I hated this.

Rating: Null/10 (9 June 2002)

I have been an avid reader of Harry Potter since it first came out, before all the hype started. I thought the movie would actually be good. How wrong I was. Let's just face it: sometimes you just cannot make a film from books, especially great ones like Harry Potter. There are exceptions, e.g. The Lord of the Rings and Anne of Green Gables, but this didn't cut it. Draco Malfoy plays a prominent role in the book, and I have come to love him for it. But in here he is merely a background character, although the actor is very good. And there is a plot hole: Hagrid mentions that Snape protected the Stone. However, we do not encounter his enchantment, the potions. We only see Sprout's, Flitwick's, McGonagall's, and Quirrell's. From seeing a '1' on the spine of the Harry Potter video, I gather that there is an intent to make more Harry Potter films. If this film is anything to go by, don't see them. Stick to the books; you're allowed your own visions of the characters then. Rating: 4.5/10
P.S. Daniel Radcliffe cannot act. Emma Watson is mediocre. Rupert Grint, however, is superb.