![]() ![]() ![]() The Philosopher’s Stone is faithful to the book (perhaps too faithful) in terms of its inclusion of the many details of JK Rowling ’s world. The film’s locations are brilliant, as is the now-classic score by Hollywood mega-composer John Williams. Diagon Alley, Privet Drive, and Hogwarts (most notably) are all immediately iconic sets. The first Harry Potter film set up a solid framework for the rest of the franchise, especially visually. #8 Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone (2001), Chris Columbus. The Potter films certainly came a long way from the safe, plodding first two Chris Columbus entries – but in which order…. Regardless of quality, there is a joy to seeing the characters grow up from film to film, and to see the content and tone grow with them. ![]() The Potter series is a rare example of a franchise that gets broadly more interesting and more mature as it goes along. ![]() Though they vary in quality (the first two being far inferior to the rest), the Harry Potter films are at least good enough to be the definitive adaptations of the books. They’re all pretty good, but which ones are great…? (Spoiler Alert) ![]()
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