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Summary: Yes Virginia, there is a Harry Potter!
Review: I am a moderately enthusiatic Harry potter fan. I don't dress in Quidditch robes and hang out with 12 year olds, but I do indulge in the books on which the film is based and find them truly an engaging epic about a boy wizard. Having read some of the other revues and heard all of the negativity surrounding the movie, I feel it must be said: If you are looking for "magic" or "awesome effects", if you expect to be dazzled with "action scenes" or to see Jackie Chan, then look else where. This movie isn't about magic you can see. It isn't about "Matrix-like" effects. It is about a boy. The boy who lived. It is a legend that millions of children know by heart. It is a magic that they create. In their hearts. The awe of the two children who sat beside me on opening night was priceless. With each new scene they exclaimed with hushed respectful wide-eyed delicious enjoyment, "Co-o-o-ol." It is a film with a pretty powerful message. One that most of it's critics are missing. There is a greater power than any magic. Love. Millions of children cannot be wrong. They are critics that are more harsh than any who are PAID for their reviews. They are more honest than even the most critical Trekkie. They don't lie. Thousands of adults who have listened to their pint-sized critics have been given a gift. The gift of Harry Potter. This movie isn't about Hollywood. It isn't about special effects. It isn't about witchcraft. It is a valentine for our children. From the adult world to the world of the child. Valentines don't have to be pretty. They don't have to have flowery verse. Most often the best ones aren't. Take off your adults glasses and put on the ones you wore as a child and then you will see the true beauty of this film. It is a masterpiece of childhood mythology. One that by alienating yourself and exclaiming "I don't get it", doesn't make you look intellectual, it makes you look heartless. It is like saying that you don't get the "Wizard of Oz" or that "Charlie Brown's Christmas" is lame. So if you are an adult who still believes in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, (or in the case of my family, the Great Pumpkin) not because you HAVE to...but because you know that it is more fun to believe than not. See it. Read it. Believe. I did and I can't help but believe that I am a better person for it. And I know millions of children that would agree with me.
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Summary: Very well done. Cast wonderfully cast.
Review: True, for a Harry Potter long time fan the movie did forget or rather (summarized) things up a bit. But even though it was summarized, it was still well done for a book that as readers and future readers know and will know, is very complex. The movie was designed to capture those that have not read the book before, while giving those who have read it a more visionary glimpse to what we imagined. The special effects was good. Yes some scenes you could tell the difference between person and CGI very quickly (Quidditch) but it's not like it was horrible or anything. Or do you really think that people can fly on brooms? It's a given.
However in my opinion what pulled this movie through more then the story itself was the cast. Never did I see a cast so well chosen than this movie. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) IS Harry Potter, the looks the way he carries himself, everything! Heck, he even shares Harry's birthday. Yes, Daniel needs a little more acting skills, some of his expressions were a bit lacking, but he is young and had previously little to no experience beforehand. I expect great things from Daniel in the next movies to come. But the truth is I couldn't help but see Harry in Daniel all the way, from beginning to end in this movie. No other I think could have done better. Rupert and Emma (Ron and Hermione) were in short excellent! One thing to notice though is that Ron missed a lot of his hilarious remarks in this movie, I hope that he will be a little more witty in the next few. Hermione I think needs no improvement, Emma Watson was great as her. And Malfoy...needless to say ...too good.
Of the professors, clearly the cast blew me away. Snape was PERFECT!from the utter look of disgust he has at Harry, to the extremely "hard worked" smile he sometimes might attempt to give someone, which is hilarious. The cast who portrayed the professors and gamekeeper Hagrid were amazing!In short I highly recommend this movie. I recommend even more however to read the book before you see it. Believe me when I say that a lot is shortened out in the movie, so it will be possible to fit it within a 2 hour or so span. Or else, we're looking at a 5 hour movie. For those who haven't read the book,the story is simple and easy enough to understand, with and incredible twist in the end! Very entertaining, specially if you're a stage and cinamatography type of person (Hogwarts is awesome) the set in Christmas, Halloween and end of year celebratons are utterly beautiful! Quidditch won't bore you like the race in the Phanthom Menace did. It's quick and to the point. Don't however expect too many laughing moments. For the most part the film was not comical at all. But the story and watching the incredible cast unfold it all is what blows you away. Great movie!
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Summary: good flick
Review: I thought this was a good beginning to the Potter series. Here you are introduced to Harry and his life and how he ended up in magic school. It not a movie for younger kids but for older kids it's entertaining and fun.
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Summary: the Sorcer's Stone
Review: Overall this movie had some great effects that made the movie great to watch. Some times the story did seem a little choppy but hey this is a movie for the fans. Now that I've seen this movie I can't wait top finish the book. I hope to see great things from this cast! I would recopmend this movie for all movie goers
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Summary: A Disappointing Movie
Review: I didn't have high expectations going into this movie. But I didnt think I would be this disappointed. Dont get me wrong, the acting, scenery, special effects, costumes, etc. was just dandy, but there was something missing. The books make you feel like you are best friends with the characters. you can feel what harry feels, you are there with him in hogwarts. the movie was bland and to fast-paced. it didnt take any time to get to know the charcters. it just got right down to the meat of the plot, completley igonoring the little details. It didnt have that sparkle the books have and it didnt leave you feeling fufilled. Harry Potter the movie is fine as a completley seperate entity from the books, but compared the books, it tripe.
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Summary: Magical Harry
Review: You dont have to be a kid to enjoy this movie, all you need is your imagination and to see it thru the eyes of the child you once were. My only hope is that the same actors come back in every movie being made on Harry Potter..until all the books are done. Thats what I wish for.
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Summary: Volume controls next time please!
Review: Every aspect of book was fine and so was most of production. EXCEPT the music. It became intrusive and over the top most of the time. . . I wanted volume controls or at least a variance in intensity.
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Summary: The magic has begun!
Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone has bewitched me...i've already seen it 4 times and i'm still considering a 5th as we speak. It's no wonder that i should go see it again. The movie is just wonderful. With wizards, and witches. Bludgers, and snitches...the movie soars on Harry's broomstick and proves that heart can overcome any evil, magical or not. I'd give this movie 10 stars but i can't unfortunately...hocus pocus toil and truble, make those five stars seem like double!
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Summary: The Mustard, it doesn't Quite Cut...
Review: Harry Potter is a jolly enjoyable family film, but it ain't as great as everyone's making out. I got a similar feeling watching The Matrix & Fight Club-monumentally overrated. Rickman & Harris are woefully underused, Voldemort is a poor villain & Daniel Radcliffe-well they basically hired the wrong kid. Woolly & wooden. With all this, it's still fairly magical & John William's rehashed Home Alone score is worth a listen. An amiable enough interloper 'til Lord Of The Rings comes along.
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Summary: Amazingly Magical
Review: Ok, I was a bit skeptic going into this film, I figured oh boy here we go what with all the hype, I was prepared for the worst, complete with children running willy nilly through the aisles and making all sorts of noise. What I saw was a film that is the likes of which I have never seen. At one point, (even though I didn't want to miss a thing) I had to turn and see what the kids and the rest of the packed house were doing. They were doing what I was, sitting there in my seat wide-eyed and mouth open not believing what I was seeing. I really cannot add much to what has already been said but the actors were magnificent, the cinematography and direction amazing and the sets were absolutely astounding! I can only imagine what it must be like for a kid to see this, when I was a kid, Star Wars was the big deal. I know that if I were to have had something like this as a child it would have consumed me, I mean a school for Wizards and Witchcraft in England..How cool is that? I did not read the book (mostly because I factored in the "hype quotient") but now I don't know if I can wait till next year for the second movie.
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