A guy who *hates* Harry Potter saw this movie! Hear now what he has to say!

Rating: Null/10 (7 December 2001)

I took my little cousin to see this for his birthday. Honestly, I hate the holy Hell out of Harry Potter, but I didn't think this movie was really bad. In fact, it's a great movie from a film making standpoint. Just because I strongly dislike the Harry Potter franchise isn't going to dissuade you from seeing this movie anyway. So go and see it, you have my blessing.
Kids across the world are putting down their books and watching the new Harry Potter movie. And the tie-in action figures and video games insure that the kids will be picking their joysticks back up before long.
You know, I didn't think this would ever catch on here in America. But we Americans buy up a good deal of Britain's pop culture, so a phenomenon even bigger than the Beatles(we'll miss ya, George!) is certainly going to go over big across the Fruited Plain as well. Sure, Miss Rowling -- and all the rest of Great Britain -- thinks we're the dumbest b*****ds alive, but I'm certain she enjoys those millions of dollars in royalties she gets from us every week.
7/10