A Well-Used Video Disc!

Rating: 10/10 (17 December 2018)

Except for the end part with "He Who Must Not Be Named" (which bares a strange similarity to the Hebrew God "He Who has no name?") almost as enjoyable as the "Wizard of Oz" 1939 classic for both its content and whimsy. I don't know why this is not considered the best of the series? We are introduced to a world that is entirely invisible to the average "Muggle"? Such ingenuity and imagination: The street of shops, the bank, Hogwarts , the magical train, nasty bankers, giant trolls, dragons, multi-headed guard dogs, wizards both good, evil, and questionable in nature... Only the introduction of the evil Voldemort tarnishes the major of the whole experience. Without viewing this first film, it is impossible to appreciate and enjoy the entire series which has several meaner, darker (and less pleasant) "chapters".