Six reasons as opposed to three

Rating: 3/10 (4 January 2003)

I have six reasons now that I like this movie as opposed to three (spoilers contained within).
The good reasons are... 1) Chris Columbus did a rather exceptional job of directing. 2) The art direction reminds me of "Brazil" and "Minority Report". 3) Daniel Radcliffe makes a great Harry Potter. 4) Many of England's A-List came out to play (Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris {he will be missed}, Alan Rickman, John Cleese, and Maggie Smith all did well in their respective roles). 5) The Quidditch Match was the best scene in the film. 6) The special effects are eye candy.
The bad reasons are... 1) The book will always have the upper hand. 2) The film was dry and drawn out. 3) The plotting suffered because of the marketing. 4) It was too simplistic as well because of the marketing.
Overall, it is much better than I made it out to be. I had to read the book to truly appreciate it but the book will always be better than the film in my mind. There are twice as many reasons that I like this film than before so I give this film twice the score. It gets 6 out of 10!
Here ends my rant!