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Harry Potter And The Sorcerer S Stone | Year: 2001 Classification: Feature Film Family Directed: - Chris Columbus Actors/Actresses: - Jason Isaacs - John Cleese - Kennet Brannagh - Maggie Smith - Warwick Davis - Daniel Radcliffe Harry Potter - The greatest movie of all time? Well, not really. Possibly the biggest movie event of the millenium, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone lives up to the expectations of MOST of the readers, with a few exceptions. If anybody doesn't know, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is about a boy who finds out on his eleventh birthday that he is the descendant of two powerful wizards and that he possesses unique powers of his own, and to fulfill his destiny at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It seems a bit Star Wars-ish, right? However, the story goes beyond that. Chris Colombus definitely did find the best British actors. Harry is played by the extremely well look-alike, Daniel Radcliffe, the hilarious freckled Ron Weasley by Rupert Grint and cute Emma Watson to play the smart and clever Hermione Granger. The kids surprisingly hold up a good performance, being with little acting experience. The adults do an excellent performance also. From the strict and clever Minerva McGonagall by Maggie Smith to Richard Harris' kind and gently Albus Dumbledore. By far, the best performance was Snape, played by the dark and moody Alan Rickman. An excellent performance he had. The most important part of this movie is the way it captures the heart and soul of the book. Surprisingly, it succeeds very well. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is definitely not supposed to be a dark, moody flick but it has just enough the remain faithful. It might be a little scary for kids under 7 but a lot of people above that age won't be frightened. And most of the events of the book are in there. One major plot scene was left out for time but the movie would've been better with it in there. From the troll to the Forbidden Forest, the movie exceeds with almost everything in the book. The CGI effects were great but some of them were a bit...cheesy. You could defenitely see CGI effects in The Quidditch Match. Fluffy and Firenze the Centuar were the ones that needed some work as with Voldemort. Overall, they're decent. Lastly, John William's score. This is a nice refresh of John's basic work, with great use of bells and chimes. Though, Harry's Theme could've been toned out of it a bit. It gets a bit tiring to hear it repeated occasionally. The score wasn't original but it did set the mood. Overall, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a definite must see. It might not be the greatest, but its a refreshing film from everyday life. There could be some improvements, but the whole thing really blew me away. Talented, Magical, Original, Inspired Escapist Entertainment Thank God for Harry Potter. Yes this is a phenomenon, yes this needed the book to be where it is, and YES it's been hyped, and good for it! Is that a sin? Not when I checked. I'll be honest, I've never laid a finger on the books, so regarding the accuracy and faithfulness of the book I can't comment on. But A) I understood it, thoroughly enjoyed it, and found it captivating and sweat inducing... it obviously stood on it's own. B) The production team, all of it, has created "muggle" magic. This has it's flaws, but what film doesn't? This is NOT a slapstick stupid children's movie. This has a plot, creativity, acting, and emotional weight. Remember what those are? This is a film that allows us to escape, forget our problems for a hunky fast moving 2 and a half hours, and dive into a startlingly realistic, not to mention bright and happy, world of children, magic, wizardry, and evil. I found myself applauding during the Quidditch (sp?) scenes, as if it was perfectly normal for kids to ride 70 feet in the air on broomsticks and get bruised up, that jellybeans come in every flavor (including certain excretory material, you'll see), and that kids can jump through brick walls onto a fractional train platform. What fun! Oh! For shame you critics who refuse to enjoy! This film is for enjoyment. This has lots of eye candy, beautiful stuff, dazzling stuff. But it's not at all empty. If you need serious content, I was surprised to find deep running currents, thematic elements, that are unusually mature. The pyschological effects of a child who has lived in an emotionally abusive environment for years on end were well portrayed in several scenes. Borderline personalities in several characters. The age old theme of giving one's life for another; the Faustian plot of giving your soul up for personal gain; the danger of dwelling in an inate state instead of movement to some form of action; and of destiny. Pretty heavy for so called (and here paraphrased) "hollow kid stuff". Are you gonna listen to complaining religious fundamentalists, snobs, and critics? God Bless Harry Potter for the balm of a movie that finally isn't afraid to be what it is. The Best Movie of 2001 Harry Potter is a great movie that the whole family can sit down and enjoy. And the Harry Potter series has a big future. This is the first one in the series that introduced the school of withcraft and wizardry that Harry Potter would be going to. It's called Hogwartz. It introduces many characters such as Harry himself, Ron Weasley who becomes Harry's friend, Hermione Granger who also becomes Harry's friend, Draco Malfoy who is Harry's enemy, Albus Dumbledore who is the headmaster of Hogwartz and many more. Get your kids, get this movie and watch it. Trust me your going to love it. It's great fun really. Then when your done this one go to the store and get Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and then see Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in theatres. Buy Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone Search with the Priority Search Engine on Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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