Best Harry Potter movie to date.

Rating: 8/10 (19 November 2007)

Being a fan of the harry potter book series I have to say that this is one of the better films to watch, it's the one that is the closest to the books. While the acting of younger generation leaves a little to be desired, they found an experienced adult cast. The most memorable actor-to-character would have to be Dumbledore. He was, by far, the best choice for his character, playing out the important scenes as only Dumbledore would, with quiet enthusiasm he more or less brings this film to a peak. Director Chris Columbus did a fantastic job on this one, with not a hair out of place, so to speak. He kept to the books, as far as one can when going from book to movie. I personally was sad to see him go in the third installment of this movie line. The landscapes are believable, the special effects were up to date, and the cast was memorable. The only reason I gave this an 8 out of 10 was because of some of the more obvious mistakes, Harrys scar switching sides, Dudly Dursleys hair was not blonde as it was in the books, some things were left out that wouldn't have added any time onto the final outcome of the movie. Obviously they can't add all of the aspects that the book brings to life but they could have tried a little harder, I mean c'mon, Lord of the rings was only 400 pages long and it was around 3 hours long, why couldn't they have taken the 300 or so pages and let it go on a little longer. All in all this movie is one of the best of 2001, I would recommend it to everybody, Harry Potter book fans or not.