Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Pros: No deviation from the book and little is left out of the story.

Cons: I can t enroll at Hogwarts next semester.

The Bottom Line: Anyone who wants to stay on top of pop culture in the early 21st century will have to see this movie.

Review: Six Harry Potter fans went to see the movie on opening day. Our group consisted of four women and two men, all at least middle age, all but two have read the first book (or more). All of us loved the movie and the two who hadn?t read the book agreed...

Pros: Getting to see the book's characters come to life.

Cons: Every child who loved the books will notice parts that are missing.

The Bottom Line: Try to think of it as the Readers Digest version of the book and explain to your children BEFORE they see the movie that parts will be cut.

Review: My family are BIG Harry Potter fans! We started reading the first book on a LONG road trip to visit grandparents. The fact that by reading this book, all five children were not only listening, but eager to hear more, sold me! Everyone...

Pros: Good moral lesson, i.e. good ultimately triumphs over evil.

Cons: Some scenes may be a little unsettling or downright scary.

The Bottom Line: It's a good family movie with lots of wonderful lessons to be learned.

Review: Wow, you would think that this is the movie to see, especially when anyone decides to view it at a 12 mid-night sneak preview. Getting a ticket to this newly released movie is like trying to buy a ticket to a sold out Madonna concert.

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Pros: very true to the book (excessively so?), good hearted

Cons: perhaps lacking in focus (the same could be said of the book)

The Bottom Line: enjoyable film that may not be so enjoyable if you don't know the book

Review: It was a movie day just like any other. My husband and I had split up as we usually do, he to auction off a kidney in order to buy the tickets, and me to get another mortgage on the house to buy our popcorn and drinks.

Yet the line at the...

Pros: Mostly true to book, Wonderful eye candy

Cons: Movies based on excellent novels have a difficult act to follow.

The Bottom Line: You know that everyone has read the book when they are whispering "Here comes the Chess Scene!"

Review: I have a confession to make. I, like zillions of other people, am crazy for Harry Potter. I just can't help it. My little Muggle mind is so enchanted with tales of the far away school of wizardry. So, when my husband told me that we were going on a...

Pros: everything about it, it's just a wonderful movie with a wonderful storyline

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: A good adaptation to the Harry Potter books.

Review: First and foremost, I?d like to think Jeremy1456 for inviting me to this ?Epic Adventure W/O? where you can write about anything that?s ?epic? in some way. Whether it be a video game such as Eternal Darkness, a movie like...

Pros: Extraordinary visual presentation. Stellar cast.

Cons: All sauce, no meat.

The Bottom Line: Of all words of tongue or pen, etc.

Review: This review is rather long, and frankly, for no good reason.

For a much shorter review that pretty well meshes with my thoughts on this movie, see Scott29's review.



One finds, eventually, that the way in which people...

Pros: A mystical, enchanting film that will touch even the hardest hearts.

Cons: Might be too frightening for small children, some scenes too loud.

The Bottom Line: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone has finally arrived! Don't miss this on the big screen, it is well worth the price and long lines.

Review: Time seemed to have stood still in my household over the past few days. No matter what we did, it seemed like 1:15 pm, November 16th would never arrive. Why 1:15pm? Why November 16th? It was the exact time and date of when we would be embarking on...

Pros: Wonderful story. Great acting. Great directing. Just plain phenomenal.

Cons: The movie's duration: too long for some people.

The Bottom Line: One of the best movies I've ever seen. It's beautiful, and it's absolutely satisfying to watch. One of the best decisions I've ever made was watching this.

Review: I know this review is exceedingly belated, but when I saw that amazon.com was already accepting preorders for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer?s Stone, I was reminded about the phenomenon that is Harry Potter. Just so we?re all clear, I saw the...

Pros: Setting, special effects. Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, Maggie Smith. Quidditch!

Cons: Must John Williams score these films??

The Bottom Line: It's a bit like gorging yourself at a sweet shop -- alright, but you feel a touch queasy after.

Review: I'll admit it right here, Harry Potter is my guilty pleasure. I've read all four of the books, happily spent my time guffawing over scenes, and wondered what it would look like on film. Gleefully raking in the bucks, this one turned into a...