Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8832 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-11-10
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: Castillian, English, Danish, Dutch, Flemish, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish
• Number of discs: 5
• Running time: 719 minutes

Synopsis
HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE charts the young wizard's induction at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; in HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS Harry is in his second year at the school, and already battling the dark forces that threaten to destroy Hogwarts; the adventure continues with HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, where Harry and his friends must defeat a dangerous convict who has escaped from Azkaban Prison and is said to be headed towards Hogwarts. The fourth instalment of the franchise, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, is decidedly darker in tone, with Harry facing a plot to assassinate him during the Tri Wizard festival. In HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, our hero experiences a bout of teenage angst while defending Hogwarts from a strange prophecy...

Customer Reviews

There's nothing wrong with the picture quality
I've owned these films on HD-DVD in the past and now I own them on Blu-ray and they look fantastic in HD. The first film is a huge upgrade from the standard DVD in terms of picture and sound. The rest of the movies have the same great picture quality too. Ok, they gradually improve in picture quality as they go along BUT...there's hardly any difference between HP1 and HP5. If some of the reviewers can't tell a difference then maybe they should get their equipment checked? Either that or they have unrealistic ideas of what HD is supposed to be. Picture quality 4/5 Sound 4/5 Must own at this price which is £9 a film! Check the HDDigest review - they rate the picture quality of these films.

Harry Potter - The Best Versions
I think a little perspective is needed, having read some of the negative reviews & personally I like to buy the best product/medium that is available - not for all films, but the one's hand picked that I particularily enjoy.

The Harry Potter series has always been a joy to watch & the first few are invariably older in terms of modern day cinegraphic techniques.

However, I don't sit & evaluate every pixel & compare every frame, because it would not only detract from my enjoyment (& attention), but I would also be missing the point.

Blu Ray is the best medium currently available & the picture & sound are the best that can be produced from the original format, despite what techinical "limitations" there were on original production.

All the films are far superior to their ordinary DVD counterparts & I would thoroughly reccommend this box set.

So relax.......and enjoy!

Excellent!
Image quality is just wonderful! And the sound ofcourse too. Movies 3-5 have the best quality, first 2 aren't so good but still better than dvd - much better!