8 out of 10!

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2001)

Some of the scenes in this movie was INCREDIBLE. I was not expecting the quidditch match to look so amazing. The special effects could have carried this movie alone.
However, i found some fault in the acting, namely the boy who played harry. Don't get me wrong, he looked the part and all (with the exception of his eye color), but his acting was a little stiff, and didn't get better until the last 30 minutes. Also, they introduced all of the characters into the book, but did not go into depth about most of them. Neville was on for a good 5 minutes total, so people who haven't read the book might be a little confused. And personally, the dursleys didn't seem so bad. Professer McGonagell came off as cruel and cold-hearted, and they didn't mention her being the head of griffandor.
The movie was LONG. Go to the bathroom beforehand. They put in the most important scenes, but the transition was choppy and a bit confusing.
But some people were worth watching. John Cleese as Nearly-Headless-Nick was great, even if it was a brief cameo role. So was the boy who played Ron, and he got most of the laughs in my theater. Hagrid was exactly as i imangined, and he was wonderful.
All in all, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was good, just had a view faults. If you don't want to go for the plot, or the charachters, go to see the amazing special effects, like invisability, moving pictures, and an MC Escher-type hogwarts.