What's the big deal?

Rating: 5/10 (19 November 2001)

After seeing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone all I can ask is: Is THAT all that everybody was getting excited about? The movie was long and slow in some spots and the effects were VERY fake looking. (Anybody that complains about Star Wars I's effects looking fake and then extols the virtues of this movie's effects should have their head examined)
Now, I haven't read the books and I probably won't because fantasy stories are not my cup of tea, but I wasn't really impressed with the story. To me it seemed like "The Neverending Story" with a bigger budget.
It was a decent entertaining movie but I think Lord of the Rings looks better.