Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) by Wen Jun L — 07 Jan 2017

A decent introduction to the series. other movies have been trying to copy it since.

This review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) was written by Wen Jun L on 07 Jan 2017.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has generally received very positive reviews.

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