Hagrid: "You're a wizard, Harry!" Harry: "I'm a what?"
I was 8 when this came out and it was everything to me. Pure magic! There's nostalgia involved of course but even looking at it now it's just as awesome. Getting to know this magical world through the eyes of Harry is one hell of an adventure. Best first day of school movie ever.
It's the perfect setup for the franchise to come. Filled with interesting and intriguing characters you can't get enough of. Those characters, the magical objects, spells and amazing set pieces are the best aspects of this movie. The score is equally magical, one of my favorites of all-time. The tone is just perfect, it's lighthearted and childish but also knows when to get serious and emotional. The comedy is well balanced also and it's pretty funny to me.
The child acting could always be better. Alan Rickman (Snape) and Maggie Smith (McGonagall) were the standouts in this one. A few CGI parts that don't look very good. The game of chess and the "Troll in the dungeon!" are my favorite moments.
Magical Creatures Ranked (by favorite):
Owl (Hedwig) - the emblem of this franchise and the best way to send an e-mail.
Three-Headed Dog - that's a lot of saliva.
Troll - that's a lot of snot.
Centaur - that thing talks and it always catches me off guard.
Unicorn - the lore for them was well-thought out.
Ghost (Nearly Headless Nick) - so cool that they included ghosts in this world, at least they're friendly.
Goblin - they give out school supplies in this world.
Cat (Mrs. Norris) - cats should be in every world, they're awesome.
Review by AcoucalanchaVIP 4BlockedParent2024-01-27T20:22:09Z— updated 2024-01-29T02:19:25Z
I was 8 when this came out and it was everything to me. Pure magic! There's nostalgia involved of course but even looking at it now it's just as awesome. Getting to know this magical world through the eyes of Harry is one hell of an adventure. Best first day of school movie ever.
It's the perfect setup for the franchise to come. Filled with interesting and intriguing characters you can't get enough of. Those characters, the magical objects, spells and amazing set pieces are the best aspects of this movie. The score is equally magical, one of my favorites of all-time. The tone is just perfect, it's lighthearted and childish but also knows when to get serious and emotional. The comedy is well balanced also and it's pretty funny to me.
The child acting could always be better. Alan Rickman (Snape) and Maggie Smith (McGonagall) were the standouts in this one. A few CGI parts that don't look very good. The game of chess and the "Troll in the dungeon!" are my favorite moments.
Magical Creatures Ranked (by favorite):