I Think It Is Clear...That We Can Expect Great Things From These Movies

Rating: 9/10 (3 December 2001)

Wow. That's all I have to say. A wonderful adaptation of one of the best books I've read in a long time. However, I can't wait for the sequels. As great as Sorcerer/Philosopher's Stone is, it's the "worst" of the series, with Prisoner of Azkaban being my favorite. Christian Bale as Sirius Black? I'll keep my fingers crossed...but I digress. I thought that they put as much of the book as they possibly could into the movie, which also worries me...all the books get continually longer, and the first movie was already 2 1/2 hours long, AND they cut all the scenes with Peeves AND pretty much the entire Norbert storyline. BUT STILL...Alan Rickman is brilliant as always, Richard Harris is very good as Dumbledore, and the rest of the cast I have no complaints about. Great job, Chris. Just don't screw up the rest of the series, ya hear????