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Product: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Special Widescreen Edition)
Rating: 5/5

Great 2 Disc Package!

Contrary to many Harry Potter fans, I did not see the movie until it was released on DVD. I must say, however, that the long wait was not in vain, because not only do we have a wonderful movie captured on disc forever, so too do we have the deleted scenes, filmmakers' interviews, and behind the scenes clips on Disc 2! No doubt it is difficult for any filmmaker to recreate as popular a series as the Harry Potter books, but I think they did wonderfully, and the settings, the people, everything was as I had imagined it would be. I think they did a great job getting all the actors that they did to play the characters. For example, who else could I have imagined to play Professor McGonagall than Dame Maggie Smith, and what unbelievable luck for the filmmakers to have found Daniel Radcliffe! There was a great balance between the young and the legendary actors in this movie, so there's a little something for all ages, especially the young at heart. I think the magic of Harry Potter comes not only in the experiences that Harry goes through that we can relate to in our own lives in some respects, but in the morals of the 4 stories contained in each of the 4 books, as eventually given by Albus Dumbledore. I look forward to seeing the 4th book recreated, because the speech and the moral of the story provided by Dumbledore at the end of Book 4 couldn't help but bring me to remember recent tragic events, such as 9/11. Disc 4 is as equal a treasure as Disc 1, and it contains many special features. You have to get to the Sorcerer's Stone to see the 7 deleted scenes. I've only gone through it once, so bearing in mind that I'm going by memory alone, I think you go through Classrooms, and underneath the 4 classrooms is a pillar of some sort with 2 silhouette owls. Click on the two owls, and you will go through 3 tests. On the Potions test, take the 5th bottle that has a yellow liquid, and you will then find yourself in front of the mirror with the stone. Just grab the stone, and there's the deleted scenes! I also enjoyed the filmmakers interviews and the bits of behind the scenes clips between the interviews. It was definitely a joy to see the comraderie and fun that the actors had during the filming of the movie. The filmmakers also provide small hints of what is to come in the next movie, as they briefly discuss certain scenes in COS book that they will be trying to recreate. So all in all, I definitely recommend everyone to get this 2-disc package!

Product: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Special Widescreen Edition)
Rating: 5/5

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone

I loved the movie. I was very disappointed with the build up before the release of the movie in the theaters. They said it was very true to the book. I found a lot of stuff deleted and new things added. I still found the movie to be very enjoyable. I'm glad i bought it. The movies is very different from the book.

Product: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Special Widescreen Edition)
Rating: 4/5

Good but long!

Well I think this this movie was ok,it was good and funny its a movie for the whole family.The harry potter books was...well I can't tell because I never read it before,I only got to read like about 2 chapters on the first book and this movie was about those 2 chaptes with mean parents,and the owl,and the breaking down door part.This movie is worth seeing and if your going to see the movie any time this week make sure you go early to get tickets and seats!

Product: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2-Disc Widescreen Edition)
Rating: 1/5

I loved this movie, but...

...what I thought was a *widescreen* version was really a *letterbox* version. I had bought the first two HP movies in fullscreen. Meanwhile, I had bought other movies in *widescreen* (such as from Disney), and there was only a small amount of blank space on the top and bottom of the picture. This, I have no problem with.

I have other movies that are in *letterbox* format, and that was what the HP#3 so-called widescreen really is. Letterbox is when the movie takes up only half the screen, and there is 1/4 screen of dead space at the top. and 1/4 screen dead space at the bottom. Unless you are rich enough to afford a big-screen TV, watching letterbox is like watching a movie on a very small TV...even on an 18-27 inch screen, both of which I have.

I would suggest that WB tell people what they are getting...don't call it widescreen if it is actually letterbox. I will be selling my letterbox HP3 (...)and buying the fullscreen version. It hurts my eyes to watch it so small!

Product: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Special Widescreen Edition)
Rating: 4/5

very good movie, but lacks some of the charm of the book

A film by Chris ColumbusThis is the first film in the Harry Potter series and it is adapted from J.K. Rowling's novel of the same title. A common complaint about movies that have been adapted from a book is that the movie strays too far from the book and that it makes too many changes. This is sometimes necessary as film and novels are two different mediums and need to tell stories in different ways, but sometimes unnecessary changes are made. Happily, this is not the case with this movie. This movie is extremely faithful to the book, and I think the film works because of that. By now, many people probably have a good idea what Harry Potter is all about. For those who are not in the know, here's the story for this movie. Young Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is living with his aunt and his uncle because his parents died when he was an infant. It is obvious they do not want him around as he is forced to live in the closet under the stairs and he is treated like a servant, an unwelcome servant at that. One day owls start arriving at the house and deliver letters to Harry. We see that the letters are from "Hogwarts." Harry's uncle keeps destroying the letters, but more come each day. Finally he has had enough and Harry's Uncle takes the family (including Harry) to a remote island where no letters can reach them. It is at this point that Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane) finds Harry, tells him that Harry is a wizard, and that he is to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. See, Harry is a wizard, and is the son of a wizard. Harry's parents were not killed in a car accident (as he had been told), but rather they were killed by the Dark Lord Voldemort, a wizard gone bad. Harry is the boy who lived, which is why he is famous in the wizarding world. At Hogwarts, Harry makes friends with Ron Weasely (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), and makes an enemy of Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton). Ron and Hermione are also first year students and are in Gryffindor House with Harry. Draco is also a first year, but is in Slytherin House (Ron tells Harry that "not a wizard went bad that wasn't in Slytherin"). Harry, Ron, and Hermione become good friends and get into little adventures together. They believe that someone is trying to steal something called the Sorcerer's Stone and since no adult will believe them, they try to figure this out on their own. At the same time, they are in the first year of school, so they have to go to their classes in magic. A little bit of time is spent in each class so that we get a sense of the school and a sense of the magic of that Harry and friends are supposed to be learning.The movie is very faithful to the book, so most events from the book are included in this movie and while it is a fairly long movie (2 and a half hours), it moves along fast enough that you don't really feel like you've spent so much time. One of the reasons you don't feel the time is that the acting is fantastic. The actors are so perfect for their roles that they are almost exactly how I imagined the characters to be. Two actors who stand out are Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore and Alan Rickman as Professor Snape. Rickman, especially, is a delight to watch. This role border's on Rickman's Sheriff of Nottingham (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) as one of his great characters. The movie also features Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall) and Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick). Even though I would recommend the book to anyone, I'm not convinced the movie is for everyone. I thought that the movie captured the events and the spirit of the book, but is missing some of the charm. Rowling's novel just sucks you in, but at times I thought the movie was only for fans of the book. I really enjoyed the movie, and I will give it a good rating, but it may not convert people who don't really enjoy fantasy (or movies that have fantasy elements).

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