| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Review |
| by Eugene Novikov |
| Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson,
Alan Rickman, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie
Coltrane. Directed by Chris Columbus. Rated PG-13. more |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: B) |
| Never having read any of the "Harry Potter" books, I
can not be considered an avid fan. I was not swept up
by the fanfare that preceded the release of this film.
But I am in the minority. Its opening weekend take
shattered box office records by...more |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 2/4) |
| Harry Potter has become a hero for children and adults alike in the last couple
of years. I suppose this is a good thing considering that Potter's origins stem
from books and if young kids are reading books, then that is always cause for
celebration. I...more |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Review |
| by Shane Burridge |
| Hype really does make it harder to enjoy a movie. At the most basic level,
it is the buildup of expectation that may let the film down, but there are
other responses that media saturation can bring: the most obvious is that
the film in question is...more |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Review |
| by Laura Clifford |
| Director Chris Columbus ("Mrs. Doubtfire") brings the first of the hugely
popular J.K. Rowling series to the big screen. Daniel Radcliffe ("The
Tailor of Panama") stars as the 11 year old orphaned boy born of a wizard
and a witch and marked but not...more |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Review |
| by Robin Clifford |
| With a record-breaking opening weekend take of over $90 million it is
assured that this long-awaited, enormously hyped event film will make
millions upon millions more and is the stuff that franchises are made of.
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,"...more |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Review |
| by Ronald O. Christian (Rating: 3/5) |
| But I guess one should expect weird things when standing in line for
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, (I refuse to use the
dumbed-down US-only title) one of the most anticipated, hyped, and
vilified films in years. (Second, this year, only to...more |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| The phenomenon that is Harry Potter--the orphaned, bespectacled
11-year-old with majorly wizardly powers--arrives in theaters this week in
the form of the eagerly anticipated "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
(or Philosopher's Stone if you happen...more |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Review |
| by Karina Montgomery |
| I blame Alan Rickman. I was never going to read these books, never involve
my self in any way with Pottermania, and then I saw Rickman in the first
preview for this months ago. "Mmmister Potter?" So I read J. K. Rowling's
book that reads like a crack...more |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 4/4) |
| Directed by Chris Columbus. Screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the novel
by JK Rowling. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson.
Running time: 153 minutes. Rated PG by the MFCB. Reviewed on November
17th, 2001. more |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 8/10) |
| CAPSULE: A child persecuted by his foster parents discovers
he is a great and powerful wizard. J. K. Rowling's fantasy
(not just) for children comes to the screen in a very
faithful 150-minute (not just for children) version. This...more |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (2001) 3 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring
Daniel Radcliff, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris,
Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Ian Hart, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw and John
Cleese. Music by John...more |
