A Great Adaptation

Rating: 9/10 (1 August 2002)

For being 2 and a half hours, this is the best they could have done. Some of the minor characters and humor is cut down, but since it stuck to the main events, it is still great. This is probably the best adaptation of a book that I have seen. That does not mean that this movie is perfect though. While much of the movie contains things that were in the book, there are things missing that I was looking forward to. I know that they could not have put everything in here, but they could have made it just a teeny bit longer. I was also disappointed by the special effects. While all of them look spectacular, I was hoping that I wouldn't be able to tell that it was CGI they were using. I was able to tell though. That took away from the perfect 10 rating. That aside, everything did look about right, from Diagon Alley to the Giant Chess Game. This made for a great movie though, and I saw it a couple of more times in the theater, having enjoyed it so much. I am highly awaiting the sequel, and from the trailer, it looks that it will even surpass this one. I will always enjoy this movie, though, no matter how many times I see it, due to the fact that this is my favorite book series coming to life. I gave it a 9/10 rating.