very, very poor

Rating: 1/10 (5 November 2002)

I can't believe I waited in line for half an hour to see this. As a film student I take this as an insult to the industry. The child actors are terrible (especially the over-acting hermoine), the story could have been adapted for film (not just taken straight from the book) and the for such a big budget movie the special effects were terrible. But what's worst about the film is the fact that it has attracted so many adults. You know something is wrong with the world when adults are discussing quittich instead of any number of slightly intelligent topics. Still it is a children's film, not a work of art and at the end of the day the kids will be rushing in a mindless throng to see the next film. The filmmaker's have compromised the integrity of the industry in favour of stealing children's money (or at least their parent's money). And to think the world has to endure six more potter outings. Personally I'm waiting for "HARRY POTTER and the SPANISH INQUISITION".