch match is well filmed and presented, but for other parts of the movie, like the ogre attack and Fluffy, the level of effects is not as promising. It was said that in the next movie, ILM will be responsible for the special effects, hopefully it would be better. For the actors playing the main characters, they are still very green, although Hermione did a very good job in being a very difficult girl. More development could be given to the actors, but since this is the first Harry Potter movie, it is assumed that they would become better and better in the up coming ones. Overall speaking, this movie is a good pass time for all.

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Summary: Stick in the mud
Review: Okay, so I'm a spoilsport. This movie wasn't awful. It also wasn't good. It was more or less completely forgettable. I think children would like it, but I suspect the books are vastly superior. I have not read the Harry Potter books (although I will one day), but I am a great lover of children's literature. From Madeline L'Engle's Wrinkle in Time Series, through Roald Dahl's magnificent Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, to Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series, I loved them all. If the Harry Potter books have that quality, it somehow failed to translate to the film. For the record, I wasn't that thrilled with the Willy Wonka movie either (although it would get 3 stars from me).