Best Movie of 2001!

Rating: 9/10 (12 April 2002)

When I saw this movie I had not read a single word of any Harry Potter books, or seen any trailers for this particular movie. Then a good friend of mine dragged me to see this movie. I was very, very, very surprised. To put it simple, I have now read all four of the Harry Potter books, within a month's time, and seen the movie FIVE times in theaters within two months of the release.
So I'm going to flat out tell you, this movie is perfect. Well, the special effects were not up to par. But you can tell where all of the money went, to the writing, and casting. The writing was awesome (almost word for word the book); they chose the perfect actors and actresses. This movie may be 2 1/2 hours long, but the time flies. You don't even realize that you were sitting and watching the movie for 2 1/2 hours.
In conclusion, I would recommend this to anyone. I don't care how old you are, this is a great movie for the ages 0-1000.