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List Price: $29.99 | | Label: Warner Bros. Pictures
Salesrank: 17941
Released: December 11, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: HD DVD |
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Editorial Review:
In this enchanting film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's delightful bestseller, Harry Potter learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned first son of two powerful wizards and possesses magical powers of his own. At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. He learns the high-flying sport Quidditch and plays a thrilling game with living chess pieces on his way to face a Dark Wizard bent on destroying him. For the most extraordinary adventure, see you on platform nine and three quarters!
Description of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [HD DVD]:
Here's an event movie that holds up to being an event. This filmed version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, adapted from the wildly popular book by J.K. Rowling, stunningly brings to life Harry Potter's world of Hogwarts, the school for young witches and wizards. The greatest strength of the film comes from its faithfulness to the novel, and this new cinematic world is filled with all the details of Rowling's imagination, thanks to exuberant sets, elaborate costumes, clever makeup and visual effects, and a crème de la crème cast, including Maggie Smith, Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, and more. Especially fine is the interplay between Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his schoolmates Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson), as well as his protector, the looming Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane). The second-half adventure--involving the titular sorcerer's stone--doesn't translate perfectly from page to screen, ultimately because of the film's fidelity to the novel; this is a case of making a movie for the book's fans, as opposed to a transcending film. Writer Steve Kloves and director Chris Columbus keep the spooks in check, making this a true family film, and with its resourceful hero wide-eyed and ready, one can't wait for Harry's return. Ages 8 and up. --Doug Thomas
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [HD DVD] Reviews:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone DVD 
2009-12-21 - I purchased this DVD immediately after reading the book and enjoyed watching it. It follows the book pretty well, of course events were shortened or left out because of time constraints but overall, I enjoyed the movie and would recommend it.
Finally I Watched the first movie
2009-12-17 - My mom bought me the first Harry Potter book when it first came out, I loved it and continued to read everybook since then. But I never started watching the movies until "Goblet of Fire" came out, I'm big on reading but not so much on movies coming from books. That being sad, I enjoyed this movie a great deal and it stayed very true to the book in my opinion. At this point everyone knows the story of Harry Potter and his beginnings so I'll skip on that. Luckily the movie jumped right into the plot, they didn't spend too much time on the his life with the Dursley's and touched on the more important scenes. The casting was done well, each of the kids were able to grasp and portray the personalities we've all read in the books, as well as the Hogwarts professors.
Reading all of the books before even watching the first movie didn't take away from the excitement of watching Sorcerer's Stone. I think this movie is a great intro into a fun and exciting series of books.
Harry Potter Succesfully Apparates into Movies
2009-11-20 - Let me just assure everyone that I have read the book of this movie and am not a government spy bent on brainwashing people to love terrible movies. I must confess though I watched this movie before I read the book and I could actually tell what was going on. The plot works very well, picking the best parts out of a book and making slight adaptations is not an easy spell but the movie makers get an O for this. They clearly defined the plot and did a good job of explaining the story to non-readers. I confess though when I saw the movie I was suddenly possesed with a determination to hate the series and kept a broad distance from it. But suddenly I found myself in desperate need to bring my school reading grade up so reluctantly picked this book up. Reading it I could remember some things from the movie I had viewed so long ago and found some unsavory parts that I felt were fixed in the movie. After reading the book I decided to watch the movie and found to my amazement that I loved it even more than the book. It brought me fully into the series then any of the books could've Since then I have been a Harry Potter fan and have read every book.
Now enough about that story which was made to make you feel sorry for me and think of me as a legitamant source. I thought the acting was very well done. Harry potter as portrayed very well by Daniel Radcliffe, though I do find very suspicous that he shares the last name of the producer hmmm... Oh well all's well that ends well, he was good.The actors who play the other roles were excellent as well. but the actor who shined among the rest was Richard Harris. He was truly made that role and I always felt relaxed and felt as if he was actually trying to impart the wisdom to all of us as well as to Harry. He delivered the earwax gag excellently and I laughed so hard. The special effects are also amazing. The spells looked so real I almost thought that wizards did exist. I really have no complaints for the movie and think it was a perfect adaptation of the book.
Now as for the bonus materials, that's another story in itself. Navigating the Hagwarts corridors, buying your own wand, and looking for the Sorcerors Stone sounds a hundred times more appealing then it really is. It can only be described by one thing, a tedious excuse for a bonus disk. Instead of saying ; here's the deleted scenes, here's the bloopers, you have to navigate the badly represented Hogwarts grounds, in order to find the simplest of things. If I want a badly made video game I'll go to Sega thank you very much. But the DVD's good so it evens out. Good work keep it up!
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2009-11-05 - This is the movie that set the tone for the series. It is a masterful piece of directing--adapted from J. K. Rowling's book. The actors were well-cast for their roles and aside from the children, I think Snape's character is the best. After wearing out my VHS copy of this movie, I'm happy to now have the DVD version.
If you like Harry Potter, this is a no brainer
2009-10-29 - This is a great series. The books and movies are all extremly well done. I got this for my 6 year old after we read the first book. It's a great addition to my HP library and I'm sure will be watched many times.
