| Posted by: couchpotato head at October 27, 2002, 6:11 am | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | The only major problem I had is with the guy who plays Proffesor Snape. In the book, I see him as having a short temper, yelling a lot. In the movie, he is kinda scary but not what I expected. The best parts are when the are sailing towards Hogwarts and when Harry enters Diagon Alley (man, that place looks like a Alice in Wonderland town). The music is great and what I expected, the casting needs work, the atmoshere is kiddy but still great, the replay value is high because it's very light, the faithfulness to the book is good they obviously left a few parts from the book out but they did the same thing deleting the Tom Bombadil chapters in Fellowship and it's still my favorate movie. rating:10/10 where on top 177: 80's (currently) | | Static Link |
| Posted by: dh1989 at October 11, 2002, 11:52 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | I know this review is very late, but I really wanted to write on for this film to pound out my thoughts.... Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Rating: 10/10 This is my favorite movie of all time. That is the simplest way for me to describe it. This film is already a classic. It will be a classic 30 years from now. 40 years. 50.....60...70 years. It will have a legacy like Miracle on 34th Street or The Wizard Of Oz. This movie is magical. It is a wonderful premise. A boy escaping from abusive relatives to go to Hogwarts, a boarding school for aspiring witches and wizards. This boy gains two best friends, meets a friendly giant, a wisened old headmaster, and delves deep into a magical world. Diagon Alley......Hedwig.........Owl Post......Potions....Broomsticks. A boy who has known nothing but starvation and a dusty cupboard is becoming a wizard. And he is famous. A nobody in the human world learns he is a celebrity in the wizarding world. And it is not all happy. His parents were killed by an evil w... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: CeMeTaRy_GaTeS at August 25, 2002, 2:57 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | I am not a big fan of this film. Mainly because everyone except emma watson got on my nerves. Especially the ghosts at the dinner and the talking hat. The sets were pretty nice and the driecting was good, but they can't save this movie. MAybe I'm being biased because it is a family flick, but I still don't like it.
4/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Jerk Shapiro at August 24, 2002, 3:56 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | I saw this movie in theatres and enjoyed it... a lot. Then I rented it... and hated it.... a lot. Hell, I didn't even finish it. Just to fucking boring. First viewing: 8/10 Second and beyond: 4/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: rockerbaby604 at August 24, 2002, 3:43 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | I really liked Harry Potter. It is amusing and very entertaining. The acting was excellent and the film is well put together. I recommend this film to everyone who like Fantasy`s. 8/10 [This message has been edited by rockerbaby604 (edited 08-24-2002).] | | Static Link |
| Posted by: areyoubeingserved at June 28, 2002, 6:54 am | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | I viewed this on a very lazy Sunday afternoon and I must say it was perfect viewing for that time slot. As a film it's quite a classy production and very harmless, and at the same time toothless. The book didn't have me up in excitement and so this to is nothing to get excited over. Sunday fluff at it's best. 6. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: SummerTime7665 at June 17, 2002, 12:15 am | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | Well, Mr. JoBlo, I rarely disagree with you, but this is the best movie of all time!!! Then again, I've read every single Harry Potter book twice and I'm a religious rumor reader for the next books and movies that the world has yet to produce. This review that I'm writing is very important to me, because this is my favorite movie. So I'm choosing my words carefully. THIS MOVIE IS THE BEST EVER!!!! I was so excited to see it. Daniel Radcliffe is adorable (and pretty cute). They could NOT have chosen a better Harry Potter and I think it's so sweet that he's not used to the such fame. Rupert Grint was also a wonderful sidekick for Harry. He got most of the laughs because he's not the brightest crayon in the box. Emma Watson was adorable. She was perfect as the rude, brainy, know-it-all Hermione. She will be a huge star. She pronounced each word with such precision that it almost felt like I was being lectured. Tom Fulton as Malfoy was genuinely evil. He does get worse, if you can believe it. The guy who played ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: SpongeMike182 at June 12, 2002, 3:43 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 9/10 I have read every Harry Potter novel. They are all fantastic. If you read the novels you'd see how J.K. Rowling pulls you into the story. Harry Potter has finally made its presence to the big screen and boy does it sure make a bug impression Premise: Harry lives with his aunt and uncle who treat him bad. His fat cousin is a pain in the ass. One day Hagrid gives Harry a letter that tells him he's been invited to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There Harry makes friend with Ron and Hermoine. He makes enemies with Malfoy. Harry and his friends discover a case that could lead to something big. I loved this movie. It was a perfect adaption of the novel. The Quidditch scenes were perfect eye candy. Daniel Radcliffe really does look like and act like Harry. I liked Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid. Most of the funny scenes come from him. The rest of the cast is great. The Special Effects were sharp and crisp. The sites are amazing to behold. I reccomend this film. Har... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Salvitore Leone at April 16, 2002, 6:53 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | Harry Potter... I don't want to spend much time on this review... Book...horrible, acting...horrible, pacing...horrible, story...horrible, CGI...horrible, movie...horrible. One of the worst films of the year. WAY overhyped, and WAY pointless. J.K. Rowling's (or however you spell that no-talent's surname) "masterpeice" did not diserve a movie. Enough said. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Grade: 3/10 P.S. - If you want to see a GREAT movie based on a GREAT book, see LOTR: FOTR. This "movie" totaly lacks. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Steve76 at April 11, 2002, 12:19 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | I think this movie suffered greatly because of the release of LOTR a month after it was released. When the movie first came out, the reviews were generally positive, and everything was abuzz with its B.O. hit status. For the "negative" parts of the movie, many people said "Well, it's just a book adaptation... what can you do?" Well, I think the movie was hit hard by comparison to LOTR. Both movies are adaptation of very popular books in the same genre with an amazing amount of paralels (Harry=Frodo; Sam=Hermione/Ron; Dumbledore=Gandalf; Sauron=Voldemort etc. etc.) But LOTR was the far superior film. It's soundtrack was much better. The action was better, the drama was player up better; the scenery was better. I took my fiance to see both (she's never read either book). Less than halfway through LOTR, she commented that it was much better than HP. Think about it. Isn;t it amazing that LOTR buzz is still in the air (or was until very recently), while HP has seemed to fall off the face of th... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Ghostface 2000 at April 5, 2002, 12:03 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | This film wasn't all that good, i didn't like the ending and you saw Harry use his wand at the begginning but then through the film you hardly see him use it again.
The acting was done great, but the storyline wasn't all that good. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: 64565465676 at April 3, 2002, 12:51 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | LOVED the book...15/10 i HATE the movie. Their is absolutley 0% of the magic the book had. 0% of the wonder. It follows the book closely, but something is missing. Being a HUGE fan of the books, I at first would not say I disliked the movie. It took a 2nd vieweing to confirm it. Their is NO EVIL at all, no enemy. No sense of foreboding w/ Lord Voldemort like in the books. -Not enough Professor Snape (Rickman=great actor)
-Daniel Radcliff's Acting (Just average, but he's playing fucking HARRY POTTER. Not to mention his voice cracking...LOL)
-Malfoy. Malfoy. Malfoy. God, he seems like some snub rich kid here. Not the dark, diabolic sociopath in the books. Seing him w/ the fake smile trying to make fun of harry made me sick. Stop making the movies. Save the book's magic plz... 3/10 for the special effects and for imagining Hogwarts. [This message has been edited by 64565465676 (edited 04-03-2002).] | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MovieFreak15 at April 2, 2002, 9:53 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | I have to say that I actually enjoyed this film. I went into the theater thinking that it would be a stupid, boring, piece of crap for kids, but it was actually enjoyable. I was thoroughly entertained. Speaking as someone who has never read a single one of the books, I thought that it they did a good job of condensing the book. I haven't read the book, but I do know how long it is. I was surprised by the acting talent of the movie too. The kids are actaully really good actors. One problem is that it was a bit slow and was a bit long. A lot of people way it went by really fast, but I guess if you haven't read the book, you don't know how long it should be. Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable film that can be appreciated by kids and adults. 7/10. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Tuukka at April 1, 2002, 1:56 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | I finally saw the film and I must say that I have pretty ho-hum feelings about it. It was visually nice and atmospheric. There were original and clever ideas in some scenes and I liked the magical world of the film. Acting was mostly good, even if a bit wooden or overblown occasionally. Special effects were mostly convincing and the score was good, even if very cliched and forgettable. Columbus is a bit too generic director for a film like this, which requires more visionary skills than he has. But there were some occasional spirited moments, of which I'm grateful for. Easily the best directorial work of Columbus. The real problem of the film is the script. It starts off well, but even after two hours there is no real story going on. It's just a collection of different scenes without any main storyline. After the two hours mark the actual story finally emerges and ends almost as soon as it begun. Clearly the film needed a lot of cutting to work better, it's obvious that the filmmakers were trying to stay too... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: The Other at March 9, 2002, 11:27 am | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (2001) Rating: 9/10 HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE is a dazzling ride full of fun magic and spellbinding wizardry. It captures the very essence of the book and never sells out. I read the book and thought it was great. I then saw the movie and thought it was great. I'm not going to sit here and give it any more hype, God knows it has enough of that. The casting is one of the major stong points in the movie. If it didn't have the right cast, everything could have gone to hell. Daniel Radcliffe fits Harry for about the first two thirds of the movie, then his voice changes and everything is ruined. But he does just fine and has a good career ahead of him. I especially liked Ron. Rupert Grint was perfect for the role because he had the personality of Ron. Hermione is played perfectly by Emma Watson. The best casting choice, though is Alan Rickman as Snape. He plays him just on the borderline of snapping. He is creepy and intriguing, mystifying and scary. The plot is a... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: charmed1j at February 27, 2002, 9:26 am | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | I'm going to have to go along with most adults' opinions on this movie and say was TOO LONG. I liked the idea that the movie was going to go somewhere, It did have a strong start, but fizzled out. I think the plot (what there was of one) would have been easier to follow if their weren't so many things going on in the background, i.e. paintings moving, candles floating. I took my neices to see this film, aged 4, 5, 10, and 13. Not one of them could get into it either, and I thought it was just me. It really is just another movie made from a book that should not have been. I think it ruined the experience for me. I haven't yet read the books, but if they are as involved as the movie, I would probably enjoy them. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Prudy Lee at February 6, 2002, 5:14 am | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | Re the movie Harry Potter. I am an avid movie buff and found that Harry Potter was an excellent all round good feeling movie. There was just the right amount of action, scary bits, humour, good guys-bad guys and best of all a good ending. You did not have to engage your brain to enjoy the movie which, after a hard week at work is good relaxation therapy. It had the right mix of adult and children content, so all round a great movie for families and most important of all - no swearing. Must see movie in my view. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Ghostface 2000 at January 3, 2002, 11:03 am | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | I thought this movie was good but it wasn't great, the ending kinda ruined it. But the Quiditch cup scene was excellent.
The actors did a really good job.
My overall mark for Harry potter would be 6/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: JCPhoenix at December 26, 2001, 9:49 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | Harry Potter was quite enjoyable...more so than I originally thought it would be. The thespians in this did excellent jobs, especially the person playing Hagrid.
I have read all four books, and I must say however that I am sure the next couple will be better. (in my opinion, each one is better than the last, with the fourth-Goblet of fire being the best)
The score was very good, (as any John Williams score is) but reminiscent (did i spell that right?) of some of his earlier themes.
My rating:7/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: urbanlegend23 at December 24, 2001, 3:40 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | The person who said a movie MUST be timeless and enjoyable 30 years from now, well I think Harry Potter has the intelligence, the magic and the intrigue to become a destined classic. And it also has the fabulous books on its side, too. Here's my review: Harry Potter is one of the most hyped movies of the year and I am happy to inform all viewers that this is one heck of a movie and certainly lives up to expectations. The movie literally took my breath away with its brilliant design and set decoration, and I had to remind my heart to keep beating during the Quidditch match. Harry Potter is a movie so vibrant and brilliant to look at, that when you leave the cinema, you still have a dark, candle-lit Hogwarts flashing in front of you. This movie has heaps of heart and is a joy to watch. When the credits flashed I was pleading with the silver screen for the film to continue going! The acting in the movie is highly satisfactory. Daniel Radcliffe is a very believable and perfectly cast Harry Potter, while Emma Wat... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Buffy at December 24, 2001, 2:26 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | It was a great book where it let your imagination run wild. There was no limit at all in the book and just putting it in a movie form wasn't the best thing to do in my opinion. The only thing I really enjoyed in the movie was the quidditch game but other than that I really think to highly of it. 4/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Steve76 at December 24, 2001, 11:50 am | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | First, let me say that I've read all 4 books and even the 2 "supplemental" textbooks that Rowling wrote for charity, and I am a big fan of the series. Sure they're a little shallow, but they're entertaining and that's all I really look for in an entertainment source. That having been said, I didn't think the book translated particularly well onto the big screen. I enjoyed the film because I'd read the book, but I remember thinking that a person who hasn't read the book probably wouldn't think all that much of the movie. Although the movie tried desperately to stick to the book, no movie, even a 150 minute one, can relate EVERY part of a book. (Just wait until they make "Goblet of Fire" into a movie...) Therefore, some of the character development was necessarily absent from the book and this made some of the ending seem more contrived and patched together. 2 examples come to mind: - JoeBlo rightfully criticizes the change in winners of the House Cup as being childish and mean. But, in the... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Paladore at December 22, 2001, 1:09 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | It was ok, nothing too special. The movie was a bit too long, i actually dozed off for a few seconds during. I recommend you watch it on video, not worth 10 bucks.
6/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: ScottFocker at December 18, 2001, 10:46 am | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | Harry Potter was a really long and boring movie. I heard they wasted so much money on this movie. On what? The Special Effects were beyond horrible. I honestly don't know how then can expect a child to sit through this film. I couldn't take it. Way too boring! By the end of the first hour all I did was talk through the rest of the film. A waste of money and time. 2/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: James Logan at December 16, 2001, 5:09 am | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | Unlike JoBlo, I read the four books and liked 'em. Unlike JoBlo, I liked the movie, too. Overall, the book and its plot are respected, some times maybe too much. I didn't really think the film lasted too long, because I wasn't bored a single second. The special effects are beautiful (except maybe one shot during the Quidditch game that's obvious CGI), the soundtrack is great (thanks Mr.Williams) and the acting is definitely top-notch. The kids do a great job (Daniel Radcliffe of course, but especially Rupert Grint and Emma Watson -- they're perfect), and most of the adult cast delivers too (Alan Rickman as usual, Robbie Coltrane seems born to play Hagrid, and Dame Maggie Smith and Richard Harris are excellent). There's only one thing I'd criticize about this movie: it lost something from the books. Mainly, the suspense and noirceur from the novel isn't really here -- and I suppose that's because mister Chris Colombus (who does overall a good job) was afraid to screw it up and make it too much for the young p... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Common Sense Man at December 15, 2001, 1:03 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | Okay Jo the calvary is on the way! People this movie was by no means any better than a 4 or 5 out of 10. I think you guys need to check out JoBlo's overall ratings http://www.joblo.com/joblo.htm to realize that not every movie is a 10 or a 1. Notice how the 1/10 and the 10/10 categories are very small compared to the others. To be rated 10/10 this movie would have to be timeless and enjoyable 30 years from now and I do not see that happening. Is this in the same Category as Lawrence of Arabia? Hell no! I can understand if you liked the movie but in the overall scheme of things this movie was not that fantastic or memorable. For those who think this is now the best movie of all time, whew you need to see more movies! And everyone is touting the special effects as the best they have ever seen, no way. The broomstick flying gumby people where terrible as well as when Harry was on the Troll. Yes the Troll was good but, the best ever, not a chance. It was slow, no real action, and nothing to make me care what hap... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: bskutle at December 15, 2001, 10:35 am | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"- A
Confession: I'm one of the dozen people on the planet who's never read any of J.K. Rowling's hugely popular best-sellers about a young British wizard and his adventures at the Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft. That said, I went into the hotly-anticipated film adaptation of the first book- dealing with Harry's first year at the School- cold. As a non-initiated moviegoer, I was most impressed (and mostly impressed) with what I saw, and will definitely consider reading the books now. The film could use some pace-tightening overall (the 2 1/2 hour running time shows at places), but everything that was in there needed to be there; in other words, I wouldn't have left any of the scenes and sequences on the cutting-room floor- just done some minor trimming. After a career of cookie-cutter hits and misses ranging from "Adventures in Babysitting" (B), "Home Alone" (B+), and "Mrs. Doubtfire" (B) to "Nine Months" ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: 27Bstroke6 at December 14, 2001, 3:00 am | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | I first want to state that i have never read the Harry Potter Books. I became interested in this movie more or less becouse all the local chuches were raising hell about it. I wanted to see what the big deal was about with this "evil" film. After seeing it, my verdict is...this is one great movie. I really enjoyed the whole style and feeling of the piece. With the addition of Alan Rickman and Robbie Coltrane, how can you go wrong. I didnt see anything that would make this movie "evil" per say, but there are some parts that may scare young children. The effects are right on and cutting edge. You really need to see it to believe it. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Foebane at December 13, 2001, 2:06 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | 5/10 for Harry Potter, JoBlo? Naaah, it deserves 7/10 at least! I thought the film was so good, the actors (especially the child leads) so perfect, that I saw this film three times already and STILL I'm not tired of it! I have also become a fan of HP now because of this film and so far read all the books - ironically, prior to seeing this film I dismissed the books as a child-only fantasy but despite what people say it's for adults too! It wasn't perfect tho IMHO - some of the SFX really show, like the flawed (but otherwise better than TPM's Podrace) Quidditch sequence and the fact that some actors were replaced by obviously fake-looking CGI (Harry riding the troll, Neville on the broomstick, etc) - obviously kids won't mind, but for adults these flaws date this film really fast. The musical score is so-so, I think the composer could've done better in places. The climactic Wizard's Chess sequence is amazing to look at, and will IMHO become a classic fantasy image in years to come. People also complain about ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Dumb-Fokker-** at December 7, 2001, 3:04 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | Mediocre acting (Hagrid, Harry at points, Ron at points) horrible pacing, bad CGI (whoever said that it raised the bar has obviously never seen anything that uses computer animation nowadays) and hacking out all of the little things that made the book so great. I agree with JoBlo (5/10). | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Scrunch at December 6, 2001, 6:00 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | I didn't read it. My husband did. We both were blown away by the movie and can't wait to see it again. This was the first movie in a long time that I really felt was magical. I had a smile on my face the whole time I was watching it. I'll never forget the one almost silent moment where one child in the theater was so amazed by what she saw that she let out this adorable exclamation type sound. The whole theater chuckled. I realized then that I was just as giddy watching the film as she was. Yes it's long but I loved every bit of it. The children were adorable and there were some great lines. I thought the effects were really well done. I didn't see them as "effects" but rather they seemed like real magic. Haven't felt that good watching a movie in years. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Benny at December 1, 2001, 9:44 am | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | On Nov. 21st, five days after it came out, I became the last person on earth to see Harry Potter in the theaters. Well not really, but to my surprise, it was actually quite good! The directors/writers stayed true to the book and the all-star British cast was excellent. I especially enjoyed the actors who played Snape, McGonagall, Dumbeldore, Draco Malfoy, and of course Harry. Everyone knows the story. It's about this reject kid named Harry Potter who has an awful life living with his aunt and uncle and annoying fat brother. But on his 11th birthday finds out he's a famous wizard and gets to go this awesome wizard school called Hogwarts, which is where his deceased parents also went. There he is world-famous, and he meets new friends and enemies, and mayhem prevails for most of his first year. The transition from book to movie was very good but then again, the movie wasn't nearly as good as the book, which is always the case. Even though it was 2 1/2 hours long, a lot of scenes and characters from the book we... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: leobluhm at November 26, 2001, 6:17 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | I must start out by saying that I am a huge fan of the books (read each one twice). I loved the film adaptation, but there were a few things I also had a beef with.
1. Most of the Computer Effects (with the exception of the Quidditch match) stunk. High-end video game at best, and don't even get me started on that centaur. Thank heavens they've given ILM the next movies.
2. No real sense of the relationship between Snape and Harry. They should have had at least one scene be an extended potions lesson, not just roll call. 3. Some characters pushed to the background (Crabbe, Goyle, Neville, George & Fred).
4. It did seem a bit long at times, but I also can't think of what they could have excised. As fo JoBlo's review, I feel that it was a good review for someone who has not read the books and is just going on the movie alone. It is long and would seem merely expositional, but that is precisely what the first book does. And everything that was in the movie is important to the later stories, so no... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: spark-o-matic at November 26, 2001, 3:04 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | I've read all the Harry Potter books, and for those of you who have as well, this movie will not disappoint. The acting is wonderful, the sets spectacular, and the book's themes are never trifled with. I was a LONG movie, but it had to be to establish the Harry's world(Hogswart, Privet Rd. etc). For those that haven't read the books, the story may seem a bit tedious, but I would remind everyone of the original Star Wars, and how much time it spent setting up Luke's character and his strange heritage. This movie does the same thing, and I can assure you that if the next movie stays true to the second book, you will not feel that it was done in vain. 9/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Puck Bond at November 26, 2001, 2:31 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 8/10... Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a wonderful and magical story full of eccentric characters and scary creatures. The art direction is second to none...with its amazing sets, costumes and desogn. Although most of the cgi effects were good: Fluffy, the school, the staircases, the chess board...I did have a few problems with certain things. I felt the broomstick flying looked a little too fake, especially in the Quidditch sequence. I felt the kids did an admirable job, since they basically are asked to carry the film. I did love the music, but It sounded like musi from another film I already saw. I had high hopes for this film especially after hearing Ebert call it a classic and compare it to real classics like Star Wars, Indiana Jones etc. So I was a little dissapointed | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MementoOtnemem at November 24, 2001, 1:55 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | "Harry Potter and the Sorecer's Stone" is a awesome book and the movie is every good! I disagree with you on a 5/10. I think it's a 7.5/10. The acting by the whole cast was all good. The stroy line was just like the film and it was really good. I liked the way the way it was alot like the book and they took the right things out of the picture from the book. I thought the special effects were kewl. The stairs,final chess scene and the dinner all scens were the best. A must see.
7.5/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: ToasT at November 23, 2001, 10:45 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | Its a little odd here that almost every post is the opposite of Joblo's. I have never read the book, but after sneaking in to see the movie, I was amazed. I actually want to read the books now. The movie was paced well and I thought the dialouge was a little slim, but its a kids movie. Yes, yes, the movie was long but I wish it was much longer so the film would have a much needed length to further develop the plot. The movie seem tightly packed; meaning the director and writer tried to get all the books substance into the movie. It worked well, but too briskly. The effect of this was that the kids seemed to smart. They quickly connected completely different mishaps. But anyways the movie was very good and I recommend it to all. "Let's play!" | | Static Link |
| Posted by: fuzzy at November 22, 2001, 4:05 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | I should begin by saying that this is a view of a movie, i have never read a HP book or knew any characters etc.
Well overall i'd say it was a dissapointment the main factor being its running time and pacing.The whole first section right up to arriving at the school was slow and uninteresting.The middle section entertained me, it was humerous,magical and sharp but it went completely downhill as they all went into the forest,it just became dull.And how anyone can say that JP3 had a flat climax should see this.
On the plus side,the acting was great especially the 3 kids.The effects were great apart from a very CGI-HP on top of the troll.
Overall i wouldnt say it was a bad film, far from it but it just needed a big ooomph to push it along and keep you actualy interested.Its a shame really as i wanted to love it,unfortunately at this stage i have no desire to see it again. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: cow at November 22, 2001, 11:40 am | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | Well, i thought it was disappointing. It just kept going on and on and on. I thought it would be fun and exciting but instead i found myself watching a screen for 2 and a half hours watching a story i allready knew. It wasnt awful, it just wasnt that great. I found it to long for me to consider it more than just okay. I really wanted it too end after a while, i mean WANTED it to end. I got sick of watching something i had allready experienced. [This message has been edited by cow (edited 11-23-2001).] | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Horror whore at November 21, 2001, 4:11 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Harry Potter Forum: JoBlo | | Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's (Philosopher's) Stone Harry Potter, my favorite books of all time (I don't read much)...When I heard that they were milking the "phenomenon" and making movie I almost shit myself. I said "Why the hell would anyone ever want to ruin such a great book and make it into a god damn movie?!" Then after time progressed Steven Speilberg was attached to the project. My fears went away. Then I heard Chris Columbus was actually the director. My fears came back. But he fooled me and proved that he actually could make a good movie. The plot of Harry Potter is exactly as is in the book. If you want me to summarize it too bad, go read a previous post. Director Chris Columbus made Harry Potter exactly what I (and everyong else) expected it to be.....long. This movies 2 1/2 hours long! I was happy when I heard that because I knew it would stay true to the book. I guess I should get on to the actual movie. I must say "I loved it". Great acting, great sets, great di... | | Read Entire Entry |
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