Good, but horrible adaption

Rating: Null/10 (21 September 2002)

When I went to see Harry Potter in 2001, I was excited. Everyone was. When it ended, I was just as excited. But when I read the book again, I realized that it wasn't as good as I thought it was. Okay, it's a good movie on its own, the acting is good, the sets and special effects are superb, and the Quidditch seen was awesome, but they strayed so far from the book that I can't believe they dare to call it faithful. A few characters(Dean, Neville, etc.) had almost no screen time. The running gags of "I shouldn't a told yeh that" and Seamus blowing things up got boring immediately. They say they couldn't put some things in because it would be too long. I understand. But maybe if they didn't add so much excess crap, they could squeeze those crucial scenes in. Another thing, by the latter half of the movie, Hermione was turning into a complete idiot, quite unlike the book. They didn't even bother with the scene where she solves the Potions puzzle. Good, but not great.
6/10