Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: November 16, 2001

7.8	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 1039 Ratings

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BroyaxApr 15, 2020

Ah le fameux Harry Potter ! j'en avais jamais vu un seul... alors comme ils passaient le tout premier à la télé, je l'ai enregistré. Et j'ai bien fait ! J'ai bien fait parce que sinon j'aurais pas pu accélérer, surtout après le premier tiersAh le fameux Harry Potter ! j'en avais jamais vu un seul... alors comme ils passaient le tout premier à la télé, je l'ai enregistré. Et j'ai bien fait ! J'ai bien fait parce que sinon j'aurais pas pu accélérer, surtout après le premier tiers grosso merdo -à moins que ce ne fût le premier quart seulement...

C'est que le bordel entier fait ses putains de deux plombes et demi, tu le crois ça ?... pas étonnant que primo ça n'avance pas... et que secundo, ça n'avance pas. Et tertio, ça ne raconte rien... ou si peu ? tout ça pour ça ?

Evidemment, je ne critique pas ce côté si enfantin, ominprésent, vu que c'est une mômerie pour les mômes masi tout de même... pourquoi aussi long, aussi lénifiant ? pauvres gamins, ils doivent ronfler au bout de 20 minutes...!

J'ai néanmoins trouvé amusant de comparer les bouilles respectives du petit Daniel et de la petite Emma... avec leurs tronches actuelles ! étonnant de constater que Daniel avait déjà sa trogne mais qu'Emma semble encore un bébé ici ! allez, rien que pour ça, j'accorde un... 1 !… Expand

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NecromusJan 3, 2013

I saw this at a friend's house along with the second Harry Potter movie after it was released on video. This movie just bored me to death. I don't see what all the hype is about. Maybe you had to read the book, my friends who have read theI saw this at a friend's house along with the second Harry Potter movie after it was released on video. This movie just bored me to death. I don't see what all the hype is about. Maybe you had to read the book, my friends who have read the book tell me that the book is way better than the movie. Rating it as a bad movie since it was so boring I only remember two parts, the beginning and the end and neither or those were that exciting either. I thought the ending was stupid actually. After seeing the first two movies, I have never bothered seeing any others since I was so bored by the first two.… Expand

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JohnD.Jul 12, 2007

The story was kind of fun, but the kids couldn't act and many scenes dragged on and on and on...

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SamjamJun 20, 2012

Harry Potter the movie was great! Yes the book was better, but isn't that always the way when there is a novel to film adaptation? There was magic, friendships and basically evil magicians going around wanting to win the world and killHarry Potter the movie was great! Yes the book was better, but isn't that always the way when there is a novel to film adaptation? There was magic, friendships and basically evil magicians going around wanting to win the world and kill specific people. Great movie and fun for the kids and a good family viewing movie.… Expand

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BeacherwahwahOct 21, 2016

Just watched this and it sucks hard! Horrible CGI effects, horrible acting from the youths (apart from Harry who was okay)....utterly charmless. I did like John Williams score though.

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egoBorderApr 28, 2019

I guess it shouldn't be surprising considering the source material, but this movie is dull to a criminal degree. It's hard to believe they couldn't find better child actors for the lead roles, but come prepared to cringe hard at theI guess it shouldn't be surprising considering the source material, but this movie is dull to a criminal degree. It's hard to believe they couldn't find better child actors for the lead roles, but come prepared to cringe hard at the performances here. I guess Potter fans will accept this since liking the books is like admitting you have no taste… Expand

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Dostoyevsky3Jan 8, 2022

A mixed tone, bloated runtime, uneven plotting, and unbearable expository pacing completely diminish the film's desire to provide a more cheery and empowering story that its following installments fail to achieve. The Sorcerer's Stone'sA mixed tone, bloated runtime, uneven plotting, and unbearable expository pacing completely diminish the film's desire to provide a more cheery and empowering story that its following installments fail to achieve. The Sorcerer's Stone's minuscule intentions are unable to overcome its colossal troubles to adapt the story.… Expand

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FlipjeFeb 9, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Of all the films I have seen, this is the only one I walked out of the theatre on. Mind you, I have tried to be selective of many films and there have been bland ones I sat through, I found this piece of cinema back in 2001 absolutely cringe-worthy. I have not returned to it since but everything about it struck me as over-the-top, child wish fulfilment. J.K. Rowling's book turned to celluloid may have sold millions of tickets yet this is nothing more than a trite rehashing of the numerous collective tropes of the culture industry. Chosen one as orphan. Quirky side-kick. Bold and brash female friend. Obvious nemesis. Chosen one is adept at everything. Yawn after all the checkmarks are checked. This is pure fantasy and evokes nothing mature or three dimensional. Aesthetics of the film are modest while the main actors back then struck me as stilted and clunky in their delivery. The seasoned professionals, some Shakespearean actors stood out as moderately genuine and dedicated to their roles while the child actors motored along with unemotional delivery. But no, their ability to act was not the point. This whole venture was to make the audience not only relate to the character but long to be them. The Harry Potter books were marketed for a younger audience yet really they were blatent cash grabs, feeding on the fantasy of the uneducated. I admire someone like J.K.Rowling for her generosity and work with charity with her earnings yet she is guilty of arresting the development of an entire generation and this film is a contination of that. There is nothing edifying here and when the scene in the film where Ron wants to sacrifice himself for Harry over the perilous game of chess, I had it. "Harry, it's you who has to go on." Barf. Mental food poisoning. This is tripe dressed up. Digest at your own peril.… Expand

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HarryPotterSuckNov 27, 2020

Harry Potter sucks..........................................................

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kacperiscool20Aug 14, 2022

This movie is based of the book, but unlike the book, the movie just skips the first part just so it can get to him going into hogwarts and all this wizard magic-ness faster. This movie is instantly forgetable, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

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