Harry Potter Years 1-5 Box Set [2001]
£29.42
Carry on regardless - All of the movies released so far are excellent. I see that other reviewers have covered the story line very well, so I will not. Just let me say that all are very well done, with minor imperfections. The main problems are only two. The first problem is that the books are so massive that pieces have to be left out, this is a shame but I do think that to make a 4 hour movie of these books would make them very tiring to sit through. I had thought of maybe making a part 1 and then 2 but this would not help. This boxed set is the single dvd version of each story, I would prefer the 2 disk versions personally. I have the separately released versions of each movie and am very satisfied with all. The second problem is the acting of the three principals. In my opinion Rupert Grint is the only actor who plays his part very well indeed, (his facial expressions are wonderful) and can hold his own against the adult actors. The bit parts are so well portrayed that they show up the principles. Emma Thompson overplays badly, and Daniel Radcliffe is awful. Reading through the books to get an idea of Harry Potter s character does not help. It seems that Radcliffe just cannot manage to get into the part. His earlier performance in the first movie was his best, from there on, downhill. I think he should go to acting school asap. Nevertheless I am looking forward to the next installments.
Oh Dear - Firstly, let me say that I love the books and the films, so why the low rating I hear you ask.. well, it s because there are so many scenes cut that in a lot of cases the movies lose so much of the plot as to be unwatchable. I m waiting for the extended box set, then maybe we ll see the actual film.
EXCELLENT - I think this item is excellent value for money and the postage and value is very good.
The boy who lived brought to life - Adapted from JK Rowling s amazing magical novels, this DVD boxset features the first five films in the Harry Potter series. Year 1 - Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone: Harry Potter learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses magical powers of his own. Harry then begins his first year at Hogwarts and with the help of his new friends Ron and Hermoine, takes on Lord Voldemort for the first time to stop him from using the mysterious Philosopher s Stone. Year 2 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Cars fly, trees fight back and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year of a danger that may threaten his life. The Chamber of Secrets reopens and the heir of Slitherin returns to Hogwarts. Year 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: With the escaped criminal, Sirius Black on the loose and terrifying Dementors on guard everywhere, this begins Harry s darkest and most dangerous year at Hogwarts. Year 4: Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire: When Harry Potter s name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools - the Triwizard Tournament. Year 5: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community has been denied the truth about his recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort. Fearing that Hogwarts venerable Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, is lying about Voldemort s return in order to undermine his power and take his job, the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, appoints a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher to keep watch over Dumbledore and the Hogwarts students. But Professor Dolores Umbridge s Ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, so at the prompting of his friends Hermione and Ron, Harry takes matters into his own hands. Meeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves Dumbledore s Army, Harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts, preparing the courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead.The scripts stick very close to the books storylines, with only a small few scenes missing in the first three films. Anyone who has read The Goblet of Fire though will find huge chunks of the story missing, such as the whole lead-up to the Quidditch World Cup and the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare (S.P.E.W) storyline. To be fair though, it is a massive book so I suppose some of the minor storylines had to be cut. The Order of the Phoenix is very similar to the book up to a point and then massive cuts and changes are made, which if you are a big fan of the books, will spoil the movie for you a little.When I watched the first Harry Potter film I had already read the first four books and had created visions in my mind of what the characters and places all looked like and I could not believe how spot-on the cast and locations were, with only minor differences to the books. The acting from the younger cast members does get progressively better as the films go on, mainly due to age and experience, although the three leads (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson) do perform excellently from the start, providing fascinating entertainment. Older cast members include top well-known actors like Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Alan Rickman (Snape), Maggie Smith (McGonagall), Richard Harris (Dumbledore in years 1 & 2), Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley), Gary Oldman (Sirius Black), Michael Gambon (Dumbledore in years 3, 4 & 5) and Ralph Fiennes (Voldermort in years 4 and 5), to just name a few. This boxset is one that every fan of Harry Potter should own and although the films are aimed more at children than the books are, they are still great fun to watch with lots of exciting action and are also full of laughs that the whole family can enjoy. The new slim DVD cases also save a lot of room on your shelves!
It will be great when it comes out - Harry Potter is my favoroute film series of all time, and when I heard about the fith film coming out, I wasn t sure if it would be as good, but it scored high marks with great acting, great action, and definitly the best summer movie of the year. The other four films that will be with the 5th film in this boxset I think are definitly brilliant, and if you buy this, watch them in order and you will see how much better they get each time. That is from my point of view so I don t know if you will agree. When this comes out I do recommend you should buy it, because it is a great series to watch, and even if you don t know the story of the series, just buy this and watch all 5. You will know why I think this is such a good series.