I have been transported to a magical realm

Rating: 10/10 (26 January 2002)

Not since the release of Star Wars in the 1970s have I truly experienced a film, and not just viewed it, until I was whisked away by the magic and wonder of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I've read the four books of the series more than once, and wondered how a film would be able to capture the fantasy and imagination of such a writer as J.K. Rowling. The movie was brilliant, with its special effects,which were incredible, somehow appearing so real! The adventures of Harry, so wonderfully portrayed by young Dan Radcliffe, have taken me back to the wonder and excitement of my own childhood imaginings. I find myself thankful that my own children, who love the books and the movie, are experiencing the kind of movie-magic that made me so happy as a child, when at that time, it was George Lucas who took us to a galaxy far, far away to "lose" ourselves, in awe, at the magic he created...It seems as though, finally, the magic has returned with the story of this young boy who is suddenly brought this unex pected revelation of his unusual heritage, and by the sheer fact of who he is, he becomes thrust into that powerful struggle of good and evil, when sometimes it can be difficult to discern what is the good, what is the evil...We're cheering you on, Ms. Rowling, and everyone who has a part in "bringing to life" the heroic Harry Potter! Keep the magic coming, and thank you!!