Harry potter ps1
#HARRY POTTER PS1 MOVIE#
My enjoyment of this movie has waned over time, but it's still not a terrible piece of work by any means, so check it out. Finding decent child actors is hard, but they really scored here. Featuring an all-British cast, this film is impeccably cast, and the performances are good too. John Williams provides great music, there's wonderful art direction and set design, and there's some nifty set pieces too. It does get the point across decently enough though, and also works as a piece for those unfamiliar with the source material. Many liberties are taken, which is weird since the book is quite short, and the film is two and a half hours. At least with him at the helm we get a good amount of whimsy to go along with a bit of menace, and that's a good thing, as the book was likewise not too heavy on the darker stuff (though that sure changed as time went on). Yeah, retrospectively it could have been better, but it could also have been much worse. Looking back, I don't know if it was a good idea to have Chris Columbus direct this, as he does have a reputation for being something of a hack, albeit a decent one. While there he learns to come into his own, meet people that are actually good to him, and learn more of his dark past. Upon learning of his guarded magic roots, Harry gets enrolled in Hogwarts- a British school for witches and wizards. Harry would be dead too, but was miraculously saved, making him something of a legend. They were murdered by a dark and powerful evil wizard named Lord Voldemort. He lives with his uncaring Muggle (non magic) aunt, uncle, and cousin since his parents died when he was a baby. Harry Potter is an 11-year-old boy who comes to find out that he is a wizard.
#HARRY POTTER PS1 TV#
It was first shown on TV networks (ABC in the US, several international broadcasts had the same extended showing) in 2004. There is an extended cut of the film running about 159 minutes vs the theatrical version runs 152 minutes.