this is a good movie

Rating: 9/10 (18 April 2002)

I have a few friends who were really big Harry Potter fans so when the movie came out they were all a flutter about it. When my girlfriend, who had just finished the first book, wanted to see the movie I agreed to go along. I expected some cheesy Disney-esque kiddie film but was realy pleasantly suprised. Because of this movie I have now read all four books in the series and as i reflect on the movie I really believe that it was an excellent adaptation of the book, having never read any of the books prior to seeing the movie i enjoyed it alot and i am looking forward to seeing it again now that i know the story better. The characters and their respective actors were excellently chosen, Alan Rickman as Snape was a really good choice in my opinion. The only real problem i had with the movie as compared to the book was that in reading the book I got a much darker feeling so when the movie was so bright and cheery i found it a little odd, but other than that i think it was a great book/movie translation. I'm sure that there are a number of Potter heads (hahaha) that will say thing were left out of the movie, but of course they were, there's no way to fit all the story line of the book into a movie and still have it short enough to hold the attention span of its target audience, as it was the movie seemed a little long for yournger Potter fans. I am really looking forward to the rest of the movies in the series especialy Prisoner Of Azkaban and Goblet Of Fire and the next book. If you want to see a really good movie that the whole family will enjoy this is the movie for, well, anyone.