Confessions of a Potter virgin

Rating: Null/10 (16 November 2004)

Having been what seems like the last holdout of this "harry potter" phenomenon, and having never read any of the Rowling books or seeing the film. When I was recently over a female friend's apartment, and her friend as well as her wanted to put on Harry Potter after hearing that I've never seen it, I just inwardly grimaced and went with it. I'm a fair person and I'll admit when I'm wrong. I was going into the film expecting to not like it at most and just be nonchalant to it at the least. But I was surprised to find it pretty good. Obviously made for kids, but so was "Lybrinth" and "the Dark Crystal" and those are both excellent movies. This film while not reaching the heights of the two previously mentioned films is engaging enough and I did enjoy it. By the by, It's the only film, besides "Clash of the Titans" of course that I could ever stand Maggie Smith in. And Emma Watson's character Hermione I wasn't too fond of.
My Grade:B
2-disc DVD Extras: 7 Deleted scenes; 360 degree tour of Hogwarts; 16 minutes & 23 seconds of Interviews; Learn to play Quidditch; Catch a Snitch with your remote; Have a wand choose you at Ollivander's Wands; Meet the ghosts of Hogwarts; "Harry Potter Throughout The World" featurette; Create potions correctly or end up in the infirmary; Reveal the secret in the Mirror Of Erised; Transfigure objects; Open a Screaming Book; Teaser Trailer; and Theatrical trailer
DVD-Rom: Be sorted by the Sorting Hat; Collect Wizard trading cards; Download flying owls in the Great Hall; Quidditch screensavers; Receive owl e-mail messages; and Game demos
Easter Egg: on disc one click on the owl for an acception notice from Hogwarts