Expectations met and exceeded!!

Rating: 10/10 (17 November 2001)

I think I can sum it all up in one word: WICKED!
And those of you who have been following all the hype surrounding this movie know exactly what I am talking about. Those who have not, will just have to do their homework.
I usually do not frequent movies in which I have read the book. I broke this rule most recently when I went to see one of John Grishams books come alive on the big screen. Besides the plot of the movie having the same as the book it was hard to come away thinking they were one in the same. Needless to say, I have not been back to see any movie of a novel I have read since.
I really had no intention of seeing this movie at first. I wanted to keep my imagination alive with all the vivid images and scenes that I had painted in my head while reading the first four books J.K. Rowling has shaped. This world she has created is rich with larger than life characters and scenes that would leave even Tolkien die hard fan's in awe.
Against even bone in my body saying no to going to see the movie when it came out on the big screen, the one thing that put me in the sit was my six year old son who wanted nothing else more than to see Harry Potter. He even got dressed up as Mr. Potter in the robes equipped with his Glasses and signature forehead scar.
I heard somewhere the production crew ended up with almost more than four hours of movie when it was all said and done. If Chris Columbus where to re-release the movie at Christmas time adding the scenes back into the movie making it a four and half hour flick, I would be the first in line to see it on the big screen.
Outside of the special effects and spectacular backgrounds, you could almost follow this movie chapter by chapter with a book in your lap. It was as if they took every scene directly right out of my memory and displayed it on the screen.
The cast members were larger than life, just as they characters in the book that they portray. I almost felt as if I had been transported to The Hogwarts School of Witch Craft and Wizardry to watch some extra ordinary unfold before my senses.
Hats off to Director Chris Columbus and the Producers for recognizing the need to produce these movies in an orderly manner. I mean, let's face it, two ro three years from now, Danny will not really be a boy anymore and they would have lost there charm by trying to replace a cast this well put together.
This was much more than eye candy and I can not wait to see how they are all doing next term when the Chamber of Secrets is opened after fifty years of silence.