Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Pros: Firm sense of "universe," Good DVD extras
Cons: Erratic acting, Erratic special effects, Simple and obvious story, Light on character development.

In my lifetime, I had a few plans, at least for my movie-viewing. How I spend my free time is a big deal to me, usually because I end up doing things I later get to use for work (reviewing). One of my many plans was to never waste my time with the ...

Pros: Story, cast, effects, sense of wonder
Cons: One deleted scene belonged in the film.

I came late and somewhat backwards to the world of Harry Potter. When the books came out, I dismissed them as “kid’s stuff.” When this movie hit the big screen, I was involved in a mentoring program, and my “little brother” ...

Pros:    It would be cool to have magic because then people could clean faster.
Cons:        If you had magic you could not use it off school grounds.

About The Movie Harry Potter This movie is about Harry Potter who goes to school at Hogwarts with friends Ron Wesley and Herminie Granger. Harry, Ron, and Herminie met on the train going to the school Hogwarts. On the way to Hogwarts Herminie, ...

Pros: Great Story that keeps you into it
Cons: none

This is a good Kid Movie. Taken straight from the Book and adapted to the big screen, I have to say that this was a great start to the franchise that is soon to eliminate the Trilogy only philosophy. The story is about a boy who grows up as a normal ...

Pros: entertaining, funny, great story
Cons: none

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the best movie of the series so far. I was late getting into the serie (just read the books last year) and had a lot of catching up to do! It is the very first installment of the series, and does a very ...

Pros: Special edition casing, two discs with extra features and an amazing movie flat out.
Cons: No cons I can think of.

I had been a big fan of the Harry Potter series way before the movie came out, and at first I was skeptical, thinking that all Hollywood would do is turn my favorite book series into a big commercialized movie. How wrong I was. I went to go see this in ...

Pros: True to the book, Well picked cast, an altogether well put together film.
Cons: Some things in the book were left out of the final cut of the movie.

Usually these types of movies are not my personal preference; however, my youngest brother introduced me to the series of books.He seems to enjoy movies, books etc. that are just to the left of my own personal interests. As his collection of the books ...

Pros: The Cast,script, sets, costuming, score, direction, special effects and most of all, the Story.
Cons: Has been maligned by the uniformed.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Directed by Chris Columbus from the novel by J. K. Rowling. The Plot Harry Potter is a ten year old boy who lives with his aunt and uncle and cousin in Little Whinging, Surrey. He is not ...

Pros: Brings part of the Harry Potter series to life.
Cons: A few scary moments - not suitable for young children.

Several years ago I was fortunate enough to be able to start reading the Harry Potter series to my children. Part of the beauty of the series was the way in which it enabled us as a family to have a common interest. Many years have been spent in idle ...

Pros: Cast; visuals; whimsical and magical tone; faithfulness to the story
Cons: A bit long; special effects (especially the centaur) can look clunky

Let's get this out of the way upfront: I love the Harry Potter books. When you fall in love with literature first, especially literature of the wonderful, witty and ultimately deep kind that J.K. Rowling has given the world in the Harry Potter ...

Pros: Special effects bring a fun story to life
Cons: Slow near beginning, under used characters

Believe it or not, this movie was my introduction to Harry's world. When I saw it, I was captivated by the imagination that had obviously gone into creating the initial story and this film version. Now that I'm finally reading the books, I'm taking a ...

Pros: Brings the world of Harry Potter to life
Cons: Excludes much of the book

The first time that I had heard about the Harry Potter was when I was in sixth grade. My teacher told us that we were going to read a new book that apparently was popular. I was surprised to find out that I liked this book A LOT. The next time my teacher ...

Pros: Snape, score, the look of the film
Cons: poor pacing and characterization, underused actors

Back in the fall of 2001, once I had recovered enough from 9/11 to think about other things again, my mind was occupied largely with one topic: the upcoming first installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, as ...

Pros: Entertaining and creative story, some really great scenes and special effects, fast moving
Cons: Some acting, a few confusing parts

I’m finally getting my first taste of the Harry phenomenon with a viewing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Ok, so I’m a few years behind the crowd! The film kicks off with the leaving of a baby on the doorstep who, come ...

Pros: - Solid acting from most of the leads and supporting actors
Cons: - Messily directed, rushed, bad CGI

Alas, I must admit I hyped myself up far too much before going to see this. But then again, it was the first movie to come out, and considering the incredible list of adult British stars (Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Richard Harris...) and a big Hollywood ...