I love this movie!

Rating: 10/10 (5 July 2002)

My family and I are all BIG Harry Potter fans -- we have read the books and listened to the audio adaptations by Jim Dale all many times. Prior to going to the see the movie we were very curious how they were going to put the all of the "Sorcerer's Stone" into a two-hour film, there is so much there. Well, the bad news is that the film makers did not put all of the story into the movie; the good news is that they did an excellent job crafting the two and a half hour movie!
The characters are all VERY well done, every one of them is well-cast and well-acted. Perhaps the weakest of the lot are Fred and George Weasley, but only in comparison to the rest. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, McGonagall and especially Hagrid are all a treat to watch and they make the movie a joy to watch.
The effects are also well-done even though I would have liked to see more Quidditch than was shown.
I can't recommend this movie enough ...
10/10