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DVD Review: 'Harry Potter' remains true, triumphant
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Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee Movie Critic
If every movie that's greedily earmarked as a cinematic franchise could be as immaculately conceived as Chris Columbus' "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," there would be no reason to complain about the crass commercialization of films. ...
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
"'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is a red-blooded adventure movie, dripping with atmosphere, filled with the gruesome and the sublime, and surprisingly faithful to the novel. A lot of things could have gone wrong, and none of them have. ...
Jeff Strickler
Minnesota Star Tribune
It turns out that Harry Potter's magic isn't limited to books. J.K. Rowling's literary phenomenon -- 110 million and counting novels sold -- makes an entertaining transition to the multiplex in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." ...
Bob Strauss
L.A. Daily News
Rowling shrewdly mixed in ogres, centaurs, cute baby dragons, unicorns, three-headed guard dogs and Three Stooges shtick, among much else that is sure to reference at least one entertaining memory in every living member of Western civilization. All of this cultural cross-checking doesn't leave much room for character development, but the film works best when it's concentrating on spectacle anyway. ...
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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(2001)
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Overview:
Based on the first of J.K. Rowling's popular children's novels about Harry Potter, the live action family adventure film "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" tells the story of a boy who learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own.
Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw, Harry Melling, Richard Harris, Zoe Wanamaker, Ian Hart, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, John Cleese, Warwick Davis and Julie Waters
Directed by:
Chris Columbus
Written by:
Steve Kloves (Based on the novel by J.K. Rowling)
Cinematographer:
John Seale
Composer:
John Williams
Studio:
Warner Bros.
Release Date:
Nov. 16, 2001
MPAA Rating:
(PG) - for some scary moments and mild language
Running Time:
153 minutes
Websites:
Official Site
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