I know many people want to wait for the box that will come out after the 7th movie, but as I want to watch the movies again prior to 2010, this made for an excellent hold over until then.
The box itself looks and feels like an old piece of luggage and there are lots of fun things inside. Each movie comes as a two disc set enclosed in a case resembling a text book. There are two extra “books”, the interactive DVD game and an disc full of Harry Potter extras (various short documentaries for each film).
In addition to the DVDs, the box also contains trading cards and bookmarks. The cards are very cool, but the bookmarks are the highlight of the extras. They are of metal construction and are very detailed. There are bookmarks of Hedwig, Harry’s Broom, a Golden Snitch, Gryffindor Shield, and Voldemort’s Prophecy.
If you don’t want to wait until after The Deathly Hallows or you just want a really impressive set to collect, I highly recommend you pick this up.
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I just received this today, and I wanted to post the Special Features listed on the back of this set in hopes that I can help others wishing to buy this.
The special features are listed by movie, so here goes:
*Year 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Additional Scenes . Capturing the Stone: Casting and Bringing the Novel to Life . Around the world multilanguage Clip . Ghosts of Hogwarts . Yearbook Character Clips . Lessons in Quidditch and What it takes to hatch a Dragon Egg
*Year 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Additional Scenes . Conversation with Author J.K. Rowling and Screenwriter Steve Kloves . Building a Scene: Moviemaking Magic . Visit Lockhart’s Classroom to view his Certificates and Required Reading . Interviews with Students, Professors and More
*Year 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkapan
Additional Scenes . Creating the Vision: Director Alfonso Cuar’on, Author J.K. Rowling and others reflect . Conjuring a Scene: The On-set Magic of Cinematic Craftspeople . Shrunken Head Interviews with Heroes, Gryffindors, Slytherins, Teachers, Dursleys and Filmmakers . Choir Practice . Care of Magical Creatures
*Year 4: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Additional Scenes . Conversations with the Cast . Preparing for the Yule Ball . Reflections on the Fourth Film . Harry vs the Horntail: The First Task . Meet the Champions . In Too Deep: The Second Task . The Maze: The Third Task . He Who Must Not be Named
*Year 5: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (SPECIAL FEATURES FOR OotP ARE IN HIGH DEFINITION)
Focus Points: Featurettes and Production Diaries . Additional Scenes . The Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter: Revisit the First 5 Movies for Clues . Trailing Tonks: Personal Film . Set Tour . Harry Potter: The Magic of Editing – Director David Yates and Editor Mark Day Show What a Difference a Good Edit Makes and Then Allow You to Edit a Scene
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Overall I’m very excited about this, even without any of the Special Features, you still get all five movies in Full High Definition [1080p High Definition 16x9 2.4:1] for less than $90.
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I just sat down to watch the 5th movie in this set and unfortunately what was in the package wasn’t the movie, but “special features”. Which means either I have to exchange the set and try my luck again (looks like this is a common problem with this set) or I just fork over more money to get just the 5th movie. Very sloppy to be selling something like this.
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![[Featurette] Harry Potter Years 1 - 5](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51dsppBP18L._SL160_.jpg)
Very Cool Box Set,
I know many people want to wait for the box that will come out after the 7th movie, but as I want to watch the movies again prior to 2010, this made for an excellent hold over until then.
The box itself looks and feels like an old piece of luggage and there are lots of fun things inside. Each movie comes as a two disc set enclosed in a case resembling a text book. There are two extra “books”, the interactive DVD game and an disc full of Harry Potter extras (various short documentaries for each film).
In addition to the DVDs, the box also contains trading cards and bookmarks. The cards are very cool, but the bookmarks are the highlight of the extras. They are of metal construction and are very detailed. There are bookmarks of Hedwig, Harry’s Broom, a Golden Snitch, Gryffindor Shield, and Voldemort’s Prophecy.
If you don’t want to wait until after The Deathly Hallows or you just want a really impressive set to collect, I highly recommend you pick this up.
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|Special Features,
I just received this today, and I wanted to post the Special Features listed on the back of this set in hopes that I can help others wishing to buy this.
The special features are listed by movie, so here goes:
*Year 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Additional Scenes . Capturing the Stone: Casting and Bringing the Novel to Life . Around the world multilanguage Clip . Ghosts of Hogwarts . Yearbook Character Clips . Lessons in Quidditch and What it takes to hatch a Dragon Egg
*Year 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Additional Scenes . Conversation with Author J.K. Rowling and Screenwriter Steve Kloves . Building a Scene: Moviemaking Magic . Visit Lockhart’s Classroom to view his Certificates and Required Reading . Interviews with Students, Professors and More
*Year 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkapan
Additional Scenes . Creating the Vision: Director Alfonso Cuar’on, Author J.K. Rowling and others reflect . Conjuring a Scene: The On-set Magic of Cinematic Craftspeople . Shrunken Head Interviews with Heroes, Gryffindors, Slytherins, Teachers, Dursleys and Filmmakers . Choir Practice . Care of Magical Creatures
*Year 4: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Additional Scenes . Conversations with the Cast . Preparing for the Yule Ball . Reflections on the Fourth Film . Harry vs the Horntail: The First Task . Meet the Champions . In Too Deep: The Second Task . The Maze: The Third Task . He Who Must Not be Named
*Year 5: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(SPECIAL FEATURES FOR OotP ARE IN HIGH DEFINITION)
Focus Points: Featurettes and Production Diaries . Additional Scenes . The Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter: Revisit the First 5 Movies for Clues . Trailing Tonks: Personal Film . Set Tour . Harry Potter: The Magic of Editing – Director David Yates and Editor Mark Day Show What a Difference a Good Edit Makes and Then Allow You to Edit a Scene
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Overall I’m very excited about this, even without any of the Special Features, you still get all five movies in Full High Definition
[1080p High Definition 16x9 2.4:1] for less than $90.
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|Missing 5th movie,
I just sat down to watch the 5th movie in this set and unfortunately what was in the package wasn’t the movie, but “special features”. Which means either I have to exchange the set and try my luck again (looks like this is a common problem with this set) or I just fork over more money to get just the 5th movie. Very sloppy to be selling something like this.
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