Failed to the live up to the book

Rating: 8/10 (26 November 2001)

Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone is a very good movie. But to me it failed to live up to the expectation set up by the book (forget the media hype and al that).
Even after being just over 2 and a half hour long, the movie skipped quite a few "interesting" explanations. But the movie "felt" too fast, too rushed thru.
I saw it the first weekend (Saturday, Nov 17th) and am eagerly waiting for the next one to come out. I think it's going to be better since all the plot has already been laid out.