Amazingly Surprised.

Rating: Null/10 (3 June 2002)

I will admit that I was a non-believer. I thought all this "Harry Potter" hype was just nonsense. I never read the books, and I refused to see the film when it came out. Non-conformist, you see. Now, yesterday I saw "Harry Potter" for the first time. And the second, third, fourth and fifth. I was AMAZED. A genuinely good movie, which means the books have got to be great! I now, (a year late) have "Harry" fever, I have even developed my own little crush on Daniel Radcliff - a boy 6 years younger than I. What is the world coming too? Having seen the film, without reading the books, I can say I loved it, no bias. I am able to compare it to Wizard of Oz with a clear conscience.
The thing I think I loved the most about the phenomenon that is "Harry", is that it all started with a childrens book. The most pure form of entertainment (reading) has spawned a worldwide success. I hope that says a lot for our future, maybe a day when authors will make a comeback?