Hrmmm.. Well..

Rating: 9/10 (11 December 2001)

Being a major fan of the series, I thought the movie was extremely dissapointing. The following I liked:
1. Robbie Coltrane (oh, he stole the show as hagrid! he was exactly how I imagined him) 2. The scenery (gorgeous and most of it matched what I imagined) 3. Music (I love John Williams) 4. Rupert Grint. Out of the three child stars, he did the best job. 5. The Quidditch scene (well, even though the CGIS stuck out like a sore thumb, it was still interesting) 6. Alan Rickman 7. The Ollivander's scene (Well, I love how they did Diagon Alley)
But there rest of it was... well... flat. I can't honestly expect someone like Chris Columbus (Why him, of all directors?!) to take such a lovely book, and expect a good movie. It was trouble from the start. They didn't really capture what I love about the book, but instead gave a series of special effects that weren't really breathtaking or ground breaking. And it's sickening to think of all the merchendising that comes along with this franchise. It's not needed to sell the books. Heck, me and all my other HP friends don't even care for most of the junk they've put on the shelves. The books alone are enough to sell without a bad movie and merchandise. *hugs her books*they're special enough, and I cry over the fact that the movie is so degrading to the book. Please, don't judge by the movie. Read the books. Your imagination is much better then a movie screen.
5/10