Book to Film: Harry Potter 12 Articles

by Witless Fool

Nowadays, a visit to the local video store is almost same as a stroll down to the local bookshop. After all, they contain pretty much the same materials. Popular books of our times, the classics of the past and just about ...read more

by Noleen Wyatt-Jones

"Something Wicked This Way Comes" is the advertising strapline for the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and it's not wrong. This third outing for Harry and his friends is a significantly darker and more menac...read more

by Nicky Smith

I am a huge Harry Potter fan, I am not ashamed to admit it, even if I am in my 30s. From the first page of the first book I was hooked and have read my box set of books 1-4 THIRTEEN times and books 5 & 6 three times. I h...read more

by Megan Donnelly

Harry Potter? I didn't even know who or what this boy was until one fine morning right before school when I saw an advertisement for a new movie come onto my TV screen. I'm going to be completely honest here and say I w...read more

by Holly Rogers

These days, it is only a matter of time before someone picks up the rights to convert a popular book series into a film series. Therefore, it brought little surprise to many at the news that Harry Potter was set for film. ...read more

by Kristina Lasher

Generally speaking books that are adapted to film are disappointing. The Harry Potter films are an exception to this statement. I watched the first two Harry Potter films before reading any books. I believed Harry Potter t...read more

by Mel Bergen

The Harry Potter books were so stunningly popular that it was inevitable that Harry Potter movies would soon follow. Sure enough, the announcement was not long in coming. A standard-length movie could not contain all o...read more

by Leigh Harper

The problem with adapting a movie from a book is that they are two different media. I know, someone is rolling their eyes and going 'duh', but people seem to miss this point when discussing this. "Well, that part wasn'...read more

by Cassandra Bary

Wands, broomsticks, cauldrons galore, watch out as Harry Potter hits the stores! Harry potter was an amazing series of books that ranked one of the highest in young adult authors best reading choice. As soon as the book hi...read more

by Paige Riter

Many people waited eagerly last year so the fourth 'Harry Potter' film could come out and when it did, everyone rushed into the theaters to see it. But now the fifth movie in the series is about to come out...one that many...read more

by Shenni Bubb

I must say I was rather apprehensive when I heard that "Harry Potter" was to be released on the big screen. Being an enthusiastic fan of all the books, I was a little dubious of films being based on these brilliant books. ...read more

by Charles Edge

When I heard that Hollywood was planning on converting Harry Potter from the written word to the silver screen I had mixed emotions. Indeed as a huge fan of the books I was both apprehensive and excited about the prospect ...read more