![]() ![]() As other composers tried their hands at the later films, that quality was missing. John Williams's numerous themes, all wonderful and a personification of the wizarding world, took the early movies to another level. The lights dimmed, John Williams's perfect theme played its first notes as Richard Harris walked down Privet Drive, and everyone in the theater was transported to another world. I'm sure everyone has their own childhood memories of reading the Harry Potter books that they'll tell their grandkids about, but I'll never forget going to see the first movie in the theaters. No matter how many Harry Potter movies they crank out, or if they ever remake them in the future, none will come close to the wonderful first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. There's nothing like the first in a series, is there? The introduction to the characters, the immersion into the fictional world, the first time you laugh, cry, care, and fear for someone's safety can never be repeated. ![]() Harry's Meditation: Harry and Ron discuss the Mirror of Erised.Finding Flamel: Harry, Ron, and Hermione discover Nicholas Flamel's name in a wizard card while looking for a counter curse for Neville's leg locker curse.Snape's Class: An extended version of Snape's potions class.On the train: Hagrid and Harry take the train to London, and Hagrid reveals his love for dragons.Cracking Eggs: Aunt Petunia opens egg cartons and cracks them, discovering rolled up letters from Hogwarts addressed to Harry.Dudley's Uniform: Aunt Petunia dyes Dudley's old uniform gray so Harry could use it as his school uniform (before Harry receives the letter from Hogwarts.).The deleted scenes added back into the movie are: The 2009 Ultimate Edition DVD/Blu-ray release includes this cut as well. 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. ![]()
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