* Philosopher Stone *

Advantages: Good Family Film
Disadvantages: Over-Acting , Parts Missing

...Harry Potter and The Philosopher Stone (HPATFS) is based on the book with the same title by J K Rowling. The film is taken from a series of books/films. HPATFS was directed by Chris Columbus and released on 16th November 2001. HPATFS stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter. Running time of the movie is 147 minutes. Harry Potter is an orphan. He lives with his rich aunt and uncle and cousin Dudley ; they are horrible to him. On Harry's eleventh birthday , he receives a letter telling him that he has been accepted at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. What will happen to Harry when he attends Hogwarts ? Why Is Harry in more danger than any of the other students ? Watch Harry Potter and The Philosopher Stone to find out! I had heard of Harry Potter but had not read any of the books , but when a friend recommended I read them...

xdonzx 19.10.2008 · Read review
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I'm no philosopher but......

Advantages: Good fun and entertaining
Disadvantages: long and not as good as the book

...In the run up to the release of the fifth DVD in the Harry Potter series Harry Potter and The Order of the Pheonix, I have decided to review the previous four films. This is the first of the four - The 2001 Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone (or Sorceror's Stone for our US friends). Before I start I must state that I am a big kid and love Harry Potter but don't worry that doesn't mean that I will babble on inanely about how brilliant the film is despite its flaws. Like anything you really love you can forgive the flaws but you can also point them out more objectively. The Philosopher's Stone is an adaptation of the introductory book to the highly successful J.K.Rowling stories about the boy wizard Harry Potter. Born to wizard parents, killed when he was a baby by the evil dark lord Voldemort, Harry had been brought up by...

Suzela 09.10.2007 · Read review
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Advantages: humorous, good suspense, enjoyable characters and story
Disadvantages: reading it as an adult may feel different than how you felt reading it as a child

...The first book of the Harry Potter series, I must confess, hooked me. The book is a combination of fantasy, mystery, and the boarding school stories like the Malory Towers series by Enid Blyton. There is always something that makes each character stands out: Hermione's bushy hair, Ron's freckled face, Dumbledore's long and hooked nose, Snape's greasy hair, and of course - Harry's scar. These little things make the characters come alive for me. Of course Snape's hair is greasy, because there's something so innately unlikeable about him, but is he really as terrible as he looks? The book, like the best of detective fictions, is written in such a way that your suspicion about who the culprit is goes in so many directions. And then, there are the spells, the centaurs, Professor Sprout's plants, the goblins of Gringotts, and Fluffy...

vaseenirmal 15.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling

Oscar Wilde's obsession with books

Advantages: Full of fascinating information about Wilde's life and love of books
Disadvantages: None really, except maybe best enjoyed by those with some prior knowledge of Wilde

...The controversial Victorian playwright and poet Oscar Wilde, so the introduction to this book tells us, ?devoured and luxuriated in books?. He had a lifelong thirst for reading, so it?s not surprising to find that his house in Chelsea was packed with them. Not only was he an avid collector, but he was also an accomplished speed reader with a remarkable ? and to some extent photographic ? memory which helped him to absorb and recall instantly vast amounts of prose and verse. As a reviewer for the Pall Mall Gazette, he could master a book's content, plot or argument in minutes. (If only ciao had been around in those days as well). Maybe it is only fair to get the one major chink in his armour out of the way quickly. Once, when he was preparing a lecture on the poet Chatterton, most of his notes were made up of entire pages and paragraphs...

JOHNV 24.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Oscar's Books - Thomas Wright

A Book Lover

Advantages: Well-drawn characters. Creative use of words.
Disadvantages: A little difficult to adjust to the changing style of writing

...The Book Thief written by Australian author Marcus Zusak was published in Australia in 2005 as an adult novel and in America in 2006 as a children?s novel. It finally came to the UK in 2007 published by Doubleday and Black Swan in both adult and teen-age versions. Though I have to admit, I do not know what the differences between the two versions are! My copy and the one I am reviewing is the adult version. The novel proved to be a triumphant success greeted by glowing accolades from a wide range of literary reviewers ? excerpts of which can be found in the book. The most apt from The Irish Examiner, ?A peculiar tale, whose deceptively plain language and cryptic style describe the most profound of human emotions and the most hideous of human actions . . . an unusual and compelling novel? Set in Nazi Germany during the Second World...

MAFARRIMOND 03.06.2009 · Read review
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My thoughts on Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*****

Advantages: The writing is great, the imagination is fantastic, a very talented author
Disadvantages: There are no disadvantages.

...When I was bought this as a christmas present several years back, I initially thought it was purely a childs book but felt obliged to read it anyway. I was hooked - literally, unable to put it down! I was very surprised to find a story primarily aimed for children, could completely and utterly capture my imagination. This is the first instalment of seven in the Harry Potter series and I would strongly recommend reading the books in succession. The story is about a boy called Harry, growing up in the care of his not-so-nice aunt and uncle, because his parents were killed when he was just a year old. When Harry turns 11, he learns that he is actually a wizard and has been invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he pals up with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Harry discovers that his parents who were...

jelliebaby123 14.08.2009 (15.08.2009) · Read review
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Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling

FROM A SORCERER TO A PHILOSOPHER?

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...Some time back I became intensely curious about what the hype was about over these Harry Potter stories. All these people keep proclaiming that because of the Harry Potter stories their children are now readers. I said to myself, "The children want to read? Haven't heard of that in a long time. I loved to read as a child, and always thought of myself as an oddball among my classmates who did not." As curiosity usually always takes over my body, a quality trait of mine?LOL. I decided to purchase the first book, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone, from Amazon.com. 4.00 for the paperback? I say to myself, "Still a bestseller, huh?" I was bound and determined to figure out the attraction Harry Potter has over these new child readers. Upon receiving Harry Potter And the Philosophers Stone, I immediately started reading. (With...

JHPRUSHTON 14.08.2000 · Read review
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Tweenies Book

Advantages: children will enjoy it
Disadvantages: none unless your child wants you to read it about 10 times a day

...I got this book from a book club for my eldest and now my youngest likes to look at it. It's a hard back book with each page inside being double thin card so that the pull out pictures are fitted in the middle of them. The book is called 'Come Back Colours' because Doodles (The red dog) has lost its colour and so have all the Tweenies toys. The front cover has a picture of the youngest Tweenie Jake and the colourless Doodles, when you open the book you see a picture of the other Tweenies (Milo, Bella and Fizz) on the opposite page is Jake with his special cape opening his arms to the colourless Doodles. The story starts ' One day, Jake put on his special coloured cape.' His job was to look after the colours but where have Doodles colours gone? Jake comes to the rescue waves his arms and says 'Colours come and colours go...

rojm 26.11.2009 · Read review
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Harry Potter Philosopher's Stone, WIDESCREEN

Advantages: Widescreen, therefore you see more
Disadvantages: Not everyone likes Harry Potter

...Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2 Disk DVD Set (WIDESCREEN) Because this is a widescreen edition it means you can watch it in 'letterbox' mode. Therefore the edges of the film aren't missed off. It is the same aspect ratio as originally shown in the cinema. This set originally cost £22.99 but has since come down in price considerably. Amazon now sells this set for £9.97. PRODUCT DETAILS: • Aspect Ratio: 2.35 Wide Screen • Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital 5.1 • Main Language: English • Sub Titles: Arabic, English • Hearing Impaired: English • Disc Format: DVD 9 * * * * * ABOUT THE FILM: There are some people who have read all the Harry Potter books and who hate this film, calling it disappointing and 'magic-destroying'. However for many people, including me, this was...

e_coleuk 07.05.2005 (08.05.2005) · Read review
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Book Heaven

Advantages: Price, amazing offers, points
Disadvantages: Only one, see below

...If you love books and enjoy a good bargain, then look no further! The Book People are exactly what you need. Now, this isnt your 'usual' type of book club, like World Books for example, you will not be expected to buy a certain amount of books per year and you will not be sent books every month which you have to send back or pay for. When you join, all you will be sent is a thin brochure which shows a selection of the books they offer at fantastic prices. That is it. Read on for more amazement! The key features are: The books are cheap (examples below) The books are good quality You earn 1 point per pound spent and these can be saved up and redeemed for books. This can be done when ordering from both the catalogue and online. 75 points = £2.99, 100 points = £3.99, 125 points = £4.99 Usually free postage and packaging...

watkins11 29.09.2007 · Read review
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