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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
Not a bad film, this one. I must say I'm deeply impressed by the cast, the score (it's Williams, why wouldn't I be?) and the visuals. The story's fine, just difficult for me to get into. I'm more of a Science Fiction kinda guy and much less of a fantasy lover though I can always dig a wee bit of Tolkien (films, not the books, haven't the time nor the desire to read those.)
So yes, it's a good film and I'm certainly looking forward to seeing more Potter.
While not perfect, I consider the Harry Potter series the finest film series ever. From the first film to the last the quality of every aspect of filmmaking is top notch. It does a wonderful job of letting the view watch the young scat mature and presenting gripping drama in a fantastic setting.
Philosopher's and Chamber of Secrets are for my money the closest to the feeling of the books, as they perfectly replicate the feeling of magic and fantasy that's in the text. From Azkaban onwards the films grow away from that feeling, I think, but maybe that's because I saw the first two as a nascent, wide eyed child and it's all nostalgia talking. I dunno.
I'll always have a smile on my face when I think of Potter, because they were the books that got me into reading, Harry, Ron and Hermione were my first role models/heroes, and the stories taught me a lot of important lessons that molded me into who I am today. Without the series, I wouldn't be the same person.
I don't like Once upon a time in the west. It's boring.Stuff the critics........
I agree , The Dollars trilogy does beat Once upon a time and any other leone film hands down.
The 3 films are great and it's hard to choose the best one.
Oh dear. Thank god Jeff Goldblum and his dad were in the film.
@DarthDimi, it was the review of the amazing ComicBookGirl19. Here's a link to the video:
I just watched HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
Great film, this. Like a roller-coaster ride of magic. I love the cast and the effects. Sheer magic indeed.
It plays during the ending scene where
I need your help man, concerning The Prisoner Of Azkaban.
Thanks, mate.
My fourth viewing or so. It is a damn fine action thriller that didn t need any sequel.
Love this thriller, Director and writer Mike Hodges did a great shop on this. Michael Caine is brilliant as Jack Carter. Avoid the atrocious remake with Stallone!
Definitely. The sequels got progressively worse with each outing, and tainted what could have been a great legacy.
Must mention the music by Roy Budd. Great theme!
Wow, is it the best in the series? For me it's certainly the best of the first three. Fascinating dark ride, this. My only beef is that Rowling takes so much from other properties. We all know the name Harry Potter was stolen, no matter what she claims. And the Dementors bear an uncanny resemblance to Tolkien's Nazgûl IMO. I still liked them, though. Williams is on fire once more.
Good film. My favorites of the series are Deathly Hallows Pt. 2, Prisoner of Azkaban, and Goblet of Fire.
@DarthDimi, I'm happy to help. The lore of the story goes like this (minus later revelations/spoilers):
As Harry grew up isolated from the wizarding world, his name was unknowingly becoming legend, as he was the only wizard to survive a killing curse, and against the most dangerous wizard of the age, in Voldemort. This is why, as he grows up and travels to the wizarding world for the first time, everyone is so amazed by him, and call him "The Boy Who Lived." He's the great survivor. It's so tantalizing and fascinating for wizards and witches to see him in the flesh because why Harry survived the curse is a great mystery, making him almost mythic in the eyes of his people.
Following Voldemort's run in with Harry as a baby, he had no physical form for a long time, and so he went in search of one, which is why he eventually chose Quarrel as a host from Philosopher's Stone, enabling him to face Harry again.
Why all of this is will be revealed to you later. ;)
As for the Dementors, the creation of them is interesting. There's plenty of great documentaries out there featuring Rowling where she goes into her influences and what events shaped the books as she wrote them. One of these such features was made just as she was coming to the end of the books, I think, and she shared how the creation of the Dementors came about.
The whole reason Rowling began writing the books in the first place was because she had children with a man who later abandoned her, and she began Potter as a way to try and take care of her and her kids above all else. Her messy situation with her then husband obviously led to a great period of depression and struggle for her, which shaped parts of Azkaban. She made the Dementors a physical manifestation of what her depression felt like at that time, adding into the story ghostly figures that come upon the characters and suck away all their happiness. A beautiful and tragic detail in the Harry Potter lore, and Rowling's own life. She's a helluva strong woman.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Goblet of Fire. This is where the Potter series starts to really get darker. This film is one hell of a ride, with Harry in the center of a great set of trials, literally and figuratively.