It had its moments

Rating: 1/10 (4 March 2002)

I saw Harry Po the ad in the theatre some time ago and let me tell you did I LAUGH. My friend and I almost got kicked out because we were choking on our saliva over that damn centaur. Hahahaha, oh my GOD was that hilarious! I'm going to buy that movie just so I can watch that scene. "I'll save you Hairy!!" Haha, whoops I mean 'Harry'.
Sorry: I'll get to the point. The movie is slow but it does have its moments. The Quidditch (sp? wtf?) Game was very well done, especially the camera work, and same with the chess scene. Bascially the action scenes were nice. And Draco was very well cast, as he was in Anne and the King and the Borrowers, so we've all seen him around. As for the others, well, it seems that many people prefer Ron right away over the others. Harry seemed dull and just there so he could count on the attendance records. Hermoine acted stupid at times and she really needed to brush her hair. The Weasley twins- and I'm being serious- looked deformed in that scene where they, um, walk through the wall. Hunchbacks with square shoulders anyone?
Watch it for the laughs but don't except a marvelous adaption from the book... don't watch the film to see that heroic Harry you've read about because it might take another film to get the real him out, if they even manage to do that. If you're going to watch it, judge it as a film, as it is, and not because of the books. And in doing that you'll find it slow, unresolved, but... erm... with good action scenes.
There's always hope for the next movie. Will there be more centaurs I wonder... :)