Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone (Special Edition/2 Disc/BD) [Blu-ray]

Loved the books I read when the last was just published some 11 years ago. I saw these movies as they came out in theaters and enjoyed then. But I didn't totally fall in love until I re-watched this with my now 8 year old son.Seeing it in his eyes, fielding his questions, seeing his joy and excitement and what he learned about people as he watched I saw this movie as the gem it truly is for the first time.An easy plot for him, intelligent as he is he is still a child and he even had insights I never considered. I cannot wait to start reading the books with him once we finish the Jungle Book.Harry is a well written child hero overcoming loneliness and sadness of an orphan raised by a cruel aunt and uncle and their equally cruel and spoiled son. Yes it exaggerates but that helps children understand. And it gave me an opportunity to teach my son that people do many hateful things out if jealousy and fear and yet she must have loved her sister because she didn't completely abandon her child.We get to discuss how power corrupts and it takes a strong and moral individual to wield power with compassion and humility. We see the power of friendship and the love of a created family in those we choose to keep around us. And it keeps his interest with fast pace, silly antics, animal friends, magic and mythology made real and of course a triumphant game in the middle.Spoilers..............The casting was perfect and Harris is by far my favorite Dumbledore. May he rest in peace he was a phenomenal actor and brought gravity and a sense of power and wisdom I didn't feel as much with his replacement. Now we have lost Rickman too and it was a heavy heart I had watching him an his marvelous portrayal of Snape. A true hero disguised as enemy.The children were delightful and now as a parent I see them in another light. My son being much like Hermione. Fearless, bookish, brilliant and often bossy but with an empathy few can match.As a writer I have new and growing respect for Rowling and thank her for sharing her world with us. Yes, while much of it reminded me of the Hogfather it went to places that never did and the journey is incredible in the books and the films are masterpieces that prove they can follow the books with respect and honor and yet create something brilliant and new.

Great for any Harry Potter fan. Great quality

"It does not do to dwell on dreams, Harry, and forget to live." While all the"Harry Potter" films are excellent, this, the first film in the series, will always be my favorite. Not only is it an outstanding fantasy adventure film, with stunning visuals, in this first film the concept was fresh; the young actors, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, were young and adorable; and Chris Columbus performed masterfully behind the camera to bring the J. K. Rowling novel to life on the screen. In addition to the three young protagonists, all of whom deliver fine performances, we are introduced to some of the mainstay characters and actors who appear throughout the series. Thus we meet the large and lovably villainous Richard Griffiths, as Vernon Dursley, the Muggle uncle and foster father of Harry; the large and lovable half-giant, Rubeus Hagrid, played perfectly by Robbie Coltrane; and Richard Harris in his first of two turns as Hogwarts Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore...wish he could have lived to finish the entire series. The inestimable Maggie Smith, is perfect as Professor McGonagall; as is John Hurt as wand-maker, Mr Olivander. The villains are also introduced, and include Tom Felton, as first year student and already malevolent, Draco Malfoy; and Alan Rickman, as the sneering, sinister Professor Snape. Most of this film is spent in introducing us to the world of Hogwarts and in developing characters; but there is a plot...the Sorcerer's Stone with its magical powers is being sought by evil forces; and Harry and his two cohorts are out to prevent that from happening. If you've never seen this fine fantasy adventure and you are a fan of the genre, you need to put this one on your must-see list...you won't regret it.

Good product and good price

must watch! all of them!

Harry Potter and the sorcerer’s stone is the first of many amazing movies. It follows a young boy named Harry Potter and the journey he embarks on with his schooling at the famous hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry intertwined with the infamous lord Voldemort who is always trying to come back but harry and friend’s always get the better. If you love magic and everything fantasy you should let your imagination take flight on the nimbus 2000 broomstick and dive right into the quidditch match to see if you will lead your house to win the house cup