Harry Potter: The Complete 8-film Collection [Blu-ray] [2001] [2016] [Region Free]

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When Dementors attack Harry and his cousin Dudley in Little Whinging, magic is the only way to save them both, but the Ministry of Magic aren’t as forgiving of Harry’s underage use of magic as they were when he inflated his aunt two years previously. But Dobby`s warning is portentous, as the heir of Slytherin has opened the Chamber of Secrets at Hogwarts, and death roams the corridors once more. It allows for one final burst of energy, a bit of action and comedy as the trio raid Gringotts, before things get really dark and dramatic for the final battle, and leavening the action with a bit of levity, or some other character arc is no longer an option. 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. It also means that you can devote nearly an hour to the film’s conclusion, and it doesn’t feel imbalanced.

Harry Potter: The Complete 8-Film Collection [Blu-ray]

Characters are introduced like Tonks and Luna Lovegood, that just don’t get the suitable development that they need, and neither do those that are revisited. Away from the protection of Dumbledore and Hogwarts, Harry draws ever closer to the moment for which he has been preparing since boyhood: the ultimate showdown with the Dark Lord. It may be a speed-walking pedestrian, but it’s still a matter of getting from A to B, hitting all the right points in between, and there’s very little room for cinematic flourish, very little that distinguishes the Goblet of Fire from a straight up adaptation, and it doesn’t feel like a movie in the way that Prisoner of Azkaban did.For Harry's protection, Azkaban has sent an army of soul-sucking Dementors to guard Hogwarts from a possible attack by Black - but they turn out to be as much of a threat to Harry as Black himself. But it’s stuff that goes into explaining character motivations, fleshing out the plot, and it’s why I feel that the Harry Potter films work best in conjunction with the books, not by themselves. The Harry Potter films are apparently the most successful literary adaptation to film in history, but I have to say that it is mostly down to the sheer hysteria that surrounded J. That’s why the usual novel adapted to a movie has drastic changes to it, whole characters and plotlines dropped, time condensed, even key moments changed.

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It’s the worst time for Harry to be on the outside, as his dreams have been getting worse, almost as if he’s sharing Voldemort’s vision, and it becomes clear that Voldemort is after a new weapon. It also helps that it very early on establishes its two main plot threads, Malfoy’s mission, and Harry trying to learn Slughorn’s secret, and it never really strays from these story arcs, never gets distracted. widescreen transfer at 1080p, once again using the VC-1 codec, and once again it’s a very nice transfer, clear and sharp throughout, with rich colours, fine detail, great contrast, and the requisite layer of film grain that remind you that films were once made using actual film, and not just on hard drives. But Harry Potter’s upbringing from Uncle and Aunt Dursley along with cousin Dudley was by design, not through simple chance. It also seems as if there’s been some contrast boosting applied, with whites appearing blown in some scenes, blue skies seen on the DVD are white on the Blu-ray, and dark detail levels vary from the excellent to the non-existent.

But unlike last year, this year Dumbledore has a plan to deal with Voldemort, and Harry’s right in the middle of it. But Slughorn has a habit of ‘collecting’ the scions of the powerful and famous, as well as promising students of the future, he’s a career networker, and he’d like to add Harry Potter to his shelf. Harry Potter is looking forward to another eventful year at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, especially as it means getting away from the horrendous Dursleys, but this year it looks as if he won`t even get that far, as Dobby the house-elf appears in his bedroom with a warning of dire consequences should he set foot in Hogwarts one again. The music once again builds on the initial world of John Williams, but there are moments here that stand out, most particularly the Weasley twins’ departure from Hogwarts.

Harry Potter: The Complete 8-film Collection [Blu-ray] [2001

Incidentally, Boyhood might have picked up the Oscars, but Harry Potter did it first, and on a much larger scale.But Ron and Hermione convince Harry that they need to prepare to fight back, to at least be ready for the oncoming darkness, and Harry creates an ‘army’ of his own. It’s all to the good, as The Prisoner of Azkaban is the most visual of films to this point, with great composition, effects and direction, with a far more organic and realistic feel to its magical world. The Deathly Hallows, Part 2 doesn’t really put a foot wrong in my estimation as it barrels headlong towards its conclusion. As myth and magic combine to weave their dark spell, Harry uncovers a few more crucial secrets about his mysterious past. The surround is nice, resonant, and very effective during the action sequences, and in terms of establishing ambience, giving the film’s music space, but at this point the Harry Potter films start to ape the rest of their cinema peers, and start burying the dialogue beneath the action during the more strident moments, making the presence of subtitles more a necessity than a useful option.

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There’s no room for playful diversion here, and little room for character development and execution. Extras: Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1:1. As it is, he starts to learn the truth of his past when the towering Hagrid enters his life and tells him simply that he’s a wizard, and that he has a place waiting for him at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and he’s famous in the Wizarding world. As I opined about Prisoner of Azkaban, here the films really do become plot driven, and there’s no room for anything extraneous.Year 7 - Part 1: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - Harry, Ron and Hermione set out to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's power - the Horcruxes. When Harry Potter learns on his eleventh birthday that he is, in fact, a wizard, he is quickly swept up into the spellbinding world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry alongside new best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. As such, in such a fantastical and imaginative universe, it’s emotionally a very realistic story, and one that is very easy to engage with as a viewer.