A brilliant start to the fantastic franchise...

Rating: 9/10 (1 May 2015)

I love this movie. I was too young to watch it when it came out, I was only four, but when I was old enough to watch it, I just loved it so much. It's so good. The storyline, acting, effects and music are all great. This Harry Potter film is probably my third favorite behind, Goblet Of Fire and Deathly Hallows: Part Two. Which isn't bad, third favorite out of eight movies. If you ever have a Harry Potter-thon, which I do, strap yourself in, because your in for almost twenty hours of amazement.
This movie is all about Harry Potter. Orphaned as a baby, his abusive Aunt and Uncle took him in and raised him. But he has to sleep in a tiny closet under the stairs, so he's not very thankful. He starts to realize that he can do things, things that others can't. He starts getting letters in the mail that his Uncle immediently tares up. They end up moving to a rock in the middle of the sea, a lighthouse, I think. On his eleventh birthday, Harry gets a visit from Hagrid who informs him that he's a wizard. Hagrid then takes Harry away from the "family" and tells him all about him. About he's the most famous wizard alive. After finding this out, he is taken to Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry, where he meets Ron and Hermione, and they all learn to start being magical together. But then an evil that everyone assumed was dead, comes back to haunt Harry.
Overall, I give this movie a 9 out of 10, which in my ratings book is: Amazing.