The movie left me feeling the same way I do about the books -- I can't WAIT for the next one to come out!

Rating: 9/10 (16 November 2001)

I was *VERY* pleased with the adaptation from the book. I was afraid that `artistic license' would make them stray from the original, but I'd give them a 9.5 out of 10 for keeping it true. The special effects were sometimes a tad fuzzy to me, but I think that's because I was sitting so close to the screen due to the nearly capacity crowd! I *LOVED* the way they did the invisibility cloak and the snitch in particular. 8 out of 10. Casting was also better than I'd heard. I thought that Harry and Hermoine smirked a bit much, but that may be due to direction rather than acting. I thought that much of the casting was brilliant Â– particularly Alan Rickman as Professor Snape and whoever it was that played Hagrid perfectly! I was also pleasantly surprised to see John Cleese pop up as `Nearly Headless Nick.' Good casting -- a 9 in fact! Sets & costuming get a 10. Wonderful attention to detail overall -- the movie left me feeling the same way I do about the books -- I can't WAIT for the next one to come out!
And I haven't seen crowds like these since ET came out! Lines around the block, sleeping bags, camp chairs and, I kind you not, SCALPING!!!!